The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-22


1t was decided to offer prize Of $40
for the best musical composition. il
four parts, with organ accompaniment
set to the following 80 lines from ;
poem by Bishop Whitney
Hail to the year of jubilee
Let pealing anthems rise.
And bursts of echOing melody
Loud mingle with the skies,
Let earth sesound with musics power
Glad welcoming the year
When Utah sees her natal hour
The fftieth time appear.
Far down the mystic river of the mind
A noet of recollections slowly wind:
a wreath OF flowers from Fancy's garden
brought
Historic views on memory's canvas
wrought.
10! issuing from the canyons rough de-
Where frowns on either side a lofty pile.
a little band of sun-burnt mountaineers
Halt on the ridge-whose milder summit
The towering peaks and plains to inter
And gaze with wonder on the glorious
scene.
All! marvel nothing if the eye may trace
me care lines on each toil-worn hero's
Nor yet if down his cheek. in silent show.
The trickllng tears of tender feeling flow
Would cen the coolest heart forbear to
Good cause had gratitude to weep that
Or censure for flow of manly tears.
That brave-souled band-immortal pio-
neers2
Their names? Go view them on the
The gift OF glory to remotest age:
The van of civilizations westward sweep
The few that sowed what millions are to
reap.
The award is TO be made by outside
judges and their decision is to be final
The successful composition viii be
printed at the cost of the commission.
and the music given the tabernacle
choir for rendition at the reception to
the pioneers in the tabernacle on the
first dav (Julv 20) of the celebration.
The competition viii be limited to
Utah composers. and they are re-
quested 70 sign their contributions with
nom de plume and forward then real
names in separate envelope to the
secretary of the commission on or be-
fore June 1.
PIONEER EXPERIENCES
Alfred 3 Lambson has written TO
Chairman Clawson most interesting
letter concerning his pioneer expert
ences. He crossed the plains in 1877
with his family. in Daniel Spencer's
company, AID was the blacksmith of
Peregrine Sessions company of So He
had provided himself with bellows of 4
his own make, impr0Vised for the occa- +
sion, Which was carried on platform [
attached 10 the end-gate of his wagon. /
II was constructed out of a headless
barrel or bOttomless tub, tapering from
bottom TO top, so thar the hoops could
be driven down from time 10 time TO
keep II air-tight, with a wooden dia-
phram and valve in the middle. To the
top and bottom were attached leather
or cowhi0e expansions, with the neces-
sary air valve. and a bellows handle
and leather base were Joined to the
tuyere and furnace for the blast. For
small repairs an anvil was set on the
ground, pit was dug by the side of it,
and the bellows put up. For heavy
work, tire setting and the like an an
vii block was made out OF a tree stump.
on one occasion. with the organized
help of the camp ard one or two skilled
assistants, Mr.. LamhSOn measured, cut
welded and set So tires in one day.
Soon after Mr.. LambSon's arrival he
hauled logs from Red Butte canyon 10
Isaac Chase's sawmill, which was built
on the spring creek running through
what is now Liberty Park. From these
logs he obtained lumber for the build
ing of his house as it now stands on
the corner Of First West and North
Temple streets. Every nail used in its
construction he made on an anvil from
OLD WagOn-tire iron. 1t is the first /
house built in this valley with Z plas-
tereC ceiling. He also forged out of
wagon tires the mill irons for the first
seven mills built N Utah, with the
exception cf Isaac Chase's mill. the
rons for which came across the plains
with Chase. He also forged the dies,
punches and, in fact all that pertained
% the Deseret mint, except the drop.
IT hammer, which was forged at the
hop Of Martin II. Peck. John Kay cut
he dies and coined the money, William I
Clayton and Thomas Bullock being as !
ISOLATED with him in this work as ac- !
Ountant and weigher. Before this was
lone DR.. Richardson weighed the gold
lust brought from California by the +
members Of the Mormon Battalion boys J
nd others, into small packa ges done 7
ID in paper. each package represent I
NJ: from 81 up 20 500 which passed cur :
ent for money \
Early in the spring of 1S49 Mr. Lamb
on made a bear trap for Peregrine Y
SESSIONS. bears being plentiful and de- I,
tructive to stock in the vicinity of Mill \
'reek. Twenty-seVen bears We're caught 7
D il, and Mr.. Lambson is anxious that
he person who now owns the trap
lake himself known. in order that ii IL
an be exhibited during the jubilee.
T. Z. Trexise writes from Sacramento. =
al, that the saints and sinners there y,
re very anxious to learn about the r
lbilee, and for that reason he desires "
dvertising matter for distribution G
mong them =
J. H. Haskell of Manassa, Col. has 3
INSCRIBED 81 to the jubilee fund. Mr.. s