Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-04
SEMI,CENIENNIAL MATTERS
Names Of Pioneers and Other H.
formation Being Received.
IEcidenis OF the Journey Related ny n
pionssr-nnny suEgssiions for the
Name to be used.

Secretary Rognon of the Semi.
Centennial commission is now re-
ceiving a great many oommu nications
from various localities giving names OF
Pioneers and Information concerning
their arrival here in lS47. While
many OF theue contain the Information
desired, there are some which simply
give the name OF the person, emitting
the date OF their arrival or the com.
pany with which they were connected.
In such cases the secretary has deemed
1t necessary to write to the parties for
further Information. That all parties
sending In their names may know
what IL desired, tue form OF the letter
is here given:
Please inform US the exact date OF your
arrival in Salt Lake valley and with
what company you came, and any other
Information you feel willing to give. When
this celebration IN over we intend 10 file
with the State officers all the nforma-
ton received about The Pioneers, which,
we think, Will make up valuable his
tory of the heroes who first settled these
Ndlatys anu ilhuo IosslDlb iHt DltsrlLRS
which tho people of this intermountain
country now enjoy.
Please send us all the names and adj
dresses Of the Surviving aPioneersr OF
1877 with whom you ara acquainted and
with what company they came.
Among the correspo ndence received
come interesting Incidents are relsted
OF Pioneer travel. One from James
Oakley OF Springville states that he
was IN the Mormon Battalion and
wintered al Pueblo in Capt. Browns
company. In company with seven
others he was givea iurloush at Fort
Laramie to OveItake the Pioneers. On
strivinglat Green river That stream was
very much swollen. Seeing q raft on
the opposite side OF the river Thomas
Williams volunteered TO take the best
horse, swim the river and bring the
raft back II possible. In attempting to
do so his horse was swept down by the
current amt drowned, but the rider
being good swimmer reached the
shore and lay tor some time In a
critical condition. When It appeared
that their last hope had been swept
away the party kueIt 10 prayer and
shortly afterwar1 man appeared on
the opposite shore and discovering
their predicameDi, returned to the
camp Of the Pioneers, about
mile distant, and procured as.
sistapce. After crossing the river
they joined the Pioneer company
and came with them to Utah. When
Brigham Young learned OF the eondi-
ton OF these men, he remarked: "Now
/ know why we were detained by sick.
nesp." On arriving at Red Butte can.
yon u oloadburst had raised the creek
and the company was hailed until late
in the afternoon when they came into
this valley iand cawped where the
Temple now stands.
Many letters are also being received
by Secretary Rog non suggesting names
for the celebration. AS these names
are received the date and hour thereof
are recorded together with the name
OF the person sending them, and re-
ply Ia returned to the sender giving
the time his letter was received, so that
In case more Than one party sends in
the same name, the one received frst
Will be given the preference. Names
will be received until January lei,
whom list OF the names Will ms
copied and Numbered, that the COM
mission may examine tue names wItu.
cut knowing by whom they were aug.
g.sted. the prizs to be given to tue
party suggesting the most appropriate
name, In The estimation OF the COM
mission.