Mormon Settlement in Arizona / A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert

by James H. McClintock

H

Haight, Horton D.—Crossed river at Paria,
first attempt at Arizona colonization,
photo.
Hakes, Collins R.—At San Bernardino,
President Maricopa Stake, at Bluewater, death,
photo.
Hall, Miss S. M.—Description of Lee's Ferry,
of Fredonia
Hamblin, Frederick—At Hopi,
at Alpine,
fight with bear,
photo.
Hamblin, Jacob—Frontier guide,
missionary to Indians, entry in Muddy section,
Mountain Meadows massacre, saves wagon trains, photo.,
at Las Vegas lead mines, encounter with Ives party,
at Colorado r.,
trips to Hopi,
took Hopi visitors home,
with Powell at Shivwits council,
guide for Powell, council with Navajo,
error in date of great Navajo council,
took provisions to second Powell exp., visited Fort Defiance,
1871-2-3 trips,
ambassador to Navajo, in danger of death,
located Grand Wash road, wagon route to Sunset, guide for D. H. Wells
1876 party, ordained Apostle to the Lamanites,
moved to Arizona, death, monument inscription,
first Colorado r. crossing at Ute ford, 1858, crossed at Paria on raft,
located road to San Francisco mountains,
in 1862 crossed river at Ute ford, in 1863 crossed at Grand Wash
Hamblin, Wm.—At Hopi,
at naming of Pipe Springs
Hancock, Levi—Battalion poet
Hardy's Landing—Visited by Call,
Callville visited by Hardy
Harris, Llewellyn—Welsh legend
Haskell, Thales—Investigated steamer on Colorado r.,
at Hopi,
left Hopi,
in Muddy district,
with Paiutes,
photo.
Hatch, Ira—With Paiutes,
with Hopi,
at Meadows,
photo.
Hatch, Lorenzo—Escape from drowning,
at Taylor
Hava-supai Indians—See Cataract Canyon
Hawkins, Wm. R.—With Powell exp.
Hayden, C. T.—Visited by Jones party,
assistance to settlers,
est. Hayden's Ferry
Head, W. S.—Post trader at Verde
Heaton, Jonathan—Resident of Moccasin,
photo, with sons
Heber—In Mogollons,
in New Mexico
Holbrook—Naming
Holmes, Henry—Description of L. Colorado valley
Hopi—Visited by Father Garces,
by Escalante,
by Jacob Hamblin,
Welsh legend, composite language,
snake dance, tribesmen taken to Salt Lake,
threw Navajos from cliff,
Tuba taken to Utah,
sacred stone,
southern origin
Hortt, Henry J.—Fredonia settler
Hubbard—Est.
Hubbell, J. L.—Investigated Utah Indian troubles
Hulett, Schuyler—Battalion member,
photo.
Hunt—Est.
Hunt, Capt. Jefferson—Battalion officer
Hunt, John—Battalion member,
Mormon road mail carrier,
at Snowflake,
photo.
Hunt, Marshall—Battalion member
Hunter, Capt. Jesse B.—Battalion officer

I

Idaho—Agricultural settlement Index—To book Irritaba—Mohave chief Iverson, Alma—At LeRoux Spring Ives, J. C.—Colorado r. exploration Ivins, Anthony W.—Indian warfare, crossed Colorado r. on the ice, agent for Mexican lands, photo.

J

Jenson, Andrew—Assistant Church Historian,
data on Callville,
in Muddy Valley,
in L. Colorado Valley,
at Tuba City,
photo.
Johnson, B. F.—At Tempe,
at Nephi, death,
photo.
Johnson, Warren M.—Escape from drowning,
photo, of Lee's Ferry home
Johnson, W. H.—In charge of Virgin salt mines
Johnston, Capt. A. R.—Killed at San Pascual
Johnston, Gen. A. S.—Exp. to Utah
Johnston, Capt. Geo. A.—Ferried Beale camel exp. across river,
offered to handle Salt Lake freight
Johnston, W.J.—Batt. member,
gold disc.,
photo.
Jones, D.W.—First exp. to Mexico,
foundation of Lehi,
death,
photos.
Jones, Nathaniel V.—Battalion member,
photo.
Jonesville—See Lehi
Jones, Wiley C.—With Jones party,
photo.
Juarez, Colonia—Mexican settlement
Judd, Hyrum—Battalion member,
photo.
Judd, Zadok K.—Battalion member,
photo.
Junction City—On Colorado r.

K

Kaibab Plateau—Visited by Powell,
view
Kanab—Passed in 1920 by Gov. Campbell,
Powell exploration at,
est.
Kane, Col. Thos. L.—Introduction to Tyler history,
conference with Paiutes
Kapurats—Paiute name for Maj. Powell
Kearny, Gen. S.W.—In command California invasion
Kempton, Martin—Killed by outlaws,
photo.
Kimball, Andrew—Prest. St. Joseph Stake,
photo.
Kimball, Heber C.—Chief Justice of Deseret
Klineman, Conrad—Salt Lake Pioneer

L

Laguna Dam—Bars Colorado navigation
Lake, George—Leader on L. Colorado,
to Gila Valley,
photo.
Land Grants—Atlantic & Pacific,
Reavis fraud,
Texas-Pacific claim
Las Vegas, Nev.—Visited by P.P. Pratt,
station on Mormon road,
detail of missionaries,
visited by Call
Las Vegas County—Creation asked
"Latter-day Saints"—Designation of
Layton—Est.
Layton, Christ.—Battalion member,
instructions to,
biography,
photo.
Layton, Elizabeth—Photo.
Lead mines—In Nevada
League of the Southwest—Water storage plans
Leavitt, Dudley—Smelted lead ore in Nevada,
at Hopi,
at naming of Pipe Springs
LeBaron, David T.—Tempe settler
Lee, John D.—Location on Paria,
messenger for Battalion,
residence on Canyon,
capture, in Utah, execution,
experience of wife with Indians,
photo, of home at Moen Avi
Lee's Ferry—Visited by Gov. Campbell,
passage of Roundy party,
early crossings by Hamblin,
Powell at,
John D. Lee's residence at,
ferry bought by Church,
description of,
river frozen,
Stanton exp., main route into Arizona
Lehi—Map,
est.,
floods,
arr. of Mesa party
Leithead, Jas.
In charge of Muddy settlements,
built boat,
supplied Powell exp.
Lemhi, Fort
Early settlement in Idaho
LeRoux, Antoine
Guide to Battalion,
Arizona places named for,
guide for Bartlett party
LeRoux Springs
History
Lesueur, Frank
Killed by outlaws,
photo.
Lesueur, Jas. W.
President Maricopa Stake,
photo.
Lesueur, John T.
President Maricopa Stake,
photo.
Lewis, Samuel
Battalion member,
photo.
List of Illustrations
Little Colorado River
Irrigation difficulties,
floods,
view of crossing
Little Colorado Stake
Org.
Little Colorado Valley
Haight exp.,
settlement,
Arizona experiences,
drought
Littlefield
Northwestern Arizona settlement,
visited by Gov. Campbell
Lonely Dell
Lee's name for mouth of Paria
Los Angeles
Battalion experiences,
Standage's description of,
name,
muster-out of Battalion
Los Muertos
Ancient city
Luna
Est.
Lund, A.H.
Church Historian
Lund, A. Wm.
Church Librarian
Lyman, Amasa M.
San Bernardino experiences,
in Arizona,
with Col. Kane on Muddy r.
Lyman, Francis M.
Exp. near St. Johns,
at St. David

M

Macdonald
Est.
Macdonald, A.F.
Director of cattle company at Pipe Springs,
President Maricopa Stake,
transfer to Mexico,
death,
named St. David,
in Mexico,
photo.
Malaria
At Obed,
on San Pedro and Gila
Maps
State of Deseret,
Pah-ute County,
Northeastern Arizona,
Plat of Lehi,
Prehistoric canals,
Southeastern Arizona,
Arizona and Roads
Maricopa Indians
Maricopa Stake
Org.
Matthews
Est.
Maxwell, Wm. B.
Battalion member,
at Moccasin Springs,
photo.
Mazatzal City
Tonto Basin settlement
McBride, R. Franklin
Killed by outlaws,
photo.
McClellan, Almeda
Photo.
McClellan, Wm. C.
Battalion member,
photo.
McIntire, Robert
Killed by Indians
McIntyre, Wm.
Battalion surgeon
McConnell, Jehiel
At Hopi,
McMurrin, Jos. W.
At LeRoux Spring,
photo.
Meadows
Purchase,
occupied
Meeden, C.V.
Early Colorado r. pilot
Merrill, Eliza
Killed by Indians,
photo.
Merrill, Philemon C.
Adjutant Battalion,
custodian of Utah stone, pioneer on San Pedro,
photos.,
in Lehi party,
separation from Jones,
est. of St. David
Mesa
Org. of "The Mesa Union",
est.,
canal digging,
building of first house,
civic est., naming
Mesquite
Settlement on Virgin
Mexico
Jones party trip,
exploration for settlement,
exploration,
est. of colonies,
flight from,
repopulation
Mill Point
Est. on Muddy r.
Miller, Henry W.
At Beaver Dams,
photo.
Miller, Jacob
Sec'y to Haight exp.,
photo.
Milligan, Fort
Est.
Moabi
Near Moen Copie
Moccasin Springs
Occupation of,
view
Moen Copie
Visited by Hamblin,
Blythe location,
mission post, Indian experiences,
land bought by government,
view
Mohave County
Embraced Nevada point
Mohave, Fort
Est.
Moody, Elizabeth
Photo.
Moody, John M.
First settler of Thatcher,
photo.
Morelos, Colonia
Sonora settlement
Mormon Battalion
Reason for formation,
muster at Council Bluffs,
at San Bernardino ranch,
arr. Tucson,
arr. Pima villages,
left San Bernardino,
experiences,
muster-out,
gold discovery
Mormon Battalion Monument
Arizona contributes,
photo.
Mormon Dairy
Est.
Mormon Road
Broken by Boyle party,
early travel,
mail service,
stations on
Moroni, Fort
Est.,
use by John W. Young,
named Fort Rickerson,
photos.
Mountain Meadows
Massacre,
Hamblin resident in
Mount Trumbull
Powell and Hamblin at Indian council,
sawmill
Mowrey, Harley
Last Battalion survivor
Muddy Valley
Settlement,
population,
Arizona Legislature protested separation,
return of settlers
Munk, Dr. J. A.
Library of Arizoniana

N

Naraguts
Paiute guide
Navajo Indians
Fight near Pipe Springs,
stole stock in Utah, great council with Powell and Hamblin,
captured by Hopi, agreement to remain south of river,
killing of three tribesmen in Utah
Nephi
Est.
Nevada
First American settlement by Mormons,
jurisdiction over Muddy district,
old mapping,
Muddy abandoned,
protest against separation from Arizona
New Hope
Early California colony
Northeastern Arizona
Map
Nutrioso
Est.
Nuttall, L. John
Exper. in crossing Colorado r.

O

Oaxaca, Colonia
Sonora settlement
Obed
Est.
abandonment
Ogden
Site bought with Battalion pay
Onate, Juan de
First New Mexican governor
Orderville
United Order settlement
Osborn's Cave
In Muddy section
Overton
Muddy settlement

P

Pace, Lt. Jas.
Photo.,
Battalion officer,
brought wheat to Utah,
at Thatcher
Pace, Wilson D.
Battalion member,
photo.
Pace, W. W.
At Nutrioso
Pacheco, Colonia
Mexican settlement
Pah-ute
Early Arizona county,
map,
created by Arizona Legislature,
boundaries,
county seat,
abandoned by Arizona,
representation in Legislature
Paiutes
Danger from,
missionary efforts,
threatened Muddy settlers
Paria
Visited by Escalante exp.,
settlement near mouth,
photo.,
view of ranch and ferry
Parke, Lt. A. J.
Survey party
Patrick, H. R.
Map of ancient canals
Pearce, Harrison
Photo.
Pearce, James
At Hopi,
brought Indians to be baptized,
at Taylor,
photo.
Pearce's Ferry
Crossed by Hamblin,
at Grand Wash
Perkins, Jesse N.
Head of Mesa colony
Peterson, Hyrum S.
Killed by outlaws,
photo.
Pettegrew, "Father" David
Advice to Battalion
Phoenix
Visited by Jones party,
by Pratt-Trejo exp.,
by Lehi settlers
Pima
Est.
Pima Indians
Visited by Battalion
Pinedale
Est.
Pinetop
Est.
Church conference,
view
Pipe Springs
Settlement and naming,
first telegraph office in Arizona,
view
Place Names of the Southwest
Pleasanton, N. M
Settlement,
death of Hamblin
Pleasant Valley
War
Polhamus, Isaac
Early Colorado r. pilot
Pomeroy, Francis M.
Salt Lake Pioneer,
at founding of Mesa,
photo.
Population
Latter-day Saints in Arizona
Porter, Sanford
Battalion member,
photo.
Powell, Maj. J. W.
Visited Paiutes,
met Hamblin,
in council with Navajo,
first exp. reached mouth of Paria,
to Moqui towns,
to Salt Lake,
explorations from Paria,
at Kanab Wash,
Mormon assistance at end of first voyage
Pratt, Helaman
Capt. of Muddy militia 109, in second southern exp.,
photos.
Prescott
Founded
Prows, Wm. C.
Battalion member,
photo.
Pueblo
First Anglo-Saxon settlement in Colorado,
Company ordered to winter at,
Battalion sick sent to,
departure of detachment
Pulsipher, David
Battalion member,
photo.

R

Railroads
Construction northern Arizona,
Atlantic & Pacific grant,
construction through Gila Valley
Ramah, N.M.
Settlement
Ramsey, Ralph
Utah artist,
moved to Ariz.
Reidhead
Est.
Reidhead, John
Woodruff settler
Richards, Joseph H.
L. Colorado settler,
photos.
Richards, Mary
Photos.
Rioville
At mouth of Virgin
Roberts, B. H.
Story of Battalion,
Utah historian
Robinson, Nathan B.
Killed by Apaches,
photo.
Robson, Chas. I.
At founding of Mesa,
President Maricopa Stake,
death,
photo.
Rogers, Henry C.
In Lehi party,
Church officer,
photo.
Rogers, J.K.
Leader in Gila settlement,
photo.
Rogers, Josephine Wall
Photo.
Rogers, Samuel H.
Battalion member,
photo.
Roundy, Lorenzo W.
Led party across Colorado r.,
drowned,
photo.
Rusling, Gen. J.F.
Recommended use of Colorado r. as waterway

S

Safford
Est.,
outlawry,
first school house photo.
Safford, Gov. A. P. K.
At Tombstone,
on Gila
Salt
From Virgin r. mines,
description of deposit,
Zuni salt lake,
Hopi source of supply,
central Arizona deposits
Salt Lake Pioneers
Later Arizonans
Salt River Valley
Visited by Jones party,
Trejo description
San Bernardino (Cal.)
Settlement,
est.,
abandonment,
Bartlett account of purchase
San Bernardino Ranch
Reached by Battalion,
Standage reference
San Diego
On route of Battalion,
Standage reference to,
arr. Kearny exp.,
post of Battalion company,
Battalion experiences
San Francisco
Arr. "Brooklyn" party
San Jose, Colonia
Sonora settlement
San Pedro Valley
Battalion march,
Standage description,
settlement
Santa Cruz Valley
Earliest Spanish settlement
Santa Fe
On Battalion route
San Xavier
Early mission in southern Arizona
Savoia (N.M.)
Est.
Savoietta (N.M.)
Est.
Scanlon's Ferry
View
Schools
Gila Normal College,
Thatcher,
photo.,
St. Johns Academy, St. Johns,
photo.,
Snowflake Academy,
photos, (old and new),
Academy at Colonia Juarez
Shivwits Indians
Whole tribe baptized,
in council with Powell and Hamblin,
photo.
Showlow
Won in a card game,
settlement
Shumway
Est.
view
Shumway, Chas.
Salt Lake Pioneer,
leader in Nauvoo exodus,
resident of Shumway, death,
photo.
Simonsville
Muddy settlement
Sirrine, Geo. W.
Brooklyn pioneer,
at San Bernardino, carried gold payment,
developed coal,
at founding of Mesa,
Church officer,
photo.
Skinner, G.W.
Gila River pioneer
Smallpox
Brought to L. Colorado
Smith, Lt. A.J.
Battalion officer,
army record
Smith, Azariah
Gold discoverer,
photo.
Smith, Geo. A.
Account of Tuba's visit,
in Arizona,
on the Muddy
Smith, Geo. A. Jr.
Killed by Navajos,
photo.
Smith, J.E.
With Hamblin to Navajo
Smith, Jedediah
Early trapper
Smith, Jesse N.
Location at Snowflake,
President of Eastern Arizona and Snowflake Stakes,
railroad contracts,
photo.
Smith, Joseph
Assassination of,
photo.
Smith, Joseph F.
At St. David,
photo.
Smith, Lot
Battalion member,
remained in California,
head of Sunset party,
killed by Indians,
President of L. Colorado Stake,
photos.
Smith, Samuel F.
President Snowflake Stake,
photo.
Smith, Thos. S.
In charge of first Muddy migration
Smithville
Est.
Smoot, W.C.A.
Salt Lake and Las Vegas Pioneer
Snow, Erastus
Visited Arizona settlements,
named Fredonia,
conference with Paiutes,
promoted cotton factory at St. George,
selected site of Snowflake,
photo.
Snow, Erastus B.
Description of ice bridge at Lee's Ferry
Snow, LeRoi C.
Assistance in this work
Snow, Lorenzo
Reference to Brannan,
founded United Order at Brigham City, Utah,
photo.
Snowflake
Cooperative store,
est., naming, early experiences,
photos, of Academy
Snowflake Stake
Est.
Solomon, I.E.
In Gila Valley
Solomon, W.H.
Clerk of 1874 Blythe exp.
Southeastern Arizona
Map
Spaneshanks
Navajo Chief
Spanish Trail
Route of,
map,
use of eastern end
Springerville
Est.
Standage, Henry
Journal of Battalion march,
Battalion experiences,
settler at Alma,
photo.
Stanislaus City
Early California colony
Stanton Expedition
Down Colorado r.
Steele, Geo.
Battalion member,
photo.
Steele, John
Battalion member,
in Arizona,
photo.
Stephens, Alexander
Gold discoverer
Stewart, Isaac J.
Photo.
Stewart, Jas. Z.
In southern Arizona,
photos.
Stewart, Levi
At Moccasin Springs
Stoneman, Lt. Geo.
Battalion quartermaster,
recognition of service,
record of
Stone's Ferry
On Colorado r.
St. David
Est.
St. George
Cotton factory,
claimed by Arizona
St. Johns
Made county seat of Apache Co.,
est.,
Barth ownership,
sold to Mormons,
townsite est.,
first newspaper,
street battle,
killing of Nathan C. Tenney,
land title dispute,
irrigation difficulties,
state aids dam construction,
grasshopper plague,
photo. first school,
photo. Stake Academy,
early view
St. Johns Stake
Est.
St. Joseph (Nev.)
Mormon settlement,
damaged by fire
St. Joseph (Ariz.)
Formerly Allen's Camp,
naming,
est.,
view of dam,
photo. of pioneer group
St. Joseph Stake
Creation,
St. Thomas (Nev.)
Est.
Summary of Subjects
Sunset
Est.
abandonment
Sutter's Fort
Gold disc.
Batt. members at

T

Taylor
On L. Colorado
est.
abandoned
Taylor
On Silver Creek,
est.
Taylor, President John
Introduction to Tyler's Battalion history,
directed est. of Arizona Stakes,
visited Arizona,
death,
Mexican trip,
photo.
Teeples, Wm. R.
Photo.
photo, of home
Teeples, Mrs. W.R.
Frontier experiences,
photo.
Telegraph
First in Arizona
Tempe
Johnson party arr.,
removal to Nephi
Temple
Arizona,
at Mesa,
other Temples of the Church,
photo.
Tenney, Ammon M.
First visit to Hopi,
fight with Navajos,
in Powell party,
account of great council with Indians,
with Hamblin to Oraibi,
at Las Vegas,
on site of Woodruff,
purchase of St. Johns,
at Zuni,
railroad contracts,
with first Jones exp.
photo.
Tenney, Nathan C.
Fight with Navajos,
killed at St. Johns,
photo.
Terry, George
In second Mexican exp.,
photo.
Thatcher, Moses
In Mexico
Thatcher
Est.
photo, normal college
Thomas, Camp
In Gila Valley
Thompson, Samuel
Battalion member
photo.
Thurston, Frank
Killed by Apaches
To-ish-obe
Paiute Chief
Tombstone
Mining history
Tonto Basin
Settlement
abandonment authorized
Tragedies of the Frontier
List of Latter-day Saints killed by Indians or outlaws
Trejo, M. G.
Spanish missionary
photo.
Trueworthy, Thos. E.
Early Colorado r. pilot
steamboat trip up Colorado r.
Trumbull, Mount
Indian council
sawmill to Arizona
Tuba
Oraibi chief, with Hamblin to Utah
shows sacred stone
returns to Oraibi
at Tuba City
Tuba City
Est.
woolen factory
killing of Lot Smith
sold to government
Tubac
Map
Mormon colony
visited by second Mexican exp.
Tucson
Settlement
taking of by Battalion
Standage reference
Tumacacori
Est. of mission
Tyler, Daniel
Battalion history
Tyler, Frank N.
Photo.

U

Udall, D. K.
Arr. at St. Johns
President St. Johns Stake
photo, first home
photo.
United Order
Est. in Muddy settlements
development
not a general Church movement
in Lehi
on L. Colorado r.
at Woodruff
Utah
Creation of Territory
seeks land north of Colorado r.
Utah, Camp
See Lehi
Utahville
See Lehi
Ute Ford
See Crossing of the Fathers

V

Vado de los Padres
See Crossing of the Fathers
Virden
Est.
Virgin River
Settlements on

W

Wallapai Indians
Visited Muddy Valley
Walnut Grove
Settled
Walpi
Hopi village, view
Weaver, Pauline
Principal guide to Battalion, gold discoveries, death
Wells, Daniel H.
Visited Arizona settlements
on L. Colorado r.
photo.
Welsh
Legend of the Hopi
West Point
Muddy settlement
Wham robbery
Near Gila settlements
Whipple
Expedition
Whitmore, Dr. Jas. M.
At founding of Callville, killed by Indians,
at Pipe Springs,
with Anson Call on Colorado r.,
photo.
Wilford
Mountain settlement
Winsor, A. P.
At Pipe Springs
Winsor Castle
Pipe Springs,
photo.
Woodruff
Est.,
irrigation,
view
Woodruff, Wilford
In Arizona,
in northeastern Arizona,
photo.
Woods, J. A.
Early teacher
Woolen Factory
At Tuba City,
photo.
Wright Brothers
Killed by Apaches,
photos.
Wyoming
First Mormon settlement

Y

Yerba Buena
Early Spanish name of San Francisco
Young, Brigham
Arr. Salt Lake,
authorized "Brooklyn" exp.,
extended Church influence southward, San Bernardino colonization,
conception of Deseret, first governor of Deseret,
photo,
sent party to investigate Welsh legend,
sent Hamblin to Indians,
death,
ordained Hamblin as Apostle to the Lamanites,
bought Whitmore estate,
detailed missionaries to Las Vegas,
visit in 1870 to Muddy section and Paria,
directed first L. Colorado exp,
order for Blythe 1874 exp,
photo, with party,
received report of Jones party,
directed exploration of Sonora,
plans for Mexican settlement,
Arizona Temple idea
Young, John R.
Sent to rescue missionaries
Young, John W.
Led party of southern settlers,
at Holbrook,
directed occupation of LeRoux Spring,
Tuba City woolen factory,
railroad contracts
Young, John Wm.
At Hopi
Young, Joseph W.
Estimate of Paiutes
Yuma Indians
Colorado r. deck hands

Z

Zodiac
Settlement in Texas
Zuni Indians
Welsh legend