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'dog iron' [hand iron] which caused our hearts to rejoice very much to see the first casting of iron made in the mountains. We gave three cheers and cried Hosannah to God and the Lamb forever and ever, and three cheers for Iron County. Attended prayer meeting in the evening. I spoke to encourage the brethren to roll on at the Iron Works. We had an excellent meeting and a spirit of energy and enterprise seemed to be in the bosom of many of the brethren. Henry preached a discourse on Sunday, March 20, which pertained to their mission of making iron. Thirty-three brethren stood up and volunteered to devote all their time to it. They met in the Casting House the following morning where they were organized to work to the best advantage. They had decided to try wood in the blast furnace so they met again in the evening at the Fort to encourage the fanners to haul wood for the Iron Works. Henry wrote: We met in the evening opposite the school house, but the fanners were very backward at promising to do anythmg for the Iron Works. I invited them and warned them not to have their minds so much on farming, as they were not sent here to fann. Tuesday, March 22, 1853: The brethren tried the raw wood and it melted the iron in the cupola first rate and two wheels and two pedestals were molded and looked splendid. I had recommended the brethren for to try the raw pitch pine many times, even from the first, but they would not. Since the weather was unpredictable at this time of year, Henry and Ellen decided to leave for Salt Lake early to allow ample time. They left &om Cedar City March 23, 1853, at about 11 o'clock in the morning. Henry was able to borrow a horse and a mule to draw their wagon. They had planned to leave earlier but the horse had gotten out of the pen during the night and they were unable to find him. One
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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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