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1950

The Early History of Cache Valley Joel E. Ricks

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Dr . Joel • Rick ,Stat Histo ian ,

ion

ountain m n--American

on the Be

d all th

Bri gar who

was Jame

alt

ke .

Vall y .

In this

still in th valley,

pa t y or Hudson Ba

that str

to th G at Salt

i oup

a e t avel ed down the Bear Rive

o d n l ed

ricans ,

a at lea t

at e ms of Cach

said to

of 1 24 and I 25

s nt th winte

Iver and its tributa ies .

an th

G eat

e probabl the ir t

t each V lley . Th

at r Skeen

ollow

iver an

t ad

• This was

uch to his

I n th

Cache Valley, or Wi ll wal l y as it was

· rst n

the

d b

fa orite rendesvouz . at , 1~M.3 ,

In Au and 1

ascribe

esse

it v

ont with his e much in detail .

since he d d not give a

edition ntered C che

Evidently Capt in

avo able

L~pre

s on

a1le

e ont \ as not the vall

or or

the Ind an inhabitant • Sho tly a ter tea Vall y a small

Wh n they

Vall y as th

ost beauti by the

s in his j

"I started a fa ful vall of man

Au~

t 0

in 1 55 .

Youn~

ioneera to S It Lake

to e

10 e the count

nth .

t , 1 47, they sPOrta th teach Yh

seen .

the valley, Bri John Clark Do

ouna s nt th

le,

1 as fo11ovs: 0

Cache Vall y ound

irat Mo

ri ham

ina grasses

Ch ch cattle to each Valle reco

the

rt vas a nt b

turn d to

Att act

ivaI

'~r

th ohurch ha

or k aping the

st 25, 1 55 . " He L n t lis

cattle in t e sev re '\ nter .

st ok, th har

st rted opening eac in th t

u~·

auti-

nter and the los

Pete lIe .

Mau han

l .c

~1au o;ha

Pete

ned to Tooele,

st, 18 6 , t ~

omen an 1 5 , 1 51' .

il t

. oun

co II

l e te

In lanS e

it t e .ollol.Jin'"

t h . . "in

his cattl.. , to

Dent .

The e

as essions , e e ei

~ rived

uf er

i:>ham Young ,

ossibi itie s a

az i n

Cache . t in

an ~ ' l

t m n an

several ept enbe

in Ca che Valle

arons in t pam of a

t _or

The ..a .

To t he

eth

"an rge an r . hay Ian ~(C

'"1'_

ryo s ed

a_ t ya .. they

Ie a vise -au to have the

selves a

al a n

in Ca che

s~ttlem~ nt

cause

s~ a sons

they 01aced t ei

~ irst

ote cti on aoains t th

a ne',T sett

en in t he

anent

, 1Q h , 1.( t' t he a ssent a

eXT)lo ed t e a _. ic I t

a l eY e

in J u

.ss . a

in Tooele but t 8

He liv

a pe

i st t o fa

~as t~e

Br "gham

aunt.:>

-I

ate in 1859:

n set I e so t a t a ll mar avail them-

t ha t

,gion but in su ._ic ient

. . s to ("'e the

t o 0e safe .

t to inclu .e a l l the inha i tants t hereo _ , an . l a ge en ugh ~

t o store a ll t h i a ll t e stoc e

locate~

bing the t nubto

b ~e

.i e .

"th the I

ian s .

insi~e

aintai n an

rt so t hat t he; ma

S018

r se v

to (epend

pan

th ~

V011 t"

tah Âˇ1a

s to cx'a

s s}ould

en~ ange

e ,

i n that isol ate _ '-' ion ,

in a g eat m... asu . e , un .. e ~

rti.ons i n time

the

in ca se of

a lizing

u .ence a

Go ,

t ()vble . II

. aw:;han son ..,ht s tt l

Pet~

o t ~ cte.

to take a c u se that Hill ena I e you

~ou ~ sAlv8s

ill be ob1.i C"'e

t o secu e

ou b id nills , l et it be so a_ ang_ 'a s to

an ' in a l l t hin s . . nde

t a t . . rou

a che Val le

ote a . lovl'; n -r "escri tion in June 1 59 to the

an".

t his

"The lengt t.

ein, l ith s t on - cor a ls adj0in "

tr .

in case

all means make

a t su ri ci ent nistances . on -our for ts va as not to

as e

t em i

ain t h

ch settl ement shaul

ear th .rom . . st to

settlements a Ir ,adv a~min~

Ian . is

aI le est

locat~ .

8xt~nsive ;

tOl t

to south is abo t _0 t

t t, . . lve Jai l Âˇ. s .

8. . S

ate r

t"e s out ~o

The e

en . a i~a tion

'Niles ,

re :our new

t he valley; the an . a ll

in s a

3 na c hinery i s [ bun ant , i n. so t, it is the

est ,·at

seen in th s

ca tt e in the SThume

n ountains .

The _an e,

or t h

_ va lley I ha e ever

is excellent , a n l t ee is a r"easona b l e amount of c.,ra ss I an

in t e v icini t 'T

each settlement aIr ad

Ian

__ urthe r nO t h

_ani l i es

n ga e

loca te , a n

or oth9r s ettle.

- l ent

~nts .

ric

war .

They

a ainst t

in t e salt

_nd a

oom year f o

t he De seret N- -IS in 1 60 vIrote : liE -i

sent t i e . "

Lo -an , Provi enc e , a nd e occupie

va l l e

a t r t he Utah

or better

Ca c 1e - a l l ey .

") ~ants

thr ou h this Ci t <T , ( Salt Lake ), ~or t C c he Val l ey , a n

~ndon ,

rot e ction

Indians .

The year 1 60 ,?s a

man

one hun

i ti n to -Tell s ville whi ch Has

e 1 cate

.:> r ass a 1-1. fa ming

The a t the

The l. our settlements i n 1 59 w e Smi th- iel , i n a

QO o

0 ._

sea son

t} is s '' Jrin ) is vil la~e s

settlem nts , t oms a d

sea son

ot kno m but °u,:l in

i n Utah

a, t o

ned .

How

om the

De ~ha

ountv an

s s o e sett l e-

ents i n the s outhe rn part of Salt Lake Count. mus t hav e mat e iall in

of n

~lo

On y a _e

san . 1e

~o i ng

tt9

home s and

u l a tion , i n c ons eQuence of the

·0

on inq ir-r ,

'oJ

a , s since, a corn-aal1

o t h count ry .

acquaintance la s

asce tainod

u gh v ithin the

,_ e e r. st

th3

The!'e was a

num.)e n i

.'1

inr~

·1

bv t hose i n searc h

som t" ent,

s i nO' show

s teppi n~

at t he

• •,

as sed ou

of ice

as "Jassing ,

r om Pa s on ,

t at thei

on~ 0

as °nc.. tion wa

3r r itory i s a I on ,:> ,fa~

eat ard.

-lB.o;on , vii t h

t into t est eet an ol d

e co 0 TIi zea in the c o', any a s ' it

thr i vin s tmms in Utah Count -r , a n pla ce t

_e creased

lo c ati on .

s sU'Pfi cient to ma.ke

i nto t e

eat r u sh no th1: a

nas s i n g

ont s, on t hei

mo' e eSDeciall y s i nce the winte

have O'cme _the .

e i t o ..

hav e b en constantl

or t h ee

s th

TTl

Hhom,

ill

the

~o s t

Cach , w. i c h

t ha t ~ o ti on

ai n

u s h of settl er s t o a

t o t a s a 1 S'... t tle:nent s a lrea y

.oun e el an. t o e st n ~ 1 ° s h a -1 .i tional tmms .

Hyrun , He l lvill e, a nd Par adise

v1 ~

e c olonize

i n the no th e s ·~ ttl

to -)re si e ove- t he ) a'~ -i

_ lnto

its

Fo rts

i li .1. ia to

ments in Lo ""a

e c n s t vct", _o t e ct i t

wa s

In l Q60 t e s ccess 0

p s t l e EID'a T . e valle •

en son \Va s

LOU :' 1·18.

t e a tta cks

ere e e ct ", Jache Vall e

ispat che

Peter J.>'lau ghan

and each tOim in t h'3 valle,

rl_anklin

The va ious tmms He e

ivi ed i nto

, a che Valle .

a~ainst

. i ls , f l o r ""oil s , an(' s tOl.:" "", S h 0 US

i s hop

be came a sta' e .

",ra

Hhile H. e Fa k a n

a t of t he v a lle

e se t t l e . in t e south

0 _

o sse s s ed

10stil e Shos' on s .

i n the

i mp oved

OSII to

settlem Jnt wa s ass

Se.\·1-

e .