St. Joseph A.T., April 21, 69 (Pah-Ute), manuscript postmark (Meyer 1, rarity 12) on cover to Salt Lake City, U.T., franked with manuscript canceled 1861, 3¢ rose; slight rough opening at right, Very Fine. Scott No. 65  Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. THE ONLY KNOWN MANUSCRIPT AND THE EARLIEST OF TWO POSTMARKS FROM ST. JOSEPH, ARIZONA TERRITORY DURING THE PAH-UTE COUNTY PERIOD. St. Joseph was the second settlement along the Muddy River in the Moapa Valley. Founded in May 1865, it was a small farming community. The site of the town was moved in 1866, the same year one of the largest horse/cattle raids in southern Nevada took place at the town. Paiute hunters successfully drove off the cattle and horses being on an island in the Muddy. Eventually a fort was built at the new site of St. Joseph, on a bluff above the river. The community took its name from Joseph Warren Foote who led the settlers to the new location. The small community did well, opening a post office in 1867. In August 1868, a fire burned much of the town, including a cotton gin, but residents rebuilt. By 1869, St. Joseph was rivaling St. Thomas as a farming community in the valley.When the Mormon settlers removed to Utah in 1871, the community was abandoned. In 1880, when settlers again came to the Muddy River area, a ranch owned by Robert Logan reoccupied the site of St. Joseph. Renamed Logan's Ranch, or Logan, it became Logandale in 1917. $0 (Image)