Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-01
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Life Of Pioneer IL the title Of a neat
volume Just Issued from the press. and
| reclting the experiences Of a Pioneer in
| the Great West II Is the first book u
! the kind produced here. and having for
I Us subject O resident Of Utah, its nOta-
/ BILE feature being that It IL a sketch Of
! a frontiersman. Indian guide, American
/ soldier pioneer and gold disCOyerer as
/ well as missionary both to white people
| and 20 savage tribes The author IS
| Can't James S. Brown of Salt Lake
| city.
The book Is q thrilling narrative Of
| remarkable experiences, presented in
/ plain forceful language. The interest
| awakened In reading It frequent
| ~ reaches the plane OF lntensl-
| ~, and those familiar with the
stories Of Daniel Boone and
| Davy Crockett viii find In Life Of
a Pioneer episodes not less dramatic
and exciting. though occurring In a
/ different field than that OF those well
/ known personages.
The story onens with a brief state
| mont OF the authors parentage and
| birth, then comes 90 his experiences IN
his backw0uds home in Illinois, and la
ter 10 HE connection with the Latter
day Saints, and the journey after the
exodus from N8uyoo 10 the Missouri
river. Al the last named point the au-
th0r's connection with the Mormon"
battalion began. and the account OF In
dIVidual experiences on that memorable
hut terrible journey is truly graphic The
perils, the suferings. the exciting epl-
sodes, and the final victory as the Bat
talon reached California and did ito
share 10 add that valuable part OF the
country Co the American domain COM
prises reading matter Of thrilling Inter-
est
Following the scenes IN the Battalion
comes the start h0meward and the stop
az suffers mill. the scene Of the great
California gold discovery. Mr. Brown
o. he only eyewitness who has written
q detailed account OF that notable oc-
currence. and his story f. well told Its
accuracy IS certified 10 by other eye
Witnesses
After the gold discovery. the Journey
90 Utah. "a mission 10 the Society ISL
ands during which, among other most
remarkable experiences. the author was
taken out 10y caunibals 20 be burned
but mIracul0usly escaped; travels
among Indians In the Rocky Noun
t1insi frontier work In Utah Idaho
Wyoming and colorado; incidents occur
ring at the SUnatwater gold excitement;
missions GO the Eastern States, Great
. Britain, The Indians Of Arizona; and a
second time 60 the Society Islands. as
well as many notable events al home
make q story which Is truly fascinating
The book (Which comprises upwards
OF 500 pagasl gives an excellent idea OF
the conditions and customs prevailing
at the times and IN the places described
While much Of the narrative partakes
largely ~ an exciting character. owing
to the nature Of events, an important
element IS the highly moral tone that
pervades it from the opening 20 the
close The author and subject has been
a preacher Of Christianity. and the
spirit of his testimony permeates the
entire volume thereby adding pleasure
and ennohlng ambitions to It's perusal
making the Life u a Pioneer an in
structlye as Wen az entertaining auto
biographical sketch. james S. Brown,
30 north. Fles. West street salt Lake
City.
Haynes Guide 20 Yellowstone Park
Is the title ~ a little handbook, pro-
fusely illustrated and containing full
Information of the park. giving dis
tanccs attitudes. and other items Of In