Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-16
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SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. ist, 1904.
The Pioneers camped the first night
IN the valley on a small grass plat by
the side Of City Creek, near or ON the
Ground where the Tempcton hotel
stands. From there they moved to
what Is now known as the old Fort
block or Pioneer Square. Here they
built their houses joining each other
with the backs OUT, so as to form the
fort. As completed, this tort was made
some Of logs, Others OF sdohes The
roof was covered with earth. The floors
we're earth as well Into these the peo.
ole moved with all they had It was
said that the bed bug moved in also.
How would you young people like to
live in one Of those houscs' Well you
do not need to. II was enough for your
parents to have to. As these Pioneers
lived and built, so did most Of the PEG.
ole live and build in making most Of
their settlements. As the people ar.
rived in Utah they were distributed into
the different settlements Those that
had kindred already here the incoming
ones would 20 to, Others That had none
would 10 where the forts were weakest.
An the settlements seemed to be built
almost simultaneously, not one at the
expense Of the other
To give President Youngs travels
among his people would 900 a large
book. We eau only give a few. lie
would set a day invite those that he
wanted with him. and start on that day,
rain or shine. a lfusly few would SO
with him as guards The settlements
would be advised by mail that he would
be there at a certain iimc-and he was
there. The people would turn ont en-
massc TO greet bun, If there
was music, the band no the
head OF cavalry column would
meet him. The people would greet him
with songs when he entered the town or
iu.L There would be people ready TO
take him and bis company 60 their
houses where man aud horse were pro.
vidcd with the best iu the land,
After the meal, the meeting house
was sought to hear him. Hcbcr {, KIM
ball, George A Smith, WtIIord Wool
run, George @. Cannon, Joseph f.
Smith. with many Others, discourse ON
waat should be done in this lite to be-
saved in the other Those talks to the
people were mostly pmg..cal-how TO
build, how to sow, AMI huw to reap. The
people always iclt Vel paId-and uch a
niud.shaking, Wien those old Pioneers
met, was q great sight with remarks,
'l am 80 glad 90 see you, Brother Big.
hlm. Haven't seen you since met YOU
90 Winter QuaItcrs,' ' etc. Joy would be
90 every face
After me ting. hitch up, go to the next
nllcc--to witness the same scene, and
TO hear the blessings that aCquainanccs
shoWCrCd ON each other was refreshing
60 behold Indeed it was pleasure
trip To be with him. lie would travel
forty TO fifty miles and preach from two
10 three sermons day.
These trips he made up TO his death.
Ia the evening, % there was no meeting,
there was nothing that pleased him 80
well as To have some old tiled friends
come TO see him and remind him Of
some hard times they had had together.
or reier 10 some funny occurrence In
their travels. on one Of his trips he
invited an old friend, doctor. When
asked what he brought him along for
the President laughed and said the
doctor was q good hand To make soup.
When they arrived al Chicken Greek It
was little high 10 ford. Eghraim
Hanks stripped some OF his clothing oil
and proceeded to carry the people
across. When he got 10 the middle OF
the stream with the doctor, both went
down under the water The doctor
wadCd out, looking Ike drowned rat.
All laughed, hut none so hearty as
President Young When the doctor ran
up 60 him, saying, "broilcr Brigham he
did that on purpose the latter said,
"Nhy of course he did, don't you know
Eph Hanks said that he had stepped on
roekf' There nYger was a rock in the
creek NJ that place.
President Young was foremost in
everything, To him Is TO be given
credit Tor the many shade trees that we
now enjoy In Salt Lake City. He
brought the locust seed from the states
and planted that forest In the park
From there they were transplanted to
the sidewalks. Everywhere you look
YOU see his works, Roads had to be
bull, throughout the valley also to the
timber In the canyons. Lumber had 10
be sawed by hand first, then by the saw
mills that had TO be hauled from he
states. II cost money and labor to do
40 this. lie built the r- mill which
now stands in the park, a monument to
his industry,
While speaking Of him as a leader,
we do not forget that there were q host
OF wheel horses that pulled with him.
What a grand, brave people all these