The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-04-28
THE MORMONs.
How They Were Exiled From
illinois in 1916.
rrbase historical sketches are written
" .be TEnEaRAM by q Mormon minister
~ X II, many years ago lived in Clarksbnrg,
M # who Is now a resident of Utah. = En-.
M. 11.-conttnaea fvm Nam1er 1O.l
ST. GEORGE, UTAH.
April %. 1893.

ST. GEORGE, UTAH.
April q. 1898. (.
On the evening of the goth
November every man in the camp
vas visited by two fatherly men
sdyising and requesting all at
prayer time to unite in asking
he Lord to direct our course for
he best, even 10 changing the
hind of the Colonel not to go
through the copper mine coun-
ry. These two men had been
ppointed by Brigham Young
b counsel and advise and act as
fathers to the boys of the battal-
lon, Of this the Colonel knew
hothing, and the men were of the
opinion that to march through
he country where the enemy
were stationed without an en-
gagement would be impossible.
The next morning we were on
he march, but had not proceeded
far on the road leading south
when the colonel called a halt,
boxing first in one direction and
then in another and said. this is
not my course. l don't want
to get under General Wool and
lose my trip. I was ordered to
California, and with an oath he
Fvore that he was not going all
around the world TO get to Cali.
crnia; that he would go there or
lie in the attempt, turning to his
bugler and said, BLOW the right,
And lead the way directly west
ward. :
Affecting of relief. and thanks
toGod wasin every heart. Our
prayers were answered.
The next morning we were
busy watering our animals til
nearly IL o'clock, having to drive
Fhe stock two miles too water
that had been found late thepre
vious evening by the guides.
After filling our canteens we
marched about eighteen miles
And camped without wood or
water. Our guides were still
Phead in search of water. Near
the setting of the sun we saw, in
Eae DISTANCE, a smoke, believed
. be- a signal that water was
found, and by sunrise the next
morning, we were on the march,
and at ! p. m. arrived at the spot,
0utthe spring was so small we
we're ordered to continue ten OF
Telve miles further where il
vas said water was plentiful.
The OK teams were stillbehind,
and orders were left for them to
amp here. Water was so scarce
mat failed to get a drop. and
9aiY a few men got any. / was
old there was a hole full ofwater,
'ut the Colonel and his staff rode
? and let their mules drink it.
Iae little left was gathered up
'l'n sponges by thirsty soldiers
noisten their parched lips. II
sas not until 8 o'clock at night
aat the front rank reached the
sa'er on the west side of a dry
That day was a day Of suffer
e. Men and teams gave out,
1aa We were all hours of the
llght coming into camp.
remember, how provoking il
"ss' for it seemed there was q
axe only a short distance away,
W we could never gain on it as
Kept about the same distance
= 1t was a mirage, and this
I. rings u to my mind what Hittell,
~ San Francisco, says in his
resources of California;
!. among the remarkable scenes
%'aessed in California are, the
r raslons of the mirage seen fire.
esasntly In the deserts of the
dorado and the Great Basin.
,s un'aln ranges. so far distant
S, ~ De below the horizon, are
~ ue TO rise into view in distant
sn. ~ changing outlines. Appar.
iakes Of clear water are often