Page 295 |
Save page Remove page | Previous | 306 of 536 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
|
This page
All
Subset |
so rank that the husbandman wiil have about as much trouble to clear it off and prepare for another crop as to cultivate it as above mentioned. Some of t h s growth of weeds wiii be ten or twelve feet high. 1 have been into the fields to observe this result this season, as weli as many times before.'
On March 5, 1875, the last rock was laid, bringing the Temple to
the square, ready for the roof timbers. The craflsrnanship was precise and of a superior quality. When this stone was mortared in place, al1 of the workmen shouted with joy. Erastus Snow was there and, the n next moming, they held a three-hour meeting i the Tabernacle. After the excitement and fanfare of the gathering, the numerous workers from other parts of the temtory headed home. Many people from Cedar City were among the workers. The local people finished the temple, during which time President Young observed its progress. Brigham Young donated the baptismal font for the St. George Temple at a cost of five thousand dollars. The 13 by 9 feet font, which was oval i shape, and the twelve Me-sized oxen that were to support n it were cast in Salt Lake City from the pig iron brought by ox tearn from Iron City, near Ceda City. Together, the font and oxen weighed 18,000 pounds and were shipped, in parts, on the Utah Southern Railroad as far as Spanish Fork the summer of 1875. From there they were transported in three specially built oxen-drawn wagons. The arrival of the wagon train in each small town along the way created mucn excitement. No one but the local L.D S. Bishop, and those who received his permission, was allowed to see what the wagons contained. The weather created a major problem for the transporting of the font. With temperatures exceeding 100 degrees in the shade, some of the oxen pulling the heavy loads nearly died of thirst. When the caravan finally reached St. George, a distance of some 300 miles from Salt Lake City, the men unloaded the font and each piece was carefully canied in and bolted in place. When Apostle Orson Hyde saw it, he wept for joy "that he had lived to see another font in place in a temple of the Lord." The only other baptismal font, up to that time, had been in the Nauvoo Temple.
Object Description
| Rating | |
| 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 |
Description
Tags
Comments
Post a Comment for Page 295
