Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-15

unknown country and the Mormon"
people were headed that way In tho
early days OF their exile Mr.. Riser
with His brother had Joined the church
In Illinois In lsAS, Year before Joseph
smith sealed his testimony with his
blood When the people were driven
west, the two brothers Joined together
o make the trip, and while approach.
Ing Council Bluffs they received word
that the country had called for Ave
hundred "Mormons to Join tho forces
went leaving his brother In charge ~
the ouint, TO continue with tho main
body Of the emlgrating Saints,
the long march of the battalion
brought him TO Los Angeles and whom
the discharges were granted he, with
man yolher Of the younger men enlisted
again, forming the famous Capt Davis
company which marched TO Utah NJ.
ter us discharge over the tran Of tho
new railroad,
FATHER or DAVIS COUNTY,
Captain Davis, II VIII he remembered
" the inther Of Davis county which the
first Angellnos 20 come over the trail by
rail VIII Visit this afternoon. over this
tran, TOO, Capt Davis brought the first
vehicle. and assle,lng him 10 yet "
through was Mr., Riser and his friends,
| When the company was discharged In
| TO return "a Utah Gold had been dis
| covered IN California by members OF
| the battalion returning that way, bur
| the news " It's discovery had not YET
worked IT, way down 10 Los Angeles,
When asked 10 describe this trip
overland, Mr. Riser said today
wen, At FRS, | thought OF heading
back 20 OHIO whore ] had many rola-
! tlyos Then received n letter from my
brother George, AZ Salt Lake, 10 told
| az tho trip across the plains, ana OF his
lie asked me TO como over, and Join
| him. AZ CAPT Davis was leaving FOR
| Salt Lake with many OF the company,
| ] decided 10 Join him, Ito had beau.
| THU wife and child and for that reason
| no wanted TO take wagon along We
single men were making pack outfits Ton
the trip, but the captain put tho propos
sltlOn up 10 us,
"'Will you fellows etIck by mop hs
| said Y want 90 take this wagon m
far w We can, anyhow aud when .wn
get whore we can't take Il any farther
| win make pack OUTFIT and join
you
I'VE didn't think we would ever got
tho wagon through the Cajon pass, but
we promised 10 stick by him and help
him along We dld, ana that wagon
never licsltatcd, but rolled right nlong
~ SAT- Lake city, whore " saw u lot
OF service before Il was finally rclcgat-
cd to the relic class"
FOUND BROTHER HERE
| Mr., Riser found his brother George
down az Pioneer square, Joined him Tor
the winter, and married Miss Helen Re-
bocon Allen, daughter OF Elihu Allen,
when the winter of isN came IN ~
keen severity, Mr., Riser yearned fol
the southern winter, with its flowers
and green grass. IN fact he had become
a confirmed Californian, and when the
winter OF lN9 onmo again with the
same rlgor, he made mp his mind, 70
accumulate not homeptako here buy
an outn, This no did IN 1860, ana
headed over the northern tran 70 tacrn'
monto ON the an Of July, 1850, pc
celebrated the national holiday IN tho
snowolad peaks Of the Sierras, ana q
few weeks later pulled into sacramento
FOLLOWED MINING.
| lilo lived for time mining IN tho
big placels, ana then moved into the
growing village OF Centcryllle,. when
has been hlt home until within the last
year, when he moved 10 Haywards, a
neignboring village,
Mr. Riser will remain IN Salt Lake
for some tlmo, lie N lvlnB ~ " nortt
First West street whore no wiz No
doubt be visited by many SURVIVORS OF
the old Mormon Battalion ana olneg
friends OF the early days OF inc web'