The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-07-09


Col. d. Moore subsequently became
the wife of Lewis W. Shurtlid. This
marriage took place January 4th,
1883, being the first white couple that
was marrie,. in this north country.
by the hrst of December, 1850,
President Smith ascertained that
their food supplies would be exhaust.
cd before the first OF March, 1856. lie
called for volunteers to 40 To Utah
for more supplies aud also 10 carry
mail, The following night eight men
responded; viz. George ". Hill,
Joseph Parry, Abraham Luudel, VIII
liam Burch, Isaac Shepherd, Thomas
Butterheld and William Batchelor.
They left Fort Lemhi on the 4th
OF December, with au outfit consist
ing oil eight men, siX yoke oi oxen
and three wagons; one wagon they
we're compelled To leave by the way
side. rney arrived IN Ogden on DE
cemher 26tn in good health, hot
mighty hungry" and suffering more
OF less from Irost bites. On March
18th, they left Ogden on their return
To Lemhi with the mail from Utah
and their supplies, bringing with
them the following new colonists.
Alexander HIN, John Preeee. Syl-
vasus Collet, Thomas Abbott, Wal.
Mcintyre, William Perkins, Thomas
Carries, Thomas Day, Clifton 5.
bro"ning, Joseph iIarKer, Jacob
Miller, George Mcbride, Henry A..
Cleveland, Tnos. Bingham, William
Shaw, john MurdOck, Pardon Webb,
james Walker, Il. Is. Margetts, Henry
Nebeker, William h, Lake, Hathron
&. nadlock. The L0rJy reached Fort
Lemhi May 10th, 1856. They were
In charge of Joseph Parry. During
the summer OF SO Messrs. Moore,
Cummings and Parry commenced the
erection Of grIst mill; Mr.. Burgess
naving bought tile mill stones with
him from Utah and MIR, Moore
brought the mill irons. Tie mill Was
completed In 1858. La 1886 the col
ony commenced TO build another ir.
ngatiOn ditch, which they finished
ia 1857, ana It is still In operation by
Mr.. r Is. S1arkey
An addition was made to the col.
0ny by the arrival OF NJ. ID. Han.
mond, ii. V. ShurtliiI, Il. Robinson
ana Oven DIX, who brought the mail
from Utah. They came In during the
summer Of 1856 SUNDAY, July 81,
1896, Nathaniel Leayiit aud Louis
". Sburtlill started from Fort Lem.
hi for Salt Lake City on horseba, X
aud had one pack nurse TO cary the
mail. la crossing the Snake river
they had a very narrow escape from
drowning, owing 20 the high water.
Salt Lake City Was reached about
August :, 1856, ana after few days
rest and preparation return journey
TO the Salmon river country was be-
gun August ). This trip was made
by OK team and was tedious one
that covered period 1i one month.
La July, l.. ". Shurtliff and Ma
tbaniel Leayitt carried the mail
from Lemhi to Utah, aud had a mar.
row escape from death by the In.
dians, near where ". Il. Lake was
subsequently shot and killed. Dur
ing this summer Lot Smith and
Clawson arrived from Utah with the
mail, and returned with the mail for
Utah.
Early in the spring Of 1866, the col
ony sowed large acreage Of wheat
which gave PROMISE OF an abundant
harvest; but the RrasshoppeTs match.
81 out Ia myriads and destroyed the
fruits Of their toll aud blighted their
hopes for this year. Before them
~as indeed fruitful held, but when
they left, behind them was desola-
tiOn. The land was Cleaned ~ every
vestige OF vegetation Tnis forced
the colony for the third time TO re.
sort 10 Utah for fresh supplies Of
provisions and for seed grain for the
ensuing year.
David Moore, Pleasant q. Taylor
and Others we're sent with the mail
to utah aud ~ bring b.ck supplies.
! an -, iso7, Thomas Smith, z. G..
Taylor, Laehonius Barnard and
Louis W. Shurtlif started with the
Dsil fof salt Lake city ard arrived
safely
Al the commencement of winter.
Hin. Parry and Lschouius Barnard
we're slsO seht ~ith the natl from
Lemni. IEs two COMPANIES return.
ed Nith tie mail aud supplies for
the colony In May, lsj5 OF should
have been stated that 10 the summer
Of las bod oi troops. ffty or
more. arrived al the colony in search
Of Indians Who had committed dep
relations on white settlers in Ore.
gon. They slaid about one week and
then left
The mex; "trip 10 be- undertaken by
Louis ~ Shvrtlir ~as begun April
18th, ls5.. in COMPANY With Prssi.
dent BHs1sAm Young and Others,
whOse party arrived At Fort Lemhi
May :, ioj7. tn the arrival at
Eu.ks RsxaF alter a run.ftlt.tio Lon Il