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Show Sheet five . SteJlhen Mork:h.Mi. formed ot two folding gates, sutee:n feat hJ.gn.,...{m.@l~:.- -ot -pl s two inches thick,. la.id double,. ma1d.f16 tour inches. n 'rto.$ f11lciaae et th ~4 te.ced tho i,outh . too. do&re and wind.Ol,s of thtt the ho\'t.S'3a al ,-.; a.~ · . ide ot. tl e :rorl• -Shere were :porth~l,es in ea.Oh of the ocm:partmenta,. bot n ;lP . an<\ 1oweiotor1es . In the o.entex- -0t the squ.nse there was a. \'\'Hl!ll dug, .:la~ f. :or~ed W$.te~ for the 1,'U')() of the f®il.iee .. ,rs. r~ IA• ., 7 / p/foc:.!'lf1r, • >(.; . "''·'t :Bafore the , et lera o.t Spp.n!ah Fork moved ou:t of the ?ort 1 epr1 • a. city pl<>twas m.tr'leyed ot ns.ne bloco.- which Vfe'J•e tt,ent1 ... f<mr rods eg; ~ · ' he 'blooke woro divided 1nto 1€,ht lots each, An .eight ,oet street l:"Ul'.ll11tli north tmd s:outh and ea.st and ,.,est: distinsul'8hQd t,be .too.in. portion ot the town; w.b.U.o t he other sti·<l'ete we:re four rods wi<lf> •. "rhe firtt t,u1:ve1 wee mad-0 by Ja.nEUil C, Snow 111 tile apring,.. Qf l 8ef'>. ru,.w.u-y 17, 1aoi , the Legi&la.tur.e granted a el'I.Al"te.r for thfl o1't1 of Spauis!l Fork., an4 eota'blished it.a boundaries aa f'ollow1n 1'!eginn1rig at t.he .sou.tbaast ootnet' of Pallqra City; th.on~ north a.long th$ east bowldry of Polmz,1•:I\\ tp the aouth b.oundt,:r of Spl'1.ngv1Ue C1ty, t hence with so.id ')oundry to the baae -0f' th,e mountains, thenctJ sO".itll. along the 'b')su Gt said :mouatains to the 1®U.t.b. of ple CVJ'J;,?'on. thence went to s. ll~Allal line with sa.1.d ea.st boundry ot Pe.lm_vra, .b.enee north to tb.e pl.ace of beg1M1J:1& slml.l be lmovrn a;nd designated e.s Spanish Fork Ci t3.@ 14&re.b. 18!>6, there c.ppee.:red to hs.ve been no pr0vident in the up!JeJ:' settlement. SPP.ish Fork; 1t'h1l e~ J;,:othw Pace .Mting as Bishop there and Brother ~~ :Pre$i dent in the lower s~ttlemont ~~a. ch 11. 1055, the censue or .Po.J.IrQra. ft.?'d. wa.o tru-:en showi ns a totel et J67 in the ;place incJ.udil'l8 111gb. ir1este, 54: seventies, 27 Elders,, 18 iest~. 15 Teachers. 2 Dee.cou, lt;l not B&ptize.d, 1B indivi¢U&la over eight iee..rs not bt.1,1,)tieed and 95 n.nde.r eight yearr, . Pe.ln:wre. as in e. poor location, the si-otlfid being low e.nd wo-t, tuid ;Jl:en irrlga.ted the saleretue came 'apon the grQU!ld. :tn the cprint of l.855 the ~ .gl"ee-sb.opp.ers he:tchad in ~iads,· duke-net\ the .e,ir like, a thiok cloud a.a they c e down u.., n the fie ld.a. fhe crops eval'Y' where were three.tenod 1th utte~ ¢1etr-.ict1on. fhe valley app~ as though seorehed by fire . In Spanish Pork, a.bout eoo e;eres itith proinislng cro.tia bef ore the greasb.oppers cam were left bt'own and. be.re . Eat none <Jf t.h.z, p,ac;;ple r>f th~ o~t t lement :perished. b)' hunger .. ~hey U,ved largelf on fiah s.nd pisweed £;:!'eens . A modare..te crop ot potatot)S 1Jere r&ised but not enoi.t{'.,h .tor the people of the settl ew.ent, JQU'lill.il; R!SJ:CORI Satura.q 21 ifulN• 1855• Geo11ge A.. Smith on a trip vidting Utah County, a~Olll.""' ~ed by ee-ve.ral of the bre1ihern f.rc0m Peyae:r., s'tlU'1ied o:n hi.1 1"etu:rn trip to P:rovo and held a. aetine l:l.t :Pe;lnzy:ra on his vra;s· a.t lO o' eloek in the ?alnwra. Sehoold House, v. 1th a lvge asse.inbl,- Md a. go,oct meeting w~s eld. 'fhe people ~:re bilildlng a 0'fve1:y in p:re,pa:r e.inn for the colebro.tion of July 24. Satur<1'1' 6 ctobe. • 1855• t he st&tiathal re;port ot the differ,t,nt Wards in Utah .autsi4(1). of Great Salt Lek$ City was g i11H1.. WUli9m Pcn.oe ,. :S:lsho.P or Spanish FOTk a.rd r&ports sh.owed. lli V ud membe:rs . |
