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CHAPTER 1 1
IRON MISSION 1851
T
ne lvmrmon settlers were a peculiarly close-hit, harrnonious
group, working cooperatively together. In order to make for " efficiency, each one was expected to do, voluntady and with untpestioning obedience, the part assigned by the leaders. Thus, individuals were usually "called" to go on missions, to fill an office, to be a new colonist, to work on a temple, or any other assignment. The cal1 at least in the early days, was practically a cornmand. Many of , the:se calls were made at church services held in the Bowery. The Bowery was a shelter constmcted fiom bmsh and boughs built on T1mple Block in Salt Lake City by returning members of the Mormon e Battalion. Religious services, as well as many other meetings, were he1.d in this crude shelter. Al1 basic decisions were usually made in chilrch gatherings. While Henry was attending one such meeting in the Bowery, a cal1 Since for volunteers was issued to settle Iron C o ~ n t y . ~ he didn't seem to 1have any particular ties in Salt Lake City, he became caught up in the: enthusiasm of the group and volunteered to join with the party lealving i December for Iron County. As the converts to the Church n Po'lred into Salt Lake, it became but a temporary-outfitting place for a ciontinued journey into new settlements. The colonization of the G ~ I Basin was not lee to chance. Locations were deterrnined by eat
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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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