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and they were cooked in every way the women could contrive. Thus the day was saved. This event was no less miraculous than the 'mama' of ancient Israel. Broughton wrote that the year of 1892 was a most desperate one, flour was not to be bought. The cattle were dying of starvation but they were able to save their corn and had it made into meai. He recorded the following: The year of 1892 was a very severe drought year al1 over the west and food became very scarce, especially bread M Also it was an early fail and the corn did not mature-what had been planted in Pacheco, naturaily being a high aititude, had a short season. Father, Tom and 1 hoed com, the only means of cultivation we had because the oniy good team of mares we had reached Mexico with had to be sold to make ends meet. The older mares had became so weak and poor that, after the corn was planted, they did well to live and suckle colts, which were aiways killed by the mountain lions before the season was over. We hoed wnstantly. Father had to be nearby so we could tell him which was corn and which were weeds. Through our constant hoeing of the corn we saved al1 the moisture for the com, it matured while everyone elses got frozen and was not fit for human consumption. Dunng this time, many more people reached the Colonies. Some were very destitute and people were obliged to use corn meai for bread. In Pacheco we were the oniy ones who had com. 1 well remember how people carne to borrow the w m or meai, not knowing how or when they could ever return it. 1 can hear yet the conversations that took place when our last sack was being dipped into. People would come to Father and say, 'Brother Lunt,
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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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