1846--Feb. 4, Chas. Shumway first to cross Mississippi in exodus from
Nauvoo; Feb. 4, "Brooklyn" sailed from New York, with 235 L. D. S.; July
29, arr. San Francisco; July 20, Mormon Battalion left Council Bluffs;
Aug. 1, arr. Ft. Leavenworth; 12, left Leavenworth; 23. Col. Allen died;
Oct. 9, 1st detachment at Santa Fe; 13, Cooke in command; Sept. 16,
families sent to Pueblo; Oct. 19, left Sant Fe; Nov. 21, turned to west;
28, at summit Rockies; Dec. 18, at Tucson; 22, arr. Pima villages.
1847--Jan. 8, Battalion at mouth of Gila; 10, crossed Colorado r.; 29,
arr. near San Diego; July 16, discharged; 24, Pres. Young and Utah
pioneers reached Salt Lake Valley.
1848--Jan. 24, gold discovered at Sutter's Fort, Cal.
1851--June, Lyman and Rich and about 500 from Utah located San
Bernardino, Cal.; fall, Mormons located at Tubac.
1853--First missionaries in Las Vegas district.
1855--May 10, 30 missionaries left Salt Lake for Las Vegas.
1857--Ira Hatch and Dudley Leavitt among Paiutes; Hamblin sees Ives
steamer "Explorer;" Sept. 11, Mountain Meadows massacre.
1858--Jan., Ira Hatch sent to Muddy; Feb., Col. Kane treaty with Paiutes;
San Bernardino vacated; spring, Hamblin to Colorado r.; first trip across
Colorado r.
1859--Oct., Hamblin to Hopi.
1860--Oct., Hamblin to Hopi; Nov. 2, Geo. A. Smith, Jr., killed by
Indians near Tuba.
1862--Nov., Hamblin to Hopi.
1863--Feb. 24, Arizona Territory organized from New Mexico; Mar. 18.
Hamblin to Hopi; Pipe Springs located by Dr. J. M. Whitmore.
1864--Mar., Hamblin party parleys with Navajos; Moccasin Springs settled;
United Order established in Brigham City. Utah, by Lorenzo Snow; Oct.,
Anson Call directed to establish Colorado r. port, Beaver Dams settled by
Henry W. Miller; Dec. 2. Call party at site of Call's landing; 18, work
begun at Call's Landing.
1865--Jan. 8, first settlers at St. Thomas on Muddy r., settlement of St.
Joseph on Muddy r.; settlement on Paria Creek; Dec., Muddy section
organized as Pah-ute County, Arizona.
1866--Jan. 8, Whitmore and McIntire killed by Indians near Pipe Springs;
June 4, conference with Indians on Muddy r.; Moccasin vacated through
Indian troubles; Nov., steamer "Esmeralda" on upper Colorado r.
1867--Jan. 18, Pah-ute county claimed by Nevada; spring, floods caused
abandonment of Beaver Dams; Oct. 1, county seat of Pah-ute moved from
Callville to St. Thomas.
1868--Feb. 10, trouble with Paiutes on Muddy r.; August 18, destructive
fire at St. Joseph; Nov. 1, Andrew S. Gibbons and O.D. Gass started from
Callville to Ft. Yuma by boat.
1869--Feb. 8, Junction City (Rioville) established; Feb. 15, Utah
organized Rio Virgen County, including Muddy settlements; May 29, Powell
started first trip down Canyon; June 12, Davidson family died of thirst
on desert near Muddy r.; June 16, Callville abandoned; August, 3 of
Powell's men killed by Indians; 29, Powell ended trip below Canyon; Oct.,
Hamblin at Hopi.
1870--Mar., Brigham Young party visited Muddy settlements; June 14,
settlement on Kanab Creek; Sept., Hamblin to Mt. Trumbull with J.W.
Powell; Nov. 5, Hamblin peace talk with Navajos at Ft. Defiance; took
Chief Tuba to Utah; Dec., determination to abandon Muddy settlements.
1871--Spring, abandonment Muddy district; Pah-ute County abolished by
Arizona Territory; Aug., Hamblin, with Powell, on second Colorado r.
trip; Moccasin Springs re-settled; Moen Copie made mission post;
1872--John D. Lee located at mouth of Paria; June 28, J.H. Beadle at
Lee's Ferry.
1873--Mar. 8, Brigham Young instructed Arizona colonists in Salt Lake;
spring, L.W. Roundy and Hamblin at Moen Copie; May 1, H.D. Haight party
left Utah for Little Colorado Valley; May 22, Haight party on Little
Colorado r.; June 30, Haight party turned back.
1874--Jan., Hamblin to Hopi to prevent war; Aug., Hamblin to Ft. Defiance
on peace mission.
1875--Feb. 20, Orderville established; Sept. 16, D.W. Jones exploration
party left Salt Lake; Oct. 27, Jones party crossed Colorado r.; 30, Jas.
S. Brown exploring party left Salt Lake; Dec. 4, Brown party at Moen
Copie; 14, Jones party at Tucson.
1876--Jan., Jones party in Mexico; Feb. 3, Little Colorado settlers left
Salt Lake; Mar. 23, advance company at Sunset; 24-31, locations of Allen
City, Obed, Sunset, Ballenger; 28, work commenced on St. Joseph dam;
Apr., location of Tenney's (Woodruff) Camp, on Little Colorado r.; 17,
United Order established on Little Colorado r.; Daniel H. Wells and party
on Little Colorado r.; May, Boston party passed Little Colorado
settlements; June 24, L.W. Roundy drowned in Colorado r.; 27, Obed moved
to new location; June, D.W. Jones party returns to Utah; first L.D.S.
settlers on Showlow Creek; July 17, exploration of Tonto Basin; 17, first
child born in Allen City; 19, Allen City dam washed away; Aug., Lorenzo
H. Hatch located at Savoia; Oct. 18, Pratt-Stewart part left Utah for
Arizona; Nov. 7, Mt. Trumbull sawmill re-established near Mormon Lake;
Dec. 23, Pratt party reached Phoenix; Dec., Harrison Pearce established
ferry at mouth of Grand Wash; Hamblin located new route to Sunset, via
Grand Wash.
1877--Jan. 6, Jones settlement party organized at St. George by Brigham
Young, Bunkerville located, first L.D.S. school in Arizona, at Obed; 17,
Jones party left St. George; Mar. 6, arr. Salt River, founded Lehi; Mar.
23, J.D. Lee executed; May 20, first Indian baptism on Salt r.; Aug.,
Merrill company left Lehi; 29, death of Brigham Young, Hamblin at Hopi;
Sept. 14, start of Idaho-Salt Lake party that founded Mesa; 14, Merrill
company on San Pedro r.; Nov. 12, Arkansas L.D.S. arr. on Little Colorado
r.; 29, Merrill party location on San Pedro r.
1878--Jan., C.I. Robson and others selected Mesa location; 20, Colorado
r. frozen over at Lee's Ferry; 22, location of Taylor on Little Colorado
r.; 23, James Pearce first L.D.S. settler on Silver Creek; 27, Little
Colorado Stake organized, name of Ballenger changed to Brigham City, name
of Allen changed to St. Joseph; Feb. 5, Robson party at Fort Utah; 9,
naming of Woodruff; 18, settlers at Forest Dale; May 15, first L.D.S.
locations in Tonto Basin; July 21, Flake and Kartchner moved the site of
Snowflake; Sept.-Dec., Erastus Snow and party travel in Arizona; Sept.
27, Erastus Snow party located and named Snowflake, selected Jesse N.
Smith as President Eastern Arizona Stake; Oct. 26, first settlers on Mesa
townsite; Dec., re-settlement of Beaver Dams.
1879--Jan. 16, arr. at Snowflake of Jesse N. Smith; Feb., L.D.S.
explorers at Smithville on Gila r.; Mar., L.D.S. settlement in Concho;
Apr. 8, Showlow company located at Smithville; Completion of J. W. Young
woolen factory at Moen Copie; settlement at Shumway; first session of
court in Apache County; Nov. 16, purchase of Barth claims at St. Johns.
1880--Mar. 29, St. Johns townsite selected by Wilford Woodruff; Sept. 19,
re-location of St. Johns townsite; Sept. 26, naming of Alpine; fall,
re-settlement of Overton; Oct. 6, arr. at St. Johns of D. K. Udall; Nov.,
land at Graham on Gila r. bought by Brigham City settlers; Dec.,
settlement of Matthews on Gila r.
1881--Jan., location at Graham; Mar., settlement at Curtis (Eden),
trouble with Indians; location of Holbrook; name of Smithville changed to
Pima.
1882--Jan. 28, re-location of Holbrook townsite; June 1, N.B. Robinson
killed by Indians, Indian troubles in mountain settlements; June 24, N.
C. Tenney killed at St. Johns; July, establishment of first paper in
Apache County; July 19, L.D.S. settlement at Tempe; Dec. 10, Maricopa
Stake organized; Dec. 25, naming of Thatcher.
1883--Jan. 4, location party in Mexico from St. David; 13, settlement
of Layton; Feb. 25, establishment of St. Joseph Stake at St. David;
spring, Forest Dale abandoned; Aug. 25, Wilford and Heber organized;
Nov., naming of Lehi.
1884--Mar., land jumping in St. Johns; Nov., Young and Grant party visit
Yaqui Indian country.
1885--Feb. 9, departure of first L.D.S. Mexican colony; Nov.-Dec., Indian
depredations in Gila Valley; Dec. I, killing of Lorenzo and Seth Wright
on Gila r.; Wilford abandoned.
1886--Feb. 9, Andrew S. Gibbons died at St. Johns; Aug. 31, death of
Jacob Hamblin at Pleasanton; Sept. 8, Isaac C. Haight died at Thatcher.
1887--Jan. 24, first donation to Arizona temple; May 3, earthquake at St.
David; Fredonia settled; July 24, St. Johns Stake organized; Dec. 4, C.I.
Robson president of Maricopa Stake; Dec.18, Snowflake Stake organized.
1889--Jan. 14, St. Johns Stake Academy established; 21, Snowflake Academy
established; Apr. 2, Brigham Young Jr., and Jesse N. Smith purchased
Little Colorado Valley lands in New York; May 11, Wham robbery, near Ft.
Grant.
1890--Feb., Great floods on Little Colorado r. and Silver Creek.
1891--Feb., large damage done by Salt r. floods.
1892--June 20, Lot Smith killed by Indians near Tuba City; July 3-4,
general conference of Arizona Stakes at Pinetop; Dec. 8, Chas. L. Flake
killed at Snowflake.
1893--Feb. 19, artesian flow struck at St. David.
1894--Feb. 24, C.I. Robson died at Mesa; May 10, C.R. Hakes president of
Maricopa Stake.
1898--Jan. 29, St. Joseph Stake reorganized under Andrew Kimball; May 21,
death of Chas. Shumway; Sept. I, St. Joseph Stake Academy opened at
Thatcher.
1903--Feb., Tuba settlers sell to Indian Bureau.
1904--Sept. 15, death of P.C. Merrill.
1905--May I, breaking of St. Johns reservoir.
1906--June 5, death of Jesse N. Smith.