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present and prepare their houses and improvements to be bumed and laid in ashes, rather than the army should come in to enjoy them. The Saints in this and ail the other southem settlements are cailed upon to send teams to assist in the removal of the poor families, the machinery, etc. Isaac C. Haight wrote the foiiowing Ki his journal on Apr. 14, 1858: Brother William H. Dame [Parowan Stake President] anived, having been ordered from President Young to raise another company to go west to explore for a place to hide up from the face of our enemies. President Dame caiied upon meto raise meen men for the expedition. 1 caiied a meeting for this purpose and raised the required number of men and animals. We are building a new fumace. May 8, 1858: We started our fumace this month but, for want of fue1 and the lining giving way, we had to blow out [shut d o ~ n ] . ' ~ Early in 1858 the population of Cedar City was increased by the anival of some of the settlers 6om San Bemardino, Califomia, which place had been broken up by the saints the previous fall owing to the approach of the Johnston Army. Some of the brethren from Cedar City went out into the desert to help the Caiifomia emigrants." In the early spring of 1858 there were 30,000 exiles upon the slippery roads slowly leaving their homes in northem Utah and marching southward to await developments. Saints in the southem settlements fumished tearns of horses and supplies with which to transport their brethren fiom the north to safer settlements. Dunng that spring the incessant rain feii heavy on the exiles. Hundreds of poorly clad men and women and children walked ankle deep in heavy mud, Loaded wagons slid off the slippery roadbed and mired, axle deep, in the soft, untrampled clay. All important records of the church were taken to Provo where a temporaiy church office was established. Food supplies in the
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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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