Show I j EARLY WATCHMAKERS 11 I I II Several of them Came to Utah Among the 11 I I I Early Settlers 2 Elder Franklin D Richards Church I Historian has received the following I letter dated St George May 21 anti courteously furnishes the same for publication In the News I Elder F D lllchards Dear Brother notice an article In I the fleml I weekly I Deseret News In Ir e1ll I I eoklng > of the death of Elder George 4 I 1 I O Bywater where the writer says 8rsn 1 it 11 it that Brother Bywater workes i with a I 9 j man named OITnbach who was theo the-o first watch maker that came to Utah I ii ril la evident the writer I ignorant oi i Ihe facts I came 10 Utah In 1SH In j either Klmbatl company and am a I watch maker ly trade The late I I James M Harlow came to lltah InV In-V ISoO and carried on a watch shop In the old mint for years CMC Me Vicar came 4n the fall of ISiO and had I his watch hop In part 01 llrollr I Jesse Turpin house half a block east I I of the old 1 Fort OlTcnbaeh should bo r I i Urnback lid nol come to Utah until I 1 1 I about 1806 or tlll later 11 carne vtf 1 1 with John L Smith from SwItze and It la a matter 01 but Small moment 1 1 who was the first watchmaker that i com to Utah but I like the truth tot I L told t told i ClAIILtS SMITH Watchmaker |