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creeks out of the canyons, widens to encompass an area of good farmland, then tapers off and disappears in the desert gorges and mesas that stretch westward. With the advent of spring, the snow banks melt and disappear, and the mountainsides become green with scrub oak and maple. The valleys are known as desert country, open always to wintry blasts and the hot winds of summer. Greasewood, Rabbit brush, and salt-bushes grow in patches with many varieties of grasses and wildflowers. The settlers found a certain charm in the desert landscape around Center Creek and found box canyons and strange indescribable rocks and peaks which formed fantastic scenery. The deep canyons were cut by rains and streams in ages past, and only the native Indians were acquainted with their extent. However, it was d i c u l t to look at this harsh foreboding country as a desirable spot to sink one's roots, and it took great courage and imagination to visualize a prosperous settlement in h s desolate country. It was truly going to be a task of giant proportion to turn the red soil near the creek into gardens and fields of grain. The moming of Tuesday, January 14, was clear and cold with a wind blowing from the south. An exploring party, consisting of twenty men, left camp at 10:OO a.m. President Smith, Lieutenant Thomas Smith, Thomas Wheeler, and John D. Lee rode together in Lee's carriage drawn by four horses. Wheeler, only 19 years of age, was the interpreter and Lee, being the clerk, was instructed to make observations and write an account of the excursion. The party rode through dwarf sage and greasewood plains, reaching Summit Creek just before noon. Here they met a group of eight men with pack animals who had traveled from California and were on their way to Salt Lake City. They were led by Captain Jefferson Hunt and had a total of forty-two animals with them. John D. Lee wrote in his journal: Captain Hunt reported that Isaac Brown had started from California several days previous to the time they did. He was alone and had five animals. They supposed he was killed by Indians and saw
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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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