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Show 4 Southern Utah. able The main purpose of the where places new settlements expedition might was to locate suit be founded. This group of explorers, under the leadership of Parley P. Pratt, returned to Salt Lake City in February, 1850, and reported discovery in quality leaders of the presence of establish erecting subsequently an area were delighted With colony a an iron near develop iron on held at which Iron men was sent out to rounding ·country were this discovery, and, ore of ore County. excellent an The Mormon at once, for the 150 persons under the over an the town of Parowan, was named Iron the mountain of A. Smith left Salt Lake City and bodies of iron took specific steps to purpose of foundry. A company of colony large of excellent on December 7, 1850, to build industry. explore for coal. quality, was These On a new January 15th, formally organized. the iron George This group reached what is January 13, 1851. COliIlty of leadership deposits, men a meeting A group of and to search the reported that now the iron sur deposits and announced that coal had been located nearby. A group of about 35 colonists ment near was sent to establish the iron discoveries in November, ,1851. composed of English, Scotch and We1sh"miners, The site selected and became the riving at the was on the community new "Little of Cedar Muddy," City. a settle- This group was and iron manufacturers. later called Gl Creek, Within two weeks after ar- townsite, the settlers discovered another good coal |
