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Siberia, thence to Alaska, and finally ended up at Fort Ross in California. When Sutter bought the fort he acquired the artillery with it. Members of the Mormon Battalion coming north after their historic march in 1846 were employed by Sutter to bring the cannon, along with other items, over the northern route to Salt Lake City in 184K8 George A. Smith thought that it would be good protection against the Indians, so the cannon was put in the baggage wagon driven by Joseph Millett. This was quite a load to be responsible for. Not only was Millen a teamster, but he was assigned the job of "candle stick holder" for Secretary Lunt who did a good part of his writing in the evening in front of the stove in Zelpha Smith's wagon.9 Smith's account of the trip continues: Sunday, December 8. Moved on to Brother Ferguson's where my other wagon was, and lay there all day. The day was very fine but frosty. Monday, December 9: Stayed at Brother Ferguson's and loaded up my wagon. Joseph Millett went to Brother Alva Kellam's and fetched twelve hundred pounds of flour which he contributed towards the Iron County Mission. Tuesday, December 10: I hunted the country around to try to buy a yoke of oxen but could not get them. F i y , brother Ferguson let me have a yoke of his, which I arranged for. I also had from Brother Ferguson one bushel of seven headed wheat, two and a half bushels of oats, two of barley, and 140 pounds of flour. Apparently Henry Lunt traveled with Apostle Smith as one of his teamsters as far as Provo where they were to rendezvous with the rest ofthe company. While there, they visited a flour mill near the Jordan River on December 11. Smith's writings continued: December 12: I hitched up and started on this morning. Traveled as far as Willow Creek. We
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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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