Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-28
F. A. HAMMOND
KILLED LAST NIGHT
One of Utah's Most Prominent and Widely
Known Citizens Meets Death in
a Runaway.

gold In California; after spending about
twenty days at the diggings he started
for Great Salt Lake valley with the
first pack company Of 'MormOns' who
ever crossed the desert from California,
to the Great Salt Lake The company
arrived In Salt Lake city Ia September,
lSiS Soon after his arrival In the val
ley Elder Hammond married Miss
Mary Jane Dllworth. who was the first
school teacher In the valley with his
young wife he located IN the south ad-
dltlon OF the old Fort the next year,
QSi9) when the people moved out onto
their city lots, Brother Hammond To-
Gated IN the Eighth ward subsequently
he settled IN Big Cottonwood.
In 1851 he was called on a mission TO
the Hawaiian Islands responding Will
ingly TO this call he arrived once more
In beautiful Hawaii In August Of that
year. accompanied by his family His
mission was prolonged TIL 1851 during
these six years of missionary life, his
temporary home, most OF the time, was
at Lahaina, on the island OF Maui where
he engaged In shoemaking and his wife
taught school for native children. Sew
eral children were born to them while
on that mission.
When the island Of Lanai was Sc
lected as a gathering place for the
Hawaiian Saints Elder Hammond was
selected TO take immediate charge OF
the migration thither and the location
OF the Saints In the beautiful valley OF
Palanai, where the Saints built a lit
tie town called the City Of Joseph. ON
his return home from that mission FL
der Hammond and family spent some
time in San Bernardino Southern Cali
forna, which at that time was a set
tlement Of the Saints.
Soon after HIS return TO Utah, the so
called Buchanan war broke out, and
Elder Hammond took an active part as
| q captain OF ten in defending the noun
tain pass known as Echo Canyon.
In 1859, agreeable 10 counsel from
| President Brigham Young he located
/ In ogden, Weber county, for the pur'
| pose OF establishing tannery. He was
engaged in business there until 1854
1 when he, together with the late George
| Nebeker was called on another mission
| to the Sandwich Islands, where he IN
! behalf Of the Church purchased the
] Laie plantation on the island OF oahu
| which ever since has been the Hawaiian
| mission headquarters, and the gather
| ing place for the native Saints who
/ have desired to gather there
From this mission Elder Hammond
| returned 10 Utah In 1865, and was sOor
/ afterwards called to take charge Of thu
/ little settlement OF Huntsville In Og
! den Valley which had Just been found
| ed. Under his wise and energetic man
/ agement the place soon grew 20 become
a settlement OF considerable import
anc; and when II was organized as
| ward Elder Hammond became the frs
! Bishop. he acted In that capacity from
| 1871 TO 1885, when he was called 20 pre-
! side over the San Juan Stake Of Zion
/ He made his home at Bluff, on the Sar
/ Juan river in San Juan county, Utah
] From that time until the day OF his
! death he was indefatigable In his labor
| among the Saints In that part OF tbs
! Lords vineyard, and when many
younger men would naturally shirl
! from the task, he would brave th'
storms and chilly winds OF the deser
! IN making his regular visits to the DIFF
ferent wards embraced in the Stake
over which he presided. The San JuaI
stake "a perhaps the smallest OF al
the Stakes Of Zion now organized bu
the settlements Of the Saints there ar
very much scattered, situated as they
are In three Stats, namely. Utah, Colo
RADIO and New Mexico a short time ag,
Elder Hammond changed his residencl
to Moab. Grand county.
During his useful lifetime Eide
| Hammond has held several importan
civil as well as ecclesiastical positions
among which were that OF a membe
OF the Utah Constitutional Convention
in 1896; and also probate judge for san
! Juan county. under Territorial rule.