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children sat by improvised stoves wrapped in blankets with their feet on hot rocks.12 They remained camped at Payson the next day, taking inventory of the livestock, provisions and contents of each wagon. They also organized themselves into military companies. Smith was a Major, and all the men were mustered into the Nauvoo Legion there, December 19, 1850." In the afternoon they had a company drill. In addition, Lunt was appointed agent for the Deseret News for Iron County." The company moved a distance of seven miles to Summit Creek where the snow was about six inches deep. The next day, December 2 1, they were able to travel 12 miles to Juab Creek ( now Willow Creek near the present site of MOM). This was a beautiful location, but there was very little wood to burn in the fires. They usually didn't travel on Sunday but decided to move on to Salt Creek (near Nephi) because of the cold. In spite of the slippery, snow-covered road, the group traveled eleven miles, arriving early in the afternoon. After building a large sage brush fire, a prayer was given and President Smith preached a short discourse. They still had time after their closing song to start building a bridge across the creek. The temperature was only 17 degrees. That morning they had met a man named Jones who was returning to Salt Lake City because he was sick of being on a mission in the winter." The group began moving out early Monday, December 23. Part of the company who had horse teams stayed behind to finish the bridge which was later referred to as the Rear Bridge. Even though it was snowing, they were able to travel fifleen miles to Chicken Creek (west of Levan). The skies cleared the next day and they descended a steep and d8icult bill before reaching the Sevier River, a distance of 16 miles. The river was 150 feet across at that point and it was impossible to build a bridge because, even though they searched extensively, there was no wood to be found. The next day was Christmas and the thermometer registered twelve degrees below zero. There was little celebrating as they felt they must forge ahead. They forded the river where there was an extremely slippery steep bluff on the other side, due to several inches of snow. The cattle were not shod; therefore, the cold water and rough terrain were very injurious
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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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