Hunter, David Murie and Sarah Jane Urie

The Hunters were from Cedar City.
Miller states on p. 80, that "Mrs. Dave Hunter" (along with the Perkins, Joneses et. al) was a very good singer. In The Undaunted p. 799, Lund states that David and Sarah were a young couple without children and that they returned to Cedar City along with George and Alice Urie (her brother?) before June 1880; however, the Hunters, came back to Bluff in 1884.

"One story about Montgomery’s great-grandson, David Muirie Hunter and his wife, Sarah Jane Urie. They were part of what is called the “Hole in the Wall” wagon train – they were chosen by the Mormon leadership to go southern Utah canyon country with a group of other Mormons to found a new town in the southern wilderness. They went by ox and wagon, traveling through country that is remote and takes a 4-wheel drive vehicle today. They had to cross the Colorado River. In order the get the wagons down off the cliffs, they blasted a “hole” and lowered the wagons with ropes. It was quite a feat. They settled the little town of Bluff, Utah, then returned to Cedar City, Utah later" (Japps of Scotland Website).

Urie, George and Alice Jane Perry

George Urie was born Nov. 3, 1858 at Cedar City, Utah  At 21 he was called by the LDS Church to help explore a way to San Juan Country.  He left with the first company of scouts in April 1879 to explore the Southern route through Arizona.  They arrived at Fort Montezuma June 1, 1979 and returned to Cedar City by way of the Northern Route on September 18, 1879, traveling over 1000 miles by horseback.
   He was a farmer and cattleman raising both White-faced and Black angus cattle.  Mr. Urie was also a blacksmith by trade.  This made him a valuable asset on the trip to San Juan.  White at Fort Montezuma he accompanied Captain Silas Smith and Adelbert McGregor to San Luis Valley in Colorado, for supplies for the Fort.  He and his wife came to Bluff, but left in June 1880 for Cedar City (Lund 799).
  He and his wife reared a family of seven children.  He died Aprl 25, 1934 at Cedar City, Utah (Saga of San Juan).