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George A. Smith--delegate to Territorial Council, and Elisha H. Groves--Representative to the Legislature. The City Council met and passed an ordinance for the prevention of fires within the Fort. A company of settlers met to make arrangements to return to the Great Salt Lake for Conference, and a dance was held that evening at the Parowan House. Smith wrote: "August 7: It rained very heavily near Red Creek. A thunder cloud burst on the mountain up Dry Creek and raised Center Creek one foot. The water which was as red as blood flooded Parowan." The settlers had been allowing the Indians to work in the fields and glean some of the wheat for their own use. The quorum met on Sunday, August 10, and decided against this practice. President Smith, who was not present due to illness, rescinded this decision that evening. He told the brethren that President Young had counseled them to employ the Indians such as were willing to work." The settlers not only kept busy working in the fields and harvesting crops, but they continued building on the homes, fences, corrals, and other buildings. Smith spent the day of August 12th finishing his chicken coop. That day, Henry gave him a fine sage hen to eat. Peter Shirts built a second story on Smith's house (Parowan House). Smith left for Salt Lake City leaving Bishop Elisha Groves in charge during his absence. While he was gone, Henry and some of the brethren hauled several loads of hay for him. A company of people in six wagons left Parowan on August 2 1, 185 1, to attend conference in Salt Lake City. Brother Wiley, the man who was living with Henry, went with the group. The months of September and October were spent in the same fashion, working diligently to harvest crops and get prepared for winter. A rich harvest of grain, potatoes, squash, and vegetables was the result of their toil. According to an account written by Andrew Jenson: "A grist and sawmill combined were erected, lumber of the finest quality was supplying our wants, and when flour was wanted we had to t m the bolt [in the mill] by hand until our immediate wants were satisfied. Later additional machinery was added."'2 George A. Smith conducted a survey for the location of an iron manufacturing colony at Coal Creek (Cedar City) in November 1851.
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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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