Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-06
ACROSS TIE PLAINS TO UTAH
And Early PIOnssr Work 10 THIS
Territory.
How one Of the YouuE Men PIT In
mis- Time Opsnisg 10 tho
tommy.
NAScE, RockenLam Co.,

North Catolina, Sept. "a. 1894.
Editor Dcserei AetOG
Your valuable sheet Il ever a wei.
come visitor TO all who have been ~
fortunate as to mske ils acquaintance,
and that too without regard to their
l1calioni bat especially - 10 those OF
~ abroad 10 labor Tor the spread Of
Truth.
In pefnsing tho columns Of the
NEWs Containing rouiiais OF incidents
connected with the early settlement Of
our now peaceful wales, my mind TO-.
vefis to many scenes associated there.
with In whicn took an active part Ia
the days Of my youth ami carly man.
hood. My mind recalls wildly many
Of those scenes Of violence and mob.
cracy which resulted 10 the expulsion
" our people from Illinois. My par.
enls shared the com mon lot Of tut
Saints upon that memorable occaslon,
and thence took ~ their WESTWARD
Journey under circumstances that, to
tee fully undefatoOd, must needs have
been participated iu. one wagon did
uuty Tor two families Of Us, embracing
thirteen members, NJ far ~ tho Dos
Moines river, where we went iato
wiutef quarters. Father died there.
Early IA the spring We resumed our
journey To Council Buds, thence on
10 Salt Lske CITY, where we arrived IN
the nutumu Of 1850. Alih ugh but
hnten years old, walked anu drove
loose stock for the company. Captain
GafdGer snow, with whom 1 boarded,
hal chafgc Of MY wagons, and Uncle
Joseph Houng, ~ | Remember, was IN
cur ten.
la the spring OF 1851 we moved to
Springyille where l hai the honor of
assisting to PUT In tho fpt dam In
HObblr Greek, and also In plOwing the
fifst ditch that tapped thai stream.
tut the roof on the fret house built
outside tho old fort; enrolled IN the
net cavalry company that was organ
lied there, and always took my turn IL
guarding the people from tue attacks
~ the tfeachofuus rod men. would
have been In the engagement known
-. tue baltle OF Little SAT- Cfeok, fought
Ahers Goshen nov slanuH, but was
ordered back with several others on no.
count Of our tender year,, anu We ~.
luctantly gave up our arms 10 older
toldirts. | WAS present with tue Y. y.
company when, IN 1857, 1t pitched W.
camp at tue upper crossing of Sweet. |
later, ani | remained there until the |
lace was vacated. n. l.. johnson had !
charge oi this company, but WAS super.
eeded by Stephen Markham.
have spent much time on guard at |
the mouth Of our canyons 10 protect |
the lives anu prOIeuy Of the people |
from islling prey to our WHY Indian |
hdveTsafier. While pursuing n band |
OF deprudating savagvs up Hobb.e |
Creek and across tie mountains north |
We Obtained our iirst view OF the beau.
tfui Provo Valley, long before the
tloufishing settlements now occupying
IL were thought Of.
Inls00 1 went ms oue Of company |
~ volunteers into the ueAd " Sanputc |
Valley aud guarded the good people OF |
NORTH Bend (now Farview) while they |
huilt their tort aud pot In their crops. |
While upon this campaign We made |
tbs claims and dllchrs mat spread the |
water over Thistle Valley, aud aubse. |
quently produced tue famous meadows |
Tor which the valley Ia noted.
Aud nov, Mr. Editor, 1 am In tho |
"sunny S0p'h, "laboring IN the inter.
ests OF the human iamily-,fying g. |
teach the people the true plan Of aalvn- !
ton, We hnd some very alma frirnde I
aud n few who accept the Gospel ~ II |
has been revealed M this dispeufati0u. |
Ever praying Tor the welfare OF |
Ziou sud tue spread Of truth, | remain |
your brother Ia the Gospel,
MORuNi MINER.