Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-03
WEDNESDAY, JUNE =, 1917,

quite early in the morning several OF
The apostles and others crossed the
North Fork in their sllifi Of sole leather
and walked up to Fort Laramie, where
they were kindly received by James
Bordeaux and others, and invited to a
neat and comfortable room. After a
social ana cheerful conversation with
Mr.. Bordeaux and others they walked
down to see his fiat boat, which was on
gagged at the reasonable price Of SIS n
ferry the wagons of the Pioneer COM
pany across, as they had learned that
travelling further upon the left bank Of
the North Fork would, II not altogether
lmpracticable. he attended with much
difficulty MI Bordeaux informed them
that the Grow Indians were in the
habit Of makmg annual excursions to
the fort and stealing all the horses and
mules they could lay their hands upon.
Some weeks before the arrival of the
Pioneers the Indians had sue
Cceded in stealing all the horses
and mules belonging Ia the fort.
TO the number of "a. and in
course of few years they had stolen
upwards of 200 horses from them. Mr.
Bordeaux told the Pioneers that eX-
Governor BOggs. of Missouri, had re-
Gently passed with his company he had
said much against the 'Mormons, and
cautioned Mr. Bordeaux 10 take care of
his horses and cattle. AS Boggs and his
company were Quarreling continually
and many had deserted him, Mr. Bol-
deauN remarked 70 the ex-governor,
that let the "Mormons' be what they
might they could not be worse than
himself and his men. rs IT not little
singular" asks T.. ". Tulledge. that
this eXtelminutinG governor Of Missouri
should have been crossing the plains at
the same time as the Pioneers? They
were going to carve out for their people
greater destiny than they could have
reached either in Missouri or Illinois
he TO pass away, leaving nothing but
transtory name"
BY his astronomical Instruments Or
son Pratt determined the latitude of
Fort Laramie to be 42 degrees II min
utes and Il seconds. and longitude lO4
degrees If minutes and SO seconds, dill
fering from Captain ]. G. Fremont only
three seconds, or rs rods. By.a means
of several barometrical observations he
also calculated the altitude Il the fort
10 be 1850 feet above The level OF the
sea.
While the Pioneers were encamped
near the fort, blacksmith shops We're
set up and some necessary repairing
done for the camp. IL was decided
| 10 send Amasa NJ. Lyman, with sew
| eral other brethren. TO Pueblo, 10 meet
! the detachment % the Mormon Batta
! lion cncamped there, and hurry them
| on to Laramie to follow the track u the
| Pioneers.
Fort Laramie. on as 1t was formerly
| called Fort William and later Fort
] aaF a.araN OF
! erected IN what Is now Wyoming. II
was established by William Sublettc
ana Robert Campbell I'm 1894. with the
| design Of monOpolizing the trade of the
| Indian tribes who Toamed over the
| country from the Missouri River on the
| northeast 10 the Sweet water on tbs
| west Of tho Black Hills, namely Arapa-
| hoes. ChcSennes and sioux Belnt
| strong and warlike nations,it was neces'
| sary while inviting their commerce Il
/ guard AGAINST their attacks. The forI
WAS situated on Laramie Fork, an at
fluent nf the Platte a clear and beautlfu
stream winding through meadow
where grew Wild currants and goose
berries. and which were dotted here ant
there with groups Of larger trees. i
consisted ~ ID palis1de IS feet high, VIII
| bastions in two diagoually opposite cor
| ners. and a few small adobe houses In
| elde N was called Fort william, Httel
/ sublettc IN 1895 the establishment wal
| sold ~ Milton Sublettc, James Bridge
and three other fur hunters, who haC
united with the American Fur company
after am active rivalry of several years
! during which these two powerful assO
ciaiIous had driven all me other Amerl
can fur traders out VI Wyoming. Thu
| fort was rebuilt IN 1886 by the new own
crs. at au outlay Of 10000 and wa
| called by % part OF the company For
Johu huI the name never could be mad'
acceptable 10 me majority The clerk
in the eastern office settled the differ
suee uuiutentloually by making on
their bills Tor Fort Laramie, the nam
of inc river on which IL was situated
and much more likely Ia be understood
than william or John. which might b
I anywhere. II continued 10 be a fort o
Tho American Fur company until isAe
! when N was sold 20 the government.
Laramie Fork ~ the Platte wa
named after French trapper by tn
name VI Laramie VINO ln the earlles
fur hunting times WAS killed By IN
| Arapahoos ON this stream, which. nea
INC fort Us about 40 yards wide. ON ac
count NJ Indians aggressions and III
| great drought 10 which the country Wa
subject. agriculture was al the tim
Inc pl lueers passed through entirely
selected, ihc few inhabitants heni
dependent on the hunalo ior meat an(