Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-26
COL, JESSE c. LITTLE DEAD.
nomiss 81 Que Who In ths Prime of
Lite was Prominent Among
tho People.

Col. Joaso G. Little Il dead. Tn,
announcement viii brluv into ia,
minds OF thousands I'm Utah, rartlcu
lafly OF the earlier settlers. nomof.u,
VI surfing events, whose impor,apc,
hns become more thoroughly under.
stood through chs lapse OF time. In
which Col Little was prominent
participation At Ei5 O'Clock this
mofning, Dec. 20, jesse Carter Little
brcsihei bic lsst, at the residence Of
his son Ia this city. The funeral
service over his Remains will
take place on Friday next.
~ inc frsidunco OF bio daughter, Atfs.
annie Dye, 1853 east, Fifsl south
,ucoI' liv Was born September ajlh,
1910 w Belmont, Maine, nuu was tle
son OF Thomas anu Relief Lille. The
family was Of 5coich.I rlsh extraction,
ile uccrasc4 tuilafuu from u compl.
cation ~ hlimunis, aud his last illurss
was somewhat prutmcIrd.
The later yyAfa OF Col. Llttleis life
nave bron spent Ia rUiifumuut On hl-
IAtm In Morgan county. but In the
prime OF his ITO DO occupied many
pluNonb OF trust among tho people.
n monB tue offices which he heli Ia
SAT- Lake wore those VI clty sexton
anu city matshal. IuA hitter
position lao occupied forty ysaB ago.
when the foundation OF tho great
temple was lnld. Ha was once
United sthtes assessor OF internal
revenue Tor Utah, was one " the com.
miiieu which drew up tho resolutions
upon thu completion " the ffst trans.
continental failwAy by the union OF
tue Cundal Fncidc aud the Union
Pacific ruads, aud wsH proprietor OF
The irst hotel ut the Warm Syringe.
lie was ALEC leader OF the pnrty that
explored Cache Valley IN 1917.
Col Little was the nFlt chief of
the Lake IRE department. Whom
that division " municipal niIslrs was
formed IN 1865, tue CITY Council
placed him at iia head. In this, and
other puullC pOltl0us, the enemy of
his character wuU manifest Ia his zeal
70 discharge the fospOnBi bilitlcs placed
upon MIN.
lie wa one Of the memorable com.
pauy " Utah Pioneers thateutured IN,
dfuat sail Lake valley ia july, 1877.
After making tho trip bsr,
with the Pioneers, Col. Little 10.
turned east and resumed his duties a.
pfesillDg Elder over the btnuchua OF
mo church IN Now England and the
Middle States.
Ia this connection may be named
An instance In his life which had a
great bearing on she history Of Utah.
shortly before the Mexican war broke
lul COL Little, who was then Ia the |
East, visited Washington, nj tho sug.
Srslion OF Pftsident Brigham Young, |
or tho pufpgseofs3liclting governmental |
va Tor the Llttcr.day Saints Ia their |
'Hodus from Illinois 10 the West. IL
Mas thought that the national author.
Ties might wish 10 employ tho Nor
mons tn ireighting provisions and |
laVal stores TO Oregon hui other points |
IA the Paoiho coast. Col. Little went |
% Gov. Steele, OF New Hampshife,
'nd % Col. Thomas l.. Kane, |
't Philadelphia, both NJ whom |
we're among ha old tins
fionds anu acquaintance. From
heHo ne received letters OF intruduc.
Ian % Secretary Of the Navy Bancroft
iui Vice President Dallas.
Col Little obtained an audience
fith President Polk aud laid the mai.
or before him Tho President received
iim iavorsbly. lie afterwards sent
'UuUJn on the BuUitct 10 the Pfusi.
lent IN which no SAID; "lf you viii
srist uu In this crisis, 1 hereby pledge
ny honor ~ the representative Of tins
.uople, that she whole body will stand
oady al your call, HnI act o. one man
n tue land 10 which We arc going; and
hould our territory bu invaded, We
'ill hold ourselves ready 10 enter the
Ull NJ battle, and then, like our
nlrlOtlO fathers, make tho battlefield |
urgrayb or gain our liberty"
IL was NJ this Junctute that news
cached Washington Of tho outbreak
( the Mexican war President Polk
% use the migrating Nor
ions Tor the purpose OF tAkiug POSSES.
ION Of California, His plan was 20
lud Col. Little 10 their camps
4 lows, have them MAKE
dash into California, ana take p0ssos- /
on VI IL In tie name Of the United
intgs. They We're 10 be armed anu !
luipped by the government, and Z
luusauu Of their number were 10 be 1
no; by way " Cape Horn In the aame b
nome. This plan WIS about 20 be- !
lrfied into execution, when Senator /
homa8 III, Benton, Of Missouri, No.. y
ired tho ChgugB which took tho 4
.ormOn Battalion 10 Mexico. q
90. Little bore tho special dis q
,tcheB relating 10 the Mormon Bat.
lion TO Cen. Aearney nj Fort a
eavonw0uh. Hu then united with b
10 Pioneer company, being tlU aiju. u
nj IN It's military Organization FOR e
ossing the plains. q