Gold and Treasure a History of John Lowe Butler II

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John Lowe Butler II was truly a lifelong
pioneer! He lived among the Indians of the
central plains throughout his childhood.
After an 8-year odyssey, his family made it
across the plains to Spanish Fork, Utah.
Left fatherless at age 16, John took on the
responsibility of caring for his mother and
younger siblings, and relocated the family to
Southern Utah. There he pioneered one area
after another and explored largely unknown
regions ofthe southwest.
Working in partnership with two of his
younger brothers, John became a wealthy
rancher, farmer, teamster, lumberman, mill
operator, and businessman. Then, in his last
decade of life, John made a huge gold strike
and staked his fortune in a promising mine.
Two
decades ago, historian Bill Hartley
wrote a comprehensive biography on John's
father, John Lowe Butler I, entitled My Best
for the Kingdom. In many ways, Gold &
Treasure picks up where My Best for the
Kingdom ends, chronicling the Butler
family, including considerable information
on John Lowe Butler II's siblings, wives,
and children, through their various pioneer
enterprises.
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Gold Treasure has the excitement
and feel of an old west novel, with
numerous pioneer treks, Indian battles,
won
exploring expeditions, fights, riches
and lost, a fabulous gold mine, and more.
What makes these stories even more
interesting is that they are true accounts. The
book shares the excitement, adventure, fun,
humor, and joy that were all part of Butler
family life, as well as some truly heart-
wrenching moments. By the end of Gold &
Treasure the reader will not only know
about John Lowe Butler II, but will come to
love him!
Included free with this book is a disk
containing a large collection of Butler
photos, documents, and histories. It also
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contains electronic versions of Gold
My
Treasure, Best for the Kingdom, and
several other books, suitable for use with
most
e-readers.
Digitized by the Internet Archive
2012 with funding from
in
Brigham Young
University-Idaho
http://www.archive.org/details/goldtreasOOdalt

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Gold
Ireasure
A
History of
Lowe
John Butler
II
By
Craig Lee Dalton
Dedicated
to
Ross Butler
And his lovefor hisfamily, past, present, andfuture.
ISBN 978-0-9843965-1-1
Gold & Treasure: A History ofJohn Lowe Butler II
©
Copyright 201 Craig L. Dalton
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All rights reserved
Published by C. L. Dalton Enterprises, 1240 Orchard Loop Rd, Troy, ID 83871
[email protected]
To order additional copies ofthis book or for other books, histories, documents,
photographs, and information pertaining to the Butler family see:
www.ButlerThurberSmith.com
Printed and bound in the United States ofAmerica
Cover, design, and maps: Craig L. Dalton
Cover image includes a photo of the actual entrance to the Carrie Tunnel at the Butler-
Beck Mine that has been overlayed in front of Big Rock Candy Mountain in Utah, with
a ghost image ofJohn's family.
For where your treasure
is,
There will your heart be also.
—
Matthew 6:21
John Lowe Butler II
February 28, 1844 -December 30, 1898
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Contents
Preface
xi
Chapter One
The End and The Beginning
1
Chapter Two
Childhood on the Plains 9
James Emmett Expedition
1
Lifelong Pioneer
1
His Father Arrested
1
Sugar
1
Camp
Vermillion
1
Massacre 22
Second Winter in the Wilderness 24
Henri Saves Caroline's Life Again 27
Grandmother Squaw 28
Father Returns 28
Polygamous Family 32
Pawnee Mission 34
Ponca Camp 35
Persecution and Disease 36
38
Prairie Fire
James Butler is Born 39
Winter Quarters 40
Kanesville, Iowa 41
Trek to Utah 42
Chapter Three
Spanish Fork Youth 49
Palmyra 4C)
Walker War 5
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Fort Saint Luke 53
Grasshoppers
The Barrel of Meal That Didn't Fail 56
Spanish Fork and the Bishop's Son ^ s
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Handcart Rescue 60
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Reformation More Marriages 6
The Utah War 64
A
Dangerous Trip 65
His Father's Death 67
Becoming a Man Early 69
Chapter Four
Southern Utah Pioneer 71
Paragonah 72
First Settlement ofPanguitch 74
Quilt Walker 76
The Black Hawk War 77
The Little Creek Raid 81
Navajo Raids 86
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Livestock, Mining, Making Money 90
Resettlement ofPanguitch 91
The Butler Brothers 92
Chapter Five
Nancy Franzetta Smith 97
Her Parents 97
Etta's Parowan Home 105
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Stake President, Explorer, Community Business Leader 109
Colonel John C. Fremont Rescue 111
Death of her Father 113
William Campbell McGregor 115
Indian Scare 118
Janette 122
Youth and Courtship 128
Chapter Six
Panguitch Family 133
Home
Their Panguitch 133
Patriarchal Blessings 136
His Mother's Death 138
Morgan Horses 140
Death of John D. Lee 143
Privations of 1877-78 145
Chapter Seven
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San Juan Expedition Hole-in-the-Rock 147
San Juan Expedition 149
At The San Juan 158
Butler Wash 162
Return Trip 65
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Hole-in-the-Rock 167