Saga of the Sanpitch Volume 13, 1981 - Sanpete County

When I left for home on horseback, I took along a can of diluted Kreso sheep dip and some wool from
an old quilt. Along the trail I stopped at a beaver pond and took a good, soapy bath. Then I soaked the wool
with sheep dip and gave myself a thorough rubdown, and let the dip dry.
My skin tingled, then began to burn and turn fiery red. Then I realized the dip was not properly diluted,
but was so strong it burned me painfully, especially on the tender parts. Riding was painful, so I walked most
of the way home.
The dip treatment cured the itch. I arrived home smelling like a freshly-dipped sheep, but I was happy
that my family was not exposed.
The strong smell of dip soon faded, my burned skin slowly peeled off, and my life happily returned to
normal.
Source: Painful recollections of the author.
SHOES
Lucile K. Allen
193 East 1st North
Manti, Utah 84642
Senior Citizen Division, Honorable Mention Anecdote
Did the pioneers have shoes? Yes, they did have shoes—comfortable, well fitting shoes.
When new villages were being established throughout Utah, craftsmen were called by church
authorities to help with the industries of these new places. One such man was Daniel Allen. He not
only helped in building the town of Manti, but he was called to help in many other towns in Utah. He lived in
the Twelfth Ward in Salt Lake City, Big Cottonwood, Provo, Manti, Pleasant Grove, Parowan, St. George and
Escalante. His business in Manti was one block west of where the Center Ward Chapel now stands.
Brother Daniel Allen tanned the first leather in Utah. He was very skilled in the art of tanning leather
and in making harnesses and boots and shoes. He moved to Manti in 1854, built a tannery and followed the
business there for one year. He then sold out to Warren Snow.
Daniel was small in stature, but his size did not in any way lessen his ability to work. He made many
shoes and boots and was praised for the excellence of his product.
A joke was once told about him, which goes something like this: "He was making a pair of boots for a
very large man. One day the man came into the shop to see how Brother Allen was progressing with his boots.
He looked around the shop, but could see no one; however, he could hear a muffled tap, tap, tap. Listening
closely, the man noticed that the sound seemed to be coming from his boot. He peered into the depths of his
huge boot and to his surprise there was Brother Allen inside, clinching the nails in the sole of the boot!"
Daniel Allen was a skilled craftsman and many people walked in comfort with their feet in the shoes he
had made from his own tanned leather.
Sources: Family History
"Death of a Faithful Veteran, Sketch of the Career of Elder Daniel Allen" by Edward Wilcox.
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