Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-21
A LrILE IIsTonY.

February 18Th, brings up a bit Of inter.
esilng history which 90 prriscca by the
explanation that "knowiny that the
rancho and city Of Ban BornnrIlnC
were laid out by Lynn tu, Rich and
Hhnta, o. reporter visited Mr.. Lyman
aud interviewed him w. to his proviou
and present visit Mr. Lyman ~ q
very pleasant gentleman, aud rays
that he nuds much Improvement iu
the whole valley" This C0wier lhon
proceeds to give tho following account
Of the interview.
Mt Lyman, u 81 lli Che, YOU m, ono
OF the old settlers On san HHfnafiiuoa
No' VIC, chn'fiiy replied that r0u.lo.
man MF iuthor Amusa Lyman. and
Charles a. Rich, wcr1 th1 original pur.
chasoH OF tho SAN demanding mnch In
tho summer OF 1851.
How did they como 10 purchase the
ranch, Mr.. Lyman
My faihor and NJ. Rich, both mombor,
OF the quorum OF thu IwOlyO Appstlra in
tho Mormon Church. were nppilniot bv
President Brigham Young 10 come into
southern California aud s.uuIish nu ont.
hitting post whore tho Morn1us ou r1uto
from Australia. uthur c0untros la tho
Pacific and California could hhya n place
whore thoy might mako Che necessary
preparations i0r tho Journey across no
mountains aud dofofis 90 stlt Lake city.
lhny had discretionary powers us Co whore
thoy should establish tho Aforesaid most.
and thUy solicited this iorul1u. think.
ing thai tho Journey num thIf ro.ut
could DO mado In the winter sal,6l na
well as in tho summer aud thus hn of
greater advantage lo tho travelling Nor.
mons Than FROM % point whore travel
could only 20 On during the summer
Was Il your G,lhor, Mr.. Lyman. who
laid out tho city ~ san lornutliuol
hrH, Hifi % was duuu uni1f hIs dIror.
Ton, aud / think a. tha umn tho CITY
pioi was one milo square. My hiurra |
residence Htu1d uu VIA Is uuN rtIl4l a.
street, between Third and Toufth struais! |
but tho old homestead was burned dotn |
Ia January, ISIS.
DO you hnd any old landmarks, Nr. |
Not very many. / can locate most of |
tho lots whor1 our uoIEhblrt iivrI aud |
mud q Few of the old houses stan IIny.Lui |
not many. Mos. " tho old mouse. arc |
gnno aud now ones have tnkon their |
places. While no cannot help rpnFp.tlur
10 500 the old landmarks DO know In boy.
hood removed, he cannot holp bng adj.
miro the energy which la a single gonrrn.
ION ofocts splendid cities ON ranches
Nhofo ono hordud cattle In boyho1i-a
wonderful age, this. for push aud pro.
ircss, When our company from Utah
.frivod hero Ia 1851 % numbered alluf
90 families, aud there was nothing ON
hu present site u Stu Horulrlino hut IA
ow tumblo-down Mexican houses, which
ur people fiuod up uud surrounded with
stockndN for prniDc ion against tho In. |
.ihna AuorWard crops wore planted roads
pongi mo thr mountains, slwmilIs a..
lbllshod aud tho work ~ rricumus tho
uuniry commenced lu DifuUs.
What was tho original price paid ;5r |
lo san baruartIno muchF
our people agreed tp pay sI7.d0O. nav.
lg about 5000 down. wU wpfo gIygu
mo on tho balance NJ I per cont mr.
lonih-mthor "a high rate % interest % I
ay,
How did your people como to leave
bose pnrisg
VOL, You sec. through miaroprewntl.
nns on Tho part NJ tho United state,
ulclnls ni salt Lake tho administration
Washington was mnio 10 hbllovo thRt .
10 Mormon people la uWh wore lu r6. q
0lllun against tho government, and uu-
NJ tho leadership ~ Albert sidney
lhnslon un army was sent out 10 qucIlu !
ibrlliun that had mo- existence sayo la 81
10 iuNCrod imhginnluus OF tho4n who q
Iisfoprosonied tho Mormon people. lt
AZ reported among uihor things not q
MY tina. tho Mormon people were iu
'holllon against tho United Siatrs ON.
aH, but that thoy had burned tho
lufi records, ctc. OF course tho unlruth | J
hil these reports was found uut unpn |
iNcstlgntlun, but tho government had
1into iustimung thai Investigation nm. g,
lsoly started nu army Tor UAh. Mr.
nruth.r lliukf, who cIm1 into san ! {
rfnArliuu before "thownr land became 1
. equal partner with my father and
ldCr lach their purchase oil tho rnurH Z
as lrti MS an agent 90 wind up thor1m. | u
iny's affairs. llo disposed of tho uu. | N
.ll paris OF tho original purchu,o flr -
lNuhh 10 Nol 10 th1 claims against tho q
.Wf any, aud h.molf Iuiuri biz p.1pIu II
Utah. A iuw Mormon nmlo, rs. d.
Aimed ANA afterwards 0thor, lhut wore .
ilHhrl il tho san B.inufl.uo country b
turned ami mAlu tIHIr huuos hurr 5r
% iho church ugyor attempted uupr. |
ards 'u colombo Ia This rHuu ry. 70
30. Mr. LYMAN
j have TWO purposes, ONO is 90 com. ~
100 O. wedding tour which I began u
200 '' . H.'AH N ..|H NIH NsNs 7 married. Oh
San b'Hnuulun about tuu Juno vi "igs
nFD' from tui place, Hui uayu hrluglt
+ WHO uIHt with 900 Il whore MO b., o..
No no together 40 look over tho Ola Il
"und aud Co rnu0w Old acquaintance
ln second and moro Serious purulsr Yf "
81 visit lH tH HrHIHu ln. lunHI uI Je.Y. n
in-. as % Mormon Eu0r uudersttpIs
MFsuli nEl l.dur Roberts, who /.
ih mn, h1yn guFtgHl tuH telwluIg1I "a
uryA's chapel Wnd will riyun course IN al
'tarnH thuEH, lHH urst VI which Mas do. -,
uT.N '.a' might, w
IH 1900 way Mr. Lyman, We thought ~
B .oiH tIat MDrm1usm was about "a
Mormon. m 20 % pretty lively clrp1o. T"
900 iNU ENun apparently amused at tho 81
'fnsl.n oi hs Church huiug duld.I b
b, riri NuEmuuIsm iH not dead, hue b.
INgIF pushing lfl work in an tho =
'IIA, ], has % mUH.UEo Co deliver Goo [.
iukiui, Wis "lhAt now dlspoumtiuu ~
Woo Gospel huI boon committed tD
'n, aud cries repentance TO al tho %
How aboa. polysamy in Utah, Mr. H.
Hlu9
'nlyglmy in Utah has boon abolished %
enactment ut Congress, The Mormon | %
pplo accepted that doctrine as 70 ruyoIu-
n irum God and In all good faith and "a
nor sought to practice lt. 4. was part il