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canyon, as he did not consider the Old Fort site safe from floods, as Coal Creek was subject to very high n water i times of flood. Since Hemy's first wife, Ellen, was not able to have children, it was sii years after Henry was manied before his first child was born. Mary Ann, his second wife, had a baby on November 12, 1858, before Henry left to preach and encourage the settlers in the southem settlernents. Had the baby been a boy, he would have been given the name of Henry as it was c u s t o m q to name the first child after his father. Since they had a girl, they decided to use Henrietta as the second name which contained the name of ''Henry," and Martha as the first name. Even though her name was Martha Henrietta Lunt, she went by the name of Henrietta her entire life. Since the massacre at Mountain Meadow and the subsequent closing of the Iron Mission, Isaac C. Haight, who had been manager of the works, had been on the run. Brigham Young wrote a letter stating: "We think it would be wise to abandon the idea of making iron for the present and let al1 the brethren pursue those avocations which they plea~e."~ release of PMip Klingon Smith and Haight The was the final move to indicate that the Iron Mission was definitely a thing of the past. The tragedy at Mountain Meadow had a decided effect on Iron County. Many people moved after the event. Even more moved after the abandoning of the Iron Works. The remaining settlers were left with little hope of m a h g a living with their trade. They either had to turn their attention to farming, dauying, raising livestock or freighting. Many of the residents of Cedar City remained only because they didn't have the means to move to another area. Meanwhile, those accused of being involved in the foregoing event were being pursued by the law. John D. Lee noted in his journal on May 28, 1859 that he had eaten his first meal at home in more than a month. The Indians, intrigued by this game of hide-and-seek, crowded to Lee's home to te11 him of the bribes they had been offered for his scalp--money, horses, guns--and they would not help the "mencats" catch him. Actually, the sum offered for any of the leaders--Dame, Haight,
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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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