Mormon Settlement in Arizona

Mormon Settlement in Arizona
(A Record of Peaceful Conquest
of the Desert)

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MORMON SETTLEMENT IN ARIZONA
A RECORD OF PEACEFUL CONQUEST OF THE DESERT
BY JAMES H. McCLINTOCK
ARIZONA HISTORIAN
1921

[Illustration: THOS. E. CAMPBELL Governor of Arizona]
[Illustration: COL. JAS. H. McCLINTOCK Arizona Historian]
[Illustration: "EL VADO," THE CROSSING OF THE FATHERS
Gateway of the Pioneers Into Arizona]

FOREWORD
This publication, covering a field of southwestern interest hitherto
unworked, has had material assistance from Governor Thos. E.
Campbell, himself a student of Arizona history, especially concerned in
matters of development. There has been hearty cooperation on the part
of the Historian of the Mormon Church, in Salt Lake City, and the
immense resources of his office have been offered freely and have been
drawn upon often for verification of data, especially covering the
earlier periods. There should be personal mention of the late A.H. Lund,
Church Historian, and of his assistant, Andrew Jenson, and of Church
Librarian A. Wm. Lund, who have responded cheerfully to all queries

from the Author. There has been appreciated interest in the work by
Heber J. Grant, President of the Church, and by many pioneers and
their descendants.
The Mormon Church maintains a marvelous record of its Church
history and of its membership. The latter record is considered of the
largest value, carrying out the study of family genealogy that attaches
so closely to the theology of the denomination. During the fall of 1919,
Andrew Jenson of the Church Historian's office, started checking and
correcting the official data covering Arizona and New Mexico
settlements. This involved a trip that included almost every village and
district of this State. Mr. Jenson was accompanied by LeRoi C. Snow,
Secretary to the Arizona State Historian and a historical student whose
heart and faithful effort have been in the work. Many corrections were
made and many additions were secured at first hand, from pioneers of
the various settlements. At least 2000 letters have had to be written by
this office. The data was put into shape and carefully compiled by Mr.
Snow, whose service has been of the largest value. As a result, in the
office of the Arizona State Historian now is an immense quantity of
typewritten matter that covers most fully the personal features of
Mormon settlement and development in the Southwest. This has had
careful indexing.
Accumulation of data was begun the last few months of the lifetime of
Thomas E. Farish, who had been State Historian since Arizona's
assumption of statehood in 1912. Upon his regretted passing, in
October of 1919, the task of compilation and writing and of possible
publication dropped upon the shoulders of his successor. The latter has
found the task one of most interesting sort and hopes that the resultant
book contains matter of value to the student of history who may
specialize on the Southwest. By no means has the work been compiled
with desire to make it especially acceptable to the people of whom it
particularly treats--save insomuch as it shall cover truthfully their
migrations and their work of development. With intention, there has
been omitted reference to their religious beliefs and to the trials that, in
the earlier days, attended the attempted exercise of such beliefs.
Naturally, there has had to be condensation of the mass of data
collected by this office. Much of biographical interest has had to be
omitted. To as large an extent as possible, there has been verification

from outside sources.
Much of the material presented now is printed