Show central america refuse refuge for mormons cormons T arom from all the files ot of uio ow utah writers project with central america orica and ho panama canal zone a grave concern for or an america at war in 1942 lits li ts Is interesting to W crocall one little known chapter in id mormon history nicaragua central america Americ aiwas waa suggested asa as a refuge to the ons during their conflict with the federal government orri ment in 1867 58 ao according cording to research maite materials rials on file with the utah writers project in the spring 1868 1858 with the federal army encamped camped on at camp caime scott beott wyoming and threatening to overrun utah as soon as suitable weather afforded the mormons cormons had already evacuated their northern set and were prepared to withdraw completely froma from U 8 territory it need ceeil be and leave only a scorched earth behind thom across the line into mexico was waa the frequently discussed move but thero there was talk also of tho the pacific islands an the ot of may 1858 1868 another au oilier possible haven for the saints was offered when J 13 cooper and J al of california presented themselves to brigham youg and other church loaders leaders claiming to 0 be agents for a col kinney a million millionaire afre who had claims to most of nicaragua the agents had come to negotiate sale of all or a portion of the territory to the mormons cormons Mor mons the price desired was three dollars tor for thirty million acres negotiations continued tor for several days but young looked with disfavor ubon upon sucha such a move especially disliking tile the climate and tran tation difficult difficulties ties young did flow over ever consider settling nettling tho the region with converts efrom europe A few days later a mr air clarkston alsofrom california called on young and stated that president buchanan Du chanan had heard of the proposal and had suspended all movements by johnstons JohnB tons forces in bopes that tha cormons mormons would take advantage ge of itlie ithe offer to clear out of the U S said he be believed the government would allot we the cormons mormons several million nill llon dollars to pay transportation por tation costs ile he further indicated that the federal believed that it if the hie leaders would leave the country one third of the people would follow and the I reat eat would settle bottle down here and be good citizens the church however appears to hayo had bad no great enthus enthusiasm lasin for the idea and since the new governor alfred cumming was effecting a peaceful solution to the immediate the tha decided to remain in III the land they had ad built and did so BO despite tin an offer tho tb to 01 ol lowing year of one half the tha kinney claim tor for nie greatly reduced price of |