| Show lewis robison dead elder lewis robison expired on afternoon at it at 1 his residence in salt lake city from a feeling obituary of the worthy old timer in he deseret aebi we glean the fol owing points of general interest he waa was of the early pioneers of the territory not of the historic 43 but one who followed close upon the heels beels of the first arrival into salt lako lake valley being a captain of fifty in 0 0 richs corn which was one of the first to each reach here in 1847 lie ile was born october 1816 at cincinnati ohio at an early day long ong before ho the church existed at nauvoo ill ie was a resident there and ap an in intimate friend as be ile ever continued cent inked I 1 to be ile of counselor D il wells then the n squire i i wells who also resided in that vicinity prior to the advent of the thi church ile was baptized at nauvoo in the august of 1846 though lie had previously been a sta staunch tinch friend to he the prophet joseph smith and tho the church authorities and participated cd in all the troubles of tho the follow ing ng september which culminated in n tho tile exodus on his way to the valley he lie established estaba dished tho the platte river ferry and afterwards conducted the ferry at nt green river ho aleo lived fl for or a long time at bridger where he lie kept a supply store tore and anti blacksmith shop lie ile vrain early days appointed to labor among the barly the olics Wash akies iee tribe he lie lost his place at it B bridger ridger abrou through gh gome legal lega I 1 irregularity in papers of which he lie was made tho the victim and the government neglected to remunerate him for ilia his property of which it took possession he lie vaa was a member of the quorum ru ru of seventies and b his is whole lifo life was a working mission he ile leaves a numerous posterity to rise up and bless him his death was wag caused by blood poison ill ing super induced by inflammation of t lie bladder an ail old complaint which recurred while on his recent visit to idaho where he ile went to meet the remain remains and attend the funeral of his son Charloe Charles E who died lied on the of september in so south uth carolina while fulfill ing ins a mission mif sion |
