The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-18

such as shotguns, rifles and ammuni-
ton. to hunt the lost cattle, as we'll as
game for their own support, as we had
no provisions to leave with them. The
second day they found the cattle. They
followed US the next day. AS they were
all strangers to the road, and our
tracks were covered with snow, they
took the wrong road by mistake, and
when they struck the Green river they
found their mistake. They sent mes
senger down the river to our camp for
provisions, as they were near the point
of starving. AS we had secured pro-
visions at the trading post we were able
to supply them.
In two days more our broken camp
was again united for our journey
While here President A o. Smoot came
to our rescue with teams and pro-
visions, sent out by President Young
While Mr.. Smoot stood at our camp
fire sympathizing with our wretched
condition he noticed three large white
letters painted on the boilers d. Nj. C.
He asked US the meaning of the letters.
but received no answer. He said:
IF you don't know. think I can
tell you. D. NJ. c. in this case means
Dam Miserable Company, and we
agreed that he was correct
We arrived in Salt Lake City about
Nov. 10. After few days we started
with the sugar machinery for Provo,
which was selected for the site of the
plant 1t took us three weeks to reach
Provo from Salt Lake. When we got to
Provo the camp was dissolved, and the
machinery turned over to the church.
THAT winter l went around chopping
wood for a living. On the 5th of April.
1858. Brother William Nuttall and
myself started on foot to attend the
conference and witness the laying of
the cornerstone of the temple at Salt
Lake City. On the night of the 9TH we
slept in a dug-out at the point of the
mountain. and walked to the city early
in the morning in time for conference
AT conference l was selected to go
to Iron county to work on the iron
works: built a furnace there. After the
failure of the iron works / moved to
Salt Lake. labcred on the temple and
laid the southeast cornerstone, Where
we commenced the cut stone work.
This stone was about three feet square.
carved as box, in which was deposited
several of the church works, covered
with a lid of cement"
Besides his activity in the business
world. Bishop Morris was prominent in
the church, having been for nearly 30
years a member of the high council, and
he has served as president of the high
priests quorum of this stake since 1883.
On May II. 1890, was chosen a bishop of
the Fifteenth ward, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Joseph Pollard.
In 1885 Bishop Morris was elected a
member Of the constitutional conven-
ton, and did good service in preparing
the organic law of the state.
When the sugar company was organ
lied in 1889, he was elected president,
and held that Office at the time of his
death.
He was greatly interested in Eistedi-
fod matters, and was an active worker
in the Cambrian association, holding
the position of treasurer and director
Bishop Morris leaves a large family
and a host of friends throughout the
state to mourn his loss. He was an
upright. honest, enterprising and pat.
riotic man, beloved by his family and
associates. and his work here did much
to build up the city and state and de-
VelOp their resources.
THE FUNERAL.
The funeral will take place at the
tabernacle at 2 p. m. Sunday