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mission." In the morning the company split up to examine all aspects of the valley as to water, soil, and facilities for farming. The group, consisting of ten men, drove through the cottonwood valley and came to a small ridge of mountains on the west side. According to Lee: "We ascended one of these hills or small mountains of iron ore which was a distance of about one-half mile from large quantities of ore. In this vicinity are three hills of ore and large amounts of free stone suitable for buildings for the iron works and cedar trees in abundance." At noon they spotted several horsemen riding toward them who proved to be Indians of the Utah Tribe. Smith wrote: There were seven in number, well-clad and riding good horses. The leader was old Peteetneet, after whom Peteetneet Creek was named. From them we learned that Walker, the 'hawk' of the mountains, was a short distance south, about twenty-five miles. They were quite fiiendly and seemed glad that we were settling in the Little Salt Lake Valley. Captain Hunt gave them some tobacco which pleased them. They then insisted on smoking the pipe of peace. After lunch Smith's company started back and the Indians rode along to chat for a while. The group camped near the same place they left in the morning and Captain Fulmer reported that the creek (Iron Springs Creek) was not considered sufficient to irrigate the quantity of land they wanted to till.' That night they had a meeting around the campfire and President Smith, a Major in the military organization, addressed the group stressing the necessity to organize Iron County and report to Captain Hunt who would cany the returns to headquarters. They selected the candidates which were to be voted on by the citizens of Center Creek. The following morning when they left the encampment on Thursday, January 16, the temperature was only eight degrees above zero. Captain Fulmer and four others left to explore the cottonwood canyon [Cedar Canyon], and the rest of the group started for home.
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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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