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wanted, we had to t u r n the bolt by hand to satisfy our immediate wants, until additional machinery was added. On November l s t , Henry Lunt was the first man to be called of a company of men detailed to go in mid November to settle the Little Muddy, now called Coal Creek. And on November 3rd. E . A. Groves. William H . Dame, James A. Little, and Henry Lunt, with George A . Smith and others arrived from Parowan on the spot marked out by Parley P. Pratt for settlement two years before. The next day, November 4 , 1851, Cedar City was surveyed by William H . Dame. The location was about a distance of a mile due north from the present Cedar City location. The name was given because of the abundance of Cedar Trees that abounded all over the country. George A . Smith in humiLity before God, together with the r e s t of his fellow pioneers, dedicated the ground which had just been surveyed, the surrounding land, the minerals, the water, the timber, and the grass to the service of God in the manufacture of iron, machinery, etc. that our necessities might be supplied and the Territory built UP. On November l l t h , 1851, Henry Lunt, as Captain of the 36 men previously chosen or who volunteered to settle this place, arrived on the now surveyed site of Cedar City. Preparations were immediately made to fort u p , a s Indians were abundant. On December 18th. a f u r t h e r discovery of coal was made within seven or eight miles from the settlement. Iron ore in abundance was also discovered within one mile of the Fort (low-grade "Bog Ore" by the Red Hill). On December 23rd, a field of over 500 acres was surveyed on rich upland, r e d sandy loamy, soil; and preparations were made for fencing, exploring, building, etc. Only a little over a year had transpired since starting from Salt Lake City. Two settlements had been established and, notwithstanding the toil and pain of traveling in the winter time in a mountain country from 5000 to 7000 feet above sea level, guarding, fencing, farming, exploring, and building houses, mills, etc. , and in the midst of semi-hostile savages, we had our prayers answered in the preservation of our lives and property--no deaths having occurred so f a r . Food was plentiful but of a coarse character, which contributed vastly to the health of the people. Clothing was scarce, a great deal of patching was done, and some anxiety was felt as to getting supplies of clothing and shoes. The last day of this year was spent in the organization of two Militia Companies, with necessary officers, forming part of the famed Nauvoo ,Legion. Arms and ammunition, although scarce, were sufficient, with economy, to protect ourselves from the Indian marauders. January l s t , 1852, came upon us in beautiful sunshine, a bright augury in our estimation of a pleased God. The whole people were called together; a n d , in mighty p r a y e r , we thanked the God of Israel for his past blessings upon our
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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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