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	=== Final Years ===		=== Final Years ===

	Over the years, the Humphries had 15 children. John S. ~~Humpries~~ died in 1903 in Salt Lake City, survived by his wife, Hannah, and twelve surviving children.		Over the years, the Humphries had 15 children. John S. Humphries died in 1903 in Salt Lake City, survived by his wife, Hannah, and twelve surviving children.

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	During the 1850s, Humphries lived in Cedar City, where he farmed and labored at the Iron Works. Iron Works records reflect that at some time Humphries worked as a filler, keeping the charge in the blast furnace. He owned lots for a home and garden plot in Cedar City. In September 1854, Humphries traveled to the general church conference in the company of Bishop Philip Klingensmith and Thomas D. Brown, secretary of the Southern Indian Mission. In 1855, Humphries married Hannah Baugh of Shropshire, England, the daughter of John and Rachel Bailey Baugh.		During the 1850s, Humphries lived in Cedar City, where he farmed and labored at the Iron Works. Iron Works records reflect that at some time Humphries worked as a filler, keeping the charge in the blast furnace. He owned lots for a home and garden plot in Cedar City. In September 1854, Humphries traveled to the general church conference in the company of Bishop Philip Klingensmith and Thomas D. Brown, secretary of the Southern Indian Mission. In 1855, Humphries married Hannah Baugh of Shropshire, England, the daughter of John and Rachel Bailey Baugh.

			==== The Deseret Iron Company ====

	In moving to Cedar City, Humphries was settling in an area dominated by the Deseret Iron Company, known more familiarly as the Ironworks. See [[Summary of Deseret Iron Company]] for a brief summary of its early development. During an iron run on January 1, 1855, Humphries was overcome by furnace fumes and nearly suffocated. They treated him by "semi-burying him, & letting him breath in the fresh turned up earth." (Brooks, ed., ''Journal of the Southern Indian Mission,'' 107.) Although the treatment was unorthodox, Humphries recovered.		In moving to Cedar City, Humphries was settling in an area dominated by the Deseret Iron Company, known more familiarly as the Ironworks. See [[Summary of Deseret Iron Company]] for a brief summary of its early development. During an iron run on January 1, 1855, Humphries was overcome by furnace fumes and nearly suffocated. They treated him by "semi-burying him, & letting him breath in the fresh turned up earth." (Brooks, ed., ''Journal of the Southern Indian Mission,'' 107.) Although the treatment was unorthodox, Humphries recovered.
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	=== In the Iron Military District: Fifer John Humphries, Company F, John Higbee's 3rd Battalion, Cedar City ===		=== In the Iron Military District: Fifer John Humphries, Company F, John Higbee's 3rd Battalion, Cedar City ===
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			In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions led by regimental commander [[William_H._Dame\|Col. William H. Dame.]] The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John_M._Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John_D._Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.

	In 1857, Humphries, 31, was a fifer in Company F, one of two companies in Major John M. Higbee's 3rd Battalion of the local militia. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.		In 1857, Humphries, 31, was a fifer in Company F, one of two companies in Major John M. Higbee's 3rd Battalion of the local militia. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.

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	=== To Cedar City and the Ironworks ===		=== To Cedar City and the Ironworks ===
	[[Image:~~Sketch_~~-~~_Iron_works~~.jpg\|thumb\|~~right~~\|The Early Ironworks in Cedar City~~\|400px~~]]		[[Image:Sketch - Iron works.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|<center>'''The Early Ironworks in Cedar City'''</center>]]

	During the 1850s, Humphries lived in Cedar City, where he farmed and labored at the Iron Works. Iron Works records reflect that at some time Humphries worked as a filler, keeping the charge in the blast furnace. He owned lots for a home and garden plot in Cedar City. In September 1854, Humphries traveled to the general church conference in the company of Bishop Philip Klingensmith and Thomas D. Brown, secretary of the Southern Indian Mission. In 1855, Humphries married Hannah Baugh of Shropshire, England, the daughter of John and Rachel Bailey Baugh.		During the 1850s, Humphries lived in Cedar City, where he farmed and labored at the Iron Works. Iron Works records reflect that at some time Humphries worked as a filler, keeping the charge in the blast furnace. He owned lots for a home and garden plot in Cedar City. In September 1854, Humphries traveled to the general church conference in the company of Bishop Philip Klingensmith and Thomas D. Brown, secretary of the Southern Indian Mission. In 1855, Humphries married Hannah Baugh of Shropshire, England, the daughter of John and Rachel Bailey Baugh.

	In moving to Cedar City, Humphries was settling in an area dominated by the Deseret Iron Company, known more familiarly as the Ironworks. See [[Summary of Deseret Iron Company]] for a brief summary of its early development. During an iron run on January 1, 1855, Humphries was overcome by furnace fumes and nearly suffocated. They treated him by "semi-burying him, & letting him breath in the fresh turned up earth." (Brooks, ed., ''Journal of the Southern Indian Mission,'' 107.) Although the treatment was unorthodox, Humphries recovered.		In moving to Cedar City, Humphries was settling in an area dominated by the Deseret Iron Company, known more familiarly as the Ironworks. See [[Summary of Deseret Iron Company]] for a brief summary of its early development. During an iron run on January 1, 1855, Humphries was overcome by furnace fumes and nearly suffocated. They treated him by "semi-burying him, & letting him breath in the fresh turned up earth." (Brooks, ed., ''Journal of the Southern Indian Mission,'' 107.) Although the treatment was unorthodox, Humphries recovered.

			==== The Ironworks in 1857 ====

	In April 1857, the delivery of a new steam engine from Great Salt Lake City seemed to breathe new life for the Ironworks. Working from April to June they installed the steam engine and completed the new engine house. In the first week of July, they were ready to begin smelting. They “put on the blast” and had a modicum of success. But they continued to be plagued with problems ranging from poor quality raw materials to smelting equipment that lacked technical sophistication. When in late July the steam engine seized with sand from the dirty creek water, they speedily dug a reservoir to store a supply of clean water for the boiler. They continued making smelting runs through August. All the while crews at the ironworks manned all the necessary functions there, while other crews, mainly miners and teamsters, gathered the raw materials – iron ore, coal, limestone, and wood – necessary to sustain smelting.		In April 1857, the delivery of a new steam engine from Great Salt Lake City seemed to breathe new life for the Ironworks. Working from April to June they installed the steam engine and completed the new engine house. In the first week of July, they were ready to begin smelting. They “put on the blast” and had a modicum of success. But they continued to be plagued with problems ranging from poor quality raw materials to smelting equipment that lacked technical sophistication. When in late July the steam engine seized with sand from the dirty creek water, they speedily dug a reservoir to store a supply of clean water for the boiler. They continued making smelting runs through August. All the while crews at the ironworks manned all the necessary functions there, while other crews, mainly miners and teamsters, gathered the raw materials – iron ore, coal, limestone, and wood – necessary to sustain smelting.
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	From late April to September, those working up the canyon in mining or hauling wood, coal, limestone, rock, sand or “adobies” to the ironworks were [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]], [[James Williamson\|James Williamson]], [[George Hunter\|George Hunter]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Ira Allen\|Ira Allen]], [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Wilden]], [[Swen Jacobs\|Swen Jacobs]], [[Alexander_H._Loveridge\|Alex Loveridge]], [[Joel White\|Joel White]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]], [[Samuel McMurdie\|Samuel McMurdie]], [[Samuel Pollock\|Samuel Pollock]], [[John Jacobs\|John Jacobs]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[John M. Macfarlane\|John M. Macfarlane]], [[Samuel Jewkes\|Samuel Jewkes]], [[Nephi Johnson\|Nephi Johnson]], [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], Elias Morris, [[Benjamin A. Arthur\|Benjamin Arthur]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Robert Wiley\|Robert Wiley]], and [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]]. Those working at the ironworks on the furnace, engine, coke ovens or blacksmith shop included Elias Morris, [[John S. Humphries\|John Humphries]], [[Ira Allen\|Ira Allen]], [[John M. Urie\|John Urie]], [[Benjamin A. Arthur\|Benjamin Arthur]], [[James Williamson\|James Williamson]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Samuel Jewkes\|Samuel Jewkes]], [[Joseph Clews\|Joseph Clews]], [[Richard Harrison\|Richard Harrison]], [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], [[John M. Macfarlane\|John M Macfarlane]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[John Jacobs\|John Jacobs]], [[George Hunter\|George Hunter]], [[Samuel Pollock\|Samuel Pollock]], [[William S. Riggs\|William S. Riggs]], [[Alexander_H._Loveridge\|Alex Loveridge]], [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Wilden]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]], [[Eleazer Edwards\|Eliezar Edwards]], [[Swen Jacobs\|Swen Jacobs]], [[Joel White\|Joel White]], and [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]]. (The two lists overlap because some worked both in the canyon and at the Ironworks.) Other prominent figures at the ironworks who were not later involved at Mountain Meadows were Samuel Leigh, George Horton, James H. Haslem, Laban Morrell, John Chatterley, Thomas Gower, Thomas Crowther and others.		From late April to September, those working up the canyon in mining or hauling wood, coal, limestone, rock, sand or “adobies” to the ironworks were [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]], [[James Williamson\|James Williamson]], [[George Hunter\|George Hunter]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Ira Allen\|Ira Allen]], [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Wilden]], [[Swen Jacobs\|Swen Jacobs]], [[Alexander_H._Loveridge\|Alex Loveridge]], [[Joel White\|Joel White]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]], [[Samuel McMurdie\|Samuel McMurdie]], [[Samuel Pollock\|Samuel Pollock]], [[John Jacobs\|John Jacobs]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[John M. Macfarlane\|John M. Macfarlane]], [[Samuel Jewkes\|Samuel Jewkes]], [[Nephi Johnson\|Nephi Johnson]], [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], Elias Morris, [[Benjamin A. Arthur\|Benjamin Arthur]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Robert Wiley\|Robert Wiley]], and [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]]. Those working at the ironworks on the furnace, engine, coke ovens or blacksmith shop included Elias Morris, [[John S. Humphries\|John Humphries]], [[Ira Allen\|Ira Allen]], [[John M. Urie\|John Urie]], [[Benjamin A. Arthur\|Benjamin Arthur]], [[James Williamson\|James Williamson]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Samuel Jewkes\|Samuel Jewkes]], [[Joseph Clews\|Joseph Clews]], [[Richard Harrison\|Richard Harrison]], [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], [[John M. Macfarlane\|John M Macfarlane]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[John Jacobs\|John Jacobs]], [[George Hunter\|George Hunter]], [[Samuel Pollock\|Samuel Pollock]], [[William S. Riggs\|William S. Riggs]], [[Alexander_H._Loveridge\|Alex Loveridge]], [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Wilden]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]], [[Eleazer Edwards\|Eliezar Edwards]], [[Swen Jacobs\|Swen Jacobs]], [[Joel White\|Joel White]], and [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]]. (The two lists overlap because some worked both in the canyon and at the Ironworks.) Other prominent figures at the ironworks who were not later involved at Mountain Meadows were Samuel Leigh, George Horton, James H. Haslem, Laban Morrell, John Chatterley, Thomas Gower, Thomas Crowther and others.

			==== Humphries's Role in the Ironworks in 1857 ====

	During this period in 1857, John Humphries played various roles at the ironworks. In late April, he tended the masons as they worked on the new engine house. In late July, he spent several days filling the furnace. Around the start of August, he was in the large gang of more than 40 who constructed the reservoir to hold water for the steam engine.		During this period in 1857, John Humphries played various roles at the ironworks. In late April, he tended the masons as they worked on the new engine house. In late July, he spent several days filling the furnace. Around the start of August, he was in the large gang of more than 40 who constructed the reservoir to hold water for the steam engine.

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	[[Image:Sketch_-_Iron_works.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The Early Ironworks in Cedar City\|400px]]		[[Image:Sketch_-_Iron_works.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The Early Ironworks in Cedar City\|400px]]

	During the 1850s, Humphries lived in Cedar City, where he farmed and labored at the Iron Works. Iron Works records reflect that at some time Humphries worked as a filler, keeping the charge in the blast furnace. He owned lots for a home and garden plot in Cedar City. In 1855, he married Hannah Baugh of Shropshire, England, the daughter of John and Rachel Bailey Baugh.		During the 1850s, Humphries lived in Cedar City, where he farmed and labored at the Iron Works. Iron Works records reflect that at some time Humphries worked as a filler, keeping the charge in the blast furnace. He owned lots for a home and garden plot in Cedar City. In September 1854, Humphries traveled to the general church conference in the company of Bishop Philip Klingensmith and Thomas D. Brown, secretary of the Southern Indian Mission. In 1855, Humphries married Hannah Baugh of Shropshire, England, the daughter of John and Rachel Bailey Baugh.

	In moving to Cedar City, Humphries was settling in an area dominated by the Deseret Iron Company, known more familiarly as the Ironworks. See [[Summary of Deseret Iron Company]] for a brief summary of its early development.		In moving to Cedar City, Humphries was settling in an area dominated by the Deseret Iron Company, known more familiarly as the Ironworks. See [[Summary of Deseret Iron Company]] for a brief summary of its early development. During an iron run on January 1, 1855, Humphries was overcome by furnace fumes and nearly suffocated. They treated him by "semi-burying him, & letting him breath in the fresh turned up earth." (Brooks, ed., ''Journal of the Southern Indian Mission,'' 107.) Although the treatment was unorthodox, Humphries recovered.

	In April 1857, the delivery of a new steam engine from Great Salt Lake City seemed to breathe new life for the Ironworks. Working from April to June they installed the steam engine and completed the new engine house. In the first week of July, they were ready to begin smelting. They “put on the blast” and had a modicum of success. But they continued to be plagued with problems ranging from poor quality raw materials to smelting equipment that lacked technical sophistication. When in late July the steam engine seized with sand from the dirty creek water, they speedily dug a reservoir to store a supply of clean water for the boiler. They continued making smelting runs through August. All the while crews at the ironworks manned all the necessary functions there, while other crews, mainly miners and teamsters, gathered the raw materials – iron ore, coal, limestone, and wood – necessary to sustain smelting.		In April 1857, the delivery of a new steam engine from Great Salt Lake City seemed to breathe new life for the Ironworks. Working from April to June they installed the steam engine and completed the new engine house. In the first week of July, they were ready to begin smelting. They “put on the blast” and had a modicum of success. But they continued to be plagued with problems ranging from poor quality raw materials to smelting equipment that lacked technical sophistication. When in late July the steam engine seized with sand from the dirty creek water, they speedily dug a reservoir to store a supply of clean water for the boiler. They continued making smelting runs through August. All the while crews at the ironworks manned all the necessary functions there, while other crews, mainly miners and teamsters, gathered the raw materials – iron ore, coal, limestone, and wood – necessary to sustain smelting.
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	= References =		= References =

	Carter, ''Heartthrobs of the West,'' 10:457; Lee, ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' 379; Lee Trial transcripts; New.FamilySearch.org; Shirts and Shirts, ''A Trial Furnace,'' 293, 394, 486, 492; Walker, et al, ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Appendix C.		Brooks, ''Journal of the Southern Indian Mission,'' 87, 107, 111; Carter, ''Heartthrobs of the West,'' 10:457; Lee, ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' 379; Lee Trial transcripts; New.FamilySearch.org; Shirts and Shirts, ''A Trial Furnace,'' 293, 394, 486, 492; Walker, et al, ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Appendix C.

	For full bibliographic information see [[Bibliography]].		For full bibliographic information see [[Bibliography]].

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	'''John Samuel Humphries, his personal and family background, and his alleged involvement in the Mountain Meadows Massacre'''		'''John Samuel Humphries, his personal and family background, and his alleged involvement in the Mountain Meadows Massacre'''
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	~~<br>~~ '''John S. Humphries'''		'''John S. Humphries'''

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	In moving to Cedar City, Humphries was settling in an area dominated by the Deseret Iron Company, known more familiarly as the Ironworks. See [[Summary of Deseret Iron Company]] for a brief summary of its early development.		In moving to Cedar City, Humphries was settling in an area dominated by the Deseret Iron Company, known more familiarly as the Ironworks. See [[Summary of Deseret Iron Company]] for a brief summary of its early development.

	In April 1857, the delivery of a new steam engine from Great Salt Lake City seemed to breathe new life for the Ironworks. ~~After its arrival,~~ they ~~built a new room to house~~ the engine~~, connected its boiler to a steady water supply~~ and ~~modified the furnace to accommodate~~ the engine. In ~~early June~~ they ~~started an iron run using the steam engine~~. ~~However,~~ the ~~new machinery created its own set~~ of problems. ~~Through~~ the ~~end of July~~, they ~~experimented with different configurations~~ of ~~furnace~~, ~~engine~~ and ~~piping~~, ~~attempting~~ to ~~optimize the blast furnace~~.		In April 1857, the delivery of a new steam engine from Great Salt Lake City seemed to breathe new life for the Ironworks. Working from April to June they installed the steam engine and completed the new engine house. In the first week of July, they were ready to begin smelting. They “put on the blast” and had a modicum of success. But they continued to be plagued with problems ranging from poor quality raw materials to smelting equipment that lacked technical sophistication. When in late July the steam engine seized with sand from the dirty creek water, they speedily dug a reservoir to store a supply of clean water for the boiler. They continued making smelting runs through August. All the while crews at the ironworks manned all the necessary functions there, while other crews, mainly miners and teamsters, gathered the raw materials – iron ore, coal, limestone, and wood – necessary to sustain smelting.

	~~From late April through July, those working up the canyon in mining or hauling wood, coal, limestone, rock, sand or “adobies” to the ironworks were [[Isaac C~~. ~~Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]]~~, [[James Williamson\|James Williamson]], [[George Hunter\|George Hunter]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Ira Allen\|Ira Allen]], [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Wilden]], [[Swen Jacobs\|Swen Jacobs]], [[Alexander_H._Loveridge\|Alex Loveridge]], [[Joel White\|Joel White]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]], [[Samuel McMurdie\|Samuel McMurdie]], [[Samuel Pollock\|Samuel Pollock]], [[John Jacobs\|John Jacobs]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[John M. Macfarlane\|John M. Macfarlane]], [[Samuel Jewkes\|Samuel Jewkes]], [[Nephi Johnson\|Nephi Johnson]], [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], Elias Morris, [[Benjamin A. Arthur\|Benjamin Arthur]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Robert Wiley\|Robert Wiley]], and ~~[[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]]. Those working at~~ the ~~ironworks on~~ the furnace~~, engine, coke ovens or blacksmith shop included Elias Morris, [[John S~~. ~~Humphries\|John Humphries]]~~, ~~[[Ira Allen\|Ira Allen]]~~, ~~[[John M. Urie\|John Urie]]~~, [[Benjamin A. Arthur\|Benjamin Arthur]], [[James Williamson\|James Williamson]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Samuel Jewkes\|Samuel Jewkes]], [[Joseph Clews\|Joseph Clews]], [[Richard Harrison\|Richard Harrison]], [[William C. ~~Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]]~~, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John M Macfarlane]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[John Jacobs\|John Jacobs]], [[George Hunter\|George Hunter]], [[Samuel Pollock\|Samuel Pollock]], [[William S. Riggs\|William S. Riggs]], [[Alexander_H._Loveridge\|Alex Loveridge]], [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Wilden]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]], [[Eleazer Edwards\|Eliezar Edwards]], [[Swen Jacobs\|Swen Jacobs]], [[Joel White\|Joel White]], and [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]]. (The two lists overlap because some worked both in the canyon and at the Ironworks.) Other prominent figures at the ironworks who were not later involved at Mountain Meadows were Samuel Leigh, George Horton, James H. Haslem, Laban Morrell, John Chatterley, Thomas Gower, Thomas Crowther and others.		The smelting continued until September 13. In other words, around September 3, when a dispute arose between some settlers and several men in the passing Arkansas company, the blast furnace was running nonstop. And when Cedar City militiamen, many of them ironworkers, mustered to Mountain Meadows where they were involved in the massacre on September 11, other ironworkers in Cedar City continued the smelting runs night and day. For additional details, see [[Smelting at the Ironworks in 1857]].

	By the ~~time reports reached them~~ in ~~early August of a threatened “invasion” of U~~.S. ~~troops into Utah~~, ~~they had decided on further changes to~~ the ironworks~~. They determined that a reservoir was necessary so as to provide a steady supply of filtered water to~~ the ~~steam~~ engine. ~~Immediately~~, ~~they set to work~~, ~~digging~~, ~~lining~~ and ~~filling~~ the ~~reservoir~~. ~~From late August to early September~~, ~~shortly before the crisis involving the passing Arkansas emigrant company~~, ~~they began a new furnace run~~. ~~But it~~, ~~too~~, ~~ended in failure~~, ~~probably around the time that a dispute arose between some community members~~ and ~~several of those in the passing Arkansas wagon train~~.		From late April to September, those working up the canyon in mining or hauling wood, coal, limestone, rock, sand or “adobies” to the ironworks were [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]], [[James Williamson\|James Williamson]], [[George Hunter\|George Hunter]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Ira Allen\|Ira Allen]], [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Wilden]], [[Swen Jacobs\|Swen Jacobs]], [[Alexander_H._Loveridge\|Alex Loveridge]], [[Joel White\|Joel White]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]], [[Samuel McMurdie\|Samuel McMurdie]], [[Samuel Pollock\|Samuel Pollock]], [[John Jacobs\|John Jacobs]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[John M. Macfarlane\|John M. Macfarlane]], [[Samuel Jewkes\|Samuel Jewkes]], [[Nephi Johnson\|Nephi Johnson]], [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], Elias Morris, [[Benjamin A. Arthur\|Benjamin Arthur]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Robert Wiley\|Robert Wiley]], and [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]]. Those working at the ironworks on the furnace, engine, coke ovens or blacksmith shop included Elias Morris, [[John S. Humphries\|John Humphries]], [[Ira Allen\|Ira Allen]], [[John M. Urie\|John Urie]], [[Benjamin A. Arthur\|Benjamin Arthur]], [[James Williamson\|James Williamson]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Samuel Jewkes\|Samuel Jewkes]], [[Joseph Clews\|Joseph Clews]], [[Richard Harrison\|Richard Harrison]], [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], [[John M. Macfarlane\|John M Macfarlane]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[John Jacobs\|John Jacobs]], [[George Hunter\|George Hunter]], [[Samuel Pollock\|Samuel Pollock]], [[William S. Riggs\|William S. Riggs]], [[Alexander_H._Loveridge\|Alex Loveridge]], [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Wilden]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]], [[Eleazer Edwards\|Eliezar Edwards]], [[Swen Jacobs\|Swen Jacobs]], [[Joel White\|Joel White]], and [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]]. (The two lists overlap because some worked both in the canyon and at the Ironworks.) Other prominent figures at the ironworks who were not later involved at Mountain Meadows were Samuel Leigh, George Horton, James H. Haslem, Laban Morrell, John Chatterley, Thomas Gower, Thomas Crowther and others.

	During this period in 1857, John Humphries played various roles at the ironworks. In late April, he tended the masons as they worked on the new engine house. In late July, he spent several days filling the furnace. Around the start of August, he was in the large gang of more than 40 who constructed the reservoir to hold water for the steam engine.		During this period in 1857, John Humphries played various roles at the ironworks. In late April, he tended the masons as they worked on the new engine house. In late July, he spent several days filling the furnace. Around the start of August, he was in the large gang of more than 40 who constructed the reservoir to hold water for the steam engine.

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	[[Image:Sketch_-_Iron_works.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The Early Ironworks in Cedar City.\|400px]]		[[Image:Sketch_-_Iron_works.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The Early Ironworks in Cedar City\|400px]]

	During the 1850s, Humphries lived in Cedar City, where he farmed and labored at the Iron Works. Iron Works records reflect that at some time Humphries worked as a filler, keeping the charge in the blast furnace. He owned lots for a home and garden plot in Cedar City. In 1855, he married Hannah Baugh of Shropshire, England, the daughter of John and Rachel Bailey Baugh.		During the 1850s, Humphries lived in Cedar City, where he farmed and labored at the Iron Works. Iron Works records reflect that at some time Humphries worked as a filler, keeping the charge in the blast furnace. He owned lots for a home and garden plot in Cedar City. In 1855, he married Hannah Baugh of Shropshire, England, the daughter of John and Rachel Bailey Baugh.

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	In April 1857, the delivery of a new steam engine from Great Salt Lake City seemed to breathe new life for the Ironworks. After its arrival, they built a new room to house the engine, connected its boiler to a steady water supply and modified the furnace to accommodate the engine. In early June they started an iron run using the steam engine. However, the new machinery created its own set of problems. Through the end of July, they experimented with different configurations of furnace, engine and piping, attempting to optimize the blast furnace.		In April 1857, the delivery of a new steam engine from Great Salt Lake City seemed to breathe new life for the Ironworks. After its arrival, they built a new room to house the engine, connected its boiler to a steady water supply and modified the furnace to accommodate the engine. In early June they started an iron run using the steam engine. However, the new machinery created its own set of problems. Through the end of July, they experimented with different configurations of furnace, engine and piping, attempting to optimize the blast furnace.

	From late April through July, those working up the canyon in mining or hauling wood, coal, limestone, rock, sand or “adobies” to the ironworks were Isaac C. Haight, James Williamson, George Hunter, Joseph H. Smith, Ira Allen, Ellott Wilden, Swen Jacobs, Alex Loveridge, Joel White, Ezra Curtis, Samuel McMurdie, Samuel Pollock, John Jacobs, John M. Higbee, John M. Macfarlane, Samuel Jewkes, Nephi Johnson, Thomas Cartwright, William Bateman, Elias Morris, Benjamin Arthur, Joseph H. Smith, Robert Wiley, and Philip Klingensmith. Those working at the ironworks on the furnace, engine, coke ovens or blacksmith shop included Elias Morris, John Humphries, Ira Allen, John Urie, Benjamin Arthur, James Williamson, Joseph H. Smith, Samuel Jewkes, Joseph Clews, Richard Harrison, William C. Stewart, William Bateman, John M Macfarlane, John M. Higbee, John Jacobs, George Hunter, Samuel Pollock, William S. Riggs, Alex Loveridge, Ellott Wilden, Ezra Curtis, Eliezar Edwards, Swen Jacobs, Joel White, and Thomas Cartwright. (The two lists overlap because some worked both in the canyon and at the Ironworks.) Other prominent figures at the ironworks who were not later involved at Mountain Meadows were Samuel Leigh, George Horton, James H. Haslem, Laban Morrell, John Chatterley, Thomas Gower, Thomas Crowther and others.		From late April through July, those working up the canyon in mining or hauling wood, coal, limestone, rock, sand or “adobies” to the ironworks were [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]], [[James Williamson\|James Williamson]], [[George Hunter\|George Hunter]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Ira Allen\|Ira Allen]], [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Wilden]], [[Swen Jacobs\|Swen Jacobs]], [[Alexander_H._Loveridge\|Alex Loveridge]], [[Joel White\|Joel White]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]], [[Samuel McMurdie\|Samuel McMurdie]], [[Samuel Pollock\|Samuel Pollock]], [[John Jacobs\|John Jacobs]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[John M. Macfarlane\|John M. Macfarlane]], [[Samuel Jewkes\|Samuel Jewkes]], [[Nephi Johnson\|Nephi Johnson]], [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], Elias Morris, [[Benjamin A. Arthur\|Benjamin Arthur]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Robert Wiley\|Robert Wiley]], and [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]]. Those working at the ironworks on the furnace, engine, coke ovens or blacksmith shop included Elias Morris, [[John S. Humphries\|John Humphries]], [[Ira Allen\|Ira Allen]], [[John M. Urie\|John Urie]], [[Benjamin A. Arthur\|Benjamin Arthur]], [[James Williamson\|James Williamson]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Samuel Jewkes\|Samuel Jewkes]], [[Joseph Clews\|Joseph Clews]], [[Richard Harrison\|Richard Harrison]], [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], [[John M. Macfarlane\|John M Macfarlane]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[John Jacobs\|John Jacobs]], [[George Hunter\|George Hunter]], [[Samuel Pollock\|Samuel Pollock]], [[William S. Riggs\|William S. Riggs]], [[Alexander_H._Loveridge\|Alex Loveridge]], [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Wilden]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]], [[Eleazer Edwards\|Eliezar Edwards]], [[Swen Jacobs\|Swen Jacobs]], [[Joel White\|Joel White]], and [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]]. (The two lists overlap because some worked both in the canyon and at the Ironworks.) Other prominent figures at the ironworks who were not later involved at Mountain Meadows were Samuel Leigh, George Horton, James H. Haslem, Laban Morrell, John Chatterley, Thomas Gower, Thomas Crowther and others.

	By the time reports reached them in early August of a threatened “invasion” of U.S. troops into Utah, they had decided on further changes to the ironworks. They determined that a reservoir was necessary so as to provide a steady supply of filtered water to the steam engine. Immediately, they set to work, digging, lining and filling the reservoir. From late August to early September, shortly before the crisis involving the passing Arkansas emigrant company, they began a new furnace run. But it, too, ended in failure, probably around the time that a dispute arose between some community members and several of those in the passing Arkansas wagon train.		By the time reports reached them in early August of a threatened “invasion” of U.S. troops into Utah, they had decided on further changes to the ironworks. They determined that a reservoir was necessary so as to provide a steady supply of filtered water to the steam engine. Immediately, they set to work, digging, lining and filling the reservoir. From late August to early September, shortly before the crisis involving the passing Arkansas emigrant company, they began a new furnace run. But it, too, ended in failure, probably around the time that a dispute arose between some community members and several of those in the passing Arkansas wagon train.

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	During the 1850s, Humphries lived in Cedar City, where he farmed and labored at the Iron Works. Iron Works records reflect that at some time Humphries worked as a filler, keeping the charge in the blast furnace. He owned lots for a home and garden plot in Cedar City. In 1855, he married Hannah Baugh of Shropshire, England, the daughter of John and Rachel Bailey Baugh.		During the 1850s, Humphries lived in Cedar City, where he farmed and labored at the Iron Works. Iron Works records reflect that at some time Humphries worked as a filler, keeping the charge in the blast furnace. He owned lots for a home and garden plot in Cedar City. In 1855, he married Hannah Baugh of Shropshire, England, the daughter of John and Rachel Bailey Baugh.

	In moving to Cedar City, Humphries was settling in an area dominated by the Deseret Iron Company, known more familiarly as the Ironworks. ~~Here is~~ a brief summary of its development. After iron ore and coal deposits were discovered in the region, Cedar City was founded. In the first years of 1851-52, they investigated whether the region had the necessary raw materials – iron ore, limestone, wood, coal, and waterpower – to support smelting on a large scale. After confirming the presence of the necessary materials and relying heavily on the British Isles immigrants who had worked in iron-related industries in Great Britain, they set to building an iron manufacturing plant. They sited the ironworks at the mouth of Coal Creek near the present location of Cedar City. They mined the coal up canyon and transported it by team and wagon to the furnace located on the stream bank below the mouth of the canyon. The iron ore was transported from nearby Iron Springs by wagon. In 1852, after a small test furnace produced a low quality pig iron, they set about building a full-scale blast furnace.		In moving to Cedar City, Humphries was settling in an area dominated by the Deseret Iron Company, known more familiarly as the Ironworks. See [[Summary of Deseret Iron Company]] for a brief summary of its early development.

	Progress was impeded, however, in 1853-54 during the Walker War. They shifted their energies from iron making to “forting up” to increase their safety. After a peace treaty was reached with the Ute chief Wakara in 1854, they returned to improving the ironworks. By 1855, they had achieved their greatest success with a sustained run of the furnace producing several tons of pig iron. But most of the runs both before and after failed to achieve a sustained run producing good quality iron. One problem was the fickle nature of Coal Creek, which continued to alternate between flooding and droughts. They determined to develop a more dependable source of power.		In April 1857, the delivery of a new steam engine from Great Salt Lake City seemed to breathe new life for the Ironworks. After its arrival, they built a new room to house the engine, connected its boiler to a steady water supply and modified the furnace to accommodate the engine. In early June they started an iron run using the steam engine. However, the new machinery created its own set of problems. Through the end of July, they experimented with different configurations of furnace, engine and piping, attempting to optimize the blast furnace.

	In April 1857, the delivery of a new steam engine from Great Salt Lake City seemed to ~~provide~~ the ~~answer~~. After its arrival, they built a new room to house the engine, connected its boiler to a steady water supply and modified the furnace to accommodate the engine. In early June they started an iron run using the steam engine. However, the new machinery created its own set of problems. Through the end of July, they experimented with different configurations of furnace, engine and piping, attempting to optimize the blast furnace.

	From late April through July, those working up the canyon in mining or hauling wood, coal, limestone, rock, sand or “adobies” to the ironworks were Isaac C. Haight, James Williamson, George Hunter, Joseph H. Smith, Ira Allen, Ellott Wilden, Swen Jacobs, Alex Loveridge, Joel White, Ezra Curtis, Samuel McMurdie, Samuel Pollock, John Jacobs, John M. Higbee, John M. Macfarlane, Samuel Jewkes, Nephi Johnson, Thomas Cartwright, William Bateman, Elias Morris, Benjamin Arthur, Joseph H. Smith, Robert Wiley, and Philip Klingensmith. Those working at the ironworks on the furnace, engine, coke ovens or blacksmith shop included Elias Morris, John Humphries, Ira Allen, John Urie, Benjamin Arthur, James Williamson, Joseph H. Smith, Samuel Jewkes, Joseph Clews, Richard Harrison, William C. Stewart, William Bateman, John M Macfarlane, John M. Higbee, John Jacobs, George Hunter, Samuel Pollock, William S. Riggs, Alex Loveridge, Ellott Wilden, Ezra Curtis, Eliezar Edwards, Swen Jacobs, Joel White, and Thomas Cartwright. (The two lists overlap because some worked both in the canyon and at the Ironworks.) Other prominent figures at the ironworks who were not later involved at Mountain Meadows were Samuel Leigh, George Horton, James H. Haslem, Laban Morrell, John Chatterley, Thomas Gower, Thomas Crowther and others.		From late April through July, those working up the canyon in mining or hauling wood, coal, limestone, rock, sand or “adobies” to the ironworks were Isaac C. Haight, James Williamson, George Hunter, Joseph H. Smith, Ira Allen, Ellott Wilden, Swen Jacobs, Alex Loveridge, Joel White, Ezra Curtis, Samuel McMurdie, Samuel Pollock, John Jacobs, John M. Higbee, John M. Macfarlane, Samuel Jewkes, Nephi Johnson, Thomas Cartwright, William Bateman, Elias Morris, Benjamin Arthur, Joseph H. Smith, Robert Wiley, and Philip Klingensmith. Those working at the ironworks on the furnace, engine, coke ovens or blacksmith shop included Elias Morris, John Humphries, Ira Allen, John Urie, Benjamin Arthur, James Williamson, Joseph H. Smith, Samuel Jewkes, Joseph Clews, Richard Harrison, William C. Stewart, William Bateman, John M Macfarlane, John M. Higbee, John Jacobs, George Hunter, Samuel Pollock, William S. Riggs, Alex Loveridge, Ellott Wilden, Ezra Curtis, Eliezar Edwards, Swen Jacobs, Joel White, and Thomas Cartwright. (The two lists overlap because some worked both in the canyon and at the Ironworks.) Other prominent figures at the ironworks who were not later involved at Mountain Meadows were Samuel Leigh, George Horton, James H. Haslem, Laban Morrell, John Chatterley, Thomas Gower, Thomas Crowther and others.

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	=== To Cedar City and the Ironworks ===		=== To Cedar City and the Ironworks ===
	[[Image:Sketch_-_Iron_works.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The ~~early ironworks~~ in Cedar City.\|400px]]		[[Image:Sketch_-_Iron_works.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The Early Ironworks in Cedar City.\|400px]]

	During the 1850s, Humphries lived in Cedar City, where he farmed and labored at the Iron Works. Iron Works records reflect that at some time Humphries worked as a filler, keeping the charge in the blast furnace. He owned lots for a home and garden plot in Cedar City. In 1855, he married Hannah Baugh of Shropshire, England, the daughter of John and Rachel Bailey Baugh.		During the 1850s, Humphries lived in Cedar City, where he farmed and labored at the Iron Works. Iron Works records reflect that at some time Humphries worked as a filler, keeping the charge in the blast furnace. He owned lots for a home and garden plot in Cedar City. In 1855, he married Hannah Baugh of Shropshire, England, the daughter of John and Rachel Bailey Baugh.