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Show ·1857 n, ],,85'7 DI'o illiar:l \' ill:.\' s tll')ld nll'1.'H"tin t l?ft),r?"goomdl :ttt');:')1cd.. Dro. W:lllia VIas a home missionary from Sal t L.ke .J'y ,d Lntlj'returned from a long mie1on in the Eae Indies. He 6,av' r::3·:n"!ral !')etinCrl t:tt 1':rt:.r.o'.,'l:t.?"l1 dUl:'ing i;he, fol101.IiJ1.r)[ wee" and ga e G011'lti\ hi3ttoric1 ske t cbe s of India. He WQS an' a,-r.'oellent ainger Qnd 1:nr-tde hifJ me'5til'1gs ·very ,inttu"'et;tlng 'both VIi th einging and ep0c.,1..1ng pr·l 9, 1851"1 my al!?St"r 8tJl,:("a,h, t ne ·""Tid.aY; of J. Co (,,,' SrJi'th, w:?,s 11'!QTi .c:. to 'l'al1.t,!in C McGrogr)r ' l.-he vl(dc.Un6 took place fat her 0 h:J..o 1"" .. • • .. res:i,dencl'}, and all -my' father' a :fa:;.nily'attenr.l¢d. };a.J 12 nro., VI1.11i&Ji- 'Willie tres.td the people of Parowan io Q. sooial ntert.i1?mel1t or conce r t The sntertr-d.l1mcnt proved to bo qui te, suc c 00.. A -ttlJ'::! o"}'hX' he Lpe d "\vj_ th ,i t, but he d1(;1 Inoet of the ain5ins: , n!ld ad. eo ocl s{(.}lection. of f:.ionga. 25 my f:thr 3..1'1 \ I burnt acme tar o'l;rt of the wood tht I had b\n g t ting; during 'the 2pl"ing. WfJ) had. vorl' good. luck and made qul te a qLPntlty of 'ar generally getting about 75 gallons out 01 a kiln. Tht\r3 1t:-1.Y, lYflY 28, 1857 rrzy- f'la tller roo thr al".!d 'bra thaI' FJ.:'·anklin n., I' stnrted for Ss.l t J ;ake C:l ty on "iai t, tald-I1g Q lOtO of tax to sell so 4 •• ';Jy 9. . He went \v:J. th an pa,y expenae e Uioha-d Denson. :But the firt he Y'H-1-.El hunting it Benson drove , together. June 0::( tem and 9.l"Tanged to t:r.vel wi th ro.y father losst his team, a nd wh.1.1@ and that e:nded. their trtnteling n:tght on , . 5, 1857 I commenced to work on the roct in the canyon ""lhr for neD.lly two iNelo.3. We made a :new piece of road. at what we ca.lled "t;he Rogbac1c, a, place ar:out seven rnile13 c(irom t own and leadine; to th f;ln@;st foreat 01." pin timlier in Southern Utnh& While at thi job I had the mifortul1e to hurt my chest by lifting, and I di·;i not entirely recover for everal yers, Qlthough it did not stop me from I epi t blood fOT severl weeks after my ace lOtomed laboro reoeivin,g t!1. irljury June 20 we had a mili tary drill, and have had many moxe Many ot our met have become qui te well acqu&inted \'Vi th the: rnili tary -zacti(HlI:o I c6I: cree t l)rirltJ in learning m:lli tary t&CtiC6 and !Hyer lot an oppo r' tUJli ty to at t end the mustG'!'n when it could be a.vd)j_dd lIy !arant 8 r-e "turned from 8a.l t :f aake City th@ fi r; t par t of July after G.> very. :leasant viai t , cosidering the al.ow and tedious means of I rOMair1ecl , ... ... .. .. travel. July 24r, 1857 s the nni Vtr:rt,ry 0'£ ·tl1e dat the pioneerf3 entered Va.l1ey"was celebra 1ed. wi th much t{;pi 1"i t l)y the peo:pl of Sal t La1;ce Parovm,n Augm:Jt 8, 1857' Ern George Afil Sm! th ayi vd in, Pe;:Jrowan fl"om Salt L.9.ke Ci'ty,. l:1:3mbers of tb.e firat presid.ency a.nd q,oru.m of twelv apo$tlE':s vis! t Uj rio seldo11 tha'" we I'Gjoiced greG.tly 2.'C hiea viei t. i'he next day he held. l!H.?;e·cing J"Jd .g;ve 0C1lne xct)11el1t aouns·cl ;tXld :" Al..though ht had.' a wife 11 vine; her he dhl rlot atop 1n.6tructiom 'long. in l)r()\;lC:u,], but went on to th settlelTlents f.rth.el· south to strengthan thu in things pertaining to the gospel. August 16t 1857 a.n eXJ)Y'oasma.n oarne from SaJ t TAIce Ci ty br1ngih word tlat 400 c,;;avalry soldiers wel" on the Swet, Wtater {b/er, cor.:d over Free1JOnt' s trail to this. pal"ti of the terri 'tory They V1re r{'tport0d to be e. 'Port:tol'l of' the fsarnoufJ $I.rmy under oommtcmd of Gemeral Sid..rey r.. Tohn6 gent ou'!; by the i3uchnlu, edm:tnj.str&.'tiorj agsJ.:nt tm Saints tn Ut&h. Thi a.rmy 'lr7aS not parmi tted to ontel'" utah but W:la$ In the; spring commisaio:t'H";I"S were forced to 11Jtop dw.ring the wlnter aCH·t out @.n.:i cam t;o an undetoianting with tle ;rmY9 after '\'tfhioh th® OJ '" qo . ... til (l> r:. 1 :t;·te:r.ed Utah •. ml Ji. .1.1 i S movemeJlJ. t :o'l i h.y.to. II ..,o..,.,. .... r:,.,...,.&C'I ..: L.:"",,l %I g:" n ro,-It' .,JI;'. ..,1;', A'A. U+_'!!':') -1'".t.1'J ;.'?,:,. !!?ol1'\'Jrnment Qgrdnt '-' i ".\lf"il··""Y o"'?, t"ll ., ... J. ... v m·n iQ stopped all we;re o.ut loo!d.n' t.ne Saintf: :from 1)e.low1n a |
