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Show Lakeside J jr?4 Citys founder weathered storm oop w il 1 tithHltff W 0 trttiLtr Uriel 7I till Pvs of fktik-rkt rfur urrti, M honor oj V L'nA SsyuktHitm mol. UIlJ n illy Hot. Py RUTH MALAN - arc The URMINGTQN fint uuil from ihe rast was brought to the Salt Lake Valley by the company Hector 16 J ira. Caleb Haight traveled west with, hle home claim Haight was wcr or the firt in tier in both rcc. Pioneer Profiles Larmingion and Kay w die, but he i con C4f ml udered r- -i the founder of Farmington. (aid Kokdyn if , Slade, an avid historian and member of the Kaysville- Layton His torical Society. Slade it also a member of the Layton Heritage Museum board. .The stream that Haight first ; settled on - now called Haights Creek was at first a part of ; Farmington, but the boundaries were changed in 1890 and that part of I armington is now part of Kaysville, she said. The son of Caleb and Kcturah ; Haight was bom Jan. 17, 1810, in New York. He married Julia Van : Orden on Dec. 18, 1827 and moved to Freeport, 111., where they were convened to the LDS Church. In the spring of 1843 they moved to Nauvoo, 111. They lived there until the mobbings, then left with the first exodus from Nauvoo on Feb. 4, 1846, said Slade. After spending time in Winter Quarters, the Haight family headed for the Salt Lake Valley with the first company of 100, under Captain Daniel Spencer who pulled out after Brigham Young's initial company had left. Peregrine Session, settler of Bountiful, was also in this company. They arrived in Salt Lake on a nice fall day. Sept. 22. 1847, bringing the first mail that arrived in the valley. - - Haight, at the request of Young, took the companys stock, along with his own, to find suitable grazing land for the winter. The ranges around the Jordan and Salt Lake Valley had very little grass for grazing and were inadequate for the many others that would be coming. Sessions was also sent out at the same time. He stopped and settled in Bountiful. Tlie area was then called Sessions Settlement, said Slade. Haight and his two sons, Horton D. and William, settled in what was first called North Cot- - tonwood. Some records say tlwt they lived in a tent white others say they lived in a dugout that was already in place near the bank of the stream. That first winter, many of the first cattle Haight brought to the range had to be killed because they were so weak after their long trek across the plains. Apostle John Taylor, while sawing up one of the bony, juice-le- ss beefs for winter storage, is claimed to have stated he guessed they would have to grease the saw to make it work. Many wayfarers passed through the area, so Haight and his family eventually established a cabin and a stopping spot for travelers on their way to the gold fields. The halfway mark from Salt Lake City became known as a hotel. This area had several names, the most popular is Blooming Grove, because it was such a pretty area. Other names were Herd Creek or Herd Camp, said Slade. Blooming Grove became destination for entertainment anc fun. Many early residents en joyed picnics on the banks of the creek. There were numerous socials and dancing that took place in the grove. The famous publication Mormon Way Bill to the Gol Fields," published in 1851, tells future travelers the best way to get to California. It gives mileage n between areas. On page six, it states: From Great Salt Lake City to Willow Springs (Hot Springs) plenty of grass, 8 miles. From Willow Springs to Blooming Grove, good feed, wood, and water, 13 miles. The returning Mormon Batlai ion soldiers tell of stopping at chapel is located juM north of his hotel. The former hotel at 208 Main Street, w now the home of Curt and Livki last. The tmme is Imed on the National Historic Kegtkier and is architecturally significant as one of Juki a few twomory double cell houses in Utah, A the oldevt hotel standing in 1 armmgton. it is also one of the few remaining houses in Utah built in the 1830s. Haight was active in his hfe and served not only his church as a mivkionary and as mission president in Denmark, he was aUo active in the community where he served as a probate judge for several terms, lie was also assessor, collector. sheriff, and captain in the Utah Militu. He died June 29, 1882 and is buried in Salt Lake City, said Slade. For many years the scouis of Troop 581, Kaysville 8ih Ward, Creek where . lift, ft kc.i- - M1 PH1 l, SJ (MlI S I tt fwArt .(, kr4 ,- pfenf ia faUft ft 0W wwa-ii- MS anJLajmAmCWfcil (HMIkaa I HI4M IS klH ISA, kc ft Riders In the Sk)M W Sr in smeit ( yk, goat n Adj. 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Now a group of young people from the Kaysville 4th LDS Ward, are working in conjunction with a another group to memorialize the Salt Lake Cut-Ol- f Trail, to make a more permanent marker for Hector C Haights original herd they camped for the night Haight later moved his family into the center of what is now Farmington. In 1857, he built a two-stohouse which is still standing on the comer of Main and 200 North. Union Hotel, as it was called, was the first hotel in Farmington. He also owned the land where the LDS rock Lakeside Net lew NumminiuaHEAtjM well-know- Herd 1907 9 K |