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3>1k -.!. feS» r fi A Historv of Lowe John Butler II raw DaJton !IJTJHTITJIPJU*lfkU*lVtiN',f*nij 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. & 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 & 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 & 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 1 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 378 1 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 1 Fort Saint Luke 53 Grasshoppers The Barrel of Meal That Didn't Fail 56 Spanish Fork and the Bishop's Son ^ s 1 & vi Gold Treasure - John Lowe Butler II Handcart Rescue 60 & 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 & 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 & 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 & San Juan Expedition Hole-in-the-Rock 147 San Juan Expedition 149 At The San Juan 158 Butler Wash 162 Return Trip 65 1 Hole-in-the-Rock 167