"That They May Secure It and Hold It Forever": Bluff's Revival, 1885–1886

Authors

David S. Carpenter

Keywords

Mormon studies, Utah, Bluff, pioneers

Abstract

This article is an extract of David S. Carpenter's Jens Nielson: Bishop of Bluff (BYU Studies, 2011). Home to only a couple of hundred people in 2011, Bluff is located in southeast Utah. The experiences of the hardy pioneers in this hostile and forbidding region have become legendary among Latter-day Saints. This extract tells the story of Mormon settlers in Bluff in 1884: their struggles over joint ventures, water, cattle grazing, and whether to maintain the settlement at all.

Recommended Citation

Carpenter, David S. (2011) ""That They May Secure It and Hold It Forever": Bluff's Revival, 1885–1886," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 50: Iss. 2, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol50/iss2/6