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-Colonists, sent by Brigham Young and led by William Bringhurst, president of the Las Vegas Mission, arrived at the Las Vegas Mission site in June of 1855 (Bufkin 2). The missionaries held the following primary objectives:
-# Developing the site’s agricultural potential
-# Working with and teaching the Native Americans about Christ
-# Serving as a station linking Mormon settlements between southern Utah and southern California
-# Protecting and keeping open the trails which allowed year-round travel and trade
-With its initial primary objective to develop agriculture and harvest before winter, immediate excavation was begun to build an irrigation ditch that diverted water from the Las Vegas Creek to the southeast corner of the fort. Further irrigation ditches were dug to provide water to five-acre farm plots (2.5 acres per person) (Schoenwetter 43). Most of the days were then spent working the fields. Once the crops were growing well in mid-July, the attention was shifted to the public works of the settlement and different projects were started. Bringhurst and a small company of men searched the mountains for timber for building improvements and adobe brick was made and used to build a corral and to build the fort walls (Paher). Late in 1855 the mission obtained horses from California and cattle and mules from Salt Lake City to aid in their labors (Paher).
-When the year 1856 began, the Las Vegas Mission appeared to be making great strides toward permanency. On January 10 the mission received documents which allowed the establishment of an official post office. In late May three missionaries received permission to bring their families from Salt Lake City to live in the fort (Paher). John Steele reported in April that the lead deposit found in the Potosi mine was large and easily accessible, and a sample of ore was sent to Brigham Young in Salt Lake City (Sadovich 4). Soon after more missionaries were sent from Salt Lake City by Brigham Young with the focus of extracting the lead ore.{{dashboard.wikiedu.org sandbox}}