Show ii oj G Garfield a County Horn Home e of U Utah's tah s W Wonderland onder land we Ire three political divisions HERE I In Utah on which have hwo been bethe be- be owed wed the names of or Presidents of or the United uIt d st States tes One county count rem emred em- em red ted th the father tather of oC his country countr theIr the tho when Washington President InER Ir t I l bunt w as christened Another remembered Millard Fillmore be e thirteenth President b by bestowing seat sent town tho the county count is 15 13 name on was i given bile h his 1118 Christian name Sh It county countr The Th U third county to be- be f the name 01 or a LJ w o tow tOI tv chose the twentieth C la a which assassinated just after ent who was office He Hc had hau b began Kan his term of oC member of Confess Con Con- lilted Utah when a fess us In being In n Salt Lake Lale on 12 nd and was given a a royal reLater re- re option Later the beach at Salt Lake i herc the town of or Garfield noW jiow stands Eras ns ns l in his 1315 honor It Is due ue Il Murray that the tle cotinI coun cotin- named after the ther ly I of Ot Garfield was I r ll And of or this count county of Garfield this Empire Inthis bl big biff state parts of or I hi bleh h have c not yet ct been explored Its Ils ople ople have C adopted l. l opted three slogans sloans kno know I Which they thoi want the world to They bel b are We c have thrown awa away tho the hammer and ln gotten a so RO you OU I Ia Garfield count county Tho The a ay hear r about Second cc cond I h i. i Seo So pah jah h but see Bryce Bryco yon first the most wonderful can can- I In in n In the world The third We 4 Lave n ave for forgotten our troubles and got a II played lute flute Come hear H tt the tw twenty first nt le legislative p I of or h was vas near the close c hf t f the session council file No Yo 2 20 was j introduced tr It was a bill that pro l for lor changing t iT tho the boundaries 0 of or r rf f Kane Dud and Iron counties t Mid t d. d In the change the county of or S with PanS Pan Pan- noro was ns to be created S ui ch aa as Its Us county count seat The n new was wu to bo be part of or the Second district and connected with ron fon county countr for legislative purposes p of or officers to or organize e couty was provided an anti and the bill as 18 such officials James Tames Andrew n P. P to be probate judgeS judge rew how OW ow Ira Elmer and James W. W Crosas Cros- Cros I as u selectmen The They were to enter VS on n their duties on or before beon the first oclay daJ In May Hay 1 SS as of ot count when th they were rc to 5 hV e se several seral ral county officials EI Ely Eli H. H L urray uray was wa then governor go o of the terI ter- ter I tor tori and Arthur L L. Thomas rhomas secre- secre r ry The latter had called d the legis- legis tufe to order and presented the mes- mes g r ge of ot Governor Murray who had hadeen hadeen een called to Washington to atlen attend a Investigating commit tee ee S t ti i S snow now County First I Proposal The late president of or the Mormon S J Joseph o eph r. r Smith was ws the p pres- pres es- es dent lent of the council and L. L John Nut Nut- 1 II of ot Kane county chief cl clrk rJ Th The TheS committee on counties consist consist- S ot of Peter Baker of oC Davis J. J R. R Mur- Mur urock ock of ot tr Baver Geor George e TeD le dl of nab and W. W H. H Cluff of Summit In he House Houe e the lato late Francis i t M man Lyman o of 4 the lie ie first presidency o of Tooele was k Arthur thur Stayner Starner of or Davis Ie ef clerk The Ilie House committee on aunties was Abraham Hatch of or Wa- Wa teh Canute Peterson of Sanpete osea Stout of or Salt Lal Lake David Peer Peery S pf r f Weber and and Elms Ellas Blackburn o of idLe hile The rTh bill was VIS Intro Introduced in the coun coun- y il It March farch 1 and ln was waR sent ent to the thc com com- l on counties The Thc division of the 1 br e counties had been determined non b by th an and It was wa a inI un- un I that when it was Wa created It Should hould have the U name n of or Snow county coun coun- It ty In Jn honor of ot Erastus Era Snow one of ot The line council of t the twelve c apostles of ot th i i 1 i 1 teat d at-d deal l of C rIo pioneering rl u work k for th the rh h In various of or the t territory I 5 5 i ho also In other fields Ho died Ma May In CT Ci 1 SS I S the measure was UI pending In tn Governor Murray had bad a al l nc nce with fth the tho and that In Instead t ad of oC calling the tIle count county Snow It be he named I l fter James A. A martyred martyre Jr President of the United States He had I FJ no flo to Snow hut but ho lie ed that tho the county If Ie created I 4 bould bo be called Garfield His HI su sug- sug est Ion was as acted upon and on March S F the day preceding adjournment of or he n assembly tho the bill was vas amended b by he commit on counties of or tho the coun- coun It report reported d to the council with the Ute that It pass and It by the tho unanimous vote oto of or tho the embers present two William D. D of oC Kane Iane nn and John Henry Ith ot of Salt Lake Lace being absent The rhe re was wa sent to the House was wasy ed b br y the unanimous vote oto of ot that Ody and on March 9 9 1 Governor urray 81 signed ned the bill and the tho county count r Garfield was horn born on of Garfield Councilor O. O G G G. Sno Snow w t was t as chairman r me the Joint committee ot of three memera memera mem- mem era the tho council and three mem- mem I of ot the House t to draft a series I t r resolutions on tho the death of ot ter worn whom the count county was aa named I iM sd I h lis on the tho last lut day of ot the session cession of or I wenty assembly submitted k report of the Joint committee in a resolution which was adopted by the tho assembly His Hla e co colI nCY Tames James A. A late President ent of ot tho the United tu was cut oft off In ln the prime primo Of ot Hf life Ure on after his Inauguration by the Sd nd or of a an Be therefore e b by the legislative ao- ao ot of the Tr Territory tory of oC Utah that th e e. extend hereby eby th thy our heartfelt ld dow and Condolence to h hi his bereaved and ISO so suddenly and ret rely afflicted by that terr terribly bb c 5 and Inn nOTI guilty J deed That t ii In common with tn the citizens e whole union and with tho the I ot of peo- peo the entire civilized world we weS S and dl deep deeply mourn the solemn t the chief magistrate of this nation was wall fatally stricken down In tho the fullness of ot his vigorous manhood manhood man man- hood and honored honore career man man-I That we regard with alarming concern concern con cern fearful tearful apprehension and unspeakable unspeakable un un- un- un horror the tho apparently in increasing increasing In- In creasing tendency towards the violent and ind mur murderous erous taking off orf of or the chief rulers of this mid iid other nations anc and hereby r express our utter r abhorrence and detestation of or all such execrable crimes as IS being absolutely e of the laws aws of God and man and drei dreadfully destructive to the welfare good order pence peace and happiness of ot hU humanity tL 1 inai ua we nope nopo ana anu Unwaveringly un- un waveringly trust that the desperately el wicked perpetrators of ot such dastardly and amI horrible deeds will bo visited with unfailing and Inflexible justice and will meet with that condign punishment punishment punishment punish punish- ment to which their reckless and awful awful awful aw aw- ful criminality In Indubitably entitles them Be it further resolved resol el S that this resolution resolution res res- be spread upon the Journals of oC each house of ot this assembly and that engrossed sc copies of the same be forwarded forwarded for for- warded to the family o of the late lato PresIdent President Pres Pres- ident Garl Garfield J to his excellency President Pres- Pres ident Arthur and to the presiding of officer of- of fleer of each ench house of ot Congress Congre Adopted March 9 9 1982 I Garfield Is Inland Empire Presidents of or Utah have haE little conception conception conception con con- of or the size of oC the several se counties counties counties coun coun- ties within the state stale but excepting the counties of ot Davis and Daggett Morgan and Salt Lake ever aver every count county Is Isan Isan isan I an empire Garfield counts count is no x fX If H the state t or of Connecticut I could be placed in Garfield county count i there would still r remain maln enough of oC the tho i I count county for a great reat big playground roun It ItIs Itis I Is perhaps ps the most sparsely settled I count county of oC the state stat when its area is considered In length it is miles i i I In width 42 miles in area 23 square miles Its boundaries follow I II Beginning at nt the tho Intersection of or the I I main channel of or the Colorado river I with the line between townships 30 ZO O OI j jI I and Cl ii south thence west ivest along said saidI j I j town township line between ranges D and j C west thence south to the line bet beI between be- be I I t tween n ee-n townships I ps 3 33 I and nd 34 4 south th I thence west st to the line between betseen I I ranges rane-es 7 j an and S west thence south to toI the line lIno between townships 37 7 an and 38 I south thence east alon along said ald line to the main channel of oC the Colorado thence north easterly up s said ld channel channer to the place of or beginning Three forest resen es es are re re within Its bor borders the Powell national forest I which perhaps Is 15 the wildest of ot tho forest reserves in the state the Fillmore Fillmore Fill Fill- I more national forest and tho the Sevier Sc I 1 nJ t 1 1 O IO I I I l.- l. b I acres of tho the acres In the count county county coun coun- t ty or practically third one-third o of the total area Irca of or the count county The Tho county count contains contains con con- about acres of irrigated land and these irrigated acres are arc largely In the and Sevier Se I 1 valleys In tho the western part of or tho the count county The county Is well ell watered In the I eastern part which Is known as IS the high plateau Is la the Fremont or Dirty I Devil river which empties Into the Colorado river which empties into the j I I canyon Crescent creek creel also waters a a section of ot the east end as docs does I creek all these streams being east cast of oC the Henry mountains Pine Alcove c and Hoxie creek creel both having ha their head In the tho Henry Henr mountains moun moun- tans add their waters to the Colorado Colora o both oth empt emptying into that river In Kane county count near the homes of oC the ancient cliff dwellers creek flows lows into the Colorado Colora o at Hite the tho only settlement In the east cast end of ot the count county and In tho the re region lon where placer mines l have havo been worked worle river flows loons through the central part of oC the count county Its head being In the tho Circle cliffs Its Us course southeasterly rh through tho the county an and on on through Kane Kano count county emptying Into tho Colorado Colo Cola rn ratio rado o near the petrified forest First Settlement in 1850 While the thc count county was vas not created until 1382 1882 It was vas settled In 1850 George A. A Smith locating several families lies in tho the Panguitch valley and Panguitch Pan Pan- gultch c wan WaR one of tho the first t settlements Of or the company who settled in the valley val val- ley Icy an and laid out the town tov of ot Panguitch Pan Pan- gultch e there are el very few alive One Oie of or the tho settlers who I surveyed the town of or IB is George Gcorge Rogerson an old surveyor cor and telo telegrapher who Is still living lI spry an and active as a aman man manof manof of or fifty years In Salt Lake The original American Poor Lo re resented resented re- re the tho advent of or tho the white people in that section of tho the territory so 10 but few feU people were added to the colon colony owing to the opposition of tho the In Indians lans Several SO efforts cHort were made to treat trent I with them but without avail avan and further further fur fur- ur-I ur ther north Gen Daniel II H. Wells en endeavored endeavored en- en ored to bring about peace with them he It knowing that at were t the red n men n I I I I I in the tue utan Utah Ule vaney over tHe ino effect would greatly e nl aid In peace penco efforts ef ef- c- c forts forta further south On MI May I 13 1850 seventy so years ears Jl ago O General Wells sent senta a message to Chief 1 Walker b by an nn interpreter the message messa-go reading a as follows 8 To Walker son non a a. etto eU Black Hawk I have e waited three days dt to see Beo you but you OU did not come Now I must go 10 b back ck I leave the powder and load lend for tor you ou You will hear tho the words of or the tho Bl BI Chief Chlof an and 1 come and see us next fall tall I would like lIko 01 very much to see sea you and talk with you ou but butI I have e no more time to ata stay atay I will say to you ou that the tho Mormon Big Chief talk 11 with the Great Spirit and Ho tell what to do and we do AS ASHe asHe asHe He eay says W We Wt ha have e nothing against you you OU you have been our friends ar are yet and wo we think you always will be We Wedo Wedo do not give you the pow pow- powder or and load lead to make friends for tor you ou are our friends without it We give gh It to you because you ou need heed it to hunt with Ith and because uso wo we love you and wish to do you 1 0 rood good I If you should see some Mormons going through the country you need not be toe afraid of or displeasing because we S S v A i I I I I I I i t S I. I T. 9 r- r rl l' l t 1 0 L i 1 f a ft r rl W i t n. n DIRECTORY OF CO COUNTY TY OFFICERS Henr Henry N. N Hays Judge Richfield Utah h Samuel Page District Attorney Marysvale ale Utah Quince K IC Kimball Senator t. t Widtsoe i Utah Utah r r John King King- Representative o Escalante Utah County COllur County Count Commissioners James Jarnes X N. Henderson Chairman Cannonville Utah Elmer II Jorgensen Widtsoe Utah Vern Lyman Iman Utah Ann Cooper County Count Clerk Cleric Maggie Fo Foy County Recorder James S. S Passe Treasurer G. G J. J Jl Attorney 4 Pan Panguitch Utah James A. A Goul Colliding Attorney Ut Utah h Lester Smoot Assessor Co olo Utah John II H. Cl Clark rk Surveyor J. J A. A Road IJen Justice Panguitch Utah Chy Benjamin Cameron Jr Mayor J J. J M. M Sargent Recorder Lawrence Heywood Treasurer Councilmen en J. J Frank houston John Dod Dodds ls M. M r. r W. W Bigelow Hans P. P Ipson James T. T Daly al Jr John Crosby Crosb Justice of or time the Peace Penco J Joseph seph A A. Bell Cit City Marshal shall travel el all about AVe We want to s see e tho thio country and are going to look at I it ft Good Indians are arc not afraid of ot us I but the they will win come como to toI I us when the they se see us and talk Listen to the w words of or the Mormon Chief in Utah Vall Valley C Bishop i hor he Is 18 a man o of peace and tnt will lie bo a father to you OU Now go an and do good live hive In peace govern O yourselves and andall all 11 of or your our men right and you ou will feel good an and next fall all w we shall be glad to see see see- S friend In Daniel I am your our peace pence II Wells Utah Valley May 13 1850 I Indian Trouble Causes Abandonment Tho The trouble however with tho the In Indiana Indians Indians In- In diana In southern Utah continued for tor forse se several sc eral years until the tho Black Hawk I Indian war In 1865 the tho bitterness s be between he- he tween whites Increasing BO so much that tho the settlement was WAH abandoned Later after tho war var and peace nS' nS again In reigned ned the settlers returned to the Panguitch vano valley nn and In imm 1877 Pan Pan- gultch stake of oC Zion was or organized with Tames James as president and anti Clinton ward now known as Cannon- Cannon yule villI or |