The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-06-16
THE
GREAT SALT LAKE rIIN
SATURDAY JUNE ID, isoO.
y ToUR no ME FRoNrIERa

territory. Anticipating an anxiety Oh
tho part Of our readers 10 CLEAN som,
Items from our jonrneyings, We presume
TO give them q brief synopsis Leaving
The pro tenn capitol Of the Territory on
the lth, IN the rear d Presidents Young,
KimbaII and Wells, and d numerous train
Of carriages, containing intimate and dear
friends, we had the delightful pleasure u
being pleasantly and quietly rained upon
fcr distance u some eight or ten miles
To the hospitality Of our friend Hector
G Haight, At Pennington, We were ID.
debted for q good supper and comfortable
bed The party principally put Up ii
Pennington, and were al Hospitality Cd.
tertained.
We drove to KaysYille Ia the morning
and took breakfast with our old Battalion
friend, Chris Layton, IN company with
some jolly souls Of city acquaintance
The fatted call, = il IS true, had not been
killed. but the bones or Fat wethcrs lefi
behind, showed no lack of appetite, moi
want Of aprofuse sprcad-out ~ our host
Here at 4 am, Of the 9Th, we zen ii,
and joined the large company for our 70.
neral tour
~ passing through the settlements 81
Davis county, wecouId not but admire the
marked hand 81 Providence in the distri.
button Of his bounties. The grass, spring
ing up fresh and green on the mountain
sides on our right; and away towards the
west, the wheat and rye, and oats, and
barley gave tokens Of an carly and pro.
life harvest Tho sun had not yet risen
when we passed through tho northern
limits Of Pennington. All was peace.
Not sound was heard save the tinkling
OF ccw,belIs, and the innocentfrolics Of the
little bands Of horses that played upon the
benches and over the hills around Us. Al
the sun showed himself ID grandeur over
tho high peaks Of tho everlasting hills,
alInatnre seemed 10 breathe forth thanks.
giving for tho welcome mild rains 81 hca. |
ven. VI.
We crossed tho Weber. high fo.ming
and dashing in lis proud Independence.
and formed our camp BY the dwelling q
our kind friend, General West. The hos.
pitality Of the citizens Of Ogden was nm.
bounded. All seemed to study 70 emulate
one another in acts Of kindness and com.
biaed 70 give the whole camp ! hearty
WELCOME Ogden L not boh;,d tho ch;as
eat of the cities of Utah in Substantial
and durable improvements Tannsries
sugar.uiaehines. Touring and saw.miIls
aud all the appendages necessary 10 pro /
Yoke prosperity and advancement. are d |
DO found here in all necessary nrofusion. |
Improvements Of every kind mnltinly vear
BY year, making ii q real pleasure Il, yisj,
or travel through the CITY And hast n
ali, the people are coutente,l mud bannv
"
Not sound of nur,nur 81 comnlaint c j,
DO heard And the people seemed a looE
ii, Ia their nresi,Iing ofI;ccrs & .o,nf,la,,..
as fathers and protectors
Our next camp was 1t Box Elder. ard
all thst We have said Of Ogden NAV &
said with equal propricty If Brigham c,ftv
a Kind welcome and liberal fare was ro.jv
for oil, as Rs formed our camn ncar H.
honse Of President Snow Union noooo
and growing prosperity wero man;fsst -
every side 80 =.
on Inc morning 81 tbc IN p,o,;a.,n, +
Young led che uay No nor Elgo, t,nroa
After q gradual ascent 81 aho,t ronr M
one of The most be.u,if,,l ,,,ata.,,s' ',ss =,
have ever seen ora,,od or,s ha s - ~ !,
was the ,,oirv y .s.I.e W. -