MONUMENT TO JACOB HAMBLIN UNVEILED several Ti ill undred dred people extended alten deil the unveiling unveiling ol of the jacob hamblin monument erected on the alto of the old fort by the high prie priests 11 ts ot of tile the K allabe stake and the utah pioneer trails and landmarks distinguished visitors from salt lake and elsewhere were apostle george A smith president ot of the utah pioneer trail and landmarks association professor howard 11 driggs of now new york city president of the national oregon trails As aa so clation john D giles dr ey and joaeph worthland Worth land lind members ot of the utah pioneer trails and landmarks association I 1 about thirty direct descendants as well as aa ninny many close relatives ot of jacob hamblin were there walter hamblin the lie only child ot of jacob present was waa visibly touched by the high tribute paid to his father aelier in the beautiful service which vill was as follows opening address apostle george A smith song come come ye dainis saints congregation invocation pioneer 2 K X judd remarks iam r 1 pioneer ezra stevens Sl ovens stead reading n g from jacob hamblin written by rock nock hamblin by helen burgoyne Dur goyne talk joseph worthland northland Worth land pioneers flora snow woolley daughter of erastus snow and lorum pratt son a 0 ot f orson pratt ol 01 were presented the audience remarks Ile marks by flora snow woolley talk president heber J meeks talk professor howard IL driggs dedication israel 11 II heaton unveiling of jacob hamblin monument by ten little girls all descendants of jacob unveiling of monument to mark the old eld fort by boy scouts under the direction of 0 1 I 0 do nowman win tn reading of blacque Pl acque john D giles the tearless fearless character and outstanding life of jacob hamblin were the themes of the program apostle smith said we are here today to unveil a monument in an memory of 0 jacob hamblin this Is 18 one of the markers I 1 have wonted to see gee placed ever since my first work the utah pioneer trails and landmark association jacob hamblin was one of gods clods noblemen I 1 honor him tor for his integrity and ills his bravery no other i man has had the confidence of the red man as has he be I 1 we wa are here not only to honor the passing of a noted pioneer father but also to mark the spot whore where a pioneer mother and her children were burned to death their spirits are here with us ua at tills this ceremony pioneer ezra stevens who was here in 1864 and later with jacob hamblin told how jacob lead in building the fort that had stood on tile the spot where this marker now stands elands the clipping from the play jacob hamblin written by ilia his grandson rock hock hamblin and read by mrs burgoyne Dur goyne portrayed a dramatic incident in Hamb llna liWa life during which he preferred death by fire at the hands hand 0 of the he cavajos navajoa Nava joa jos rather than buy his life at the price of ills hla integrity drother northland worthland Worth land called attention to the tact fact that while we marvel at the story jacob hamblin hamblen lived the fact slater sister flora snow woolley testified to jacobs Ja colls greatness she remembered that t the indians always campe camped d in front of jacobs jocobs home there they sat in a circle ell eating ting talking and smoking the pipe of peace she as a child had bad helped gather bread from door to door to teed feed these visitors president heber J meeks contrasted the life of jacob the peace maker who sayed saved much bloodshed with tho the lives of kit hit carson and buffalo mil dill the indian fighters howard it driggs exhorted the children of the pioneers to follow the marking ot of our story atory spots by the literature which would make them known as had been done dona by the ilia play that had been read at the program Tam ile he said that our story s spots pots are as remarkable and as aa worthy as aa any in europe the tha dedication of this monument he be said is an historic occasion