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CHAPTER XII
FREMONT AND THE WINTER OF 18%
ohn Charles Fremont was a man of multifaceted talent. His
J most monumental success came as an explorer in the West,
although he had been a Califomia Senator, a Civil War general, a presidential aspirant and the Territorial Govemor of Arizona. He led men across the plains and Rockies under conditions of hardship and privation five times and, through narratives, publicized the West to a nation hungry to know about this vast wildemess. He was the first to describe and explain the great climatic and geological dserences between the east and the west. His greatest contribution to Utah was the discovery and naming of the Great Basin as a geologic and geographic entity. Because he explored the area's perimeters, he discovered that, although large streams flowed in, no rivers ran from the area to the sea. His perceptive analysis of this phenomenon was the first recognition of the great power of n evaporation i the region. He also established the correct elevation of the Great Salt Lake at 4,200 feet. After extensively exploring the lake, his party boiled down five gallons of lake water and produced fourteen pints of very white and fine-grained salt. An exploring expedition required organization and, as a leader, Fremont provided this. He handled logistics, oversaw the mapping, conducted the geodetic surveying, arranged the defense and
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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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