Show Would You Like To Own Sanpete i While rummaging among the tho old ok I FF 1 T f rt records at the county court ourt house reT re re- gently conty a peculiar document wasI was discovered which I will bo be of Interest to the subscribers subscriber of the Enterprise I In Iti fact it is i almost at ats atthe E. E s the tho present time that all of Sanpete county was wall once owned by ono one mar man How JIo man many times this has happed happed- the tho fact that one man has has' owned the entire county count is IH not known It is said that some people think they own tho the world and perhaps thero there are arc aret t prop property owners owner who think th y own the tho county but the records In hl the count county recorders office show that the theland theland r 1 land is owned by hy a afew afe fe few big owners err and man many little onet But Dut there was wag a time when one F man mal owned the entire county ai ns IJ the following deed will certify This man matt was one of si the abort abort- gires r s. s And th the deed throws some c light on the character of the old chief The rho document transferee the ownership owner owner- ownership owner owner- ship of farming implements valued at 10 This is prima prim a facto facie evidence that he ho was an industrious man for who would have farming tools toola if he did not us use thorn thom And the tho valuation lion tion of these farming tools toola would ff naturally imply that Sanpete county i was not under undera a very well developed J state of cultivation r The Tho deed aeed also conveys convoys ton ten horses r lp l at t 9 showing vi th that that t there thero th re i was Ivits a u il high 11 1 dpp of t on lit fit t t that trot lt timp ht t 1 might we not ll rp if had Id d the flip 4 p of f goal poal ond in ip jt interesting inter inter- estip esting If HO lie tr transfers two I If f ups which ich he ho y values at fo forty t dot dol r lars lara This shows that ho was tva's was passing through a process of domestication Doubtless some somo anthropologist will some HOmE day write a book on this re- re Jj ma document but at present it must bo be submitted to the tho layman intact The Tho deed follows Bp pp it known no n by r th p Im presents p th that I Ie h of l City It n tl the p County t of S Sanpete and Territory of Jt Utah h for tor and nn in con of the will good which I have to tho the Church of Jesus Christ Christof of Latter Day Saints give and convey convey con con- vey unto nto Brigham Young Trustee in Trust crust for said church his successor in office and assigns all aU my claim to and ud ownership of tho foll following de- de des dp described gibed properly W- W Will to ill 1 file p Pf l p fl Renown no as ils t tp w with h all ail U umber r any p d material same Mame me vait R od at Ton horses valued oo Four Pour cows Total Ono One bull bun valued 1000 1000 Ono One ox valued calf caf valued 5 5 Total Two guns valued 40 40 Pa Farming ming tools valued 10 Total 50 50 ot al l gp una d enl fifty firt J nv live n seven seyen l hundred aud and I i ty tf 1 dollars to to- tol 1 HoUle rill Ill t i n Dri privileges le j pc t crt Q into belonging or or appertaining Also Also Also and ard F r agree that I am the tho lawful claimant f and owner of said property and will warrant arrant and forever defend tho the same samo I 1 fro unto said trustee tr l In p I his CO ors sors sore in Ip oln o iW and a against t the tho i elt 1 ims o of m ray my h heirs aRs assigns gns p or any nr i perROn whore whom opY r h X N his Ius mark II s s R. R Wilson Glenn Glonn JO l Patten Territory of Utah of r j I John Eagar County Count Recorder County Count Territory of eat Utah Utah certify that tho the signer signor of the tho above c transfer personally known 9 tome 2 n me o appeared P red this t c twenty third rd r 1 of p llE A. A A. A AD D DI 1 18 0 anil ac- ac O- O no to mo th that tat t lie he of ills his r Own Owl tho the foregoing transfer lohli Hagar ragar County Count Recorder |