Show WENT ARMED TO CHURCH How Iron County WRO SottlodTho Cnrlh Terribly DrySix Months Without MoU llomliiloroncea of Nearly Half a Century Ajo lolhel I limit Iarowan tb Drat settlement established estab-lished south of Utah county was founded found-ed by Aptxtle Gaorge A Smith ill January Janu-ary 1851 with but a hundred persona inuttlymen lrCI < lent Yuung lIst visited 1 vis-ited IheMttlemeiit May nth lOSt with n large Patty antI 0 the ulglit prevlou tu Ida arrIval mow fell to the depth 0 tit 1 inches but pun ell < l The Improvements Im-provements and labors of Ihe settlers having been Impeded < during the chop a general meet Ing I held in the evening even-ing In Ihe large 10 tchoulhouee At 1 this mealing the place was called IarowHii lu Indian lathe 1 field hol been cncIoKil very inmli loo large fur I the nt da ul the people and on html dent Young being asked Ins cpnlon about I In made une of Ins characteristic character-istic pithy ramarks Said he Well brethren think I von luve n long reach hut a mighty abort catch I his wn tuliseqtwnlly found true lor the field was rl < luc in site three times In following Ie tl lowing years anJ even then was too large 11 e wlioe ol Center Creek was turned Into bIts fltld bet Hie ground WIII1r lectly dry lu an unknown depth and the water toon socked away In the ditches I being apparent that the croM nun dry up a canal was made lo convey the watrrs ol Ked l Creek Into tIcs Hold boplrnc thus to save Ihe crops 11 canal sans only about four mllei long and l codIcil all Hie waters ol I Krd Crock but not a ilrop uf it ever reached thus hteldlbalI soaked auy In Hie canal 0 ill wy though running Into Hir canal constantly for months IbIs I will give an Idea of the excessive drymas of I the soil which apparently liid nut been watered since the Hood Muchuf the grain oats thus hulled hue want of water Wa1l I he fort mao built around l the aides ul n llarge tquafc tin ipaiea between dwellings being lilted ha I by log palMidts twelve loci blgn tit ilosily I lu ilhvr m lino A Urge turral ill hit Ccumter belJ tbu cattle amid bones seem ely at null 1or aeveral tears the p I OCOWOa pjlrj cd all night by a guard in mililary attic and a man key watcil by day troiu un elevated vomIt thin colkid iminitig ultu an armed gui d with I It by clay each man doing buy In I turn No r went outiule the lor tu hunt stuck gel woe or to work II the lidd withuut aims thIs being riclly tijoiniil by frisidcnt Smith whu mid jt tubilttr 10 cry a gun twclty yei illllCer need It Hun tu want one IHU iniiiuus and not have I Any fiuiilicriinan can appreciate the wisdom ol such a rule Hie observance ul I winch cuntilb utvd greatly to the safety ol the tclllers When a man went lu work In ihu fie U hat instance he looked carefully oaful I g llr nrulind mu ace II an luun wa in tight concealed hit rule in the hriiih I und then wllilu work went keeping keen watch all mill and being raielul lu be near Ins gun I a nun came in ttghl At nuht men alcpt multi a loaded tub I l nl tnetr bedside wiui pundcr horn mid bullet puucll ready at Hand and dunng oneaunitiier ever mal went lu inming on Sunuavs lully aimed und l euuiLpetl lor war IbIs Was lu prevent Inuian Iran entering Louies while people were absent and l haIlIng arms and ammunition lell at borne And all this waicniulness was nceSMary lor many iiine I > bluoU tned was narrowly averted in a tune ul nItat a tu all appearance pruiuund peace In addition lu theo labors much lime WOO spent in exploration or upon Indian service and bouses muit be built roads made In the caiions water ditches and fences nude crups planted anc il barvettedand l I this needed lu be dona at once I bobbins I I lived for sU 1 months at a time without listing meat except an occ slow lack rabult or a prairie uog fur I no one coulu allurd tu kill a work ux or a COWl and sugar 11 lea or groceries I jf any kinu were not tu be had An unvarying un-varying diet ul Ilk butter and VIa lnI lew vegetables was the moltnh clout varied horn Jacob Hurninc had a large cullee mill anU evcr > evening a cloud l 01 men stoud arounu I with a little wheat or corn each walling Ins turn to grind his little grist su he might hava sumo supper hun I women nude inulatics Iron beets com stalks paiinipt 1 or other thing and I lien cnokecncrrlest and sertuct berIes got ripe nude calico hut picnics and patties whUn were conild I red quite itylUh I here wa but little lyle 11 I dress honcvir Inn when clothes wore out puoplo were gIld lu drew in buckikiim and niociauns wcte hat bet bee lu wear than lu gu in bare tech Inn nearcit store 0 in bait lake CIty arid It was untale lo travel the roan alone becaute ol Indian a lan ud to wait until lillcen or twenty per ions wanted lo make the trip that num bet being ncccsiary hat tilely Un heso i uurnc a careful night guard so always kept tu protect me camp ind prevent lime Ioo Ul ttam aniniali And as such a trip with eatdc usually required l six weeks going and returning I Juurley 10 Soil Isiu Illywiaatiovuut ol no little importance Hut with all them drawbacks the peu 1110 were happy Ihey were but lately lice < truni I lob and persecution and vvero trjmg tu live as balmi Uiere was Liu little work il any hoe lawyers ur docior judRes or jurist for teveral jcars thu wilier was thcnll ol Iron county without oncv bring required tu net olliclill and loniequeiitly during tot years service never received a fliigle dolor as lee or Idly In the tall ul isji n ellI Cilyand 1 For Jolinion were eitab lined and a rtgti menial orgamullon J ellrctvU George A bllll1 was elected euljiieli James 1 Little lieutenant colonel Matthew Mat-thew Carruthers malor lolin Smith aojutanlj and James II Maillneau e giant major Tie latter was miu the lirst county clerk of Irun I county and l clerk of limo lint territorial election Cnapman Duncan was Iho lirtl probate Judge and larlton Lewis the firit A IUhop When President Cleorge A hninh rrlnrncd lu Suit lake City mill II trove was apx > lntad 10 tilde siinaeiled later ly hider John C L I Smlin and alter bit death In Drcembcr 1831 by William It I I Uiue I Ihe lint marrlace In the c utility wit that nf Kobenll Glilespic aid Iriebe Dait < illcapie II Mibscqutntiy killed by Jin lans The I lint death was that uf an aie lon Ur rtllliam A MorsvkilleO aicliiemally by his collie as he Was on Mchmg tinin heath his wmrun lie I wa a good fallhlul Latterday baint A branch council of health was or gsuoeh Tebruary 19 b tonI wttli about my inemlwrs 01 whkb John C I S mill watpreiUent and j II Marllneau I tetielury Ui Mach II 18J Ion oung men In Iarowati met and I irgini < ed ole uf lIme brut Mutual liiipiuveni I < iii HHietie in iha UrilotyJinill I I Marlineau btlng tUctcd ID i reside Ii I conilnlied In auccetalul I ui erallon icveid years and II Jb rlri rl 1 Oat later followed by tli forniallun I I ol tho 1arowm Dramatic asiodillun I < lull which itcienlcd t plava lur live or tit > eara wtthcunaldcrnble I tucrea I HMVRIINKAI 11 HeoN Athtoni July 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