The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-15
PIONEER OF SCOTCH
DESCENT GIVES AN
INTERESTING STORY
Son Robert Was a Good
Fisherman According to
the Tale. Wheat Was in
Great Dema nd in the
Early Days.


which Mrs. Eliza Galloway Lowe, age
SO, greeted me one evening last week
when called upon her and asked her
II she would not like to tell us a story
for our pioneer department. | say
significant way, for that answer sig.
nified that she could tell several kinds
Of stories, which | was not a little
surprised to find one Of her age could
do with such gusto.
told her that as this was fishing
season she might tell me a fish story,
and laughed, for had little idea she
would comply with the suggestion.
But she did and said:
well. I'll tell you about loves
Hole. (These may not be her exact
words, but the story Is, just the same)
You know we once lived down on the
Weber river. That was when we had
been In Utah Just a short time. Well
there were lots of fish in that stream
and Robert, that's my son, he was a
dandy little fisher. He could catch
fish any time and anywhere, but
there was one hole he liked to fish in
better than any other. Now they call
II loves Hole. Once some men we're
pass ng there on the way to Califor.
MIA and they came up to the house and
wanted to know where to catch some
fish. Brother Lowe told them, but
they said they couldn't catch any fish
there. they didn't believe what he told
them. So Brother Lowe said. Robert
go down TO the river and catch these
men some fish," Robert went down.
with his little willow pole and a piece
OF string for line and the men fol-
lowed with their fine fishing outfits.
He would just throw the fish all
around. but they could not catch a
FISH. So they wanted to take his pole
but that did not do any good. so they
bought some fish and went on Their
way"
Some readers may not think that 1
should have given so much space to
this story in view of the fact that
Mrs. Lowe told me 30 many others Of
great Importance and seriousness. But
with such I do not agree. for about
this story Is an eternal truth which
should be Of great comfort to the Ash
ermen, the fellows with the $50 fish.
ing kits. who go out and fish as the
Californians did. and then buy FISH Of
some barefoot boy. That truth Is
self evident, and in plain English is
that, fishermen are the same yester-
day today and forever, and therefore,
we should not wish that we had lived
in the days OF long ago when the
streams were full OF fish, for we
should have caught our fish in that
day as we do now. besides there were
no automobiles In the land in those
days. ~ ~
Returning to the subject of this ac-
count we find her entering into mar.
riage relationship with Thomas Lowe
in the year ls49. the Holy knot being
ted by Presbyterian minister by
the name OF John Mcneil. Next year
they heard a Mormon missionary and
Joining that church began to make
preparations to come to Utah. Arriv-
ing in New York In 1855 after a quiet
voyage OF four weeks, they found
themselves without a cent. Attempt
ing to sell some towels on the streets
Mr.. Lowe was told he must stop or
he would be put in jail, so he stop.
ped. The first lap OF the journey
was completed yet Salt Lake City and
the gathering to Zion seemed even
farther away than II had while they
were yet In the old country. But they
were both determined. and decided
they would begin working their way
westward as fast as possible. Earning
a little here and there they would
move west as far as their means
would allow, and finding another job,
they would again stop and then move
again west.
Thus we find them first at Potts.
vile, Pa, and other places in the
same state, then in Illinois, and 80 on
until they reached the edge OF the
Great Plains. This was about 1851
and the father set about at once to
prepare for the crossing of the plains
He finally procured two small oxen
and list wagon which cost him about
$50. With this outfit they crossed the
plains enduring the usual hardships
and trials which were endured by all
those daring pioneers of that time
Their arrival in Coalville or what IL
now Coalville, was accomplished in