Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-24
Brief and Thrilling History
Of the Price Paid in Toll
and Tears for the Opening
Of the Mighty Western
Domain to the Resound-
ing March Of Civilization.

write and talk about one song "A general favor1te,
has come to from those days When Gen. Grant
passed through this city he was tired and ex-
haused, but rose from his couch speak the
multitude in front of the old Walker House and the
Gift House Main between Second and Third
South, when the Parowan choir sang for the dis
tingushed visitor their most familiar theme, Hard
times come again no morei' The general yisbly
affected, assured the people that his hearts wish
Tor them was expressed In the words OF the song
which he had listened for he knew something of
the privatons that had been their lot.
detachment Of the battalion came soon after
the pioneers increasing the population about 400
souls. Another company arrived that fall number
ing about 1000 men. women and children In $50
wagons with 5000 head of cattle In 1s4s another
detachment of over 1900 left Winter Quarters un-
DER President Young, another numbering 700 under
Heber c. Nmball, and third numbering over 500
under Willard Richards. Their arrival swelled the
population of the valley to between 1000 and 5000
and other large companies each year follow
ing.
The first population was not 80 heterogeneous as
the state has since become, New England blood and
traditions were strong among the leadership and
their tendencies thoroughly accord with those
IN which the western continent first founded and
the nation had its birth.
FOR PERMANENT HOMES.
The first summer and fall in the valley saw much
progress towards making permanent homes but II
is unfortunate that owing to the absence of the
leaders, who returned to Winter Quarters only a
meager record has been left of it. John Smith was
made president of provisional stake. and a letter
from him reporting the winters experiences is
all that is left to tell the story first
hand document 1t mentions the departure TO Cali
fornia of a band of Is men, who were sent to the
Chino ranch to buy milk for the people, and
OF their return in March, 1S4s, with herd cows
This trip has yet to be put into history the initial
trip the southwest route. a later excursion led
by Apostles Rich and Lyman having been given the
credit in the general literature the subject.
SETTLING OF DAVIS COUNTY.
In this period, too the first step taken set
tie Davis and Weber counties. The Battalion
pany which arrived a few days after the pioneers.
consisted of the sick disabled of the Mormon bat
talon They had been left at Pueblo, Colo. and
Capt Brown. who was in charge soon left the valley
for San Francisco, where the paynaster located,
with commissions from the members to receive their
pay From his portion, which received in Spanish
dubloons he afterwards bought the present site of
Ogden City from the Goodyear brothers. who had
Spanish grant the land Thus began city to the
north of Salt Lake, for Capt. Brown welcomed other
settlers which five years later destined to
its sister city on the south from starvation through
of famine and crop failures.
In this Utah settlement there converged many
lines of interest, for the Mormon movement west
ward had developed many other expressions of II.
There was colony under Samuel Brannan. which
had established itself n Stockton. Cal. and of
the historic moments in this valleys history when
BTannan met Brigham Young and the two men
threshed out the question OF whether IL was better
FOR the pioneers proceed their way to stop
here and settle Salt Lake valley. Brannan wanted
them badly to to California and after hearing
all OF his story, Brigham Young decided In the mega
tive
In honoring the pioneers the younger generations
do for themselves than for those preceding
them for out of the experiences OF their fathers they
able to raise standards for their own conduct,
and these old pioneers did much from which valuable
presidents may be gained,
They raised the Stars and Stripes everywhere
this land. then Mexican territory, and in few
years applied for admission to the Union the
Deseret The simplicity and hon
esty OF their lives their candor their loyalty. often
misunderstood, and their mistaken devotion to the
right as they understood H. qualities upon which
the impartial historian loves TO dwell Their ex-
perience had made them wary Of strangers: but
thoy received all newcomers with Kindness and
saved from starvation ana the innumerabe
companies OF gold seekers the way TO California.
All found safer refuge from border violence and
Indian perils here than could be found in any other
western commonwealth Whatever else may be
----, said or thought OF them we who en-
joy OF the fruit their labors and the
results ot their sacrifices may always
- apply 10 them, with perfect proprlety
~ the words Of the poet.
xas{6 AYE call that holy ground