Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-16


Elements had to be made. aud forts buN
there were others out preaching suII
others going back each succeeding year
to bring those 40 that wanted TO come
The Temple was started, the rCCE had
10 be hauled ON wagons twenty mile;
the labor OF this was immense. One.
two or three rocks was load Tor 900 OK
team, of rom Two TO four yoke of
cattle. each taking from three Co five
DAYS to make the trip--ihc men camp.
Ing out all the time rain or shine. THESE
rocks had to be cut on all sides. The
labor of cutting can DE glanced at only.
Il took good cutter To- dress one
square foot q day When YOU lult at
that structure It seems nothing short of
a miracle that u was ever built. under
all the adverse circumstances that the
people had TO encounter Vet d stand,
there q monument to Brigham Young
and bis people There are three other
temples, namely tho Logan. tUe $50
George and the Mauu. that were built
the same way
While all this labor was going on there
would come from Cato.na reports of
rich gold suihUs in the mines. account
oil the wonderful climate, how easy Do was
10 get rich thefc;but nothing dauuiyd,tIe
masses Of the people went on tuiing
aud building as though there was no
gold wanted. Some Of course went
sud formed some Of California; btst
citizens ana some got wealthy. This is
not 10 be wunds ed 1t with the training
OF industry and economy of Brigham
Young that they had, Many Of those
that remained here grew ryu as well.
beside helping 90 do aII that was done
] have travelled some among the
human tm.ly have read history, sacred
and pfu'aUr. but nowhere have ] seen,
OF read Of so good people 3s these.
When you take all their lab1r. with
their good works into account there has
never existed the bike ON eauh'
President luunEs Indian policy was
the same gs Wil.um pcuus-alvays
kind aud positive with Them. There
were some Indian wars. but they were
of short duration We were with lfgs.a
q 90 Young when be- and Col. lrl.u, 90,
superintendent OF Indian affairs. went g.
make q treaty with the Indian. ID. Span.
$50 Fork IL wHa just alter BlaCs Hawk
had been ON the wlrpJth DO Slnpelc
Tue INDIANS were all gathered together
Col. Irish made them speech. told
them that Dee wanted them Co move ou
the liuhh reservation aud told Them
what he would do for them.
Kanosh got up aud made a great
speech. Tie said, IN part "ll wc do
80 10 this reservation how long will we
ug there before We are wanted to move
on Aud how do we know whether 40
these promscg will De iulullcd' There
sits a man tpouung TO Brigham Young
that We will believe. Tie has never lied
TO ms. Let him say whether aIl these
hnc promises will De fulfilled. then ]
and my oplc will be ready Co gu,"
President Young voughud Tor Col. Irish.
Black Hawk was SO mad that he took
90 bleeding 40 the nosc-so much so that
% was feared by some that he would die.
By Others it was hoped that he would,
bat he lived aud went 10 Uihiah re4eryi-
ton. That was the last war that he en-.
gagged iu. Utah has had less Indian
troubles than any other territory, just on
account OF the kind treatment OF the
reds by the people.
The great exodus OF 1857 showed the
power and determination OF Brigham
Young, This was the time that Johns
tons army was sent to Utah on tue
strength OF a lot Of Misrepresentation
made by some OF the government OIL.
cills then here that the Monmous were
in rebellion lie called bis leading men
together They soon decided To move
on south, where, no one asked or
seemed 10 care, so that they got away
from another mob that was coming
against them. Orders were sent Co the
settlements 10 prepare to move, Almost
simultaneously everybody prepared tu
do so. This time they had more wagons
10 move with aud they hal more 10
move. We came from Lover CalllOr-
mia with the mail. II scented to me there
was one string OF teams dfuyts OF cattle,
horses. and sheep between parowau in
the south tu Salt Lake City After all
the wagon covers had been exhausted,
cattle hides and thin boards were used
10 cover the wagons, All the lumber
that could DE got hold OF was made INTO
boxes to cache the wheat iu Aucr the
houses were yWpuud, ki1dhng was
was placed therein SO that they could be
fred quick and easy.
When Salt Lake was thus prepared,
President Young sent Tor John KINDA. I,
who was not a Mormon. but owned %
house aud store and askcthim what the
property was worth. kimhall asked him
what he wanted d Tor Brigham told him
that when the city would be burned his
house would also be burned and he did
not want him TO lose kimball said, III
that Is all, let them burn; II you can
afford 10 lose yours, an right mine can
20 the same Brigham said, 1--WE found
this a bleak barren place and by the
help OF the Lord, II We have to leave,
We will leave Il as we found %"
A commission was sent here who
found the reports false Al returned TO