The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-25

view that was spread before these path
finders on that bright. sunny day.
Returning to camp, they brought with
them this good news of their adventure
THE Pratt advance company now 1or
the last time resumed their journey,
travelling over the ridge that terminates
into what is now known as Emigration
canyon.
Thursday, July %, 1S47, the main body
of the Mormon pioneers, about las strong,
emerged from this canyon and there be-
held spread before them the longed-for
Promised Land.
Raised Shout of Joy.
''Beholding before them this extensive
scenery, they could not refrain from a
shout of joy which involuntarily escaped
lovely valley was within their view
And. finally, sixty-one years ago To-
day, Brigham Young. MILFORD Woodruff.
Heber c. KimbaH, Lorenzo d. Young
rived in the valley of the Great Salt lake
This ended a most wonderful, yes, a
most marvellous journey ever attempted
by man, which will go down in the annals
Of history as one that can never be Tor
gotten.
Immediately the pioneers began to IT.
rigate and till the soil, so as to provloe
food for their families.
Erected magnificent buildings, such
as the temple, the tabernacle and others.
To-day we stand upon the mountain
summit of the present and view tne Dedu-
ties of the future landscape OF tne mere
after From the fair valley below comes
the hum of busy life The green iieios
bathed in the splendcs of the sunnght'
the waving trees which bend gracefuily'
swaying to and tro, rocked py t b,ns STI,,
meath the soft caress of the puberty 5
kiss, silver booklets, whose Laughing wa.
tiers flash back the suns Respondent
brightness, all are spread here before US
hPalltX
frances the soul
Growth of Salt Lake.
salt Lake. the main city of this
beautiful valley, is rapidly growing both
in population and wealth, and is the pride
of all tourists from all parts of the world
1t can safely be said that soon Salt Lake
City will be one of the leading cities OF
this nation.
Not only Salt Lake is growing. but the
entire state of Utah is growing and COM
ing to the front more and more every day
But all honor is due to those early pio-
neers, who sixty-one years ago today set
tied this valley and for years constantly
| labored irrigating and fertillzing this
rich soil now spread before Us. 1t was
they who planted these large trees known
as the Poplar and other stately trees
which now beautify this entire valley and
are admired by all.
Therefore, it is my desire. and let u:
| hope that in centuries to come future
| generations Will MOIST ana wave iflt Sld-
and stripes and celebrate with the same
| loyal American spirit as we do today, thi:
| glorious 2lth day of July, Pioneer day.
! At the close of the exercises the crowt
scattered. Some went to the baSeDal
game some to the horse races and 9th
ers preferred to remain in the shade dur
/ ing the warm part of the afternoon.
The ball game was between Sandy and
| Bingham Junction. 1t was intended tina
all of the players should be more thai
] A IL INr,t nit
/ what strenuous exertion for men who ha'
not played ball for ten or twenty years
/ it was decided that each nine shoul'
/ choose a younger pitcher.
The Sandy players were: 3 Nlckerson
w. W. Wright Oscar Despair, c. c
Crapo. John w. Smith. ]. A. Muir, San
Day, Hyrum Smith and Ben Ainsworth
William Wright did the pitching. Mayo
Wilson was made captain of the nine
The Bingham Junction players were Is
r. Bateman, 3. Nuble, r. II. Mcdonald
Rosel Gardner, Robert Gardner, Richar'
Beckstead, Al Rock. John Bishop AM
L. W. Smith, pitcher. r. II. McDonal'
was made captain of the team.
Four Innings Enough.
The game was lively while it lasted
Captain Mcdonald of the Bingham June
ton nine was struck upon the head wit
a baseball and temporarily incapacitated
A lump formed upon the back OF his hea
almost as big as the pan tnat cduseu III
trouble.
After four innings the 4O-year old play
ers came to the conclusion that they ha
had exercise enough They We're TIRE
and they felt the call of the far-awa
shade trees. So it was decided to en-
the game without more ado. The scor
was: Sandy, 10; Bingham Junction, J.
Pete Hanson's sorrel horse, Billy. Wo
! the pacing race. There were three horse
in the race-Hanson's Billy. Fred Julius
gray. Nameless. and Walt Larson
brown. Jacy. y,
Three heats were run. Larson,s JAG
won the first heat HansOn's Billy wo
the second and third heats.
Exciting Boxing Bout.
T After the races there was boxing bou
between William Olson of Sandy an
Red Davis of Salt Lake. Davis wa
knocked out in the seventh round with
left swing upon the point OF the Jaw
1t was an exciting battle Untll IN
third round the outcome was doubtful
Then Olson knocked Davis down. Davi
was on his feet quickly and retained a
upright position until the fifth round
when he became recumbent. This did no
seem to bother him, for he sailed irt
the sixth round right merrily, only I
receive his third knockdown blow L
the seventh round the fourth knockdow
blow. which was also knockout, wa
Later in the evening there was ba
loon ascension and dancing
City Is Decorated.
Sandy was gaily decorated for the ia!
MANY of the houses We're almost con
nieteIv covered with red, white and blu
hunting. and there were flags flying eN