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Copy From Grantsville Observer.Five years after the Pioneers came to Utah Jededkh M, Grant was sent out with a party to explore the country West of Salt take .City. When they came to tho vicinity of where Grsntsville h now located they decided to follow* the creek that is now known as South Willow Creek to its source. They decided that there was sufficent water to care for a settlement. There is now some of the best farms in the country watered from that creek and no better boU fs found in the State and no better climate nttywhero in this mountain region* which goes to prove the wisdom of the early pionera In establishing' the settle ment of Grantsville,The first buildings were all built of logs with floors of mother earth* The first summer tho people erected a bowery where they held their meetings. There were no trees ^where tho town is now situated. Aaron Sceva James McBride, and John W, Clark planted the first trees in the settlement, ,In 1SG1 William G. Young vn» sent by President Young to preside over the people* He was the first Bishop and his word was Saw, He ordered . the cattle drives and took tho lead In : anything that he thought was for tho best good of the settlers.
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Tooele Transcript and Bulletin
Tooele, Utah, US
Fri, Feb 16, 1923
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