Pg. 82 In 1865 and 66 most of the families in Monday Town transferred their residences to new Morgan. There were also quite a number of new settlers in 1867 and the town began to attract attention. About 1865 Charles Turner began the manufacture of brick from native clay. These were the first made in Morgan City. Good brick dwellings began to take the place of log cabins. The George W. Simmons house is said to have been the first brick house in South Morgan. This house is still standing, as are many others made from brick manufactured in that early day. Mr. Turner also burnt lime for 30 years. Lime sold for .20 cents a bn. And brick for $5.00 and $7.00 per thousand. In Feb. 1865, death called for the first time on the settlers of South Morgan. Elizabeth Wilkins Turner, wife of Charles Turner, was the first to die. She was buried in a little clay hill south east of town, which had been selected as a cemetery. Mrs. Elizabeth Crouch is said to have been the second person buried there. The Fry Ditch, now the City Ditch, was taken out in 1861 by three men – Richard Fry, Daniel Bull and Richard Norwood. It used to head just back of David Coolbear’s property, and continued on down to the Bull and Fry farms. Pg. 83 Abiah Wadsworth, Nelson Arave and George Higley operated a sawmill where the first mill now stands. The cottonwoods that grew along the river were cut up into lumber, and this greatly assisted the new colonies in improving their homes. They floated logs down the river into a large pond back of the mill. This pond covered many acres of ground, and is now being farmed by Clark brothers. Mr. Arave and Mr. Higley built a shingle will just east of where the seminary building now is; and the head of the City Ditch was changed to its present location and used by these men as a millrace. In the spring of 1864 the people undertook to construct another canal, known as the Weber Ditch. A committee consisting of Richard Fry, Charles Turner and George Simmons acted under the direction of Thos. J. Thurston. The work was to be done by pick and shovel. The ditch commenced near the Warm (Como) Springs, and followed down the valley as far as Line Creek near Milton. Work continued for three years and was done at times under very difficult circumstances. It was flumed across Canyon