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Show HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 510 The laud was divided among the colonists in a manner similar to that of other settlements in Utah, and the work of building up a town began with bright prospects. A ward of the Mormon church was organized and R. L. Johnson appointed bishop in '61. He opened the first store and conducted the pioneer hotel of the town. The settlement prospered as well as could be expected while so far away from other towns until the Black Hawk war abandon their homes during the and remove to other more protected forced the people to summer of 'G6 A fort was points for safety from Indian depredations. erected during the fall of '66 and the people returned, much from Indian raids on their stock. During this war James Guyman served as Major and Thomas Robinson as Captain of minutemen. In '67 Bernard Snow erected a small burr mill on the creek above the town and supplied the people with, flour and feed stuff until '71, when it was burned. The following year a larger and more improved mill was built and Fountain Green began to supply some flour for but suffered the general market. In '88 the roller process was adopted, but the next year the mill was destroyed by fire. The present company, consisting of Charles Foote of Xephi, Lewis Anderson of Manti, A. J. Aagard, George Peterson and Ole Sorenson of Fountain Green rebuilt the mill in '90 and put in all the modern appliances. It is now a forty-barrel model roller mill, doing an excellent custom and commercial trade, under the able supervision of Ole Sorenson, an experienced and capable miller. Fountain Green flour is in demand wherever its qualities have been tested and is found on all Utah markets. Fountain Green was connected with the outside commercial world on the completion of the Sanpete Valley railroad into the county and was the first town in |
