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Show HISTORY OF EMERY COUNTY. 595 pointed and set. apart as bishop of all that district of Sanpete lying east of the- Wasatch mountains. A company of frontiersmen was called to accompany the bishop to Castle valley with a view to locating and building homes. Among those called were E. Curtis, Sr., X. P. Miller, James Jensen, Andrew Jensen and several others who later became identified with the rise and progress of Eniery county. The pioneers built roads and bridges, and cut passes through the mountain canyons to open a highway between the two valleys, and selected suitable the spring of 78 admitted of removing their families, stock and household places for the location of towns when effects. In the spring of 78 Elias Cox, Jehu Cox, Ben Jones, William Avery, Anthony Humbel and others located on Huntington creek and claimed several homesteads situated along the banks of this stream. The only evidence of settlement up to this time was a ditch constructed by James McHatton, a cattleman, about three miles west of The company under the present town of Huntington. Orange Seely located on Cottonwood creek, and put in crops of grain and vegetables. Another colony was settled this spring on Ferron creek; William Taylor, Sr., and William Taylor, Jr., with Mads Larsen, Nick Larsen, Joseph Wrigly and others, comprised this company. At the same time Sylvester Wilson and brother, witn their families, and Charles Swasey and brothers, located at what was for some time known as Wilsonville, on the old Gunnison trail. A colony was begun at what was then known as the Muddy, now Emery, by Casper Christensen and Lund brothers of Spring City. Canals were constructed and crops planted, but the Lunds soon became discouraged and abandoned the place. Thomas Farror and sous lo- |
