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Show i! In October ot l.851 a group of ooaissicne¥*$ appoiuc1 and "t)e".d by B,.-ighatn Ill.ft Salt ialtt 01"'7 tozt tbs pU:r'po:se of selset,1ng the e$s,ct si'6e folt' the ti31st, settl_ertt in tb vallq. rhe following report wi tttHi by Orson ra$t., Albert ean-ingn I; Jaa'fIHt' W. 'O and William Stains WU seat fa til. tewito.ria1 J.$g1eltllrt in Salt l4k,61\7' Ftluvan is • very large, feJ?tile valley, :re aeb1Dg north easterly sevier (dss$t), and $ollth$ft$i;eTly to 'be Oatlyan of CO eek.... This lge aea pre,$m:iUl a rj_eb and piCttttresquely dive silted landscape) thfl tQ,bl$ lantl5 and their rQ\ltid$d po-int.s being With ee, t;nd the beauty _r the 'Vul.,. prop. thiokly $tu4e inor$ued by low, is ftrt r.$ &f hill$. and isolateG mounts, with the $bad. ot t;h$!:r c$4q$ Ift1l' rl.cbly ¢ntJi,'tiltg fitlith 'the lithttf gPeea of tbt ,,.er, lr' the p$l(tt J;rQe of, tb.$ a\t'ttmn ,gf"a8$ that 'fjaVEl$ so abun.dantly and lttnlri.&ntly ve:r the remaining level, end. very te:rtilft pttlrtioM • .,l aa$. the .. cai 'the ,south ,side of Chalk Creek 'W8.' ebQletl as the location Qt the terrt_nal c;apitol alld Ingham YG_g surges\ed that the to'\iJJj b. 4alle4 lilllnore in bono,. et the '$.14ent or the l1_t.d Sta:tn" Millard Fil.l.Mre. Tbe tolloldng dunption of the propO$,ed $ite 1,as taken rom •• !$r,t Ne'Wt Dece:rib.. 1), 18$1: • .• !i.an j.narh,utabl. pl1' at ,.d$tMe Go. liM$toM well _ted! te w11dbg PU$$ aa" ••• round a' the base ot 1;,b$ :mf).t.ittS. about five mile. from th Bite, to 1hich 1 t e,en 'be _sy ¢Onveyed down a long getl$ $lOpef A't th s\1ggestion ot pre,e;iaent 'to'l.Ulg the sf te •••1$ ow.led Fillmore 01ty Md eomlllB.rlds an extensive View of the rich v411ey, and v ri$Q mountain soenery! and in a. north W$aly i.retUom there it? nQ o\)st"etion to the view but the dim .. distance. Xf11ialr,Ni€attcm jd $tttl_$pt f1llmore like oths:r commwtis$ sucb as h0W and a. :f*arowan. wu pl.anned settlement under th& dire,ot guidance of tbe OburGh. The site l(lQoley, Everet\ L., ttRepot of an !bpedi'tiQla \0 lAcate Utah' $ First tlapita.l,ltt, Historical Qut£rrerlz, Oet.obe11 19S.$, p. 334. 2 Hunter.. .2.E.. !ll." p. 266. |
