Chapter XI: Foreword (11)

(Capital letters indicate present settlement names) See map of Arizona

ADAIR, Fools Hollow--2 1/2 m. w. of Showlow ALGODON, Lebanon--7 m. se. of Thatcher ALMA, Stringtown--about 1 m. w. of Mesa Allen City, Allen Camp, Cumorah, ST. JOSEPH--Little Colorado settlement ALPINE, Frisco, Bush Valley--60 m. se. of St. Johns Apache Springs--at Forest Dale Apache Springs--sw. of Pinetop, Cooley's last ranch Amity and Omer, Union, EAGAR--upper Round Valley Arivaipa Canyon--western route Gila Valley to San Pedro ARTESIA--in Gila Valley, about 18 m. se. of Thatcher ASHURST, Redlands, Cork--about 15 m. nw. of Thatcher

Badger Creek--on Mormon wagon road 10 m. w. of Lee's Ferry Bagley, Walker, TAYLOR--3 m. s. of Snowflake Ballenger, Brigham City--was Little Colorado town Beaver Dams, LITTLEFIELD, Millersburg--nw. corner of State Beaver Ranch, Woolf Ranch, Lone Pine Crossing, Reidhead--12 m. s. of Snowflake Berardo, Horsehead Crossing, HOLBROOK--on Little Colorado Binghampton--6 m. n. of Tucson; near Ft. Lowell Bisbee--in se. Arizona, near Mexican border Bitter Springs--on Mormon road, 18 m. s. of Lee's Ferry Black Falls--on Little Colorado, 56 m. s. of Moen Copie BLUEWATER--in New Mexico on rr. 107 m. w. of Albuquerque Bonelli's, STONE'S FERRY--near mouth of Virgin r. Brigham City, Ballenger--was Little Colorado r. settlement Buckskin Mountains--between Kanab and Colorado r. BUNKERVILLE--Muddy settlement, 45 m. sw. of St. George Burke Tanks--On road Pleasant Valley to Grand Falls BRYCE--in Gila Valley, 2 m. n. of Pima Bush Valley, Frisco, ALPINE--60 m. se. of St. Johns

CALLVILLE, Call's Landing--16 m. w. of mouth of Virgin r. CEDAR RIDGE--on Mormon road, 33 m. s. of Lee's Ferry Cedar Ridge--10 m. ne. of Pleasant Valley Cedar Springs--Barney & Norton Double "N" ranch, 30 m. sw. of Thatcher CENTRAL--3 m. w. of Thatcher, in Gila Valley CHANDLER--8 m. s. of Mesa Clark's Ranch--Just off Ft. Apache road, near Showlow Clay Springs--Snowflake Stake Cluffs Cienega--6 m. e. of Pinetop, embraces new town of Cooley COLTER--17 m. se. of Springerville Columbine--near top of Mt. Graham, Graham Co. COOLEY--at lumber camp near Pinetop, rr. terminus Cooley's ranch--At Showlow--C.E. Cooley's first ranch Cooley's ranch--where C.E. Cooley died, sw. of Pinetop Cumorah, Allen's Camp, ST. JOSEPH--Little Colorado settlement CONCHO, Erastus--about half way between Snowflake and St. Johns Cork, Redlands, ASHURST--15 m. nw. of Thatcher Crossing of the Fathers, Vado de los Padres, El Vado, Ute Crossing, Ute Ford--Colorado river crossing just n. of Utah line Curtis, EDEN--about 15 m. nw. of Thatcher, in Gila Valley

DOUGLAS--near Mexican border, se. Arizona

EAGAR, Round Valley--2 m. s. of Springerville Eagle Valley--upper end of Muddy Valley Eastern Arizona Stake--1878. Included wards e. of Holbrook in ne. Arizona East Pinedale, PINEDALE--15 m. sw. of Snowflake East Verde--Mazatzal City--was near Payson, in n. Tonto Basin EDEN, Curtis--about 15 m. nw. of Thatcher in Gila Valley Ellsworth--was 1-3/4 m. s. of Showlow Emery--w. of Fort Thomas in Gila Valley Enterprise--was near San Jose, 15 m. e. of Thatcher Erastus, CONCHO--about half way between Snowflake and St. Johns Eureka Springs--in Arivaipa Valley about 25 m. sw. of Thatcher

Fairview, LAKESIDE, Woodland--about 30 m. s. of Snowflake Fairview, Matthews, GLENBAR--10 m. nw. of Thatcher in Gila Valley Fools Hollow, ADAIR--in ravine 2-1/2 m. w. of Showlow Forest Dale--8 m. sw. of Showlow FORT DEFIANCE--near N.M. line 30 m. n. of Santa Fe rr. Fort Milligan--was 1 m. w. of present Eagar Fort Moroni, Fort Rickerson--7 m. nw. of Flagstaff in LeRoux Flat Fort Thomas--in Gila Valley, 22 m. nw. of Thatcher Fort Utah, Utahville, Jonesville, LEHI--3 m. ne. of Mesa FRANKLIN--near N.M. line 50 m. e. of Thatcher FREDONIA, Hardscrabble--3 m. s. of Utah line, 8 m. s. of Kanab Frisco, ALPINE, Bush Valley--near N.M. line 60 m. se. of St. Johns

Gila Valley--in Graham Co., in se. Arizona GILBERT--6 m. se. of Mesa GLENBAR, Fairview, Matthews--10 m. w. of Thatcher in Gila Valley GLOBE--80 m. nw. of Thatcher GRAHAM--across the Gila river n. of Thatcher Grand Falls--on Little Colorado, 5 m. below ford and 47 m. below Winslow Grand Wash--leads s. of St. George into Colorado r. Grant, Heber, LUNA--across N.M. line, 40 m. se. of Springerville GREER--15 m. sw. of Eagar

HARDYVILLE--landing on Colorado, about 90 m. s. of Callville Hayden, Zenos, Mesaville, MESA--Headquarters of Maricopa Stake, 16 m. e. of Phoenix HAYDEN--35 m. s. of Globe Hayden's Ferry, San Pablo, TEMPE--9 m. e. of Phoenix Heber, Grant, LUNA--across N. M. line, 40 m. se. of Springerville HEBER--near Wilford, 50 m. sw. of Holbrook HEREFORD--on San Pedro, 33 m. s. of St. David HOLBROOK, Horsehead Crossing, Berardo--on Little Colorado Horsehead Crossing, Berardo, HOLBROOK--on Little Colorado House Rock Springs--on Mormon road, 38 m. sw. of Lee's Ferry HUBBARD--6 m. nw. of Thatcher HUNT--on Little Colorado, 17 m. nw. of St. Johns

Jacob's Pools--on Mormon road, 27 m. sw. of Lee's Ferry JOHNSON'S--on Mormon road, 14 m. ne. of Kanab, n. of Utah line Johnsonville, Nephi--was successor of Tempe ward, 3 m. w. of Mesa Jonesville, Utahville, Ft. Utah, LEHI--3 m. ne. of Mesa Joppa--in Snowflake Stake Junction (City), RIOVILLE--at junction of Muddy r. with Virgin r. Juniper, LINDEN--8 m. w. of Showlow

KANAB--just n. of Utah line, about 65 m. e. of St. George

LAKESIDE, Fairview, Woodland--ward 30 m. s. of Snowflake LAVEEN--on Salt River, 12 m. sw. of Phoenix LAYTON--3 m. e. of Thatcher Lebanon, ALGODON--in cotton district, 7 m. se. of Thatcher Lee Valley--15 m. sw. of Eagar LEE'S FERRY, Lonely Dell--on Colorado r., 18 m. s. of Utah line LEHI, Jonesville, Utahville, Ft. Utah--ward 3 m. ne. of Mesa LeRoux Springs and Flat--about 7 m. nw. of Flagstaff, location of Ft. Moroni Limestone Tanks--on Mormon road, 27 m. s. of Lee's Ferry LINDEN, Juniper--8 m. w. of Showlow Little Colorado Stake--first Arizona Stake, embraced Little Colorado settlements LITTLEFIELD, Beaver Dams, Millersburg--on Virgin r., 3 m. e. of Nevada line LOGAN, West Point--s. of Muddy r., 15 m. w. of St. Joseph Lonely Dell, LEE'S FERRY--crossing on Colorado r., 18 m. s. of Utah line Lone Pine, Beaver ranch, Woolf ranch, Reidhead--12 m. s. of Snowflake LUNA (Valley), Grant, Heber--across N.M. line, 40 m. se. of Springerville

Macdonald--on San Pedro, 5 m. s. of St. David MARICOPA STAKE--Headquarters at Mesa Matthews, Fairview, GLENBAR--10 m. nw. of Thatcher in Gila Valley Mazatzal City--in Tonto Basin, on East Verde r. McClellan Tanks--on Mormon road, about 35 m. s. of Lee's Ferry Meadows--on Little Colorado r., 8 m. nw. of St. Johns MESA, Hayden, Zenos, Mesaville--Maricopa Stake Headquarters, 16 m. e. of Phoenix MESQUITE--on n. side of Virgin r., 1 m. w. of Nevada line MIAMI--6 m. w. of Globe, 86 m. nw. of Thatcher Milligan Fort--was 1 m. w. of present Eagar Millersburg, Beaver Dams, LITTLEFIELD--on Virgin r., nw. corner of Arizona Millville--was on Mogollon plateau, 35 m. s. of Flagstaff Mill Point--6 m. nw. of St. Thomas on Muddy r. Miramonte--9 m. w. of Benson Moaby, Moa Ave, Moen Abi, Moanabby--7 m. sw. of Tuba, 60 m. s. of Lee's Ferry MOCCASIN SPRINGS--3 m. n. of Pipe Springs MOEN COPIE--was mission headquarters, 2 m. s. of Tuba Mohave Spring--in Moen Copie wash, s. of Tuba Mormon Dairy--near Mormon Lake, belonged to Sunset and Brigham City Mormon Lake--about 28 m. se. of Flagstaff, 50 m. w. of Sunset Mormon Road--west extension of Spanish Trail, St. George to Los Angeles Mormon Road--wagon road from Lee's Ferry to Little Colorado r. Mormon Range--at head of Muddy Valley, now se. Nevada Mormon Flat--on Apache Trail, Phoenix to Globe, 20 m. ne. of Mesa Mormon Fort--n. of Las Vegas, in Nevada Mortensen, Percheron, East Pinedale--Just e. of Pinedale settlement Mt. Carmel, Winsor--United Order ward in Long Valley n. of Kanab, Utah Mt. Trumbull--in Uinkarat Mnts., 30 m. w. of mouth of Kanab Wash Mt. Turnbull--37 m. nw. of Thatcher Muddy, river and valley, in present Nevada, near nw. corner of Arizona Musha Springs--just s. of Tuba, townsite of Tuba City, n. of Moen Copie

Navajo, Savoia, RAMAH--in N. M., 22 m. n. of Zuni, 80 m. ne. of St. Johns Navajo Spring--on Mormon road, 8 m. s. of Lee's Ferry Navajo Wells--16 m. e. of Kanab, in Utah, foot of Buckskin mts. Nephi, Johnsonville--was successor of Tempe ward, 3 m. w. of Mesa NUTRIOSO--17 m. se. of Springerville

Obed--was on Little Colorado r., 3 m. sw., across river, from St. Joseph Omer and Amity, Union, EAGAR--in lower Round Valley, Apache Co. OVERTON, Patterson's Ranch--8 m. nw. of St. Thomas, Nevada ORAIBI--Indian village, about 40 m. se. of Moen Copie Orderville--was United Order ward in Long Valley, n. of Kanab, in Utah

PAPAGO--Indian ward on both sides of Salt r., just nw. of Mesa. Paria River--enters Colorado r. from n., just above Lee's Ferry Patterson's Ranch, OVERTON--8 m. nw. of St. Thomas, Nevada PAYSON--in upper Tonto Basin, 75 m. w. of Showlow Peach Springs--10 m. ne. of station of same name on Santa Fe, 58 m. w. of Ash Fork Pearce's Ferry--Colorado r. crossing at mouth of Grand Wash Penrod, PINETOP--12 m. se. of Showlow Percheron, Mortensen, PINEDALE--15 1/2 m. w. of Showlow PHOENIX--Capital of Arizona, in Salt River Valley PIMA, Smithville--in Gila Valley, 6 m. nw. of Thatcher PINE--on Pine Creek, Tonto Basin, 70 m. w. of n. of Roosevelt dam PINEDALE, Percheron, Mortensen--15-1/2 m. w. of Showlow Pine Springs--near Pine Creek in Tonto Basin PINETOP, Penrod--12 m. se. of Showlow PIPE SPRINGS, Winsor Castle--on Mormon road, 20 m. sw. of Kanab PLEASANTON--in Williams Valley, N. M., 36 m. s. of Luna Valley PLEASANT VALLEY--location of sawmill and dairy, 25 m. se. of Flagstaff POMERENE--4 m. n. and e. of Benson

RAMAH, Navajo, Savoia--in N. M., 80 m. ne. of St. Johns RAY--25 m. sw. of Globe Redlands, ASHURST, Cork--about 15 m. nw. of Thatcher REIDHEAD, Beaver Ranch, Woolf Crossing, Lone Pine Crossing--10 m. s. of Taylor RICHVILLE, Walnut Grove, 18 m. s. of St. Johns RIOVILLE, Junction (City)--junction of Muddy r. with Virgin r. Round Valley, EAGAR--35 m. s. of St. Johns

ST. JOHNS, Salem--St. Johns Stake hdqrs., 60 m. se. of Holbrook ST. JOHNS STAKE--Embraces eastern Arizona, n. of Graham Co. ST. DAVID--on San Pedro r., 7 m. se. of Benson in se. Arizona ST. JOSEPH--5 m. n. of Overton, n. side of Muddy r., now in Nevada ST. JOSEPH, Allen Camp, Cumorah--on Little Colorado r., 10 m. w. of Holbrook ST. JOSEPH STAKE--embraces se. Arizona, hdqrs. at Thatcher ST. THOMAS--w. side of Muddy, 1-3/4 m. above junction with Virgin r. SAFFORD--3 m. e. of Thatcher Salem, ST. JOHNS--St. Johns Stake hdqrs., 60 m. se. of Holbrook Salt Lake--33 m. e. of St. Johns; is in New Mexico Salt Mountains--Salt deposits on Virgin r., below St. Thomas San Francisco Mountains--n. of Flagstaff SAN BERNARDINO, Cal.--about 50 m. e. of Los Angeles San Bernardino Ranch--in extreme se. comer of Arizona San Pablo, Hayden's Ferry, TEMPE--9 m. e. of Phoenix San Pedro--river and valley in se. Arizona Savoia, Navajo, RAMAH--Savoia was 6 m. e. of present Ramah SHOWLOW--22 m. s. of Snowflake SHUMWAY--ward on Silver creek, 7 m. s. of Snowflake Simonsville--was mill location, 6 m. nw. of St. Thomas Smithville, PIMA--6 m. nw. of Thatcher, once St. Joseph Stake hdqrs. SNOWFLAKE--Snowflake Stake hdqrs., 30 m. s. of Holbrook SNOWFLAKE STAKE--embraces practically Navajo County Soap Creek (Springs)--on Mormon road, 16 m. sw. of Lee's Ferry SOLOMONVILLE--e. end of Gila Valley SPRINGERVILLE--35 m. se. of St. Johns Stinson Valley--former name of valley in which Snowflake is located STONE'S FERRY, Bonelli's--Colorado r. crossing, w. of mouth of Virgin r. Strawberry Valley--in n. Tonto Basin Sulphur Springs Valley--in se. Arizona Sunset, Sunset Crossing--Little Colorado r. settlement, 25 m. w. of St. Joseph Sunset Sawmill--was 7 m. s. of Mormon Dairy Surprise Valley--10 m. nw. of Hunt, along Surprise Creek, 27 m. nw. of St. Johns Surprise Valley--near mouth of Kanab Canyon

Taylor--was settlement across Colorado r., 3 m. w. of St. Joseph TAYLOR, Bagley, Walker--on Silver Creek, 3 m. s. of Snowflake TEMPE, San Pablo, Hayden's Ferry--9 m. e. of Phoenix Tenney's Camp, WOODRUFF--on Little Colorado r., 12 m. ne. of Holbrook THATCHER--St. Joseph Stake hdqrs., in Gila Valley Tonto Basin--in central Arizona TUBA (CITY)--on Mormon road, 60 m. se. of Lee's Ferry TUBAC--on Santa Cruz r., 42 m. s. of Tucson Turkey Tanks--about 10 m. ne. of Flagstaff

Union, Omer, Amity, EAGAR--ward embraced Round Valley settlements Utahville, Fort Utah, LEHI, Jonesville--3 m. ne. of Mesa Ute Ford, Vado de los Padres, CROSSING OF THE FATHERS--on Colorado r., just n. of Arizona line

Vermilion Cliffs--w. of Colorado r., extending into both Arizona and Utah VERNON--ward includes Concho and Hunt branches VIRDEN--just over New Mexico line on Gila r., 8 m. ne. of Franklin

Walker, Bagley, TAYLOR--on Silver Creek, 3 m. s. of Snowflake Walnut Grove, RICHVILLE--18 m. s. of St. Johns on Little Colorado r. West Point, LOGAN--s. of Muddy r., 15 m. w. of St. Joseph, Nevada Whitewater--22 m. e. of Tombstone. Wilford--6 m. sw. of Heber, 56 m. sw. of Holbrook Williams Valley--in New Mexico, 36 m. s. of Luna Valley Willow Springs--on Mormon road, 7 m. nw. of Tuba Winsor, Mt. Carmel--was United Order ward in Long Valley n. of Kanab Winsor Castle, PIPE SPRINGS--on Mormon road, 20 m. sw. of Kanab WOODRUFF, Tenney's Camp--ward on Little Colorado r., 12 m. se. of Holbrook Woolf Crossing, ranch, Beaver ranch, Lone Pine, Reidhead--10 m. s. of Taylor Woodland, Fairview, LAKESIDE--3 m. nw. of Pinetop

Zenos, Hayden, Mesaville, MESA--16 m. e. of Phoenix

CHRONOLOGY OF LEADING EVENTS

1846--Feb. 4, Chas. Shumway first to cross Mississippi in exodus from Nauvoo; Feb. 4, "Brooklyn" sailed from New York, with 235 L. D. S.; July 29, arr. San Francisco; July 20, Mormon Battalion left Council Bluffs; Aug. 1, arr. Ft. Leavenworth; 12, left Leavenworth; 23. Col. Allen died; Oct. 9, 1st detachment at Santa Fe; 13, Cooke in command; Sept. 16, families sent to Pueblo; Oct. 19, left Sant Fe; Nov. 21, turned to west; 28, at summit Rockies; Dec. 18, at Tucson; 22, arr. Pima villages.

1847--Jan. 8, Battalion at mouth of Gila; 10, crossed Colorado r.; 29, arr. near San Diego; July 16, discharged; 24, Pres. Young and Utah pioneers reached Salt Lake Valley.

1848--Jan. 24, gold discovered at Sutter's Fort, Cal.

1851--June, Lyman and Rich and about 500 from Utah located San Bernardino, Cal.; fall, Mormons located at Tubac.

1853--First missionaries in Las Vegas district.

1855--May 10, 30 missionaries left Salt Lake for Las Vegas.

1857--Ira Hatch and Dudley Leavitt among Paiutes; Hamblin sees Ives steamer "Explorer;" Sept. 11, Mountain Meadows massacre.

1858--Jan., Ira Hatch sent to Muddy; Feb., Col. Kane treaty with Paiutes; San Bernardino vacated; spring, Hamblin to Colorado r.; first trip across Colorado r.

1859--Oct., Hamblin to Hopi.

1860--Oct., Hamblin to Hopi; Nov. 2, Geo. A. Smith, Jr., killed by Indians near Tuba.

1862--Nov., Hamblin to Hopi.

1863--Feb. 24, Arizona Territory organized from New Mexico; Mar. 18. Hamblin to Hopi; Pipe Springs located by Dr. J. M. Whitmore.

1864--Mar., Hamblin party parleys with Navajos; Moccasin Springs settled; United Order established in Brigham City. Utah, by Lorenzo Snow; Oct., Anson Call directed to establish Colorado r. port, Beaver Dams settled by Henry W. Miller; Dec. 2. Call party at site of Call's landing; 18, work begun at Call's Landing.

1865--Jan. 8, first settlers at St. Thomas on Muddy r., settlement of St. Joseph on Muddy r.; settlement on Paria Creek; Dec., Muddy section organized as Pah-ute County, Arizona.

1866--Jan. 8, Whitmore and McIntire killed by Indians near Pipe Springs; June 4, conference with Indians on Muddy r.; Moccasin vacated through Indian troubles; Nov., steamer "Esmeralda" on upper Colorado r.

1867--Jan. 18, Pah-ute county claimed by Nevada; spring, floods caused abandonment of Beaver Dams; Oct. 1, county seat of Pah-ute moved from Callville to St. Thomas.

1868--Feb. 10, trouble with Paiutes on Muddy r.; August 18, destructive fire at St. Joseph; Nov. 1, Andrew S. Gibbons and O.D. Gass started from Callville to Ft. Yuma by boat.

1869--Feb. 8, Junction City (Rioville) established; Feb. 15, Utah organized Rio Virgen County, including Muddy settlements; May 29, Powell started first trip down Canyon; June 12, Davidson family died of thirst on desert near Muddy r.; June 16, Callville abandoned; August, 3 of Powell's men killed by Indians; 29, Powell ended trip below Canyon; Oct., Hamblin at Hopi.

1870--Mar., Brigham Young party visited Muddy settlements; June 14, settlement on Kanab Creek; Sept., Hamblin to Mt. Trumbull with J.W. Powell; Nov. 5, Hamblin peace talk with Navajos at Ft. Defiance; took Chief Tuba to Utah; Dec., determination to abandon Muddy settlements.

1871--Spring, abandonment Muddy district; Pah-ute County abolished by Arizona Territory; Aug., Hamblin, with Powell, on second Colorado r. trip; Moccasin Springs re-settled; Moen Copie made mission post;

1872--John D. Lee located at mouth of Paria; June 28, J.H. Beadle at Lee's Ferry.

1873--Mar. 8, Brigham Young instructed Arizona colonists in Salt Lake; spring, L.W. Roundy and Hamblin at Moen Copie; May 1, H.D. Haight party left Utah for Little Colorado Valley; May 22, Haight party on Little Colorado r.; June 30, Haight party turned back.

1874--Jan., Hamblin to Hopi to prevent war; Aug., Hamblin to Ft. Defiance on peace mission.

1875--Feb. 20, Orderville established; Sept. 16, D.W. Jones exploration party left Salt Lake; Oct. 27, Jones party crossed Colorado r.; 30, Jas. S. Brown exploring party left Salt Lake; Dec. 4, Brown party at Moen Copie; 14, Jones party at Tucson.

1876--Jan., Jones party in Mexico; Feb. 3, Little Colorado settlers left Salt Lake; Mar. 23, advance company at Sunset; 24-31, locations of Allen City, Obed, Sunset, Ballenger; 28, work commenced on St. Joseph dam; Apr., location of Tenney's (Woodruff) Camp, on Little Colorado r.; 17, United Order established on Little Colorado r.; Daniel H. Wells and party on Little Colorado r.; May, Boston party passed Little Colorado settlements; June 24, L.W. Roundy drowned in Colorado r.; 27, Obed moved to new location; June, D.W. Jones party returns to Utah; first L.D.S. settlers on Showlow Creek; July 17, exploration of Tonto Basin; 17, first child born in Allen City; 19, Allen City dam washed away; Aug., Lorenzo H. Hatch located at Savoia; Oct. 18, Pratt-Stewart part left Utah for Arizona; Nov. 7, Mt. Trumbull sawmill re-established near Mormon Lake; Dec. 23, Pratt party reached Phoenix; Dec., Harrison Pearce established ferry at mouth of Grand Wash; Hamblin located new route to Sunset, via Grand Wash.

1877--Jan. 6, Jones settlement party organized at St. George by Brigham Young, Bunkerville located, first L.D.S. school in Arizona, at Obed; 17, Jones party left St. George; Mar. 6, arr. Salt River, founded Lehi; Mar. 23, J.D. Lee executed; May 20, first Indian baptism on Salt r.; Aug., Merrill company left Lehi; 29, death of Brigham Young, Hamblin at Hopi; Sept. 14, start of Idaho-Salt Lake party that founded Mesa; 14, Merrill company on San Pedro r.; Nov. 12, Arkansas L.D.S. arr. on Little Colorado r.; 29, Merrill party location on San Pedro r.

1878--Jan., C.I. Robson and others selected Mesa location; 20, Colorado r. frozen over at Lee's Ferry; 22, location of Taylor on Little Colorado r.; 23, James Pearce first L.D.S. settler on Silver Creek; 27, Little Colorado Stake organized, name of Ballenger changed to Brigham City, name of Allen changed to St. Joseph; Feb. 5, Robson party at Fort Utah; 9, naming of Woodruff; 18, settlers at Forest Dale; May 15, first L.D.S. locations in Tonto Basin; July 21, Flake and Kartchner moved the site of Snowflake; Sept.-Dec., Erastus Snow and party travel in Arizona; Sept. 27, Erastus Snow party located and named Snowflake, selected Jesse N. Smith as President Eastern Arizona Stake; Oct. 26, first settlers on Mesa townsite; Dec., re-settlement of Beaver Dams.

1879--Jan. 16, arr. at Snowflake of Jesse N. Smith; Feb., L.D.S. explorers at Smithville on Gila r.; Mar., L.D.S. settlement in Concho; Apr. 8, Showlow company located at Smithville; Completion of J. W. Young woolen factory at Moen Copie; settlement at Shumway; first session of court in Apache County; Nov. 16, purchase of Barth claims at St. Johns.

1880--Mar. 29, St. Johns townsite selected by Wilford Woodruff; Sept. 19, re-location of St. Johns townsite; Sept. 26, naming of Alpine; fall, re-settlement of Overton; Oct. 6, arr. at St. Johns of D. K. Udall; Nov., land at Graham on Gila r. bought by Brigham City settlers; Dec., settlement of Matthews on Gila r.

1881--Jan., location at Graham; Mar., settlement at Curtis (Eden), trouble with Indians; location of Holbrook; name of Smithville changed to Pima.

1882--Jan. 28, re-location of Holbrook townsite; June 1, N.B. Robinson killed by Indians, Indian troubles in mountain settlements; June 24, N. C. Tenney killed at St. Johns; July, establishment of first paper in Apache County; July 19, L.D.S. settlement at Tempe; Dec. 10, Maricopa Stake organized; Dec. 25, naming of Thatcher.

1883--Jan. 4, location party in Mexico from St. David; 13, settlement of Layton; Feb. 25, establishment of St. Joseph Stake at St. David; spring, Forest Dale abandoned; Aug. 25, Wilford and Heber organized; Nov., naming of Lehi.

1884--Mar., land jumping in St. Johns; Nov., Young and Grant party visit Yaqui Indian country.

1885--Feb. 9, departure of first L.D.S. Mexican colony; Nov.-Dec., Indian depredations in Gila Valley; Dec. I, killing of Lorenzo and Seth Wright on Gila r.; Wilford abandoned.

1886--Feb. 9, Andrew S. Gibbons died at St. Johns; Aug. 31, death of Jacob Hamblin at Pleasanton; Sept. 8, Isaac C. Haight died at Thatcher.

1887--Jan. 24, first donation to Arizona temple; May 3, earthquake at St. David; Fredonia settled; July 24, St. Johns Stake organized; Dec. 4, C.I. Robson president of Maricopa Stake; Dec.18, Snowflake Stake organized.

1889--Jan. 14, St. Johns Stake Academy established; 21, Snowflake Academy established; Apr. 2, Brigham Young Jr., and Jesse N. Smith purchased Little Colorado Valley lands in New York; May 11, Wham robbery, near Ft. Grant.

1890--Feb., Great floods on Little Colorado r. and Silver Creek.

1891--Feb., large damage done by Salt r. floods.

1892--June 20, Lot Smith killed by Indians near Tuba City; July 3-4, general conference of Arizona Stakes at Pinetop; Dec. 8, Chas. L. Flake killed at Snowflake.

1893--Feb. 19, artesian flow struck at St. David.

1894--Feb. 24, C.I. Robson died at Mesa; May 10, C.R. Hakes president of Maricopa Stake.

1898--Jan. 29, St. Joseph Stake reorganized under Andrew Kimball; May 21, death of Chas. Shumway; Sept. I, St. Joseph Stake Academy opened at Thatcher.

1903--Feb., Tuba settlers sell to Indian Bureau.

1904--Sept. 15, death of P.C. Merrill.

1905--May I, breaking of St. Johns reservoir.

1906--June 5, death of Jesse N. Smith.

TRAGEDIES OF THE FRONTIER

It is notable that few were the Mormons who have met untimely death by violence in the Southwest. It is believed that the following brief record is, very nearly, complete:

George A. Smith, Jr.--Nov. 2, 1860. Killed by Navajos near Tuba City.

Dr. J.M. Whitmore and Robert McIntire--Jan. 8, 1866. Killed by Navajos near Pipe Springs.

Elijah Averett--Jan. 1866. Killed by Navajos near Paria Creek. Averett had been with the Capt. James Andrus expedition after the Whitmore-McIntire murderers and had been sent back, with a companion, with dispatches from about the Crossing of the Fathers. He was killed on this return journey and his companion wounded.

Joseph Berry, Robert Berry and the latter's wife, Isabella--April 2, 1866. Killed by Paiutes at Cedar Knoll near Short Creek, west of Pipe Springs. The three were in a wagon and had attempted to escape by running their horses across country, but the Indians cut them off. They fought for their lives and one dead Indian was found near their bodies. In the woman's body was a circle of arrows.

Joseph Davidson, wife and son--June 12, 1869. Perished of thirst on Southern Nevada desert, in Muddy Valley section.

Lorenzo W. Roundy--May 24, 1876. Drowned in Colorado River.

Nathan B. Robinson--June 1, 1882. Killed by Apaches near Reidhead.

Nathan C. Tenney--June 24, 1882. Unintentionally shot by Mexicans in course of riot at St. Johns.

Jacob S. Ferrin--July 19, 1882. Killed by Apaches 12 miles east of San Carlos.

Mrs. W.N. Fife--Sept. 11, 1884. Murdered at her home in the Sulphur Springs Valley. She had given a Mexican dinner and was rewarded by a shot in the back. A 13-year-old daughter was saved by the timely arrival of a Mexican employee. The murderer, only known as Jesus, was captured the following day by a posse of settlers and, after full determination of guilt, was hanged to a tree. The murderer's skull now is in possession of Dr. Ezra Rich of Ogden, Utah.

Lorenzo and Seth Wright--Dec. 1, 1885. Ambushed by Apaches in Gila Valley.

Frank Thurston--May 23, 1886. Killed by Apaches six miles west of Pima.

Lot Smith--June 20, 1892. Killed by Navajos near Tuba.

Chas. L. Flake--Dec. 8, 1892. Killed by fugitive criminal at Snowflake.

Horatio Merrill and 14-year-old daughter, Eliza--Dec. 3, 1895. Killed by Apaches at Ash Springs, 30 miles east of Pima. This crime has been charged to the infamous Apache Kid.

Isaac Benj. Jones--May 12, 1897. Killed at El Dorado Canyon, near the Colorado River. While freighting ore to a mill, he was ambushed and shot from his wagon by a Paiute, Avote, who murdered several other whites before being run down and killed by Indians on Cottonwood Island, where he had taken refuge.

John Bleak--Jan. 26, 1899. Killed by Mexicans, near Hackberry, Mohave County. The body was found with many knife thrusts, with indications of a desperate resistance of two assailants.

Frank Lesueur and Augustus Andrew Gibbons--Mar. 27, 1900. Killed by outlaws near Navajo, eastern Apache County. They had been deserted by six Mexican members of a posse trailing American cattle thieves, who were fleeing northward from near St. Johns, and were ambushed in a mountain canyon. Lesueur was killed instantly by a shot in the forehead and Gibbons, already shot through the body, was killed by a shot in the head at very short range. The murderers were not apprehended.

Wm. T. Maxwell--1901. Killed by outlaws near Nutrioso. He was the son of a Mormon Battalion member.

Wm. W. Berry--Dec. 22, 1903. Murdered in Tonto Basin. John and Zach Booth, goat owners, were arrested for the crime. The latter was hanged and the former released after disagreement of the jury. The crime also embraced the murder of a 16-year-old boy, Juan Vigil, son of a herder. Berry at the time was in charge of a band of sheep.

Hyrum Smith Peterson--Nov. 12, 1913. Killed near Mesa. Peterson, city marshal, was shot down by thieves whom he was trying to arrest.

Frank McBride and Martin Kempton--Feb. 10, 1918. Killed 60 miles west of Pima. McBride was sheriff of Graham County and Kempton was deputy. The two sought arrest of the Powers brothers and Sisson, draft evaders, who were in a cabin in the Galiuro Mountains. With them was killed another deputy, Kane Wootan. In a following special session of the Legislature, the families of the three were given $17,500, to be invested for their benefit.

INDEX

See Chronology, Mormon Settlement Place Names

A

Adair
Named for early resident
Adair, Samuel N.
Photo.
Adair, Wesley
Battalion member,
photo.
Agriculture
Mormon pioneers in,
first in N. Ariz.
Allen, Lt.-Col. Jas.
Commander Battalion,
died
Allen, Rufus C.
Battalion member,
to S. America,
in Las Vegas section
Allen, W.C.
Heads L. Colorado party,
photo.
Alma
Est.
Allred, Mrs. R.W.
With husband on Battalion march,
photo.
Allred, Reuben W.
Battalion member,
photo.
Alpine
Burial place of Jacob Hamblin,
est.
Ancient Races
Canal at Mesa,
in Arizona,
canals of,
in Gila Valley
Andrus, Capt. Jas.
Led party against Indians
Apaches
Encroachments on Forest Dale,
attack on Col. Carr's command,
attack on Camp Apache,
experiences with in Gila Valley,
Chiricahua outbreaks,
murders in Gila Valley
Arkansas Immigrants
At Taylor,
on L. Colorado
Artesian Water
At St. David,
wells in Gila Valley
Asay, Joseph
Aids Powell exp.
Atlantic & Pacific R.R.
Land grant

B

Ballenger, Jesse O.
Heads L. Colorado settlement
Ballenger's Camp (Brigham City)
Est.
Banta, A.F.
Arizona pioneer
Barbenceta
Navajo Chief
Barrus, Lt. Ruel
Battalion officer at San Luis Rey
Barth, Sol
On L. Colorado
Bartlett, John R.
At Tubac,
in Texas
Bass, Willis W.
Grand Canyon guide
Beadle, J.H.
Visit to Lonely Dell and J. D. Lee
Beale, E.F.
At San Pascual,
camel survey, carried dispatches east,
advised Washington of discovery of gold
Beaver Dams--Early occupation,
settlement
Beebe, Nelson P.--Leader of Arkansas party
Bees--First in Utah
Bellamy, Edward--Study of United Order
Bennett, Capt. Frank F.--In great Navajo council
Berardo--At Horsehead Crossing
Berry, Mrs. Rachael--State legislator
Berry, Wm. Wiley--Killed by outlaws, photo.
Bibliography
Biggs, Thos.--Lehi settler,
photo.
Bigler, Henry W.--At gold discovery,
photo.
Bluewater N. M--Settlement
Blythe, John L.--Launched boat at Lee's Ferry,
at Moen Copie,
at Le Roux Spring,
photo.
Bonelli, Daniel--Early ferryman,
photo.
Boston Party--In L. Cotorado Valley
Boyle, Henry G.--Battalion member,
outlined Mormon road,
first president S. States Mission,
photo.
Brannan, Samuel--Head of "Brooklyn" exp.,
Wyoming conference with Brigham Young,
died in Mexico
Brigham City, Ariz.--Est.,
naming,
abandonment,
photo. of old fort
Brigham City, Utah--Experiences in United Order
Brinkerhoff, Hyrum--Muddy r. and Gila v. pioneer,
photo.
Brinkerhoff, Margaret--Muddy r. and Gila v. pioneer,
photo.
Brizzee, H. W.--Battalion member,
in Arizona,
photo.
"Brooklyn"--Mormon immigrant ship
Brown, Capt. Jas.--Led at Pueblo, Colo.,
battalion officer,
arr. Salt Lake, to Cal. for pay
Brown, Jas. S.--On Muddy r.,
at Cal. gold discovery,
head of 1875 scouting party,
battalion member,
photo.
Bryce--Est.
Bryce, Ebenezer--Early Gila settler,
photo.
Bushman, John V.--N. E. Ariz, settler,
photo.