Scope and Contents To Erastus Snow, January 28, 1880. Acknowledges his assignment by Snow to take charge of Lee's Ferry purchased from Mrs. John D. Lee. To L. John Nuttall, May 12, 1880. Concerns charges recommended by church council. To John Taylor, July 1, 1880. Encloses a statement of the business conducted on the ferry. To Wilford Woodruff, December 24, 1880. Statement of...

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Scope and Contents "Changing Name of Lee's Ferry Bridge," Coconino Sun, November 30, 1928. "Sketch of Lee's Ferry," written for George S. Tanner by P. T. Railly (May, 1968). Lee's Ferry, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, historical text based on materials compiled for the National Park Service, United States Department of...

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"Riding for the Old C. O. Bar," a paper written by Earle R. Forrest and read at the Fourth Annual Historical Convention sponsored by the University of Arizona and Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society, Tucson, March 15-16, 1963. "Trouble with the Hashknife Cattle Company," no author, no date.

Scope and Contents To P. T. Reilly from J. O. Kilmartin, United States Department of the Interior, April 15, 1969, replying to a letter in which Reilly questions the spelling of "Pierce" on the maps. The ferry was named for Harrison Peace. Kimball, David P. To the Deseret News, March 4, 1880. Pearce, Harrison To John Taylor, December...

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To Brigham Young, March 1875. Three letters describing the Kanab United Order.

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Miscellaneous biographical material relating to James S. Brown and his involvement in the Mormon settlement of Arizona.

Scope and Contents To the Department of Interior, Indian Affairs, February 23, 1871. Refers to a letter from Colonel John W. Powell requesting that Jacob Hamblin be appointed as special agent for the Indians. To Brigham Young, May 18, 1863. Tells of his trip to the Moquis. To Brigham Young, February 11, 1871. Suggests MoenKopi as the best place for a settlement. To Brigham Young,...

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To President John Taylor, March 15, 1886. Gives suggestions for improving the Indian Mission "as it seems that the Indian Mission is almost forgotten."

Scope and Contents A bound typescript of Christensen's diary. Entries begin in 1883 and end in 1887. A table of contents and a name index accompany the diary. 160 pages. 1872: Christian Lingo Christensen called to go to Arizona to help establish the United Order and work among the Indians. 1876: The company arrivs in February at Ballenger's camp with serventy-five pounds of flour and four pounds of...

Scope and Contents Journals and letters from 1819-1886. This volume is a bound typescript consisting of an autobiography from his birth to 1854, at which time he was assigned to go on a mission to preach to the Lamanites. The diary, 1854-1857, was written while he was at Santa Clara, Cedar City, and Harmony. Also included are a letter of instruction from Brigham Young to Jacob Hamblin, one from George A. Smith to Erastus Snow describing the Indian Mission, and separate diary entries for 1863 on the Moqui...

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Bound volume, covers the period between 1882-1884. Set apart October 9, 1882, for a mission to the Indians: Mojaves, Pimas, Maricopas, Moquis, and Wallapis. Hinckley visited chiefs of all the tribes in the Arizona Territory, and established friendly relationships with them. 29 pages.

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Diary extracts, 1869. Gives a good description of Oraibi village. Merrill was on one of the early exploration missions. Very brief. 3 pages.

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Christensen, Christian L. diary

Christensen, Christian L. articles

Articles from the Times-Independent, Moab, Utah, written by Christian L. Christensen between 1875-1936. These articles cover some of his experiences with the Navajos, Hopis, Apaches, Zunis, and Utes.

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Xerox copies of miscellaneous articles published in the Deseret News between 1867-1875, related to the Arizona Indian missions at Muddy River and southern Utah.

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"Early Mormon Missionary Work with the Indians of Northern Arizona," a senior seminar paper by David Kay Flake, 1964. 35 pages.