Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-08
AMONG THE MoRxoys n 1865.


Editor J. Zsamer, OF the American
Volunteer, published at Carlisle. Pa,
has, IN the last issue OF his paper to
hand, an article which hs CALI
"a mong tho Mormona." 1t is chapter
10 OF Mr.. ZeAmer'5 story, Across the
Plains by Immigrant Wagon in 1866.
| The gentleman says his narrative Ia a
true story OF his trip to California and
what he saw on the way; and judging
by what no tells In this chapter, up to
bis arrival IN Salt Lake City (where
the narrative closcs till the next Issue
OF the Americ,n Volunteer), our
newspaper friend is giving a grnphic
AMI accurate account OF his ex-
p-Tleness, nee from obj c.ionabIe
comment or prejudiced expressions
OF course there are some slight mis-
takes Ia nsmes, etc, such Ne casual
traveller would be liable 10 make, but
Mr, Ijamer has remarkably few even
OF thestj and his statement IL given
In such consecutive, straightforward
and interesting form az TO make 1t u
really valuable historical acccun,
~, 81,
V""soYh''"'hoi '"'e' '"'i" u
century ago. Hia party came by way
OF Echo canyon, aud the Chalk Creek
route; they entered the Salt Lake
valley by Parley'S canyon, which
Mr. sm.r mista.enIv call, I,,m,.
"
grant canyon, pfopapiy IN cOhIuslon
with l. migration ca tyon, a detilp
,or,, ~, p,,ia,, s.varai ,ot,,
"'i'u
are devoted TO the journey In Utah,
and afforI entertaining resIipg, Here
ah ex'fsc''
AT Rear river fartv.flye miles vast nj
Fort Bridper wa cana in % inc first Nor.
mon settlement an our way. A low loo
honse that was without windows stood
close hv The rad and wa. occpnied no
TWO families. o her shacks. or habita.
lions. widely Aoparated. stood farther
down the bntioms but Tho one nv tha
road was the most Important and res.
nectahle in anpparnneo. Patches of
grnuud ware enrlosed NV rndo lance.
and f,rmad i'm wheat oata and vagatabIey
mr. crors ,ynyo in a yorv hack wsrd .tata
tho wheat moi val in head. aud Tho oat.
NOT sufficientlv advanced 10 hide the
cIods The general elevation of Inc conn
-, ,,,a. ~, Droat Thar fhern yyna stiii A.,
aE,rdarca Sf snoy in tha hills n mia az
80 so,,th of Tho saltlament and ita ,vhita
s~rfaco could he seen tbrough gans in
,ha timSer several streams which
,in",ad m near these snow banI.
Gn,Ssad ,hrnnvh tbe lowlands ahnu'
~ a,,ianan1 a,d ,bair yato- 80
NJ ~ cio"r as rrvstaG and ice.ooid Cna
81 ,ha ,yvn Normon man who liyaJ
H., ,no housa no tba road oynad "
~, ,oan nory On which Cnt .eriii -
10, A., iroda Noiher Whitman,a LANA
49,, ma Nnrmon fait milf ir,I,naS
~, a;,,c'aG nnyyiIiingnes. for The MI ~
. ~ - ,ot,,nv ali 'nn1 N the trade ,hat
-, ,n irhe lame horse had nos, ,,.o
,nnired dollars in Illinois and was near.
~ twice tho size Of the pony, but his
ameh sesrc nlu tsayei al ali WbiIa COZ.
teriil and Dave aud the Mormon were
bargaining, l. intoi .IoMeu 'ne Younger
hoI,iioi, ~ ", Nahrn'La o oa - 80 'o
niot 80 10, 49, 80. ,hat i' ,;I
.his - ,I. - ~ w
not nv ~ ~, ha 80, 49, OH
a. 1u''I - - snov ali a.onnd 49,,
tueio HHu "OJ paaijo. G,aya - ,'',n
ever sinee ,.i,hr',, ia 80, osdi,,.I1'
they we're H''n '''it @ Io,s Vtuina ,y
auNnn'asYs " M ,,oarss, ~, y
thirty Ies W ~ paa1
tneto WIZ e,,,Isse oii az 49,, o' ha
uIen apou. .no tI, - vs. AZ t" ~
iphsou " sne ~, w. n,,,,,i
tuo youhsott ~ 80, - ~ 'l'o
previous Min.ot ..oIo 49,. ~ 10. weIe
IN ulto Man', ~ 10y, ", a., "a nc uoel
sue" were u'lao'v ~ s'' ~ w osNei 50,
llenluh's "l ~ on1 on VI =
nlonth-tho lhoiitn VI ",,',i- nau
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