Show -- 67- l All thi3 probably resulted In the arrival of Hatch with several families to colonize the old location of Tenny and Smith under the name of Havajo New Mexico This occupation by L H Hatch was doomed for among his several followers was someone who carried smallpox germs During the winter of 1S77-- 76 a number of the 2 Mormons were overcome with the plague A majority of those surviving demanded a vote be taken relative to abandoning farming and living infested site The ballot was favorable to desertion and they moved to the valley of the Little Colorado river in Arizona principally to the settlement of St Joseph Jeremiah H Hatch father of Lorenzo who was at this time in the San Juan River valley succeeded to the presidency of the defunct Hava Jo branch and returned several Mormon families there in 1S72 This time the Indians were rather hostile in their attitude toward the Mormons because they believed the Mormons responsible for the dreaded plague of the winter before Open hostilities by tho Indians led to a second evacuation of the Hava Jo site The security of the small-po- x oersono thus acquired was 1S79 a few however of these settlers again only temporary for in moved baok to Havnjo Sncyolooedlc History of the Church Transcripts 2 Letter July 1936 from J F Moffett to H M Footer to |