A History of Murray to 1905
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Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive Theses and Dissertations 1959 A History of Murray to 1905 Clinton R. Ahlberg Brigham Young University - Provo Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd Part of the Cultural History Commons, and the Mormon Studies Commons BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Ahlberg, Clinton R., "A History of Murray to 1905" (1959). Theses and Dissertations. 4461. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4461 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. 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furrayhurraymurray citicitizenszenevstungzeneg and ththebhe circumstances which brought about ththe development of their cityolty muehmuchof tftaylsfurrayafursurrayaraysraya history hashaehab been overshadowed by thetho ventseventsgents which took place in zaltoaltz4lt lakedake1 ak city or bahashaa been submergedaubabubasered by general incinclusionincluoicnincluzionluzion in the historyhi6torybi&tory of the vallelivallevalleyvaileyvalleyiyi considerable resereveresearcharcharoharobhashaaha been required to find the information and to bring to light obscure featuresfeateatureetureaof Marremurremarressmurraymarreqsqs past ththe author auldwuldwould like to give grateful recognition to 11rr lroyleroyleboy re facenhafenhacen and arddroazodr J keith melville of the BriCbrighazhankhankham young jnivorattyuniversityunivernity for their patient consideration and ludiudd inija the preparapregaraprepara tion of thisthiakhia thsisthetictheeic ann expressionexprossionexpreaaion of gratitude iaio 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riversrivererivern flowed into 4 the valley rherhohe fathers traveled north oasincroasincrousincrcroaslnq the ravorovo riverbiverhivertvers and on to ericanericadmtericmn fork creekcreeks fronfrom the neraerionnertonaeraerionerlonertonicanloanioan roror theathejtbeabe could loetoeseeneemee the out letietlot of the arkeaaseae thetho jordinjordanjordon rivertiverlver and nnacdneedmacdo ledhed it the icio dod areaaneaartixrtiarta I1 na they didid lotrotnot travel north of the ericanericad fork to the johnfjordanjornf but eakiehtleentiaentiatedp tedeted itaitoit oleotesize from what insor atlon ththe 5 lndimalndimainrfanelodimadigadigo fr vevv thertheretheyethey8theyd fhhe indians told them thatbhat this river flowed into another lake to the ncnorthrth which occupiedoccuplod mayraymanymapy lentucaleuelenTleatleucuca and chedhe gann containcontainedcontainodoontaiftedod witterwikter whichA 03107107.1w 3a hur fulfui to the body therhe indindianalanu alomiomloalsoaisomiso 3biibiiblabiMd pey 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ththe uthutah 1akcejlake and taught thethernthermthemm of lodsod and that while it nadnagwag necessarynceairy for theathenthem to leavetleavesievelevebevc they would sent priests to techteach thettheithem of chritchrist the fathers roqurequiredired of the indioindiansno a token to ehobhoshow their delredenire to beeboebocbecomeno christiana and thatthut thetho returning prie ilsitst eightbightmightahtiht be ntghiebiebletiele to usue it for identification unaaponcpon thithlthisthia request the indinindiana painted three crocks with figurfigures on them on a skin thesetheaetheao fifigureburenguren oaon the broseserosescrosses represented thetho three dredrwlr harrisharria describedeacribedescribesdeacribe the uauaapeiluaguarpez of valtvaitlt lake&lareiarelakelakee as an out lawedcawed birdburd of thethokhebho richenichepiche auero or tulayultutayutyuta jecnnjecnyjonnejelallee hene tatekbatekatateii that in 1851891859 lieutenant iphoniipaonjimpoonqpaon while