TheSalt Lake Tribune Adventurer Wrote of the Full Fields Were Planted Before End of July from his blouse. His forehead wa alreadya little bald, and he his long grizzled locks af before noon ancient fashionof the U.S., | the neck; his brow puckered with City of Saints frowning wrinkles contrasted cu personal safety, “but also to de- “paint,” and his laughing good-humored mouth Hehadthe manner ofajovial, undamental precept Godhelps those t he reckless, devil-may-care English ruffian. Theofficers called him damming ( with a man and then murder him transgress everyruleof civility. So, with several churchofficials in the room as well as Albert O. Rockwell, aftera bit of business about a stolen horse, pulled out a Carrington, editor of the Deseret dollar andsent to “the neighbor News and former assistant to ing distillery fora bottle of Valley Capt. Howard Stansbury during the 1849-1850 topographical sur- Tan Burtonwrites. We were asked to join him ina vey of the Great Salt Lake, Burton took a moment to look Brigham Young over. squar’ drink,” which means He later devoted three full pages to what he saw; still one of spirits the best vignettes on written re- well’s nerve, and then he sent out cord, Burton's remarks areastonishing in detail and clarity, demhow the Mormon prophet struck him: me at least — upon the subject of religion. He often reproves his erring followers in purposely violent language, makingtheterrors of a scolding the punishment in lieu of hangingfor a stolen horse or cow. At the close of the hour's conversation, a curious incident occurred in which Young asked Burton “the line of mylast African exploration, and whether it was the same country traversed byDr. Livingstone.” Of for more, meanwhiletelling us of his last adventure. Foon<!Less for California, he gave me abun dant good advice — to carry a double-barreled gun loaded with buckshot; to “keep my eyes A UTAH-BASED COMPANY and ravines; to ake at times a dark camp, that is to say, un hitching for supper and then hitching up and turning a miles off the road — ever to be CONGRATULATES skinned,” NationalPortrait Gallery Soldier, explorer, adventurer andlinguist Sir Richard Burtonvisited Salt LakeCity,calling it the last new nameon the list of Holy Cities lar, which turned downof its own were Wellingtons, apparently of American make. He shows no signs of dogmatism, bigotry or fanaticism, and never once entered — with water. Whenhe heardI was preparing of observation. Here, in part, is and a plain gold chain was passedinto the pocket. The boots without these, we hadat least four, which however, did not shake Mr. Rock- onstrating his remarkable powers col: the pion ‘orn ast of howed bove the fertility of S Porter, and preferred him to the “slimyvillains’ who will drink unfeeling remarks of visitors. who seemto think themselves entitled, in the case of a Mormon to accord. The waistcoat of black satin — onceanarticle of almost national dress — single-breasted andbuttoned nearly to the neck 2 riously with his cool determined touched with fendhis dignity from the rude and passed aroundastarchless July Mormon pioneers in S Valley appointed a c grey eye, jolly red face, well @ FromPrevious Page wereblack. A necktie of dark silk, with a large bow, was loosely on advance ed andgathered up at the nape [His dress] was neat and plain as a Quaker’s, all grey homespun, except the cravat and waistcoat. His coat was of antique cut, and, like the panta loons, baggy, and the buttons L13 UTAH CENTENNIAL 1896-1996 Sunday, January 14. 1996 Burton replied, “It was about 10 degrees north ofthe Zambesi Carrington rose to point out the spot on a map that hung against the wall, and placedhis finger too near the equator. “Mr. Brigham Young said, ‘A little lower down. A cynic might well argue, with somejust cause, that the scene had been rehearsed for Burton's benefit. Brigham, though he hada reputation for being worldly, could not be considered adept at African geography; he left that to others. But Burton clearly was impressed. “There are manyeducat- ed men in England,” he wrote. who could not have corrected the mistakeas well.” The meeting common uncommon man Nearly a fortnight later, as the Briton preparedtotake his leave of the city, he had the opportunity to visit Timpanogos Canyon and its cataracts with a couple of Army officers from Camp Floyd They chanced to meet Orrin Porter Rockwell at American Fork Burton had heard of Rockwell and his reputationas ‘an old Danite,” one of a secret group that doled out church justice to apostates and unbelievers. Again, Burton was in his element. Hewas naturally attracted to adventure and derring-do Rockwell was right down his line of sight. Two “hombres” who spokethe samelanguage. over, they shook hands, and the explorer made note that “the Porter Rockwell was a man about fifty, tall and strong, with Prophet is no common man, and ample leather leggings overhang: that hehas noneof the weaknesses and vanitythat characterizethe ing his huge spurs, and the sawhandles of two revolvers peeping especially in canyon ready for attack when the ani mals were being inspanned and outspanned, and never to trust to appearances in an Indian coun try. Then Rockwell added the clincher: For the purpose of avoiding “W > Indians,”’ the worst of their kind, he advised me to shun the direct route, which he represented to be about as fit for traveling as is h-ll for a powder magazine. They parted with a handshake and a “here's how.” would send the Burton later “old Mormon Danite” a bottle of brandy for his kindness to a passing stranger and for his excellent trail advice Theexplorer, returning to Eng The State of Utah HAPPY 100th! land, married Isabel and em barked on a stowmy career over thediscovery of the source of the Nile, and didhis greatest writing andtranslations There could be only oneSir RichardF, Burton; theCity ofthe Saints would never see his like again. St. Mark's Hospital oe Utah... We've Grown Up Together’ T Lt was 1872 when Episcopal Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle opened thedoors of Utah’s first hospital — St. Mark's, Now, 124 years later, St. Mark’s Hospital is still a mainstay oftheSalt Lake community and of the state. 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