Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

III metropolis 90 tho great Fear
Nj Lake valley and its population
within tho city limits proper
-.tich include territory one nile
square and the surrounding environs
number at very conservative csu-
mate 5000 souls ~, historical data
concerning idaho would be IN any
sense complete without relating tho
history attending the settlement Of
this thriving city and surrounding
country
FIRST SETTLEMENT.
Benr Lake valley was FIRST explored
On 1868. Charles G.. Rich and a band
Of hardy pioneers were nrst 90 enter
che valley OF the original discover
,r, John Punncy and Charles Ray
r,ord remained and had the honor
~ building the first house and cutting
the first hay crop produced in the now
fertile VALLEY To was Of course with
much difficulty the first crop was CUT
and In order % accomplish the thing
scythe was used by tho two sturdy
rirneor-. This frst crop, too. was
produced on land which is now dcsis-
uated as Parts Bottoms.
STAKES WE'RE PLENTIFUL.
At the umc the pioneers entered
tho valley snakes were plentiful and
Pioneer Bunrcy killed tho first one
Put TO death in the interests Of future
civilization.
After seeing TO 90 that things would
be conducted in q manner calculated
to build the country up Pioneer Rica
returned TO Utah for his family and
later the same season returned 60
the vicinity Of Montpelier bringing
all with him, Accompanying Mr..
Rich were other pioneers with their
families In this connection 60 is i'm
teresting at this ur0 90 note the
names OF tho pioneers who wintered
IN Rear Lake valley during the season
of 1863 aud 1866 Tho complete list
follows
WITHsTOOD HARDSHTPs
John Clifton Hezekiah Dunn. Dov-
il Roberts David SAVAGE. Alonlo
Bingham Robert X. Williams. VIII
liam Severn. John Cozzens John
Bunney. Charles Raymond. HezelSiuh
Moore. William Leiplcr Clarke AIMS.
Gideon Harmonson. William Bird
fnarles Atkins. Louis Ricls, John
Turner william Eastman. John =.
carlson. Matthew Fiurld sidney Saw
beuezer Ladders. Charles Mallory,
0rson Merrill. James Duumlck, John |
Hendricks Gilbert Weaver, James |
Poulseu. Christian Hogensen. Phenius |
cook. Alexander Lowe, John Dee. John |
Wahlmsley. George Ellis, Sr George Z
Ellis Jr., Edward Ellis. Alonzo MGR
uli John M0ughu. Thomas Sleight. |
John Wroston. Isaac Thorn, Joseph i
Bowen and Lauder Wreston
FIRST BABE or COLONY.
II was on Nov. .. 1853, that baby
rirl was born IN the colony and the !
proud father and mother were Nj. /
and Mrs Christian Hogensen They |
were Justly proud Of the contribution |
20 Bear Lake OF the hrst white child. |
This particular family arrived in the |
valley ON Nov z. 1898. during q Sc |
we're downDour Of rain.
The FIRST winter was a rigorous one
and provisions were very hard 20 oh
tain. Everything az that time had 20
come from Cache valley. Utah, which
was the nearest trading point. Even
then 10 was very difficult matter 70
carry on trade relations because IN
order to secure supplies everything
had IN be packed over the mountain
Gus country and this bad to be Hc-
compllshed by The pioneers on snow
shoes.
FURTHER EXPLORATIONS.
Early in the spring Of 1854 further |
exploration OF the immense valley was |
prosecuted IL was at once discover |
ma
afforded better facilities for settle |
ment more particularly because here |
the snow went on a little earlier than |
ON the west side. This led to the |
partial depopulatton OF the little |
town Of Paris. From the latter then |
settlement many pioneers crossed the |
river and settled what was at that |
time styled Glover Creek, 80 named |
by trappers and maraudlng bands or |
Indians This settlem snt 20 was that |
was later 10 become known as Mont |
pelier. The present name was given /
tho place IN honor II the man who |
laid out the town. a complete list OF |
the first pioneers OF the city follows. |
JOmt CoZ2eus, who was chosen by |
unanimous consent first leader OF the /
band; William Severn, Christian Ho- |
genseu, John Turner. John Bunney, |
William Tienes, Clarke AIMS, Gideon /
Harinonsen, Charles Atkins, Eben Ian !
ders. John Manzhn. +. Moore. Doc I
Ellis william Vaughn, Isaac Thorn |
and Thomas Mantle.
GROWTH CONTINUED.
The growth or the new location grew |
steadily In Juno OF the same year |
ana later in the season other families |
settled In Montpelier Among the |
more prominent earlier settlers were |
Inmes Holmes and wife and Harriet |
W Phelps Holmes, who upon Aug - |
Of the same year gave to Montpelier |
rs first white child. which was named |
Almira.
Il was I'm Aurl. 1865. that the first |
marriage was solemnized In the val |
ley ana the contracting parties We're
John A. Handbook and AutonettO An !
derson. The groom az the time resid- |
cd at Paris. and his bride was n resi-
dent of Montpelier Some better idea
OF The hardship necessary in order 10
attend the wedding can be had when n
it slated that Paris by stage today is
bat AN hour and a half from Mont-
pelier However. when this ceremony
WIS performed. n heavy snow WAS ON
thc ground lt required two days to
make the round trip between Mont
polier and Paris This marriage cere-
uony was performed by g.. g.. Rich.
4 AMUSEMENT ENTERPRISE.
As early as 1865 ~ was decided that
amusement OF "a theatrical nature was
Necessary FOR tho towu.and accordingly.
"a local company Was formed with one OF
DE leading citizens az manager and
or several years The people ~ Mlut-
pelior We're Tpleudldly entertained at