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rehimed to Pacheco in the spring of 1912 and Thomas decided to stay there and work for his brothers, Heaton and Edgerton. Heaton's house had been roughed in and Thomas helped complete it. However, when the time came to return to Diaz, the anti-American feel'ig among the Mexicans had reached such perilous proportions that it was unsafe to return. With the help of Annie and Thomas, Etta wrote the following: Robbig bands of rebels invaded the country. This did not exclude the American Colonies, and it became so bad it was not safe to travel about the country They would come in big armies, armed with guns and knives, and take whatever they wanted of food and horses, or clothing and guns. As the govement would not give them guns and arnmunition, they demanded them from our people saying they would get them regardless of anything. Rather than cause bloodshed or war, the Mormon colonists decided to leave the country for the United States as they had been counseled by the President of the Church. During this time we were up in the little town of Pacheco where Grandmother Lunt (Annie Gower Lunt) lived. And, while there, word came that no man was to travel with women and children as the Mexicans were acting so ugly. So we stayed there to look after Grandmother and her widowed daughter, Ellen, and her four children. We lived in fear and unrest during the summer of 1912. On the 24th of July 1912, everyone was downhearted and restless so the bishop planned a celebration for the people. The Mexican flag was raised, as we had always done, to show our loyalty to the government under which we lived. There was to have been a program at the Church and public square in the aftemoon. Ellen Guymon and 1 (Ena Lunt) stayed home to get dinner. We were out in the garden when we noticed
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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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