Show INDIAN INDI-AN EXPERIENCES RECALLED BY PIONEER Early Settler in Kan b Recalls Recalls Re- Re calls Raids Made by Warring Tribe Mrs MrS Emily Brown Browh Maxfield who was as born in Farmington Utah in 1866 the daughter of Philander and Elizabeth Brown recalls many of the early events of Utah hIstory When a child she accompanied her parents ott on an L. L D. D S. S mission to the southwestern part of the state Here the colonistS established hed home sites and remaIned until government stir sur veys wei completed and it was round found the new colony had been established es es- on lands within the boundaries boun boun- daries of Nevada Brigham Young recalled the colonists and had them erect new quarters quarters' at Kanab Kanab at that time was nothIng more than a fort surrounded by dry waste lands Friendly Indians warned the m missionaries against buildIng homes in fertile valleys because be be- cause of floods whIch sometimes swept through the lands However a few including the Brown family disregarded the Indian warnings much to their their- regret when a short time lat i there was a flood that cot cov ered their crops and damaged their homes Source of Worry orry Indians were an source of worry to the settlers and Mrs Maxfield recalls once when a friendly Indian rode into the settlement settle settle- meat ment with the information a warring tribe was advancIng upon the white men Men folks hurriedly collected their mounts and arms and rode off offin offin in the direction the they were shown b by bythe the friendly Indian Soon after the themen themen men were o out t of sight the Indians appeared uro from the opposite direction and descended upon the village frightening the women and children and driving o off f all the livestock belongIng belonging be- be longIng to the colony On the return re- re return re- re turn trip the settlers met the Indians with the stolen herds and after a lengthy wow pow peace was made by the settlers trading cattle for Indian Indian In- In dian blankets In 1872 Mr Brown moved his tam farn- ily to Provo making the trip on the first railroad train to go o over the new road Upon arriving In the new village they found a great celebration tion in progress in honor of the first St train and Mrs has ninny many fond memories of that event Her education began in a 3 room one adobe school with rough floors and crude benches and it was part of the 2 ji if I. 4 S 'S Mrs Maxfield school work to take buckets and brushes and scrub the woodwork She later entered Brigham Young oung university sity and was one of of that that institutions institution's institutions institution's tion's fIrst students Worked Farm Lands The number ot of stores In the n il lage could be the lingers fingers of one hand Most of the people worked farm lands outside the residential resI resi- district while many many of the women and children worked in the woolen mills Mrs Maxfield was a member of bf the Provo Home Dramatic club which gave the community diversion In entertainments before a theater was erected in the town Dances were often orten held ld in Scotts Scott's grove Tanners Tanner's Tan Tan- ners nerg grove and Graves Grave's gardens the dance floors being the packed earth carth Moving to 1791 South Second East street Salt Lake after the death of her husband she has always taken an active part in Mutual and Relief society work for the L L. L D. D S. S church and is one or of the first members in Belvedere camp Daughters of the Utah Pioneers |