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that he didn't come out and make-believe to do so. The leader, a well-built and, for a Ute, rather handsome man, could speak a few words of MexicanSpanish. He bore a name comrnon to many chiefs in Utah, but not then known to fame. He was a, but not & Captain John, Juan, or Jack. 1 transfer t h s mention of him fiom my notebook here, solely because 1 have a story to tell of him, further on. He became possessed with the notion that he was divinely inspired, and did some frightfully queer things. 1 have seen something of insane persons, and a good deal more of religious enthusiasts; but a red Indian crazy upon religion is the hardest character to understand 1 can conceive of The belief of some of these characters in their most ridiculous fancies is absolute. One of them, for instante, who was recently an esteemed friend of this very John, ordered his foiiowers to kiil him to prove how instantly he would receive a new body. He laid his head down; they chopped it off;and 1visited his grave.' [Note: On Oct. 9, 1871, President Brigham Young was involved in a court case in Salt Lake City, Utah, referred to as 'The people versus Polygamy Theocracy.' Therefore, the writer referred to him as Mr. T. She also used the name 'Hunt' in place of Lunt]. At the time of this writing, EUen was 42, Mary Ann was 38, and Ann Gower Lunt was 29 years old. The Lunts had a total of 10 children. When the sisters of Cedar City met on December 14, 1871, Ellen Lunt gave a short account of her visit to Salt Lake City. She and her husband, Bishop Lunt, had stayed there for five months dunng the summer while Henry was having his eyes treated. Sister Haight expressed the feelings of al1 the sisters, after ~ i s h o Lunt joined them p in the meeting, when she said she was glad to see him home and "hoped he would soon again receive his sight." She advised them to
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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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