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camped with some scattered wagons. No fuel, little food, and a long distance to fetch water as we camped one mile south of the creek. Friday, December 13: Started this morning about 9 a m . Doubled teams to ascend the Utah mountain which was very steep for about six hundred yards. Camped at Dry Creek, Utah County, together with John D. Lee and some twenty wagons on the Iron County mission. Saturday, December 14: I went to the American Fork and obtained from Brother Arza Adams an ox which he had been herding for me. I also got from Brothers L. M. Harington and Adams, 4 chickens. We were directed to take the new state road to Provo, and about seven miles from this we were informed that the emigration to Iron County had taken the old road. We camped near Brother Lewis Harvey's in wagons. Sunday, December 15: Moved four miles across to the lower road. Found about 50 wagons camped in the Cedars. Found the water impregnated with sulphur in consequence of which I advised them to move on to the Provo River. Camped on the site of the old fort--about 70 wagons. John D Lee also kept an account of the trek to Cedar City. He recorded that each man had fitted out his own wagon and got on the road by December 11, with the understanding that they would gather at Fort Provo, forty miles out. There, they would organize and perhaps secure additional supplies or needed articles. Lee's party traveled slowly, taking more than three days to get to Provo where they had their first general meeting around the campfire with their President, George A. Sniith, addressing them from the running gears (the wheels and the under carriage) of an old wagon lo They had hoped to recruit at least twelve men at Provo, but were not able to get a single volunteer. President Smith advised those with poor cattle to exchange them and he said, "We want a military
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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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