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CHAPTER IV
FORT LOUISA AND COAL CREEK 1851 n Monday Apnl 7, 1851, the fifteen lead wagons of a large California bound company, led by Parley P. Pratt and Charles C. Rich arrived in Fort Louisa. This group, who was cornnnissioned by the First Presidency to travel to the Pacific Ocean on a missien to its islands and coasts, had lefi Salt Lake in March with sever, men and some of their wives. They joumeyed most of the way al with i. large company of Saints, outfitted with 150 wagons, who were I emigrating with Charles C. Rich and Amasa Lyman to southern Calif: ornia. On Sunday, April 13, 1851, the party stayed at Fort Louiisa and attended worship services, where they and the settlers recei~ e d ~ encouragement and counsel fiom the two apostles, Pratt and Rich. Pratt admonished them to stay and help build up the settlement, krlowing that some had lee Salt Lake City against the counsel of the L.D.L Presidency. A few of the main company carne to settle in Fort 3. Louiisa but most were continuing on, and George A. Smith was w ised to see some of his acquaintances moving to California. The n visitors created great interest among the settlers. It was very unusual for a company of this magnitude to come through the settlement. P postl les Pratt and Rich went on to Sumrnit ~ r e e k Monday, on April 14, and the following Sunday most of the settlers fiom Fort Louiisa traveled there for another good meeting with these men.
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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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