Show mary Marys marysvale vale e this seems to the writer t to be a very pretty name and we have often wondered how did she get liwe find in in J F gibbs marysvale Marys Mafs vale red book how it all came came about and nd quote paragraphs 2 and 3 8 on page 3 as as follows it was in the summer of 1856 that george A smith second counsellor to president brigham young of the mormon church and sylvester hewitt with several others while or on an expedition of exploration of central southern utah pass passed ed over lover the moerbe divide from sevier valley and camped on the present marysvale Marys vale the large centuries old pine trees the ifie aeise broye of cottonwood woo d biren arid other high altitude trees of pine creek and the fine pasturage ige on all sides induced the party to rest during a few days while encamped in ih the wild picturesque retreat the ahe members of the party indulged in in a btag dance dancea a frequent pastime of those early days ah chich men anly participated president smith nama named the locality merry vale which afterward became the more euph oneus if less expressive marysvale Marys vale we also find in the dame most interesting bo booklet oklet that Mary avAle 19 1 miles milea south of the south shores of griat great salt lake 1 00 atlea from the te grand canyon arid and we are arc above the et level of the bea |