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about Sarah. He said, "You just go and te11 her to come back. We're not a-going to hurt her. She doesn't need to fear anything. There isn't a Mexican in this country who would harm your mother in any shape or form. When you get out there, you te11 her to come back, and ail of you come back." Heaton gave them a cow and calf because the rebels had taken ail their food. Most of the Mexican families along the way were friendly and the herders knew many of them. The Revolutionists had just about robbed them of everything they had. The group of men continued to dnve the cattle forward and topped out on a flat mesa called "Dry Lakes" which was a good place to water al1 the livestock. Since it had been raining there was plenty of water in the lakes. They forged ahead and passed a ranch where there was a Mexican named Martinez. He was an honest man and they asked him to go with them to help with the cattle dnve Suddeniy they noticed what appeared to be several rebels watching them from behind the nearby trees. Bert Whetton, one of the colonists, had just retumed from a mission and spoke fluent Spanish. Since they considered him to be "the best talker," someone said, "Let's just let him talk and the rest of us try to keep stiil." The rebels said they were looking for the rnan who ran from them the day before. Bert and Martinez conferred with the bandits and finally prornised them only enough beef for food. Bert told them, " we have families in the United States that need to be f e d . He said, "They are our cattle and we are going to take them and seli them." By offenng them two horses and saddles he was able to convince them to leave. By the time darkness was upon them, the Amencan colonists had herded the cattle in a dnving rain storm to the crest of the mountain. They continued to tend the herd al1 night, and at daylight, when they started down the mountain, there was a heavy fog which actually helped to conceal them. There were thirteen men driving more than 700 head of cattle They were about haif way down the mountain when the sun came out and the valley below was a beautifui sight. Later they were told that the Red Flaggers had decided to try and stop them 6om taking the cattle out of the country, but the location of the herd was conceded by the fog. The Arnencans made it to Pearson that day but the cattle stampeded at the stockyards and they had to
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| Title | Henry Lunt: biography and history of the development of Southern Utah and settling of Colonia Pacheco, Mexico |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Subject | Lunt, Henry, 1824-1902; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Biography of Henry Lunt, including the early settlement of Cedar City, Utah and establishment of the Iron Works. |
| Source | Henry Lunt |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1996 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Contributors | Researched by: Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Publisher | Published by the author: Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/lunt.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1072.cpd |
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