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the rodeos were given a resounding start by the firing of two French 75's, which shot live ammunition.into the Red Hill northeast of Cedar City, under the supervision of Lehi hl. Jones, Capt. in the National Guard. Rass purchased a team of workhorses named "Dan" and "Colonel," which he used to develop h i homestead. He tells of taking this team to "Moots Hollow" in Cedar Canyon to load poles on a wagon, which was stripped down to the running gear or "bobs." He came to a narrow bridge and, bemuse it was raining, the hridge was slick and the horses slipped down to their knees. On either side of the bridge, was a very dangerous 25 foot drop. Rass said, "I climbed down off the wagon carefully, and patted each horse as if to say, 'lie still,' thcn I unhitched the horses from the wagon and got a chain, whir11 I secured to the bridge and around one horse to keep him from slipping off. When the chain tightened down, the horse jerkcd and the other horse, old 'Dan,' slipped off into the wash - mud, rain and all." Time patience, and hard work on the part of Rass and "Colonel," finally pulled "Dan" out of the mud, and they were on their way.' Lehi W's hrother, Kumen, from Bluff, Utah came to visit him in Sept., 1925, on his way to L.D.S. Conference in Salt Lake City, and wrote the following allout the visit: "Sept. 27 - Arrived at Cedar about four in the evening; it being Sunday, were a little surprised to see the full paving of mainstreet procecdin~ blast, in fact haying and other work was going on all through the settlement as we passed today. Oct. 1 Went with three carloads of our relatives down to Zion Canyon. Elder Brother Lehi Mr., wife, and daughter Ann: brother Thomas J. and hrother Uriah T. and wife and son Emeron, and daughter Zelma and several small children were in the party. Starting at about 7 : 3 0 A.M. passed through Hamilton's Fort - five miles, Kanarra 12, Belvue 22, Anderson 26, Toquer' 31, LaVerkin 38, Rockville 45, Springdale 52, Zion's Kational parking ground 60. Weather was ideal and, what with fruit, melons and sightseeing, and a lovely opportunity of visiting with our relatives, every moment of the day was a real joyful outing. Zion Canyon is a wonder and the nice cozy little settlements nestled in the alcol-es of the huge canyon added to the charm and grandeur of it all. Oct. 2 Visited around with old friends. I went out with brother Lehi I\'. 'Eight-Mile Springs' property and in thc evening met a nunito his her of relatives and their friends at the new home of our niece Ann Gardner, Lehi W.'s daughter, a delightful informal visit. Oct 3rd -\gain rode out with three cars to Iron S p r i n ~ vicinity, where the iron ore and is ahout being mined and shipped to Ironton, near Sprinsville, Utah, where it is l~eing smelted and made into iron 11) a hig company of mostly (:alifornians." 212

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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
Website	http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/lehiwillardjones.html
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Title	Page 212
Description	the rodeos were given a resounding start by the firing of two French 75's, which shot live ammunition.into the Red Hill northeast of Cedar City, under the supervision of Lehi hl. Jones, Capt. in the National Guard. Rass purchased a team of workhorses named "Dan" and "Colonel" which he used to develop h i homestead. He tells of taking this team to "Moots Hollow" in Cedar Canyon to load poles on a wagon, which was stripped down to the running gear or "bobs." He came to a narrow bridge and, bemuse it was raining, the hridge was slick and the horses slipped down to their knees. On either side of the bridge, was a very dangerous 25 foot drop. Rass said, "I climbed down off the wagon carefully, and patted each horse as if to say, 'lie still,' thcn I unhitched the horses from the wagon and got a chain, whir11 I secured to the bridge and around one horse to keep him from slipping off. When the chain tightened down, the horse jerkcd and the other horse, old 'Dan,' slipped off into the wash - mud, rain and all." Time patience, and hard work on the part of Rass and "Colonel" finally pulled "Dan" out of the mud, and they were on their way.' Lehi W's hrother, Kumen, from Bluff, Utah came to visit him in Sept., 1925, on his way to L.D.S. Conference in Salt Lake City, and wrote the following allout the visit: "Sept. 27 - Arrived at Cedar about four in the evening; it being Sunday, were a little surprised to see the full paving of mainstreet procecdin~ blast, in fact haying and other work was going on all through the settlement as we passed today. Oct. 1 Went with three carloads of our relatives down to Zion Canyon. Elder Brother Lehi Mr., wife, and daughter Ann: brother Thomas J. and hrother Uriah T. and wife and son Emeron, and daughter Zelma and several small children were in the party. Starting at about 7 : 3 0 A.M. passed through Hamilton's Fort - five miles, Kanarra 12, Belvue 22, Anderson 26, Toquer' 31, LaVerkin 38, Rockville 45, Springdale 52, Zion's Kational parking ground 60. Weather was ideal and, what with fruit, melons and sightseeing, and a lovely opportunity of visiting with our relatives, every moment of the day was a real joyful outing. Zion Canyon is a wonder and the nice cozy little settlements nestled in the alcol-es of the huge canyon added to the charm and grandeur of it all. Oct. 2 Visited around with old friends. I went out with brother Lehi I\'. 'Eight-Mile Springs' property and in thc evening met a nunito his her of relatives and their friends at the new home of our niece Ann Gardner, Lehi W.'s daughter, a delightful informal visit. Oct 3rd -\gain rode out with three cars to Iron S p r i n ~ vicinity, where the iron ore and is ahout being mined and shipped to Ironton, near Sprinsville, Utah, where it is l~eing smelted and made into iron 11) a hig company of mostly (:alifornians." 212
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