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Show is !ANIUA C 1TH a small village n Practically Everyone Gets A Buck AN ALPINE ATMOSPHERE Struggle With The Indians During The Early Days Of Settlement Was Problem a city that exudes the sand pounds of rainbow trout of an Alpine hamlet were raised and sold for comWith a sleepy hallow mercial purposes. There are from 13 to 17 men is the village mosDhere, five miles east of Brigham employed at the mink farm the entire year. I. up Box Elder canyon. Mantua was first traveled as is nestled into Mantua the snow covered early as 1851 by trappers who moun-nfound the creek and valley rich Wasatch aks of the of the in beaver. They made large the last range icky Mountains traveling west. and easy profits trapping. Later it became a herd ground Practically all of the people in Mantua are the direct used extensively by Abraham ig Iscendants of Danish pioneers Hunsaker who was affectionunder di- ately dubbed Father because M settled the valley leaders in of the large family he raised ction of Mormon with the help of several wives. early days of Mormon It is hardly Records tell of trouble with the in Utah. since Indians in this period and the a generation ore than language in constant threat of stampedes by e predominant antua was Danish. Now only the multitude of buffalo that can loquaciously roamed the valley. words a group of Danish It was not until the spring of 1863 to intelligible Danish clause. that a settlement was made in the valley. In that year Mantua is a town with a town with a proud Lorenzo Snow, then of an the Box Elder stakepresident story; and a town with of the i 5a lo-- d I s set--me- ; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints and later president at Maple creek on the side of the valley of the church, called twelve desthe largest mink farm west of families of Scandinavian great lakes and fish hatch-- y cent to settle the valley because half a mile of the spring located there and that is over access to irrigation water. itg. Last year the mink farm, easy med by the Utah Among those who first settled the valley were Rasmus beautiful furs. )., produced New-CooN. Jeppsen, Lars J. Hailing, Also, under direction of former superintendent Nels C. Schow, Hans P. Jensen, the Utah state fish and game . Neils Neilsen, Jorgen Jorgen-'sen- , thou- inmission, a hundred Jorgen Hansen, Thomas C. dustry. y Located ie tf IN ... One of the largest mink farms in the United States, specializing in rare varieties, is located at Mantua, six miles up Box Elder cany- HINGS BOX ELDER TO SEE the highway east of Brigham City. A operated in connection with the mink farm, and furs for milady's coat, choice mountain trout for cafe menus, go from Mantua all over the United States. on on trout farm is . . . VISIT THE MAPLE CREEK FARM These Box Elder county farmers filled their limit on deer the first few days of deer season. They were killed in the mountains east of Brigham City and Willard. Each fail mounpractically everyone in the county try their hand at hunting in their back-yar- d tains. Most of them bring home the game. Anderson, Peter O. Hansen, Frederick Sorensen and Hans M. Petersen. The Indians at this time were still hostile, and as the buffalo slowly disappeared and living became more and more difficult for the Indians, they would help themselves to the livestock belonging to the settlers. The 12 families built their homes in a square to form a fort for A year later in 1864, a rock fort was started on the public square. It was never completed because the Indians became increasingly friendly. The Mantua ward chapel of the L. D. S. church now stands where the fort was started. Only one man, William Thorpe, was killed by the Indians in Mantua. He was taking his turn herding the of cattle when the Indians attacked, killed him and drove off the cattle. Eventually, however, Governor Doty and General P. E. Connor held a meeting with the Indian chiefs at Brigham City and a treaty of peace was made with them. After that the Indians would help the settlers harvest their crops. They would be paid with part of the har- vest. (Continued on Following Page) The Tourists Have Found The Best com-muni- AND Floor HOURS: Covering i6A. M. to 12 Midnight Closed Sundays SPECIALISTS Youll like our speedy, friendly servic . . . our excellent food . . . the best coffee in town . . . open at 6:00 a. m. daily for the Early Birds . . . breakfasts, lunches, dinners, midnight short orders, ice cream and founsnacks tain service . . . open until midnight for the late arrivals . . . Whether you enjoy one of our specialties, a big, thick, sizzling steak or an order of French Fried Shrimp, or just a toasted sandwich and a malt, you are cordially welcome . . . and youll always pleasantly remember . . . The Pheasant Cafe. ... 29 You're Never See Us Before You Order. Free Estimates, f HA ID) FOE 0.0 FURNITURE CO A Stranger Twice At The Pheasant Cafe and LaRue Bradbury Cecil Bob and Elma Hillman l1 |