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From the great inland sea to the distant Wahsatch Mountains there was no name better known than that of John Ferrier. FROM THE GREAT INLAND SEA TO THE DISTANT WAISATCH MOUNTAINS THERE WAS NO NAME BETTER KNOWN THAN THAT OF JOHN FERRIER
 So rapidly did he gain the esteem of his new companions, that when they reached the end of their wanderings, it was unanimously agreed that he should be provided with as large and as fertile a tract of land as any of the settlers, with the exception of Young himself, and of Stangerson, Kemball, Johnston, and Drebber, who were the four principal Elders. On the farm thus acquired John Ferrier built himself a substantial log-house, which received so many additions in succeeding years that it grew into a roomy villa. He was a man of a practical turn of mind, keen in his dealings and skilful with his hands. His iron constitution enabled him to work morning and evening at improving and tilling his lands. Hence it came about that his farm and all that belonged to him prospered exceedingly. In three years he was better off than his neighbours, in six he was well-to-do, in nine he was rich, and in twelve there were not half a dozen men in the whole of Salt Lake City who could compare with him. NDEFATIGABLE HUNTER SO RAPIDLY DID HE GAIN THE ESTEEM OF HIS NEW COMPANIONS THAT WHEN THEY REACHED THE END OF THEIR WANDERINGS IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT HE SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH AS LARGE AND AS FERTILE A TRACT OF LAND AS ANY OF THE SETTLERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF YOUNG HIMSELF AND OF STANGERSON KEMPBELL JOHNSTON AND DREBBER WHO WERE THE FOUR PRINCIPAL ELDERS ON THE FARM THUS ACQUIRED JOHN FERRIER BUILT HIMSELF A SUBSTANTIAL LOG HOUSE WHICH RECEIVED SO MANY ADDITIONS IN SUCCEEDING YEARS THAT IT GREW INTO A ROOMY VILLA HE WAS A MAN OF A PRACTICAL TURN OF MIND KEEN IN HIS DEALINGS AND SKILFUL WITH HIS HANDS HIS IRON CONSTITUTION ENABLED HIM TO WORK MORNING AND EVENING AT IMPROVING AND TILLING HIS LANDS HENCE IT CAME ABOUT THAT HIS FARM AND ALL THAT BELONGED TO HIM PROSPERED EXCEEDINGLY IN THREE YEARS HE WAS BETTER OFF THAN HIS NEIGHBORS IN SIX HE WAS WELL TO DO IN NINE HE WAS RICH AND IN TWELVE THERE WERE NOT HALF A DOZEN MEN IN THE WHOLE OF SALT LAKE CITY WHO COULD COMPARE WITH HIM
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