Show T Successful Settlement in Black Hawk HawI Territory Marked by hy W Wallsburg Monument W WALLSBURG About WALLSBURG-About About 70 years ago last spring a hardy little band bandor of or pioneers left Heber City for Round vaU valley y to reclaim the farms and green pasture lands they had been m the previous year yearby yearby yearby by Indians Under the leadership of ot William Madsen Wall Vall presiding elder they began the erection of a alog alog log Jog fort to protect them against a reoccurrence of ot past troubles Chur Church h officials joined with descendants descendant of the pioneers Friday to unveil a monument on the tho site of ot the fort at Wallsburg as a tribute to the th courage of ot the little band Life Lite within the walls walla of at the fort tort was re recalled recalled recalled re- re called by nine persons who spent their youth In its confines The monument constructed of petrified wood from the hills hUls near Heber City was erected by the L. L D. D S. S priesthood of Wallsburg Wallsburg Walls Walls- burg with the aid of the Utah Trail Builders and Landmarks tion Joseph Salt Lake City its financial secretary represented represented seated the organization at Fridays Friday's ceremony The fort which stood near the center of the tho round valley surrounded surrounded surrounded sur sur- rounded by th the green reen sloped Wasatch Wasatch Wasatch Was Was- atch mountains was constructed with logs that were stood up per per- The walls were each 20 rods long and in the interior were 23 homes Don L. L Bigelow 70 who spent his boyhood at the fort tort recalled Chief Chie Black Hawk and his tribe caused us many uncomfortable moments with his raids and T I re remember remember remember re- re member attempts to k keep ep peace were made by the men of the fort by buying steers that were driven out oue where the Indians could kill them Mr Bigelow said Ruby Wall great-granddaughter great of the pion pioneer r leader gave a brief briet account of ot his life The Wasatch county high school band played numbers and D. D A A. Broadbent president president dent of ot the Wasatch L. L D. D S. S stake with Mr spoke on pioneer history Pioneer songs were sung by Lizzie Davis Nettle Saby Ora Parcell and Viola Higbe all aU descendants descendants descendants de de- residents of ot the fort John Wall Mr Mrs Susan Davis I Mrs Temperance Boren Dave Nu Nut Nut- tall taU Lewis Parcell Mr Bigelow Samuel L. L and Clinton Boren and William Ford all persons persons who had spent their youth in the fort were I honored guests Sterling S. S Stoker member of the Wallsburg Walsburg L. L D. D Sward S S. ward bi bishopric was master of ceremonies I A I rH S j r i I f. f p S John Wan Wall son of th f-th the f founder d 1 of Fort Wallsburg shows a aused j gun un used by his father to his daughter Ruby Ruby- |