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was named "Little Muddy" from i t s muddy appearance. Eighteen miles north of this place i s Center Creek where over one-half of the Company remained, while the other half journeyed south, under the direction of Parley P. Pratt. Here it was, on a little spring about one mile southeast of Parowan In December of 1 8 4 9 , that the first 'Liberty Pole' south of Provo was raised; the ceremonies were simple but grand and soul inspiring. The love of God and country and her institutions were uppermost in all of the men's minds. notwithstanding the recent ruthless treatment received at the hand of Governors, Ministers, lawyers, and mohbers, and winked at by the President of the United States. Driven forth from civilization (God save the Mark1 and from comfortable homes for daring to worship God according to the dictates of their own conscience, their patriotism and divine love rose supreme above priest's c r a f t ; a n d , at the foot of that rude emblem of liberty, they gave thanks to the Giver of all good and prayed for the preservation of themselves, their Prophet and Apostles, and the Constitution of the United States. This Company of fifty men were engaged in exploring an unknow country for the benefit of their co-religionists, who were to follow, who were seeking an asylum of rest for their weary limbs, a place where they could talk freely of their God and the divine principles of the constitution, undisturbed by the howling priests and bogus statements of Christendom: and who had suffered almost a hundred deaths from snow, cold and starvation. Their wages were the gratitude of those that followed in their trail and a conscience that answered that they had but done their duty. So much per day never entered their hearts. They returned to Salt Lake City. March 1850, in safety and in after years we find, here and there in the south, one of those pioneers whose hair is prematurely gray and who is fast repining for the grave--a patriarch in Israel and blest of God, having "families Like a flock. " On the report of Parley P. Pratt to President Young and the twelve Apostles, i t was decided to colonize the far south and especially Cedar City. Since iron ore could be found in abundance, i t was supposed that coal could also be found; b u t , failing t h i s , resource could bb had to the superabundance of Cedar. Pine, etc. f o i charcoal. President Young was far-seeing and a friend to his fellow man, and he dreaded the opening up of mines of the precious metals of which there is an abundance. However, he saw that Iron was among the chief things that made states and nations great. On December 7, 1850, a company of 1 1 9 men, 48 women and children lead by George A . Smith, one of the Apostles, was sent from Salt Lake City to colonize Center Creek and the Little Muddy for the express purpose of making Iron. They were outfitted with the following provisions:
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| Title | Mayors of Cedar City |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K.; Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Subject | Mayors -- Utah -- Cedar City -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- Politics and government; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Includes biographies of the mayors of Cedar City and examples from the city minutes showing the events that took place under each administration. The three histories printed in the second section were written by three men at three different times in the history of Cedar City. |
| Source | Mayors |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| 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 |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/mayors.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 535.cpd |
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