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

" clcNu, IN winch particular II was IN
strong contrast with our own. Tho
settlers had good supply OF water and
were evidently putting IL 10 proper use.
The next morning we
were awakened from our slumbers
by loud reports IA II cannon were
being discharged down in Coalvilie.
This was the salute with which
tho Mormons ushered in the Pan
of July. Instead OF going on down
Chalk Creek 10 Coalvilie, where tho cele-
bratiun was TO DO held, we followed a
road tha. doiiec cd 10 the len, acros. an
elevated point of land, and came out
upon tho stage road Mt tho Weber
settlement. In crossing this poiut
We gos glimpse OF part
OF tho village OF Coalville. II con-
sisted OF about a dozen small log houses,
ranged along the road which came out OF
Echo canyon and extended sOuthwnrd,
From the top OF II tail nsg polo a long
sireaner was fioa ing in tho coo morn
ing atmosphere, showing distinctly
agains. iho brown sido OF u mountsin
which luomed up into tho sky ON the
other side OF the town.
Then comes az acc u1: o. meeting
leans en- outs from Salt Lake City loT
c1ai, ana description OF wagon loads
OF people who inte 1ded ioining In the
Pioneer Day celebration, in which It
IL Eaid:
Hardly two persons OF nil tho ropula-
ton were dressed alike. No two gar
ments were cut from tho same kind OF
cloth or made over tho same pattern.
some Of tho Older and more dignlfied
mon had on broadcloih cOats that wore
shiny from much wear and which they
mad probably brought with them across
lhe plains whom thuy Canlo to 10 lie in
Utah. Some had on muslin shirts that
were whi.e as snow and oonlras cd
strangely with their other garments.
And the women were rs ludlcrously
dressed a. tho men. Their bonnets and
mas were OF various ages and shapes
and the ribbons ON them we're faded and
colorless. Their gowns were of tho
coarsest material and OF the simplest
make but the wearers all appeared to DO
in admirable health. Some were on foot,
and when any Of Tho younger ladies
wished to overiako others who were
ahead they would sot OIL on run that
would rival the speed OF professional
sprinter and set her prOfusiOu OF ribbons
Tutoring ana streaming behird nor.
At one place IA little procession Of citi-
zens HE'D out into the road, headed by
some little boys, one OF whom carried
banner with blue Held on which was
worked in white letters the words, "rhe
Fathers Pride" Later wo met wagons
containing families, Mormon families.
These family cOnveyane6s were drawn
by oxen, and the drivers. dressed in their
Sunday clothes, walked along on the |
nigh SIDE in the dust. welding tue goad
with the skill and grace of past masters,
The wagons wore well tillod with meu,
women and children, tho women out |
numbering the men, but tho children
outnufnberiDg the men aud women to- |
gether. Children SAT on the seats be-. |
tween their elders, ON the bottom of the |
wagons between the seats, and in tho |
arms of the mothers, and ali were good. |
natured aud Jolly and apparently Us |
happy as klngs.
Ahe hatinlNe theh utsuiIoes Tue
trip through Silver Creek canyon,
psylay,. pa,h and ,o,,o, ,ootd,r,
49, ''"'
u Indlans, blrial OF obl!d, meeting
wuodhlulerp from IS Ait Lane, AMI ends
NTH IA. ,,.,,av,f,,,.
VIVA '''
The twilight was then thickeninp into
darkness and we had vet live miles TO
travel before reaching Salt Lake civ,
At the mouth OF the CANYON Il large fac
tory was located which ran by power
Obtained from the stream in the CANYON.
The next object of note thai we met was
the Utah penitentiaty, whose formid-
able appearance and somber walls nd |
monishod us 10 the beholder TO DO |
lawablding even If far from home. Once |
out OF Immigrant [Parley'sl canyon we
turned to tho norm and continued in
level and hard and onr ,va~ons nv ro, m
along rapidly. A. long intervals Little
adobe house, We're passed and lights
open doors across our way. Stream
from irrigaling bitches crossed the
roau on ,neir way into gardens
OF tho night yet darker streaks. Gradu.
ally our way grew more populous, lights
SnsIly honsss and iot. "nd aa ,he oars H.
came continuous, and a little alter eleven
o'clock, on the night OF The 18th Of July,
isw pSopIo were UPON the strsets .oys
OF whom were returning from the |