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Show 4, Settl0n1et and, Deve10eep:t. '18S"'2291 Most Mormon pe¢Jple who ,.sed tboogb F."lut, f&':lle:r :reeollA$Cl 1 t to Brigham YOl23lg a$ ,Il sui table wea to:r ecloJl1&a t10n _et eon'Vinoed him ot the possibilities or settlemant.,l Afi;e tlles preUmin$l'1 elq)lo:r ations the Mormons were ready to eet_blish eettl.m.ent$. reasons tor 01\$ of the IGttl1n€ Pavant V41.,. R. to: leot, a sitl tor a tl)n'itortal 13)!igh_ YO\U'll b a _ssage M 'the t.ai"tlri'" leg151$.'ture; <tapltol. Deoember 2, 1850 expressed the opinion 'that tenitorial headqnart&r& should be located at a moe ee¥1tral point tbu Sal\ Lake o it,. .. 1ilhlore City is de.iti' to beoome that point in poptiat1®, :J'tTna'b al 'Well. as geographically; the db-ection which the almoet fant1n emition of tb. present season has tQk$l abundantly pX-OVe.8 tt he f.uiid .. 2 FlllmQr$ and the unding !r'$g1on' had agricultural as WGll se oth rGSOllree$ wh1ett· eulA be tttU1sed. inelli<iina tillable 80ilt streams to':¥: igatian, timbr in the mountainl a limestone and stone tor building purpose•• an 3 At this time the chur was ()U$ to eatabli$h outlet to the paCit1 Oeean and th' Mol'11!On l&aders regarded the 9&ttle,.;, m$nt of Pav811t Valley" turthe:rinr this proj8'et. I ad4iti'Qn th.a .41,. spread of tows bad 'been soutbllQrd fJ'om SUt take City :patheT than north ward a.n(l it wa$ thought that Pavant Valley wollld be in the path of expan. $ion t.o the south. , - h -,' . 1 HuXltQf', 2.£- tit., p. '6U. 2Neff, And$W T., Hi$toa 2f utah 1862, »eseret, Newe Preas,> Salt Lake City, Utah, 194'0; ,. 2ll: 3Ibid", p_ 12. hHLtntar, 22. t;1t., P .. 26h. |
