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The men of Cedar City spent Tuesday, November 25, making a wind break around each of the wagons out of cedar trees. James Whittaker, who had been visiting his family in Parowan, arrived back in the settlement that day with his daughter, Ellen. Many families were moving now that the corral was completed. During a meeting the following evening, Lunt announced that everyone could work at cutting their own house logs the next day. Bishop Johnson, of Parowan, visited the settlement on Sunday, November 30, and attended the noon meeting. Some of the brethren expressed their discontent with two of the brethren who had cut a set of house logs before the public works was finished. One of these men was President Carruthers.'' However, during the month of December all the settlers worked on their own homes, only donating one day a week to public works. In spite of their anxiousness to complete their homes, they faithfully held meeting each week on Sunday. When food became short, it was necessary to make a trip to Parowan to replenish supplies. Whittaker wrote the following on Sunday, December 21 concerning his family in Parowan: Dull morning. Commenced snowing about 9 o'clock a.m. continuing until noon. I went to Parowan with three yoke of cattle for mother, sisters, and wagon. Arrived at 5 %. That same day at about 12 o'clock [noon] John C. L. Smith, John L. Smith, James Lewis, Tarlton Lewis, James A. Little, W. H. Dame, and John Steele arrived at Coal Creek from Parowan. They had a meeting at about 3 o'clock when these visitors addressed the congregation and said they were well pleased with the progress made. The meeting closed at 5 '/z p.m., and they met again at 6 1/2 and continued till 12 o'clock night. Henry Lunt visited all the people and told them to prepare for a public dinner at noon on December 22. James Whittaker wrote: "They did so, and the table was filled with a good dinner such as
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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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