The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-04-05
STRENGTH OF THE
MORMON" CHURCH


we will give you old men" An Am
ericau flag was hoisted. recruiting
started and in three days the five
hundred men were furnished.
maintain that you will search the his
tory OF the world in vain 10 find else
where such evidence OF patriotism!
In spite of their expa triation, in spite
OF the fact that In order to save their
lives. they had been compelled 10
abandon and flee from their homes.
they responded to the call of their
country And as to the nature OF the
service rendered by the heroic volun-
teers. the gallant commander, Lieu
tenart Colonel st. George Cooke,
said in his general order announcing
the completion OF the march:
History may be searched in vain
for an equal march OF infantry: half
of it has been through a wilderness
where nothing but savages aud wild
beasts are found: or deserts where.
for want of water. there is no living
creature. There with almost hopeless
labor we dug deep wells which the
future traveller will enjoy. without
a guide who had traversed them, we
have ventured into trackless table
lands where water was not found for
several marches. With crowbar and
pick and axe in hand, we have work
ed our way over mountains which
seemed to defy aught save the wild
goat, and hewed a passage ahlough a
chasm OF living rock more narrow
than our wagons"
+ might incidentally remark, as a
luINhtI luStdHte VI we s'lNiN' VI INV
Mormon Battalion in making the
west. that some of Its members were
among discoveries of gold in Cal
ifornia which subsequently, enriched
our nation many millions of dollars
THE GREAT MIGRATION To UTAH
Crossing to the west bank of the
Missouri river, as have said. the
Mormon camps established White,
Quarters and here many log houses
were built and frontier settlement
was made. In this place Brigham
Young planted a cottonwood tree, un
der which had the honor of stand
ing two weeks ago last Sunday. with
some of my companions; and snaI
shot was taken of us. which, by thu
way. did not come out very well. {
hope We did not spoil the camera.
, II is a large tree, with its branche
extending a hundred feet and il
trunk about twenty feet in circum
, ference. II is distinctive, historical,
and otherwise, among all the othe
trees in the park where it stands.
short distance from that spot man,
, hundreds OF the, early Morhons ar
buried: and from there, In 1917
Brigham Young started with his 'pl
:, oneer company of 14S men, three VIC
. men and two children to explore tn
. unknown west and find an abidin'
!, place for the homeless people,
= shall not relate the many Incl
. dents of peril and anxiety on tina
. memorable trip. which required man
=. weary weeks in travelling from tn
Missouri river to the Salt Lake va
lep, which was then practically, a
S unknown country. Nor was the pro:
It pect pleasing when they reached tn
IS spot where our chief city now stands
Il Weary and worn as I am" said on
> of the three women, Il would gladl
% 60 another thousand miles rattle
'r than stay in such a desolate place;
1t and another. her sister. echoed n
A. same sentiment. But Brigham Youn
to had said This is the place. asser
RS ing that he had seen the valley
+ vision some time before and that
I'd was the spot where the Latter-d'
e. Saints should locate, He had bee
he taken sick just before reaching Il