The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-11
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In this manner John n,
you about the newspaper
ished, some for a prcaL
period of time, in the -,
Utah. N
John Bond is a pioncer /,
although he does not I;y.
He lives at Blackfoot. IA
is engaged in ranching
member of the firm of ii
company, a forwarding
Mr.. Bond is in Salt n,
purpose of enrolling himsc
Veterans OF the Indian 10,
mltted h,s credentials, rcce
al and is correspondingly
An Early Com
Mr.. Bond is the son of d.
who embraced The Morc
England and came TO RI
where he became a hieh {
" Brighamite'' church, M
his family, including Joi'
pioneers of the Mormon 4
cuce, above Omaha, whcr,
was made across the Dlai,
1886. John Bond assert
the Oldest living pioncer7
cart companies, inasmuch
none at Florence save 4
the church when the Boud
hence,
Mr., Bond came With en-
the captaincy OF Benios
This train accompanied M
cart company, somctimes !
sometimes following the d
crs.
" I never will forget, =
when the last crossing
was made. Those poor uj
weak from want of nom
they could not haul their
the water, over the bio)
boulders.
In Sleet and C6
When they did get ac,
ucd Mr.. Bond. "the w<
into slcet and then it bed
cold. The frozen particleI
TO thc men S clothing an|
ratified as they trudgcd \
We were forced "a
cattle on the plains aud
to Provo in September, !
nothing left but sickness
tion and misery and suffer
say that the company of !
pie lost between 200 and
terrible trip across the pla
that they were being b1
rarc Of from six to hfteen
In 1853 Mr.. Bond campI
where he resided until II
went TO Heuefer. in Sunni
Brush With IND
''At Henefer," said
Fthcre were few men to 4
tlnual depredations of tht
These marauders would q
places aud steal everyth|
Etakeable. They took
from thc houses and it "
where they killed the csttl
ops and cut out the ann
carving these away only
cone tune, In 1866 OF
half the meu in the old I'd
most of which / built, an
maiudcr. about fifteen II
Bachelor canyon. where
that a party of Indians
attack the place. The IN
come through that canyou
made a turn down to III
We went along the ridge
covered from the height
come into conflict becaus
learned wo were there a1
and ran away, ] bclieyc
bel of people at Henefe|
suffered a massacre had 4
the fact that we lnteree
tiles. y
Indians on the 4
In crossing the plains.
they encountered numeyou
dianS, but were not greaf
AT Scots Bluff, in
said Mr.. Bond, 1--WE We
5000 Indians. but they weI
hunt and did not disturb
faloes in those days weI1I
mosquitoes in 4 swamp. 81
fairly black with them.
Mr.. Bond sold General
the first load of wood the
use at Fort Douglas. Th1,
20, 1863. when Mr.. Bond
for a brief time. MAJOR
Connor S army met Bond
Of wood in Emf grafton caI
him $l6 for the fuel.
General Connor were great
that. -
Leaves Mormon q
Mr.. Bond WAS married n
tho Mormon church.
II took the oath in
house, said Mr.. Bond,
concluded that the term
prevented me being q iQl
citizen and / notified
strike from The books my
of my wife. -
Mr.. Bond was an imp
in the legal proceedings
the question of naturalizinf>
Der of Mormons was up
effort was made to lmp0
mony of Mr., Bond. buI
was futile. and 1t was
testimony aud that OF .
crs that the oaths taken
mcut house were in con-
American citizenship. MY
In 1890 Mr.. Bond VE
where he has since rcsl0
Rheumatic sufferers finn
parllla permanent curc
famed and swollen joints
cles,