Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17
II Bluffs to get the company wagons
Nth which to be loaded down with ma

Gil Bluffs to get the company wagons
with which to be loaded down with ma
.chinery.
I'VE made ready for our long and
tedious jotirney over the Rocky Noun
tains and started from this point on the
Fourth of July The day we crossed me
Rocky Ridge, we camped at Willow
Creek near the last crossing of Sweet
water. We made camp about ? O'Clock
at night. 1t was very dark and snow
ing. As we had hardly any provisions
we turned In without supper In the
morning we found foot Of snow and
but very little provisions in camp.
Oders were given by Captain De La
Mae, now living In Tooele. to go and
get the cattle in. We found that quite
q percentage OF the poorest had laid
down in the brush to rest for the last
time OF those that were found dead
we cut out their tongues and hearts,
which we cooked and thus satisfied our
own hunger. When we gathered In all
the other cattle we could find we had
just about enough left to take the fam
lily wagons 60 Green River. AT the same
time the captain had sent u messenger
TO Green River post and brought Elk
teen head Of cattle. on the first night
from Green River they took n STAN
pede and were either lost on stolen by
the Indians.
families we left six single men
and supplies such as shotguns,
rifles and ammunition, to hun,
the lost cattle, as well 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 a messenger down
the river to our camp for provisions as
they were near the point of starving.
AS we had secured provisions 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 smypathizlng with our wretched
condition he noticed three large white
letters painted on the boilers. d. NJ. G.
He asked us the meaning of the letters
but received no answer. He said:
'If you don't know, / think | can
tell you. d. NJ. C. in this. case means
Dam Miserable Company and We
agreed that he was correct.
1--WE arrived In Salt Lake City about
November. TO- 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 dis
solved and the machinery turned over
to the Church.
"That winter went around chopplng
wood for living on the 9Th of April.
1853, Brother William Nuttall and
myself started on foot to attend the
conference and witness the laying Of
the corner stone OF the Temple at Salt
Lake City. on the night of the 9Th we
slept in n dug-out at the Point of the
Mountain and walked to the city early
in the morning In time for conference,
AT conference | was selected to 20
to Iron county to work on the iron
works. built a furnace there. After
the failure of the iron works I moved to
Salt Lake, labored ON the Temple and
laid the southeast corner stone where
we commenced the cut stone work.
This stone was about 3 feet square
carved as a box in which was deposited
several of the Church works, covered
with lid Of cement"
The deceased had been n High Coun-
cilor for nearly twenty years having
been set apart to that office April H.
as president of the High Priests
quorum of the Salt Lake Stake and
filled that position up to the time of his
death. On the reorganization of the
Fifteenth ecclesiastichl ward, May IL,
1890. he was chosen to succeed Elder
Joseph Pollard who died a short time
before. That Office Elder Morris also
filled up to the time of his demise.
In 1895 he was elected a member of
the Constitutional Convention which
drafted the organic law of the State of
Utah In 1850 on the organization of
the Utah Sugar company Mr. Morris
was made president and held the office
continuously up to the present. He was
greatly interested In Eisteddfod mat
tiers and was treasurer and director
of the association, and In the active
discharge of his duty on Monday when
he met with the unfortunate accident
that resulted In his death