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


strong contrast with our own. Tho
setIlers had good supply OF water and
were evidently putting 1t 10 proper use.
Tho next morning We
were awakened from our slumbers
by loud reports al II cannon were
being discharged down in Coalyille.
This was the salute with which
the Mormous ushered in the 2l.h
OF July. Instead OF going on down
Chalk Creek TO Coalville, where the cele-
bration was to be held, we f. lowed a
road tina, Dolce cd 10 The len, across an
elevated point of land, and came out
upon tho stage road at tho Weber
settlement In crossing this poiut
wo gos glimpse oil part
OF the village OF Coalville It con-
sisted OF about dozen small log houses,
ranged along the road which came out OK
Echo canyon and extended southwark
From the top OF Il tall ngg pole long
sireamer was iloa ing IN tho cool morn
ing atmosphere, showing distinctly
agains. iho brown side of u mountain
which doomed up into tho SKY on the
other side OF the town.
Then comes 81 acc ul. O. meeting
teams Gu QUO from salt Lake CITY lcT
c1a, ana description OF wagon loads
OF people who in!e lied Joining IN the
Pioneer Day celebration, in wnlca 1t
IL 1Aid:
Hardly two persons OF all tho nopula.
ton were crossed alike. No two gar
menls were cut from tho same kind OF
cloth or made over the same pattern.
some IL the older and more dignitiod
mon had Oh broadclo,h coats that woro
shiny from much wear and which they
mad probably brought with them across
The plains when they came TO so tie in
Utah. Some had on muslin shirts that
were while a snow and cOngras cd
strangely with thoir other garments.
And the women were as udctuusly
dressed a, tho men. Ihoir bounets and
has were OF various ages and shapes
and the ribbons ON them wero faded and
eolorless. Their gowns were OF tho
coarsest material aud OF tho 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 set oil Gu run that
Woulu rival ne speed OF professional
Splinter and sot her profusiou OF ribbons
Tutoring and streaming behind her.
At one place little prOcO ,siOu Of citi-
zens iiled out into the road, headed by
some little boys, one OF whom carried IA
banner with blue field on which was
worked m white letters the words, "Iho
Fathers PRIDE Later we met wagons
containing families, Mormon families.
These family conyeyanges were drawn
by oxen, and the drivers, dressed in their
sunday clothes, walked along on the
nigh sido in the dust. welding the goad
with the skin and grace of past masters.
The wagons were well filled with men,
women and children, the women out
mum boring tho men, but the children
outnumbering tho men and women to-
geiher. Children SAL on the seats be- |
tween their elders, ON the bottom OF the |
wagons between the seats, aud in tho |
arms OF the mothers, and ali were good. |
natured aud Jolly and apparently US
happy as lSings.
The narrative then describes the |
try through Silver Creek caoyou,
Parley'd Park anu Canyon, Incidents
u Indians, burial OF child, nsetlng
woodhtuIers from Salt Lhte, AMI ends
with the following:
The twilight, was then thickeuing into
darkness and we had yet i've miles 10
rayel before reaching Salt Lake CITY,
At the mouth OF the canyon u large fac
DRY was located which ran by power
from the stream in the canyon.
Iho next object of note that we met was
he Uah penitentiary, whose formid-
able appearance and soInber walls ad-
monishod US 10 the beholder 10 DO
awablding even If far from home. once
jut OF Immigrant tParley'sl canyon we
.urnod to the norm and continued iu
hat direction TO the city. The road was
eyel and hard and our wagons rolled
,long rapidly. A, long intervals little
'dobc houses were passed and lights
slimmered from their windows and
open doors across our way. Stream,
Dad on their way into gardens
md lots, showing in the darkness
If the night YET darker streaks. Gradu-
Ally our way grew more populous, lights
'howed more numerous In the dark,
iually houses and lots and gardens be-
,ame continuous,and little after eleven
o'clock, on the night OF the 18th Of July,
sd5, We entered salt Lake City. Only a
ew people were upon the streets, come
II whom were returning from the
heater. by inquiring OF these we
ound our way INTO Immigrant Square,
better known rs 1.-THE PlAza,n fEmipra.
ion Square, afterwards Washington
square, now occupied by tho city aud
county buildingl and encamped. Across
he street, on the east side Of The Plaza,
by an adobe wall, was a corral,
NHtIe hoistH were hcpt 10 nay at Two |
dollars span per day. To keep them
n such place would relieve us OF a
great deal OF care and labor, and we
urned ours over TO the keeper of this
Oral. We then alto cold lunch and
umbled into our beds tired, WORKOUT
'arty OF Immigrants.
We have quoted rather oOpiously
rom Mi. Y lsmeI's narrative, but at this
ime when Utah ia preparing to cele.
rate her emil. ce utennisl, his desorIp.
Ion of the scenes Of lhirly.two years
go, from the point of view Ci a stran-
er not In sympathy with the Nor.
non people In their distinguishing
eaturr, their religion, will be- inter.
sting to those who dwell here, ~
living impressions received by trav.
lers Of cur people and valley gener.
ton since.