Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-10
PIONEER ADvERSlTlES.
Days When 1hisllss, segots, Weeds,
Vol, Crow, Crane and Hawk IeaI
Were Ustd for Food.
PINE VALLEY. washinstOu Co.


Utah, April 9, 1897.
no the Editor:
To comply with the request Of the
News to have the nsm IS q; the sur.
Vivors Of all early settiers OF Utah, In
lS47, enrolled, L send you the names
CT my family belonging to that class,
with few items OF history and travel.
| am the youngest son OF Robert
Gardner aud Margaret Callsndcr
ardner. was born in Calaytb,
SeOtlanj, October IL. 1919, and emf
rated to Upper Canada with my
,aren,a. There were three sons and
two daughters In the year 1922 or 1928
ON March II, lS4l, / married Jane
Mckeweu OF Beckwith. / was bap.
tized q member OF the Church OF Jesus
Christ OF Lstter.day Saints in War.
wick, Canada, on the first OF January
1915. We lett Cansda West for Nau-
VOC March, 1916; reached there
April o, 1916. We followed the
trail OF the saints driven from Nau.
VOC across the etste OF Iowa. While
travelling near Bonupsrts und campou
on the night OF May %, 1876, my son
William was bora In terrible rain
storm out OF doors. The water was
boot top deep around our wagons. We
overlook the maio camp near the
Missouri river. At this point Uncle
Sam made u call on us for nve nun.
bred able bodied men, to 60 into the
army to fight against Mexico anu
leave their families to he cared for Uy
the few men that were lei,-moatly
old men aud boys, in an uninhabited
country. But being blessed with o
wise leader brigham fou0g) II was
decided to stop travel anu prepare
winter quarters by building log houses,
dugouts and shelter the beat We
could. The labor and suuoring
that winter / will never loE-
gel. In the spring OF 1897 we lett
winter quarters following tue trail OF
the Pioneers with OK teame. We
Travelled Ia Bishop Hunter's hundred,
Joteph Horne's fiity and Archie
Gardner's ten. all gooi kind leaders.
Near the PAwnee village abtu 100
miles from Winter Quarters my oldest
son Robert, Ave anu half Yeas old,
was klcke1 uuuer tue wagon by an OK
ana TWO wheels ran over him which
caused his death. He lived iii we
Travelled 500 miles, uuuer great suliet.
ing, when he died anu was buried.
On lbr Pintt river near Deer creek,
near Fort Briugef, 100 miles rom SAT-
Lake, William, my only son alive, tell
out OF the wagon and the two Nigh
wheels ran over both his snklrs. l
picked him up anu called some Elders
and administered TO hlm anu then We
pounded ssms cedar berries ami
wrEpped the m ar uni his ankles. He
crieu little uut in u few days he was
as well as ever. While travelling
along picked up several dry buffalo
bones and lnrew them under the
wheels to try tue weight OF
The wagon, but tho wheels crushed
them to powder, go knew the power
OF God saved the BOY for iuturo useful.
ness, He has fili"i two honorable
missions 10 New ZEALAND. On the
evening OF o.. l, lo47, WE landed IN
Bait Lake valley anu campsd for the
night, Lext day drove ~ the place
called OLD Fort now. On, how pleassi
/ was Tor a lit le rest for l was nearly
worn GU
l atIenued the first October confer
ence held in the valley, our bowery
was the sunny siie vi \ small hay
slack; our stand was an empty wagon
with q piece Of board laid across II.
President Taylor was the speaker.
Names OF myseli, wife ami children
that came in lS47, Robert Gardner,
Jane Gardner, WiiIism Gardner, now
residents OF Pine Valley, Washington
county, Mary Jane Gsrdner-Mliler
wife OF James r. Miller, Margaret
Gardner.Miller, vile of Reuben p.
Miller, MIL Creek, Salt Lake county.
| have ~ Ghildten awe, 10 sons
anu IL dsugnIeIs. SIX some and tour
daughters died young, 81 In ali; l22
grandchildren, snd 10 great grand
children. My ohildrsn are all MEM
DeTs OF the Church and all citl9sns Of
Utah, and all within visiting distance
and enjoying tue society OF their par
ents, with the exception of my son
George Cannon Gardner, who ls now
In Germany on y mission.
Twas close by when the ground was
br he for the foundation OF the Salt
Lake Temple, 1 also saw the four cor.
ner stones lail ON which stands our
beautiful Temple built by Latter.day
SAINTS. We saw times long to be re.
mem bered In the days OF lS47 and AS,
much OF our living was On thistle
roots, Iegoes ana vioiets and any other
weeus that would not poison. Wolf
meats, crows, cranes anu hawks, with
nh occasional meal OF rawhide helped
along. ROBERT GARDNER