Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
We reached Salt Creek Fort on the . It was 104
rods square. The wall 6 feet thick at the bottom 2 1/2 at the top and
it had reached 6 feet in height. This fort contained 80 families and
three hundred and fifty persons.
Provo City in 1855
At this date the city of Provo
was one mile square with a wall the same which was 6 feet thick
at the bottom 2 at the top and 12 feet high. One half of the wall was
finished. Its population was 2500, five hundred families and
houses some of which were good and many improvements were visible
There was one Seminary containing 4 school rooms four schools
were kept containing 100 scholars. There were 2 grist mills
2 saw mills 1 carding machine clothdressing &c and a thi
Tithing office.
Springville in 1855
Springville Fort was 3/4 of a mile square with a wall
12 feet high 6 feet thick at the bottom 2 1/2 at the top. Forty rods
of it was completed and 2 sides 6 feet high. Springville
contained one thousand inhabitants 200 able bodied men 3 schools
one male and 2 female schools
Pason in 1855
Pason was 96 rods square with a wall the same. The wall
was to be 12 feet high 6 feet thick at the bottom and 2 feet at
the top, six feet heaght of which was already built. This
Fort contained 90 families 450 inhabitants 110 able-bodied men
and 3 schools containing 100 scholars.
