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filled with straw in readiness to burn, and food and supplies were sent southward. Finally, 30,000 people deserted their homes and started south. They found that the soldiers were boasting that they would drive and plunder the Utah pioneers and "scalp old Brigham." T h e mormons sent troops to harass the federal army as much as possible. They were to make surprise attacks without taking any lives, and destroy and burn all property before them, which they did at a loss of over $300,000.00. They were also instructed to destroy wago:onsand suplies of any company advancing towards Utah. These tactics worked, and the failure of Johnston's army to reach Utah in 1857, gave time, during the coming winter, to clear away the misunderstanding which existed between the Mormons and the federal Government.' This threat of invasion by Federal troops led to thc suspension of all work connected with the Iron \Yorks in Cedar City, so Thomas and Sage turned their entire attention to farming. The saints in Cedar City and all the other southern settlements were called upon to send teams to assist in the removal of the poor and help with the machinery, etc.. in connection with the saints moving southward from Salt Lake City. Most of them settled in Provo and close vicinity until they could return to their homes.' The atmosphere set forth by the approaching army and the instrnctions to resist the invasion of Deseret by any foreign element, spread over the entire territory. In the fall of 1857, a n emigrant train, led by a man named Fanrher, passed by Cedar City. They camped at Mountain hleadow, which was on the trail to California, and were trcacherously destroyed, Sept. 11, 1857, by a force of men actiny under the direction of the leading authorities of Parownn and Cedar City. All the emigmnts were slain except the youngest of the children. John D. Lee, who lived in the ncarhy settlement of Harmony, and who was a prime mover and actor in the tragedy, subsequently aid the penalty with his life, March 23. 1877, being the only one to bc so punished.' Thomas Jones was callcd into a secret council preceding this incident, ostensibly to work out some plan to save the Fanchcr party from impending trou1,le with the Indian?. 1:rom some hint that was inadvertzntly dropped, Thomas bcrame suspirious and left the council. Before he was allowed to leive, however, the other meml~ersof the connril attempted to swear him to secret!., which only succeeded in convin~ini. him of the exis~ency some dan~erous of plot. In fear of the use of bad jndgment in connection with this rompnny of emigrants, Thomas and other leading men of Cedar City immediately sent a messenger to the ,?overnor of the Territory telling of thc imminent dangel- hanging over the emigrating company. There was no railroad service, telegraph or

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Title	Lehi Willard Jones: Biography
Creator	Jones, York F., 1925-; Jones, Evelyn K.
Subject	Jones, Lehi Willard, 1854-1947; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History; Mormon Church -- Utah
Description	Life of Lehi Willard Jones, centering in Cedar City, Utah, 1854-1947, and history of much of the development of Southern Utah
Source	Lehi Willard Jones
Date Digital	2008-01
Date Original	1972
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Publisher	Woodruff Printing Company
Language	eng
Genre	Biography
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Description	filled with straw in readiness to burn, and food and supplies were sent southward. Finally, 30,000 people deserted their homes and started south. They found that the soldiers were boasting that they would drive and plunder the Utah pioneers and "scalp old Brigham." T h e mormons sent troops to harass the federal army as much as possible. They were to make surprise attacks without taking any lives, and destroy and burn all property before them, which they did at a loss of over $300,000.00. They were also instructed to destroy wago:onsand suplies of any company advancing towards Utah. These tactics worked, and the failure of Johnston's army to reach Utah in 1857, gave time, during the coming winter, to clear away the misunderstanding which existed between the Mormons and the federal Government.' This threat of invasion by Federal troops led to thc suspension of all work connected with the Iron \Yorks in Cedar City, so Thomas and Sage turned their entire attention to farming. The saints in Cedar City and all the other southern settlements were called upon to send teams to assist in the removal of the poor and help with the machinery, etc.. in connection with the saints moving southward from Salt Lake City. Most of them settled in Provo and close vicinity until they could return to their homes.' The atmosphere set forth by the approaching army and the instrnctions to resist the invasion of Deseret by any foreign element, spread over the entire territory. In the fall of 1857, a n emigrant train, led by a man named Fanrher, passed by Cedar City. They camped at Mountain hleadow, which was on the trail to California, and were trcacherously destroyed, Sept. 11, 1857, by a force of men actiny under the direction of the leading authorities of Parownn and Cedar City. All the emigmnts were slain except the youngest of the children. John D. Lee, who lived in the ncarhy settlement of Harmony, and who was a prime mover and actor in the tragedy, subsequently aid the penalty with his life, March 23. 1877, being the only one to bc so punished.' Thomas Jones was callcd into a secret council preceding this incident, ostensibly to work out some plan to save the Fanchcr party from impending trou1,le with the Indian ?. 1:rom some hint that was inadvertzntly dropped, Thomas bcrame suspirious and left the council. Before he was allowed to leive, however, the other meml~ersof the connril attempted to swear him to secret!., which only succeeded in convin~ini. him of the exis~ency some dan~erous of plot. In fear of the use of bad jndgment in connection with this rompnny of emigrants, Thomas and other leading men of Cedar City immediately sent a messenger to the ,?overnor of the Territory telling of thc imminent dangel- hanging over the emigrating company. There was no railroad service, telegraph or 22
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