155 years ago today - Friday, Sep 4, 1857

8:00 am: Fancher party leaves Parowan

4:00 pm: Fancher party arrives at Cedar City

5:00 ?: Higbee attempts to arrest Fancher party members

5:00: Lee returns to Harmony with Big Bill and Moquetus

"The emigrants entered the valley on Friday." They ask Carlos Shirts for advice, and he recommended the spring at the south end of Mountain Meadows.38

Camp at MM? -- "Thus, on the Monday morning subsequent to the Friday, 4th or 5th September, the day they camped at the spring, the Indians commenced firing upon them, and continued daily until and during the eighth day of their encamping."39 Forney.

David Tullis (who was living at Hamblin's) told Jacob Forney, "The company passed by the house on Friday, September 2nd or 3rd, towards evening."

[Source: Mountain Meadows Massacre timeline, Will Bagley]

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