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Show Souvenir Edition 4 The Kanab Area Vacation Guide Experience some Mstory-explor- e Stretching north of the Colorado RiverGrand Canyon towards the rugged red cliffs we now call Vermilion, the Arizona Strip is a thirsty and harsh land. And yet despite the aridness, pockets of flourishing humanity can be found. This was made possible by water rising along the Sevier Fault, at the base of the Vermilion Cliffs, in the form of a spring. Such was the case at Pipe Spring, settled 130 years ago by Dr. James M. Whitmore, one of search of grazing land and water. Dr. Whitmore built a small dugout, planted gardens, orchards and grapevines, utilizing the spring water. But in January of 1866, ' Whitmore and another gentleman, Robert McIntyre, were reportedly killed by Navajo Indians raiding cattle. The two mens bodies were recovered beneath the January snow. As a result, eight Paiute who had Pipe Spring traded for some of the mens belongings, were shot and killed. The Mormon Church purchased the 160 acres at Pipe Spring from Whitmores widow in 1870. That fall, Brigham Young met with local leaders at Pipe Spring, including Jacob Hamblin and John D. Lee. Young stepped off floor plans of a fort to be built over one of the springs. Mormon Church work missions resithe first dents of the Strip. In October 1858, a small band of Mormon missionaries led by Jacob Hamblin crossed the Arizona Strip. Led by a Paiute guide, the group camped by a spring at the base of the VermilEuro-Americ- an Several months prior to the structures completion, Winsor Castle became the Arizona Territorys first telegraph station. Throughout the 1870s, famed Colorado River Explorer, Major John Wesley Powell, utilized the Winsor Castle telegraph to maintain contact with Washington, D.C. Powell based his survey party at times at Pipe Spring, gathering area geographic and topographic information. His party was in the Gun-loc- k Hamblin, was challenged to shoot the bowl out of a smoking pipe at fifty paces. As a result of the feat, became known as Pipe Spring. In 1863, former Texan Whitmore, brought a herd of approximately 500 Mu-tum-wa-- two-stor- the structure. ion Cliffs. According to lore, Jacobs brother, William began fort construction ini December of 1870. Anson Perry Winsor was sent to oversee construction of the fort which would later bear his name, Winsor Castle. Built out of Navajo sandstone extracted from the Vermilion Cliffs, the structure contained two y houses rectangular, connected by high walls with wooden gates forming a courtyard. Winsor Castle was completed in 1872 and, with a lack of area unrest, never housed troops, nor was there ever a need to defend va See PIPE SPRING, Page 5 Texas Longhorns to the area, in PIPE SPRING CASINO Southern Utah's Is In Northern Arizona llllll TTmTl Western Atmosphere Steak & Seafood KAIBAB PAIUTE TRIBE Tours Welcome Restaurant 5 pm - 10 pm Lounge 5 pm - 10 Welcomes you to enjoy Slots Uideo Poker Video Keno Gourmet Deli RV Park-FiH- I hookup $5 RESTAURANT Si LOUNGE FREDONIR, ARIZONA 11 pm 0?cdt am-1- 0 Casino Hours pm fAZJ Sun-Thu- rs II Stwice I 520-643-74- 02 I Clip this Coupon and get a $10 roll of quarters for $7.50! I 3 Miles South of Kanab On Huuy 89A I Save $$ Limit one coupon per customer per day Located on Hwy 389 between Fredonia & Colorado City |