Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-27
pARowAN STAKE.
ns,eripiive Noi,s Of It's i've
Wards.


rdi,o, Dsserst NewG
p,om the Goth Of April TO May i'h
,.J was buliiy engaged collecting
ls'. and material for the history Of tho
Ivan stake Of Zion, aud for this
',,rose visited every settlement OF the
s.In,s in that Stake. which embraces
II Of Iron county, Utah, and has a
,o,al membership Of 2So5 souis, dia'
,,,bu,ed among Sol families. There are
an, patriarch, 1871 Seventies, 95 High
p,i,sts. l78 Elders, Is Priests, 10
rs.ehers, ISL Deacone, 1928 lay mem
nor. and s43 children under eightycnrs
a ace. Uflah r. Jones oi Cedar CITY
1. Inc President Of the Stake, and Nor
can Richards, Jr., OF Parowan, acts as
nj. frat, and Francis Webster Of Cedar
Cltv as his second CounAeior. TIE
stake consis,a Of i've organized wards,
o, which Cedar City "a the lArgeas and
summit the smallest. The other three
wards are Parowap, PaFngoonah and
Although the President Of the stake
aud the CounsClOrs reside III Ctuhr
IIty, Parowan Ia stlll considered the
bendquartera OF the stake, As u IL the
aren't settlement Of Iron county,
dating back a. II does TO january, 1901,
vhrn the late President Geo. a,
smith, together with u noble band o.
tloneors, iirst located on Centre Greek,
an the SPOT now occupied by the CITY
n pafowau. The situation OF the
togn 4 not beautiful; u oyeflooka the
entire Little FAlt Lake Valley, which
,Xirndb from northeast 10 southwest ior
nearly twenty-five miles, with nn
average width Of about seven miles.
The famous sheet VI water known ~
tho Little Salt Lake, Ia reached about
Ave miles north Of ParowRn, and IL
about nine miles long, following the
general course Of the valley, and
nearly throo.qunrters Of a mile
wide. Tho present "AIormon" pop.
ulation " the Parowsn ward
IL i,05s souls or III families, and
Charles Adams Ia Bishop. Parowan
h. IS miles by the nearest road or Obl
miles 10y way OF Beaver, southeast Of
Milford, the nearest railway station
and 90j miles southwest from salt
I.ake City, by way Of Milford.
Summit Ward, with 20 families or
li3 souls, consists Of the village VI
summit, situated on Summlt Greek,
seven miles southeast Of ParOEan. IL
was first aotllcd In 1859. Tho pfcselt
Bishop OF thu little ward l. Joseph II.
DALEY, who was born within few
hundred yards Of the spot where lie
now resides: the sixth son OF Patri-
arch James Daley who also resides la
summit.
Four miles and half northeast Of
PArOwan, near tho base Of tho noun
tains, lies the little town OF Paragoonsh,
also called Red Creek. There are Oh
families OF LAtier'dny Saints (.iB souls)
presided over by BiehOp William Il.
Jones. This II n thrifty valley, and
dates back 10 1859.
Cedar Guy Is pleasantly situated
on the Coal Greek, near the mouth OF
canyon, ON the enst side OF O
large open valley; II Is 10 miles SOUTH
west OF ParowRn, 90 miles by nearest
road south Of Millard, the nearest rail-
way station, 90 miles northeast Of 81.
George, AMI 572B feet above the level
OF the sea. The Cedar CITY ward num-
htAN VI AA@H FbhfHf AhNteR'
Ing S families, or 40 souls at Hamilton,
seven miles southwest, and o famillcs,
or GO souls, at Johnson's Fort false
called Enoch) miles northeast oil
Cedar City. Vim. II. Corey, ono o.
this tallest mon In Iron county, IL thu
Bishop. Cedar City was first settled
in the fnll u 1851, and IL now the most
prosperous place 10 that part Of Utat
lying south OF Beaver. A moderf
brick tabernacle, several commo1iOui
schoolh0uses and stores, and q large
number OF fine aud comfortable dwell
llngs ndorn the place, which is still
growing.
kanatrn u prosperous farming nnC
stock.raisipg town, situated on Kan
ARA creek, at the bnso OF the noun
tains and right on the rim OF tn,
basin, At M elevation OF $50 feet above
the level Of the sea, IL Ia thirteei
miles southeast Of Cedar Guy, on th,
main road Of travel IN st. George. Tn,
plsCe Ia somewhat windy, owing 10 II
situation In long open valley, and tn
snowfall somewhat deep Ia winter
but the grazing In the surrounding
country Ia excellent, aud the arlaeon
farming lAnds rich and productive
The ward, consisting Of 81 families o
EOS souls, Ia presided over by Blshol
William Ford. kauarra was first sci
tied In 1851, AgDREw JESsoN.
SALT LAKE CRY, July 8, 1902
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