Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-27
HAUN'S MILL AND NAUy0O.
The Former Ploughed Field, the Lat
s ter Almost a vineyard.

NAuvoo, Ills, sept, 20, 1895.
To the Editor
Having completed our visit "A dam
ondl-Ahmsp. aud parted with Elder
Andrew Kimball at Cameron We took
train for Breekinridge twenty-five
miles, hired u livery outfit, and drove
eight miles to Hsuns Mil. called by
tho people around here, Haun's MIL
battle ground. Upon calling on one
man 10 inquire tho way, he became
very much Interested ana desired Us ~
stop over TO dinner, He taid he had
learned from some OF the old settlers,
IN It the warfare was all on one side.
have taken his address aud will semi
him some useful reading.
There IL scarcely any one In all the
country around but knows something
about tho Sboal Creek tragedy. As
We approached the fatal spot, a bend
In 5hoal Greek, we folt that lonely,
solemn feeling easier experienced THAI
told. We drove into q farm house
yard close by the grounds, TO leara
that the old road near the blacksmith
snop had been changed, and q great
cornfield covered tho whole bend.
Worse than all, tho millstone which
marked the OLD well, into which the IL
bodies were thrown, had been pulled
away by n team, allthe ground plowed
up and . very heavy crop OF corn Was
growing where tho sacred spot was
marked. This man who explained TO
us was n hired man with family,
working for $500 year. He said he
had cut down tho locust grove, made
posts VI tho trees, cleared oil tbs
ground and plowej up the field.
took photo OF the house and the
standing corn, covering the spot where
the tomb was. We have the measure.
ment from this old dam, p9rIion OF
which still remains, no that a piece Of
ground may nj some time be purchased
and q monument be placed 10 marx
tue fatal spot. Offering u silont prayer,
No returned to Brookentiige.
We then took train 10 Quincy, Ills,
and on the following dsy, sept. 1870,
were In Quincy. Az $3.50 n. IN. we
took train 10 miles to Nauvoo, where
We arrived at 1915 y. IN. Our train
pulled up at Montross. We crossed
the Mississippi river ON tho steam fer.
ny City OF Nauvoo. There was no
trouble 10 nnd transportation from the
landing, which was near the Law
Brothers place, = large brick building
slill Standing ana Inhabited by u ten.
ant. went into the building, and
II looked M natural No II did when
heard the Laws preach there 81 year,
ago. 1t was not the voice OF the gOOu
Shepherd, but OF n stranger. / uid not
look al the house without peculiar feel
ings and thAnktulness that l had been
led IN the narrow way. Tho Lord
had some better work Tor mo TO
do. Mr.. II. w. Reinboli took two
OF US up 10 the Temple, showed
us over the city and back to the beat
HRAin for 81. There Ia oppOsitiou Ia
hack driving and other avOcstions even
ia old NauvoO, which his dwindlt Il
down to a small town on the hill near
anu around the Temple. Main street
ana the flats are mostly In grape vines,
which 1t IL apid flourish very w,l,
Nauyoo, the Beautiful u ,hu pa,J,
may now be termed a land OF Viut-
yards and wine manuiact ries. Tue
uermans here are very industrluus.
Tho miniGter gave US the krys to h .
church 10 ascend ~ the higu steepir,
alter which We had very pleasant
Visit with the min h or NhU was pleas. Il
TO meet one VIII knew the persOn VINO
Duilt the house he live IN. We lou .u
The priest avery genial gen loman,
,nd rpeut very pleasant time ia
NauvOo. We TO Il snap shot al tue
EEpusiIOr building when will not
be soon io'goiten by Old NauvOo Lat
.er-uay SAINTS. In this view IL where
!hs Prophet Brigham Young was dr.
.inguisheu by the maulle VI Joseph
,aliiDg upin MIN. IL was at the meet.
ING place lust east OF the Tomple.
am one Of tho few remaining who
we're present when Slduey rig Ion sci
lp his claim "a n guardian to tho
Church, but when the voice aud man.
10 OF Joseph fell upon Brother Brig.
,am, all present well knew who 10
'ollow. Poor Sidney stepred back ami
Town. was pleased 10 take In this
mcred opot by myself,
Alter u good nights rest wo tsok