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Show VUiun Eev Ci ,r VOL. Y. MAMI CITY, SAX PETE COUNTY, UTAH, THURSDAY, John Lowry & Son, I Tell ou. !0ur 3To. 1. Lowrys GU. o And : See There - .GROCERIES, ffTMESS CLOTHING, tTIIOUSE TILM MINGS, BABY CARRIAGES. in J3 reot, Manti. o Stock of Best Clothing' " In Manti r 00. CUTTLE lN)o o(DEALERS - Merchandise General Do what is right. It i9 right to home proJuct3 in preference tq imported articles. It is right to furnish our own peonle employment. It is right to patronise home institutions exclusively. u-s- Are Still at Their Old Stand, Main Street, Manti, Utah ' s, Furniture, Etc WLa grub" and blankets on their shoulders, said consisting of a few- - hard bisa. b. cm (Written by , cuits grub leaving Sylvester Hulet with the party remaining, to guard the w igons. Our heroes on snow shoes camped one mght near the summit of the mountains and building their fire in a clump ot firs lav beside it to rest. Reminiscences of the Early Days of In down the morning their file was fifteen leet below them and still going down- - j wards so savs John Lowry, the sole survivor at the present time of the little CHAPTER II, party though they all arrived in safety, alter encountering many perils, such as .1 Year of Prirntom . wading the Seven river up to their aim-pitcarrying their clothing and bedding across on their heads, suffering snow Conti tmed.) blindness and nearly perishing ftor.i A1tlioui;h the depth of sn jw was, starvation and cold. trom Indian legend, unprecedented, the The last of March the retn under of winter was not so rigorous, a1- - some the exploring party started for home, have since been known, the weather Sylvester Huiet arriving at fits home in being for tilt most part tlotidv, with but Saampitch the first of April litt'e wind, after the commencement ol The generous qualities in the nature the deposit until the February sun came and disposition of John Baker, a young out and reflecting its brilliancy on the single man. In mg with the family of encrusted and chryslahzed snow , soon Jezreel Shumaker prompted him to rerendering nearly all the men snow turn to Salt Lake, where, as he said, he blind;,and the little boys now made might obtain employment and thus themselves available by leading the earn his lo .d, as he was young, strong men to the warm springs where their and robust and what would be required labor only ended at nightfall, to be re- Lr his sustenance Could be reserved sumed in the morning. Snow! snow! for the use of the helpless women and snow! nothing whatever to rest the vis- children, as food was becoming so ion upon but one vast expanse, and scarce and no present prospect of egress dreary, monotonous waste of snow! and trom tlie valley to obtain more. while the cattle were faring thus badly, Therefore, binding snow shoes on ;hts the people themselves were none too feet he resolutely started on his long, well provisioned and a general feeling of cold and solitary journey; all went well anxiety prevailed throughout camp, vith him until he arrived at the Obanioh owing to the non arrivrd of the teams springs, (situated in Juab), where, meetthat had been sent back to Saltlike for ing a hostile party of ted skins from the supplies, nothing having been heard of vicinity of Provo, in compensation for them until some time in January: while his uiiseltivh nian.inimitv, he lost his the snow still held to its own unparal- life, lie was the first white man from leled depth, and but thinly encrusted Saampitch murdered by Indians. In Heien, I trust, his recompense will the camp was electrified by the arrival of a very tired Indian, Tabinaw, who be more equitable. The policy of the whites toward the brought the startling intelligence that a white man, was lying beyond San Indians, in accordance with President pitch at the foot of the west hills, in a Youngs instructions was strictly one of nude, exhausted and almost dying con- rioninteiferance; but when the Indians, d dition; a relief party on stmw shoes was on the eve of a temporary absence, and penned up a number of old immediately organized and sent across the valley to his rescue; he was found in squaws to die of starvation, it was ratha most precarious plight1 The crust of er ni ire than humanity could endure to the snow had been insufficient to bear look up u. his weight, and the constant friction ol Surreptitiously, lest it should bring breaking through had worn his cloth- trouble upon the weak settlement, some ing to shreds, and thus, with bare feet, of the women carried food and water to naked limbs, completely exhausted, and the poor wretches, but notwithstanding he was borne to their efimts they perished miserably, totally snow-blincamp by the relief patty When suffi- (the writer is certain these weie aged ciently recovered, he explained that women of their own tribe and not capDaniel Henrie and wife, with Jerome tives.) The population of the colony during Bradley and the rest of the returning was augmented by the ad supply party, were imprisioned by the the first snow, at the Turks . of .Salt Creek "vent of a d ieu or more infants, canyon, unable, owing to the depth of daughter of Abram and Clarinda the snow, to advance or return. He Washburn, being the first white child estimated the snow on the divide to be horn in the valley, this event occuring about eight or ten feet on the level and Nov. 22nd; and Altnon, son of Cyrenus and Enuly Taylor (now Patten,) was the twenty foot m the drifts and hollows George Bradley (ex Bp. of Moroni) hrst male child. Thus these Pioneers and a few others binding snow shoes did not fail to fulfil the command given on their feet started (with Tabinaw) to to multiply and replenish the 'granary make the prisoners a visit, and accom- of Zion, 'as Prest Young afterward de plished the perilous journey in safety. nominated the valley, although this year The imprtsibned supply party informed when the ground was in condition to reBro. Bradlv, that they were detained a ceive seed in the spring, one team only, week at Utah fort, on account of Indian was able to draw the plough and turn hostilities, it not being thought prudent the soil, this one belonged to Jezreel by the authorities there for them to pro- Shomaker, audit wasjune before the ceed, until two friendly Indians, Ammon grass on the hill sides, which was plenti and Tabinaw, brothers of the great war ful, afl uded a supply sufficient to chief, Walker, had volunteered to join strengthen the teams enough for the their party. (Tabinaw and Augustus arduous toil of breaking new land, and Dodge, carrying the tidings to their this woik was only accomplished by friends in Saampitch), and that when sending an expedition of twelve men within a few miles of Salt Creek canyon on foot to Safi Lake for provisions and our own they encountered a violent snow storm, teams to neifornt the work to do; the and were three davs making the forks, wretched animals were unable a distance of six rules, and the snow parent colony responded promptly to continued to increase, with such featful our call ioi aid. ( To be Continued J rapidity, that they were (impelled to forego any further attempt at travelling. Their teams were provided for in a sinn lar manner to those in Sapmpilch, but While the faring somewhat better, "snow shoe party remained at the Forks an express of ten horsemen arrived from Utah fort, having followed the trail made by the supply party They brought advices of a general hostile uprising of the Indians in that section; to be warning the settlers in Saampitch, vigilant and cautious for a battle had been fought at Utah fort, between the commanded "minute men by Gen. Wells, and about seventy Indian warriors under Big Elk, in which sevetal were 'killed and wounded on both sides ' As their horses cou'd proceed no farther through the unbroken snow, the horsemen returned, leaving their despatches to be forwarded by the snow shoe party, who immediately returned to Saampitch. Another party was sent on snow shoes canto cheer and strengthen those at the The Importance of purifying the blood Forks, with insttuctions for all to come not be overestimated, for without pure bleod ' in as soon as the crust on the snow you cannot enjoy good health. sled; would bear the weight .fahat-season nearly every one needs this At and enrich which was not until Match, w hen loadgood medicine to purify, vitalize, a ing one sled with bedding and provision the blood, and we ask you to try Hood strengthens and placing Sister Amanda lienneoii It Sarsaparilla. and builds up the system, another, thev, commenced their liaz-- i ardous journey, which th.v wcie fotirj creates an appetite, and tones the digestion, thus in ci mpletii g, ami like theEskt-- i while it eradicates disease. The peculiar mo's, constructing snow houses .r rath-- ' combination, proportion, and preparation er dugiiuts in the snow in winch to pass of the vegetable remedies used give to the nights and unl.ke lion.ipail wh.le, Hood's Sarsaparilla pecul- - -- r Ifeplf f the.r far curative powers. Ko crossing the Alps they Jett none wonderful of record a march. such the on has number other medicine On the 241b of November fabmit the cures. II you have made up your mind to left be Induced to for same time the teams supplies. buy Hood's Sarsaparilla do not P, P. Pratts exploring party, left Salt, take any other Instead. It fs a Peculiar Lake to explore southern Utah, pass tig Medicine, and Is worthy your confidence. Hood's Sarsaparilla is sold by all druggists. thriugh Saampitch valley. He sa d if the settlers could spare a man. be want- -; Prepared by C. L Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. ed him; and in accordance with his n- 100 Doses Ono Dollar quest four mm were selected to accentwere Lowry, his John they party: pany Jun., Sylvester Ilulet, M. D. Hamdeltou and G. G, Potter. pT7 ex-- , c it'. Jan, 2tst, Pratts company, after as' a ! f south as Utah far southern it. Chip. ploring j., Sc.- .ti.G.ni into' . i y's went Santa Clara, of i mouth the TCuBCl Aw.; winter camp on Chalk Creek. MAiMTI. XF'DRY GOODS. ) lari-tte- & SHOESgzJ at , PRICES., CO-BOTT- rARMERS EXCHANG J U : -- ffis .J.P.Meilstrup. ARMERS EXCHANG fb 20 O ' 3 ob b$ r- - S? T 3r- - X i 3e JD P Jl Q e TQ ii 3-- : 3 ' oa c ce p pr o H, C fl : . ' ' ,4. CD M 2,0o ft- crP G2 ,3 3 O 3 E- - Mo b . D O- r o- o 5 (K - G. 3 : Cl G- - O 01 3 p - x z - 'D B H rs 0 -3 o G ft s oA cro ? - 5 3 TO 3 c M . y 3 2 ci M x S'''5 ' Y. p p-3 O 3G 7T 3 G- - C OQ x o 3 p 3o o. O - c !L C- aG-- ao 3- 3" C? 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Grant, F. M. Lyman, Geo. Romney, J. F. Wells. Sliaip, Geo. T. Odell. V W. Riter, C. S. Burton, Jas. SOLE AGENTS FOR Tne Celebrated Mitchell 0 Bain Wagon. John Deere Moline Steel Plows. Oliver it Gale Chilled Plows Tiger ic Gale, A. Wood and Chief- tain IIav Rakes. WrllirA. Wood Harvesting MaIIav Rakes. Gould it chinery Austin Weil B oii.g Machinery, it L 0,'- - Tfcresll- Piping li e !l u r Saw V.!i. lit Powers and Atiton-aiCalifornia Engines. Virie-H- , I.eelm Carls, Cot.. id M l et aV Guam W. Davig, and Otliei Stai d .ul Buggies. VicWhitman Hay Presses. tor C. niiiiii.ii Sieiahs, Racine Spring Cutters. Wagons. Bed C11 v A- - r- -s - recuilal it s THEREFORE It is right to purchase the Boots and Shoes manufactured by Zion's Mercantile Institution esheeiaiiy as they are moderate in price, elegant in style and superior in quality. SOLD llY-- a, fJST BOOTS 1 of the men, with their r best horses and mules, pushed on to Salt Lake, (so says Church chronology.) Three of our men started on to cross the mountains for their home in Saampitch, carrying their HISTORICAL. HOUSE, :)o Twenty-fou- NO. snow-shoe- If you want a bargain call at SUPPLY Aricics AUG. S, 18S9. . - so-.fi-- l.-c- BRANCH HOUSES Igden Bogan Eagle Rock ( .1 . A Utah Utah Idaho J. P. Christensen, Agent, Ephrimt. Utah. Christensen, Jr., Traveling Agent, Sanpete and Sevier Counties ! i |