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Permanent Immigration to American and onto Utah

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	In the late 1840s, Wiley decided to return to America, this time to join the Mormons in their new settlement in the American West. He took his two older sons with him, leaving his wife and younger children in England.		In the late 1840s, Wiley decided to return to America, this time to join the Mormons in their new settlement in the American West. He took his two older sons with him, leaving his wife and younger children in England.

	Arriving in the eastern seaboard, Wiley and his sons journeyed to the trail head in the Midwest. ~~Joining a wagon train of Mormon immigrants~~, he was appointed a captain of a small company of ten travelers. In ~~fall 1850~~, ~~their train~~ arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake ~~in Utah Territory~~. Soon, Wiley became a member of a brass band organized in Great Salt Lake City.		Arriving in the eastern seaboard, Wiley and his sons journeyed to the trail head in the Midwest. At the outfitting post at Kanesville (modern Council Bluffs), Iowa, they Joined the Milo Andrus Company and he was appointed a captain of a small company of ten travelers.
			[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]

			In early June, the company departed on its overland trek. Outbreaks of cholera caused numerous deaths on the overland trail that season. They passed the usual milestones on the trail: Fort Kearney, the South Fork of the Platte River, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, the Sweetwater River, Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, Green River, Fort Bridger, Bear River, and Weber River. After suffering the usual hardships of overland trail they arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake at the end of August.

			Soon, Wiley became a member of a brass band organized in Great Salt Lake City.

	=== To Southern Utah and the Ironworks ===		=== To Southern Utah and the Ironworks ===

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	'''Many thanks to Ruth Robbins for her contributions to the biographical sketch of Robert and Sarah Wiley.'''		'''Many thanks to Ruth Robbins for her contributions to the biographical sketch of Robert and Sarah Wiley.'''

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	[[Image:Robert & Sarah Wiley.jpg\|thumb\|center\|650px\|<center>'''Robert and Sarah Darling Wiley'''</center>]]		[[Image:Robert & Sarah Wiley - Version 2.jpg\|thumb\|center\|650px\|<center>'''Robert and Sarah Darling Wiley'''</center>]]

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	'''Many thanks to Ruth Robbins for her contributions to the biographical sketch of Robert and Sarah Wiley.'''		'''Many thanks to Ruth Robbins for her contributions to the biographical sketch of Robert and Sarah Wiley.'''
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			[[Image:Robert & Sarah Wiley.jpg\|thumb\|center\|650px\|<center>'''Robert and Sarah Darling Wiley'''</center>]]

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	'''Robert Wiley, his personal and family background, and his involvement in the Mountain Meadows Massacre'''		'''Robert Wiley, his personal and family background, and his involvement in the Mountain Meadows Massacre'''

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Permanent Immigration to American and onto Utah

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	In the late 1840s, Wiley decided to return to America, this time to join the Mormons in their new settlement in the American West. He took his two older sons with him, leaving his wife and younger children in England.		In the late 1840s, Wiley decided to return to America, this time to join the Mormons in their new settlement in the American West. He took his two older sons with him, leaving his wife and younger children in England.

	Arriving in the eastern seaboard, Wiley and his sons journeyed to the trail head in the ~~Mid-West~~. Joining a wagon train of Mormon immigrants, he was appointed a captain of a small company of ten travelers. In fall 1850, their train arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in Utah Territory. Soon, Wiley became a member of a brass band organized in Great Salt Lake City.		Arriving in the eastern seaboard, Wiley and his sons journeyed to the trail head in the Midwest. Joining a wagon train of Mormon immigrants, he was appointed a captain of a small company of ten travelers. In fall 1850, their train arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in Utah Territory. Soon, Wiley became a member of a brass band organized in Great Salt Lake City.

	=== To Southern Utah and the Ironworks ===		=== To Southern Utah and the Ironworks ===

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The Ironworks in 1857

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	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]].		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]].

	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\|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\|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.

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

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	In December of that year, Wiley volunteered to join the exploratory company of Mormon leader George A. Smith to found settlements in southern Utah. In January 1851, they arrived in what was then known as Little Salt Lake Valley (now Parowan Valley) and soon established Parowan and several neighboring settlements. Also in the company were [[Thomas_H._Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]], 36, [[William H. Dame\|William H. Dame]], 31, [[Richard Harrison\|Richard Harrison]], 43, [[George Hunter\|George Hunter]], 22, [[Nephi Johnson\|Nephi Johnson]], 17, [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee]], 39, and [[Don Carlos Shirts\|Carl Shirts]]. Smith appointed Wiley as the conductor and choir president of the “English” choir in Parowan.		In December of that year, Wiley volunteered to join the exploratory company of Mormon leader George A. Smith to found settlements in southern Utah. In January 1851, they arrived in what was then known as Little Salt Lake Valley (now Parowan Valley) and soon established Parowan and several neighboring settlements. Also in the company were [[Thomas_H._Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]], 36, [[William H. Dame\|William H. Dame]], 31, [[Richard Harrison\|Richard Harrison]], 43, [[George Hunter\|George Hunter]], 22, [[Nephi Johnson\|Nephi Johnson]], 17, [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee]], 39, and [[Don Carlos Shirts\|Carl Shirts]]. Smith appointed Wiley as the conductor and choir president of the “English” choir in Parowan.

	In the early 1850s, Sarah Wiley decided to ~~emigrant~~ to America and join Wiley in Utah Territory. Her thriving business provided her with the means for a relatively comfortable voyage, travel across the eastern United States and journey by wagon train to Utah. She arrived in 1852 where she was baptized into the Mormon Church and “sealed” to her husband in the Salt Lake Endowment House. Then they journeyed to the ~~Wiley’s~~ Parowan home in southern Utah.		In the early 1850s, Sarah Wiley decided to immigrant to America and join Wiley in Utah Territory. Her thriving business provided her with the means for a relatively comfortable voyage, travel across the eastern United States, and journey by wagon train to Utah. She arrived in 1852 where she was baptized into the Mormon Church and “sealed” to her husband in the Salt Lake Endowment House. Then they journeyed to the Wileys' Parowan home in southern Utah.
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	=== Stonemason in the Ironworks ===		=== Stonemason in the Ironworks ===
	[[Image:Sketch - Iron works.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|<center>'''The Early Ironworks in Cedar City'''</center>]]		[[Image:Sketch - Iron works.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|<center>'''The Early Ironworks in Cedar City'''</center>]]

	The discovery of plentiful iron ore in the eastern mountains soon led to the founding of the so-called Iron Mission in southern Utah and Wiley played a role in attempting to establish a profitable ~~iron works~~. Wiley was also appointed to the first city council there. In fall 1853, he was elected a member of the Territorial Legislature for Iron County.		The discovery of plentiful iron ore in the eastern mountains soon led to the founding of the so-called Iron Mission in southern Utah and Wiley played a role in attempting to establish a profitable ironworks. Wiley was also appointed to the first city council there. In fall 1853, he was elected a member of the Territorial Legislature for Iron County.

	==== The Deseret Ironworks Company ====		==== The Deseret Ironworks Company ====

	In spring 1853, the Wileys were among the first families to move to the new settlement of Cedar City in Iron County. He was an early member of the Cedar City choir. A stonemason and bricklayer by trade, Wiley was involved from the beginning in the Iron Mission and lent his efforts to the repeated attempts to make it productive. Welch immigrant [[Elias_Morris\|Elias Morris]] seems to have been the lead stonemason. (Morris was also implicated in massacre planning in his role as counselor to stake president [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]] and adjutant to Haight in his role a major in the militia). For Wiley's work at the ~~ironworks~~, he received credit on the books of the Deseret Iron Company. However, he did not held shares in the enterprise.		In spring 1853, the Wileys were among the first families to move to the new settlement of Cedar City in Iron County. He was an early member of the Cedar City choir. A stonemason and bricklayer by trade, Wiley was involved from the beginning in the Iron Mission and lent his efforts to the repeated attempts to make it productive. Welch immigrant [[Elias_Morris\|Elias Morris]] seems to have been the lead stonemason. (Morris was also implicated in massacre planning in his role as counselor to stake president [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]] and adjutant to Haight in his role a major in the militia). For Wiley's work at the Ironworks, he received credit on the books of the Deseret Iron Company. However, he did not held shares in the enterprise.

	In 1854, Wiley, [[Elias_Morris\|Elias Morris]], [[Joseph_Clews\|Joseph Clews]] and other stonemasons built the new "Nobel" furnace. During this period the account book of the Deseret Iron Company usually refers to Wiley's role as stonemason.		In 1854, Wiley, [[Elias_Morris\|Elias Morris]], [[Joseph_Clews\|Joseph Clews]], and other stonemasons built the new "Nobel" furnace. During this period the account book of the Deseret Iron Company usually refers to Wiley's role as that of stonemason.

	Over the next four years, Wiley worked periodically at the ~~ironworks~~. There is some evidence that on several occasions between 1856-1858, Wiley and others may have traveled north to the new settlement of Beaver in Beaver County to assist in its founding.		Over the next four years, Wiley worked periodically at the Ironworks. There is some evidence that on several occasions between 1856-1858, Wiley and others may have traveled north to the new settlement of Beaver in Beaver County to assist in its founding.

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

	In April 1857, it appeared that new life had been breathed into the ~~ironworks~~ with the arrival of a new steam engine. 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, it appeared that new life had been breathed into the Ironworks with the arrival of a new steam engine. 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.

	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]].		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]].