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Show 1 FAMILIES LDITOR: TAWNY ARCHIBALD ci THE DAILY HERALD (www.heraldextra.com) J44-254- 3 SAI LRDAV. JANU ARY lima PUZZLE PIECES j X. 21KK) iv! t(S(j3)J SJ CD Paul Tripp Man searched for new place to leave heart Mark's heart bled as he said to his parents, both in their 60s. Sure he would never see them again, he mounted his horse, waved and departed with four buddies. It was the spring of 1862. As much as he would miss them, he couldn't wait to leave. Bored with flat land and bleak winters, Mark felt the bite of the wanderlust bug, He glanced over his shoulder. St. He would never see home Thomas, Ontario again. Instead, he would see rolling plains, buffalo and wild moose. He would fish the lakes and streams. He would gaze upon some of the highest mountains in North America and climb a - good-by- e too-dee- &t r w m . Kr 3 j. a m. . m - v a 47 i.t p . JASON OLSOVThe Daily Herald . the past: He would leave his pained plant, born of water, prairies, mountain sheep and snow covered peaks, would in time revert to natural flesh. ' And more, he would become rich. He would pan for gold. He would find a rich vein, mine It, then enter California or Oregon with his millions. He would, of course, live happily ever after. WITH A renewed heart, Mark would settle in Portland in 1867, father eight children and live contentedly to age 96. But wait. " Mark's heart and feelings, as he slogged across Canada to the Western Rockies, would never have been revealed to me or 'inyone else if it weren't for a little research that led to Rose. I learned about Mark Crandall from Rose, his daughter, age 99. It was 1984 when Rose first met me. Earlier, I found Mark's obituary in a Crandall family bible in Michigan. When I turned the obituary over, there, after 56 years of silence, an advertisement spoke forth: "Linnton's finest apples." And, from a corner, spoke the state name, Oregon. '. ' ' . Letter helps to settle official birthdate of Provo City late November 1847 and returned in February 1848. Porter Rockwell, who separated from Hunt in California, escorted a remnant of discharged battalion men back to Salt Lake, passing through Utah Valley about the first of June. Jan. 6, 1849: Heavy snows were imperiling the lives of the pioneer stock. In a council held on the 6th it was resolved that ... Amasa Lyman, O.P. Rockwell,-GeorgD. Grant, Jedediah M. David Fullmer, Lewis Grant, B. Huntington, Dimik Robison, William Crosby and George W. Boyd to go to Utah Valley, to learn its capabilities for a stock range; and when the cattle go, 40 to 50 men go with them... that Isaac Higbee, John H. Higbee and William Wadsworth be a committee to seek out suitable fishing places in the Utah Lake, establish fisheries and supply the market. (Journal History, Jan. 6, 1849. Also "Mormon Chronicle," Vol. 1, p. : Aug. 4, 1847: Samuel Brannan, Wosley Willis, Jesse C. The Daily Herald Little and another man went on ill.." an exploring trip to Utah Lake, Something as basic as the . returning the next day. (History date of a community's estab1847-67.-) , lishment shOluld be set in stone, ".pfBrigham Young, 1847: 12, Aug. Thursday, in Provo's but case, it wasn't Albert Carrington with two othnot until almost 120 years ers started for Utah Lake with a later. boat on wheels. Aug. 14, Prior to 1968, Provo's settlereturned in the evening. They ment date was believed to be went to the top of the low spur April 3, 1849. The following is a forms that the mouth of the outnotarized report givep to the within nine or 10 let and canyon Provo City Council on Aug. 19, of which was in the lake miles 1968, written in an effort to corabout view fair miles across 15 rect Provo's birthday. The letter and nearly square with a valley was written by Dr. Leroy Hafen, north and east sides and the on Ann W. Hafen, Theron Luke and from two to six or seven miles Gustive O. Larson. wide ... (George A. Smith in journal history, Aug. 1847.) To Mayor Dixon and the stirred sufficient Their Provo City Commission: report interest to launch a more thorThe following is the report of ough exploration after the fall your committee named to determine the date of Provo City's crops were planted. Further knowledge of Utah settlement. We begin with references to first Mormon contacts Valley was acquired as the Jefferson Hunt expedition to with Utah Valley which precedCalifornia passed through it in ed its colonization. By TAWNY ARCHIBALD it . 12-1- leather-covere- d westward trek. There were also 13 letters written in the 1920s. These, along with Rose's recollections, brought Mark's story to light. ; Mark, 34, struggled 2,39 1 nrnles westward across Canada. V$ ate pemmican, a staple of powdered meat and rancid animal fat. He sloshed through mud, canoed through rapids and lost one of his four buddies to drowning. ' After six days of panning" for with no gold result, he wandered for a couple more years, then reached Portland. ' Mark cut his ties with his . parents and cut his heart in the bargain. But, today, if we leave like Mark did, at least we can pick up the phone, jump a jet or fire off an to avoid a v f . , Paul Tripp writes life ries, does genealogy research. Contact Tripp at sto- ancestryfind-ers.com- , or at paultrippairswitch.net. Copyright 1999 Paul L. Tripp. him e Feb. 27, 1849: A report was received that Indians have stolen 14 horses from Orr's herd and several cattle out of Tooele Valley and had taken them to Utah Valley. Feb. 18, a company of 30 to 40 men, under Captain John Scott, started south in pursuit ... The company proceeded to Utah Valley and found Little Chief and his band of Timpany Utes on the Provo, who told (them) where the Indians were. The company left the Provo in the night, taking with them Little Chiefs son as guide ... they discovered the fires of the Indians ... After a desultory fight of three or four hours, the four men were killed ... the creek on which the fight took place was afterwards named Battle Creek. (Ibif, heart transplant. L. Houghton Conover and John Scott. (Journal history, March 10,1849.) Tuesday, March 13, in the evening, the company intending to go to Utah Valley to settle TneT at the president's office to consult and receive instructions; 29 persons agreed to go. After choosing John S. Higbee for president and bishop, with Isaac Higbee as first and Dimik B. Huntington as second counselors; the meeting was adjourned to the following Thursday evening to meet at Brother Huntington. (Ibid, March 13, 1849.) March 17, 1849: The names of the company of 33 who were going to settle in Utah Valley were read. The company, a few days previously, had chosen John S. Higbee for president and bishop. (Ibid, March 1 7, 1849. Unsupported by sources, it has been represented that the company included some families. Dale Morgan, in "Provo, Pioneer Mormon City," p. 45, stales: "Only six families accompanied the original party," and Kate Carter in "Hear Throbs of the West, III" p. 161, assumes that there were "about 30 families numbering nearly 150sduls.") 86.) THE OBITUARY led me to Linnton, now part of Portland. Rose showed me the diary Mark kept on his : wagon trail during the Provo .sesquicentennial celebration. 12,000 footer. heart in St. Thomas. Never mind, he would get a transplant, easy enough. The trans- of the Wchard Wells of Cornish warms up his horse during the i( MSON 0.SOXnie Oail Hcnld Jackie Adams listens tp. the morning Looking back: of the instructions with her mother, Nancy during the ' r Provo's train wagon history,' celebrating Five-year-ol- d , , ' Jan 27-2- 8, 1849. Also "On the Mormon Frontier, The Diary ofHosea, Vol. II) March 10, 1849: In the Council on the 10th ... it was resolved that a colony of 30 men should settle 3n Utah Valley that spring for the purpose of farming and fishing andinstructing the Indians in cultivating the earth and teaching them civilization ...The following names were suggested for part of the v said colony: John S. Higbee, Win. Wadsworth, D.B. Huntington, Samuel Erving, Peter W. Conover, Alexander Williams, i .X. Settling the Valley In the absence of further references in Journal History, the , following from "Provo, Pioneer Mormon City," American Guide series, edited by Dale Morgan, state supervisor, appears to fill the gap satisfactorily. "March had nearly passed before the colonists completed their plans for departure; wagons had to be loaded, stock rounded up and details of organization settled. It took three days to make the trip with ox teams and a few horses and cows." (The Peter Conover diary verifies this statement: "It took three days to make the trip, the distance being about miles.') ' ' The only personal journal available, which gives an exact da ce of arrival at the Provo ' rer, is that of George t ashington Bean, who states: "On March 31, we camped 10 miles north of the river ford. My father, my brother James and I were part of the company some of us on horseback. "April 1, my 18th birthday, we 45-5- 0 . moved on to within about two and a half miles of Timpanogos River when we were met by a young Indian brave on horseback. The little brave dashed off to report to the tribe and we slowly moved ahead ... and were allowed to camp on the north side of the river." The Actual Date number of dates have been given for the Mormon arrival at the initial Utah Valley While a settlement, April 1 seems well confirmed as the correct one. In support of Bean's definite statement that the arrival was . on April 1, which wasiinked in his memory with his 18th birthday, Morgan, who was aware of the Bean diary, wrote: "LDS Journal History does not reveal the actual date of arrival, but allowing for the usual procedure of organization and using as a guide the date of appointment of the branch authorities (March 13), April 1 seems to be the most reliable date." This conclusion supports our own based on the Journal History account that the company was still being confirmed in Salt Lake City on March 17. Our best judgment is that it would require the balance of the month to complete preparations for a permanent move and cover the distance to Provo by team and wagon. Therefore, we accept April 1, 1849, as the date of arrival. Although the Journal History ignores the date of the colonists' arrival on Timpanogos River, it reports on April 9: "About 30 of the brethren have recently gone to the Utah Valley, about 50 miles south, to establish a small colony for agricultural purposes and fishing, hoping thereby to lessen the call for beef." It is also recorded that work began on a fort April 3. It con- sisted of a stockade measuring about 20 by 30 rids, enclosing an ancient mound near the center. Note to the honorable Provo City Commission: Here your committee leaves the colonists contemplating this bit of archaeological mystery while they complete the fort, fight the Indians and plant their crops to ensure the survival of Fort Utah. |