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the same ship as Henry, was Captain of the first company. The last company left on July 4, and took until sometime in October to reach Salt Lake City. It was unwise to leave Kanesville any later because of bad weather that late in the season. There were also other independent companies who crossed the plains, as well as the "gold seekers" who traveled with many of the parties. The Mormon companies had a set of their own rules and regulations to follow, such as providing hay and feed for the livestock, praying each evening, retiring at nine each night, arising at sunrise, and commencing travel at seven in the morning with each man taking turns at guarding the camp and cattle. Brigham Young issued orders for each of the company of Saints to follow as they crossed the plains: " M e r we start from this spot every man must carry his loaded gun, using safety precautions of the company, or else have it in his wagon where he can seize it at a moment's notice. If the gun is cap-lock, he should take off the cap and put on a piece of leather to exclude moisture and dii; if a flintlock he must take out the priming and fill the pan with tow or cotton. The wagons must now keep together while traveling, and not separate. Every man is to keep beside his own wagon and is not to leave it except by permis~ion."~~ Saints were all to assist each The other in case of sickness or broken wagons, or any other such accidents as might happen. Apparently all the members of the company were not Mormons because Milo Andrus recorded in his diary that he baptized fifteen persons on the journey and that James Leithead and Richard Hopkins were elders and clerks of the company. There was but one death on the journey, that of a stranger going to California. The pioneers did not start westward on the Oregon Trail as most travelers did. The first companies made a new road to the west which came to be known at the "Mormon Trail." This road ran north of the Plane River, while the Oregon Trail ran south of it. The two routes nearly paralleled each other with often no more than the width of the river between. It was the vision of the L.D.S. leaders which prompted tb~s decision. The early pioneers were not looking for an easy trail for themselves or they would certainly have followed the Oregon Trail,
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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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