Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-19

islauds. Kaulainamoku was given
employment on the Temple Block,
where no endeav0red to learn the
carpenter's trade, and n house was
built for him in tho Nineteenth ward.
When Elder Harvey II. CluT returned
from one Of his missions 10 the Islands
In 1882 no brought three families
(eight souls) Of Hswaiians with him
10 Salt Lake City. These also settled
In the Nineteenth ward. In the
meantime the Law against the emlgfa-
ton Of natives from the islands was re-
pealed or modified and since then
number Of Hawaiian Saints, DESTROYS OF
OF gathering to the headquarters OF the
Church, emigrnted TO Utah, accom-.
panying different Elders who returned
from their missions. Most, N not all
Of these natives, settled In the Nine.
teenth ward, IN the immediate neigh.
borhood where Kaulainamoku fret
located. As tho immigration OF
Hawaiians Increased the ques-
ton Of finding suitable employ.
ment for their behalf was sprung,
and deliberations In Thorn were
entered into by the First Pfesi.
dency Of the Church, who appointed
Elders w. W. Clufi, Harvey II. Cluff
and +. A. Mitchell . special commit
tee to examine different locations la
Utah with n Wow Of finding q suitable
track OF land on which 10 settle the
Hawaiian Saints. TIE choics Of
tho committe fell upon the 30.
called Knowlton Ranch, In Skull
Valley, about seventy miles SOUTH
west Of Salt Lake City. A
company was consequently formed
and duly incorporated according TO the
laws Il the Territory, which purchased
the ranch; and steps were Immediately
taken 10 remove this HAwAiinbs to II.
Teams and the necessary help were
furnished by tho Saints OF Tooele
county 10 move the people and their
effects; and the 2Sth day Of August,
1850, witnessed tho arrival OF forty.six
Hnwaiians and ono white man who
was with them, besides three mission.
aries Harvey II. Cluf, +. A. Mitchell
and Elihu BARELY who had been
called 10 assist and direct thc labors OF
the HAwaiians at tho ranch, which
has been named Joseps, the
Hawaiian for Joseph. A townsite
WINS immediately surveyed, houses
commenced and other improve
ments made, and before tho close
Of the year 1850 the Inhabitants OF
the new colony were quite comfortably
gathered In their new home, Elder
Harvey II. Cuff remaining In charge
OF ths colony until the tall OF 1890,
when he was succeeded by Elder VIM.
King, who presided until his death
which occurred on tho nth day OF
February, 1892. The next day Elder
Harry II. Clufi was called TO assume
his former responsibilities as president
Of ths colony, and true TO his charac.
teristics ~ . minute man he immedi.
atsly proceeded to Joseph TO take
charge snew. His labors from that
time on seems TO have been crowned
with success; many Improvements
have been made iu the selilsmen,;
much now land has been brought
under cultivation, and the pros
poets Of making the colony . success
arc perhaps better now than
ever before. Most OF the Hawaiian
5aints seem to be satisfied with their
location, Althou h 30 different In near
~ all respects 90 far % natural facilities
are concerned TO their former home ON
the "Islands OF the s.a.0 Elder Ciun
10 assisted In his labors by Eldsrs Baml.
49, NsVVhoy ohn
who have been called M missionaries
TO labor In the colony; two other white
men are employed At present, while
employment 10 furnished oil the ns-
tives who can aud arc willing 10 work.
There arc number OF good singers
among tho natives In the colony, AMI
also some who can produce In.
strumcntal music. A number OF
these, on Invitation from President
Cluff visited ths mission house where
l stopped last evening, md for the
nrst limo In my life had the pleasure
Of Listening to Hawaiian music. There
are ut present about eighty natives In
the settlement, the majority OF whom
live In the ton houses already erected
ON the townsitc; the rest In the old
ranch builiings. There Ia also an
Indian village In Skull valley, about
ten milcs south OF tho Hawaiian,
where the Inhabitants ara tilling the
soil successfully, building houses anu
learning how to live ~ white people;
these Indians are ncnrly nil members
nj thu Ehurch Nnutsxv IrSanN