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.