| Show pioneers pioneer s own story ot h t journey to iron count this la Is the second installment of the me pioneers own record ot of their travels day by day la in coming hert hen in 1860 51 the concluding sentence in our last weeks account vt mf the journey it t will he be re recalled billed was that henr lunt was a appointed agent for or the deseret news in iron county they were camped at creel cree madec Pc 19 1850 it will be recil recalled led when this ala appointment was made the mention that he was appoint cd as agent for or iron county sug bests a tact fact that may not be generally known that the pioneers had iron county rather than al a their destination it la is a matter of 0 history that iron county was waa organized before the company left provo provo and its govern ment outlined so parowan carowan Pa rowan cedar city paragonah Para gonah etc were later de in the colonization scheme but to continue their account ot of their travels on december the company started at 9 a tit from Peteet creek which Is now payson weather tine fine but cold camped on summit creole creek a 2 p m distance traveled 7 miles saturday december 21 this morning was very cold star ted at 9 a m snow six in ches deep deal when we entered juab valley the snow was not so deep camped on juab creek now wll wil creek dy dJ tanca taneo traveled 12 miles here we round found good teed feed bunot much wood A delightful for a settlement abundance 01 ol of woodin doodan the mountains water handy and plenty ot of good land sunday december on account of there befit being very little wood at this place and the weather severely seve cely cold it was tho to move to salt creek started at 8 a in the road was slip berf there being 3 inches ot of snow and very frosty arrived at bait creek at 2 p m distance 11 miles julles held meeting at 4 p m built a bridge over this creek monday december made a start this morning at past 9 the weather vaa aa extremely cold and as we ascended the summit there was more snow after descending a few miles ties there was not mot so much the day was very cold and we could see it snowing all around brouna us on the mountains we camped at past 4 p m aa mile little east ol of the road at a nice spring ol of water plenty of grass but no whoa distance from salt creek 15 miles m les tuesday december snow tell fell during the night 3 inches very cold this morning ther pio inton metor letor standing at 10 degrees fine and clear at 5 P m it begin began freezing tree zing very sharp and at 6 tile the thermo melor stood at 6 degres decrees i a steep and dl difficult f fl cult hill before reaching the sevier river road very slippery tor for the cattle arrived at camp ground at 6 p m distance 16 miles wednesday christmas day morning intensely cold thermometer 12 below zero lero began to brosl the river at 11 A al all but two wagons were crossed this day no accident occurred had a very steep blutt bluff to ascend on coming ou camped by the river ot of the river tide side A mile below balow tho the ford feed poor for or animals thursday december octh when soaking up our cattle this morning it was discovered that some were mil missing at ng on making a second search henry lunt found a trail leading to the mountains made by cattle and two indians indiana others some gome examined the trail and went and reported that it had been made by head of cattle and two indians two major sm smith ith ordered captain fulmer and 20 horsemen to go in III pursuit and take the thieves prisoners about 6 p m possible if captain fulmer and co returned bringing with them one indian and youth 0 ol 01 f about 12 years two oxen it a smith were belonging to prest found about throe three miles from camp wounded one was waa shot badly other with 11 arrows the and the 1 3 under guard tor for were put In indiana dialls another day was gone the night remained at the same camp and we ground friday december morning fine and clear one ot of continued to back page THE STORY OF TO 10 IRON COUNTY continued from first page prest george A smiths oxen died from flie fhe effects of its wounds geo A smith gave the old indian a severe reprimand through our interpreter thomas S wheeler and told him that he must have the boy tor for the ox that he had killed to which the indian agreed the boy was given to bro wm empey and clothed in the presence of the indian geo A smith then told the indian that it if they killed any more 0 of our cattle we would destroy the whole tribe the company started about vt past 3 9 we traveled 9 miles today crossed a range of mountains the road was very sl sideling deling had to hold the wagons to keep them from tipping over which caused some delay camped in a beautiful tul valley at Vs past 4 p m no water had to melt snow wood mile from camp snow 10 inches deep and so we leave them in camp just 80 years ago tonight the account ot of their journey will be continued in our issue next week PT mrs mendell came down from benjamin during the week to join her husband and spend the holidays here mr air albert benson is home to spend the holiday vacation with his mother and other relatives and friends arnd n rid at PW hyatt and mr irr andors and Mrs edgar isenson ISs mado hadaa trip rip P S alt L lake ake city last week wc ckon on business returning on 11 fridy friday ti y mr orland wa ward wad d who la Is physical fijn in the hah chool in bieman Bo montana his winter la 13 home hoina tor for the holiday vacation cation a aless rs milo filp aad and albert marsten marslen are arc home from rom the university t f for the holiday vacation walt and harold rowley tre a spending a few days ot of the christmas holi holidays clays at home from ali al leate ente nevada the misses buryle lIlb lillbert bert barua barara green and lillian jensen lol Q 1 high school teachers lott left wed ved abday for or their homes tor for the holly hollay ay vacation |
