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Show SANPETE CHRONOLOGY. 1849. June 14. Chief Walker applied to President Young for Colonists to settle Sanpete Valley. August 4. Joseph Horn, W. W. Phelps, Ira Willes and D. B. Huntington left Salt Lake City to explore Sanpete. August 20. The exploring party arrived at the present site of Manti, being royally received by the Sanpitch Indians. Nov. 20. A company of about fifty families, under the direction of Seth Taft, Isaac Morley and Charles Shumway, located Manti. November 20. Alnieda, daughter of Abrani and Clarinda \Yashburn, was born at Manti, being the first white child born in Sanpete Valley. December 24. Snow began falling and continued was over three feet on the level, the deepest ever until it known in the Valley. 1850. January. Chief Tabinan found a white man, naked and almost starved, across the Sanpitch from Manti. He proved to be one of the party sent to Salt Lake City after provisions. May. snakes. The Manti colonists were attacked by rattleThe reptiles were so numerous that 500 were one night. Of the 240 head of cattle brought in to Manti only 113 were alive this month, the others having died from cold and hunger. killed in June. |
