▁of ▁the ▁Dan ites , ▁a ▁group ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁frat ernal ▁organization , ▁although ▁this ▁claim ▁has ▁been ▁disput ed , ▁because ▁there ▁is ▁little ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁existing ▁after ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁The ▁Dan ites ▁were ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁started ▁in ▁Missouri , ▁C ald well ▁County ▁during ▁the ▁M orm on ▁War . ▁Lee ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁official ▁scri be ▁for ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁ 5 0 , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁men ▁who ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Smith ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Br igh am ▁Young , ▁worked ▁together ▁to ▁provide ▁guidance ▁in ▁practical ▁matters ▁to ▁the ▁church , ▁specifically ▁concerning ▁the ▁move ▁west ward ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁established ▁areas ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁to ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains . ▁After ▁Smith ' s ▁death , ▁Lee ▁went ▁with ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁and ▁church ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Ut ah , ▁and ▁worked ▁towards ▁establish ing ▁several ▁new ▁communities ▁there . ▁Some ▁of ▁those ▁communities ▁included ▁Lee ' s ▁Fer ry ▁and ▁L on ely ▁D ell ▁R anch , ▁located ▁near ▁Page , ▁Arizona . ▁A ▁successful ▁and ▁resource ful ▁far mer ▁and ▁ran cher , ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁Lee ▁became ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Indian ▁Agent ▁in ▁the ▁Iron ▁County , ▁Ut ah ▁area , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁help ▁Native ▁Americans ▁establish ▁far ms . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁Lee ▁served ▁a ▁term ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Territ