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Show T 4t THE SAUNA SUN. SAUNA. UTAH ii Nevo Notes Its a F riviteg to Lip In UTAH LOGAN A Urea repraatHa of tha fruit ao4 poute grower of tha at tha Farm Hurra cflra eouniy la Ix'Kto recently. Tha meeting railed to g!v further consideration to th formation of fruit ad vegetable marketing aaoriatUn. FA 1C Coact Vernon Merrill of th Carbuo high echoof ha Uu4 hi first rail for football candid lea, aad from (ho Interest shown o far, th I'rlro nchoot will hav an tcregaiian of championship caliber. The problem of eligibility may hold hark th team, a several iettermon are on th quo tlouahle Hat KANAft With the opening of th new road some thro miles north of Kanab on th Grand Canyon highway th old hump" road, n sleep, narrow n nd dangerous dugway, become thing of th past, Th new road Is op t standard requirement and I on of welcomed Improvement with tb traveling public en rout to Grand ut u t ?. sft-- ;i y w ArW 9: ' SAfl fKAACtfCC. TT" A Of -- ' Vi If u. s; " Vi- canyon. CASTLE DALE A full grown mal mountain lion wa captured recently nt th head of Straight canyon nnd ouih Trail mountain In lower Joe' valley, by Clayton Kofford, n government trapper. A front paw wa slightly Injured In lh trap. Th Hon wa brought down fre m th mountain by Mr. Kofford In n car. la which lh family also rode. It wa taken to th too north of Fasti Dale. HE8ER CITY On of th largest Ingle ahlpment of sheep to lb cast-- 1 ern market this year, left llebcr ro- rently consigned to lb Kansas CHy market over the Denver & Bio Grande Western railroad, officials announce, The shipment, mostly made up of lamb, totaled nearly 11,000 head pool- ed by sis sheepmen In Wasatch coun- ty. A olhl train of fifty ears was y ILMO SCOTT WATSON MAN In ,N innll Turk no DMnlii wtihb l.l frli ii.) In Sun Imn.lM'ti will ! reading lie morrow evening. .r XI lnura Is all tin Ilnur Ihnl II requite for liar air mull In spun lh roiiilai ni. Trt lea limn 5 )eara as. If a mnn In New York nmllnl a lu a frl h In Kan Kran be wmjtd In lurk) if Ihnl letter rrr delivered In mu h W les Ilian 1C da) a! Tim atory of lb overland mull la Urn aiorjr of atioHier of Hew aMonletiliig lunges which chararterir lb hlalory of rotnmunh'allon and lranKrtton In Ihla rouiitry during llm ln century. Tmlaj ar look UMn llm delivery of our mall our letters, our ncwpapcra and mncazlm-a- . and our packages of tuercbninllHe nl our aa bo murh a matter f oure Hint It la dlltlrutl for ua in mi I Ira Hint there ana rur a lima alien It aam1 a comparatively utilinMr1anl event In our everyday Uvea. And leant of all. perhaps, dn ae realize hoar niHir1unl a factor the etnblidiiiM'nt of a Irnnaeontlnentnl mall ana lu the hlalory of our nation. To real I re Hint, consider Huso word of Irnij li. Ilafoy of Hie Slate lllatorlcnl Society of Coin-rad- o In the preface to hi hook Tim Overland Mall." published liy the Arthur II. ("lark company of Cleveland: The growth and citenshm of dm overland mall acrvlce la a reflection of the of tlm Wot. In tracing thla topic one eiicoiintera immt of the agcnctca of frontier and aeon at aork the proccawm of empire hulhllng. The pnrklmrKe and the stagt-cond- i acre hut teiMirnry etMdlenta In the western mall acrvlce, na Hie railroad ace had hardly liegun Hut In the growth of the Went they pl.i)ed their part, hunitile and transient though It wa. Along allh the buffalo and the wild Indian, the over-lanMage ha gone, loit for the history of the fifties and sixties It will retnnlii n one of Che I) picul ami significant Instltuthma of the Turns Mississippi West," SeptemlHT 13 of thl year la the anniversary of an lniMirtant d.tle In the history of the overland mall. For It was on that date 71 years ago Hint the first mall conches left SI. I. mils and San Francisco simultaneously for their long Jmirnevs nearly three fourths of the way across the continent. A early ns IS id, far seeing statesmen In this country who recognized Hie fact that American settlement would Inevitably reach from the Atlantic to the Iaelfic also recognized the fact that some method of regular communication with our boundaries would he necessary. In a message to congress in that year, following the ratification of the Joint occupation treaty with Great ltritaln. which gave us possession of the southern portion of the Oregon country. President Polk said: "It Is Important that mall facilities, so Indispensable for the the diffusion of Information, and for binding togellier the different portions of our extended Confederacy, should be a Horded to our citizens west of Hie Hooky mounI III l- li ir letter A3AA nAtl LIXCGU1 J tlW3 Ofeappejs wrncrt ca??eo the ELECHOft & EffHOLLADAY PiESOEHT Of Tif OVERLAtlO dro a-nl- it far-flun- g tains." The result of this recommendation was a bill In congress, providing for a mall service to Oregon by ship from Charleston, S. C to Clmgres, across the Isthmus of Panama and then to Astoria, Ore., by ship. Hut only $100,000 a year was appropriated for this purpose and nothing came of It However, under the terms of an act concerned primarily with naval development and the building up of a steam marine, capable of conveislon Into warships, should the need arise, a regular mall service over this route was established. The acquisition of California at the close of the Mexican war and the discovery of gold there Increased the demand for a regular mall service and greatly stimulated Its development Concerning this Hnfey writes: Th coming of the mail steamer was for most people undoubtedly, a more Important occasion. Its approach was announced by the hoisting of a large black ball on Telegraph Hill In San Fran-CiscUpon Its arrival, reporters hurried from the wharf with their budget of news for the pres. Extras were Immediately published, while the month-ol- d eastern newspapers sold readily for a dollar apiece. To obtn: letters, positions were taken in the long line before the delivery window of the poet office. The line begun to form the day or night before receipt of the mail and late comers often purchased front positions from men and boys who made a business of coming early to hold a place that would subsequently demand a good prico. Thla long line of expectant faces, this long drawn-ou- t agony of suspense, the strong demonstrations of Joy or sorrow upon receipt of the newa from loved ones are dramatic pictures of the days when the mail service was the only connecting link between the East and the XVest, the old home and tha new. The letters for which these men hoped were doubly precious because of the fact that the first postage rate to the Pacific coast was 40 cents for a single letter. By 1831 this had been reduced to six cents but In 1S33 It was raised to 10 cents and there It remained until 1803. It usually took a month for mall from New York to reach San Francisco and It was not until Februury, 1S58, that a new record was set 21 days 2 hours and 33 minutes from New York dock to Sun Francisco wharf Dissatisfaction with the ocean mail route, with the rates and with other abuses charged mail line led against the government-subsidizeto a strong sentiment for an overland mail service, the first steps toward which had been taken early in tbe gold rush days. o. long-delay- 1 d ' JJrES Sours Lots of folk who think they Lav "Indigestion" bar ooly an add coudl-H- o which could b corrected la fi or loo oitnuira, Aa effective antlodd Ok I'hllllpa Milk of Magueslg oea rtoro digestion to Dormsh rtdlllp dura away with 3 (bat ncuroes and gwa right after meals it prevent the distress ao apt t ocrur two hours after eating. W hat a plea. ant preparation t lake! And bov good It 1 for th system! TolUe a burning dose of aoda which la but temporary relief nt beet I'hlllJp Milk of Magnesia neutralise many times Its eolum In add. Next tlm a bewrty meal, or too rich a dirt baa brought on th least discomfort, try pumps Milk of Magnesia AS FIRST AID Use Hanford's i j j Balsam of Myrrh sltlie rr ami All SaalM r la MaaS lav ta Inal kauia II ! mi! 4 for safety from Indian attacks. The life of the j rider was exciting and bis work often dangerous. It was no III position for a tenderfoot or a cowConvention Planned to required to handle the shipment. ard Over Ibe level prairie and through the 8ALT LAKE Utah farmer plan to Determine Man' Right mountain fastnesses the rider must know the plant this fall 165,000 acres of wheat A society path or make IL Hostile Indians might be In for 1930 summer harvest, declares n which calls Helf lb ambush, but be must not hesitate. Day nnd night "World for the Bights of League AnIssued Frank report recently by In aunsblne or storm, the precious burden must Mnn," pnqxiws lo hold a convention ftie federal statistician, crop drews, go on. If a rider galloped Into a station nnd in Ylcnnn, Austria, next yenr, wlo-figures are not n forecast of the acrefound thnt Ills 'relief bad been killed or disHie follow lug proposals will be be will that this but fall, age planted abled. then be must d double servlee. In the Thnt: Divorced wives not to of intentions as rea form statement two minutes allowed for the transfer of rider lie entitled lo alimony befoie the last the month, ported report explain. and mail pouch from Hie foam flecked horse to Last fall 151,000 acres were planted lapse of Ibree jeara after divorce the froh nnd eager xm.v, he strctrhrd Id wenry nd plantings In the fall of 1937 Divorced wives to forfeit the right U muscles nnd then was n(T on the road again bear Hie names of their former husto 165,000 acres. amounted p.'iff; l.i HUP covered one such double stretch band ; and lo resume llicir muidt-ZION of CANYON An inventory when lie mde continuously for 320 miles In 21 In puternily suits blood lest nnmes. blghway situation In southern Utah hours and forty minutes. and exuinlnutlo.is to unthroHiloglcul all are roads shows that open recently, The Pony express service was In existence be required. Mothers of llleglilmnte thunderto travel heaviest since the only a little more than a year. Its usefulness children enpnlde of earning a living In recent years swept over porcame to nn end on Oct niter 21, ixfil, when the storm to be obliged to contribute o the Iron and of tions Kane, Washington, first transcontinental telegraph line was com maintenance of their children in proArizona as as well Garfield counties, pleted. The pony was fast Iml be could not com to their Incomes. Unifiers of strip. Bond crews of county, state, portion pete with the lightning," says llafey. Tbe pony and children to be given rer-tul- n lllegitinmte been have federal government express was Inaugurated ns an advertiser and legnl rights In them, ns well as damto demonstrator of the Central route, rather than working overtime and repaira the responsibility. of as result to age highways ns an immediate money making scheme. . . this work traffic was moving without As a financial undertaking the project did not Butter Production delays over all important roads. succeed. . , . From the standpoint of the na Whether Uncle Samuel lins been tomatoes and OGDEN Green tlon the Pony express was eminently successful - i slightly concerned of late about bis reached the have shipCen potatoes It demonstrated the practicability of the and Is changing his diet or trul route and marked the path for the firs' ping pear, according to LeRoy Marsh, girth whether It Just happened, production Nine district inspector. dis agricultural transcontinental railroad. Hy shortening the cars moved Frida and 10 the day of butter in Hie United States fell off tnnee between the Atlantic nnd the Pacific coasts pounds in 1028, ns compared before. It helped to unite the Pacific coast nnd list Hockv Picking of early Alberta 2J,iKKI,o(K( 1927. with Still the figure allows rank 5 about September mountain region to the Union during the first peaches will start as Hie second high production year of follow to standard the with Civil war. variety the It showed ominous year of the history. Immediately. Peaches are reported esconquest of the West in one of Its most spectacWhere the dairy Industry made up bo will All fine this year. western In Is an act pecially the great ular phases, and most of this loss, however, was in Ice with shipped under federal supervision drama that will always he recalled and cream and evaporated milk, both of name and address and the the grade as one of our precious heritages. which allowed substantial gains. of the shipper on each basket Even after the telegraph had put the Pony the of of OGDEN President II. P. Iverson express out of business, the transportation Different Game malls across the continent by stage coach conthe Ogden Grain exchange and resiFlorida the other day replayers comIn marked the tinued and grew hy dent manager of the Sperry Flour Importance keenest competition between the Hutterfield nnd pany, returned to Ogden recently from ported four perfect hands Issued on a snle deal at bridge. Bridge is an sections the Central Overland California line. Eventuvisit to the wheat-growinof southern Idaho. Regarding smut effete game. If in poker, for instance, ally the latter line won out nnd the Central four royal flashes had been Issued on route became the most important one. There conditions, Mr. Iverson said that couna single deni, the facts would have then appeared upon the stage another outstandand other farm agricultural been agents ty obtained from the survivor's coning figure Hen Hollnday, who acquired the Cenagents in Idaho, together with owners fession at the Inquest of the other tral Overland California line In 1SG2 and re- and managers of elevators, were eager three. Arkansas Gazette. service The lines. named it the Overland Stage to cooperate with the Ogdon Grain also embarked upon a new era of peril, for dur- exchange in its fight against smut in Gulf Stream Temperature ing the Civil war nnd immediately afterwards wheat. The temperature of the Gull stream the Indians were almost constantly on the KANAB The crafty cougar, prize and repeated attaeks upon stagecoaches al- trophy of hunters, arch enemy of Is several degrees higher 'than that of Water has a remost threatened to wipe the business out of stockmen and destroyer of deer, is neighboring oceans. It Is existence. Under such conditions the same type to become once more king of the Kai-ba- b markably high heat capacity. of brave men who had made the Pony express forest According to forest of- four times that of air, five times that famous were needed for stage drivers and this ficials, no more permits will be is- of earth. The water of the Gulf stream business contributed Its quota to the roU of sued to guides or hunters to hunt carries Its accumulated heat, derived western heroes. cougars in the Kaibab forest, north from the tropical sun, for a long time Hollnday himself was a fit leader for such rim of the Grand canyon. The rea- and to great distances, giving it out men for he Is described as a man of indomitason given is that the cougars help gradually to the air. ble will, fiery and Irascible when crossed, and a deplete the forest deer herd that has His character and his grown to numbers far beyond their westerner all through. Light Planes in Demand Influence upon the men who woiked for him is food supply on the Kaibab. The demand for light airplanes best described la an Incident told by Mark The Summit county throughout England has outstripped COALVILLE Twain. A young man who had traveled on one commissioners at their regular sesthe manufacturers ability to provide of Holladay's stage coaches later visited the sion Monday, voted to improve and them. Soon, the London traffic authorHoly Land. There a companion tried to impress extend the road in Weber canyon from ities comment, the problem of crowded ronds will be solved by the light upon him the greatness of Moses. Jack, from the Shingle Mill hill to Commissary this spot where we stand, to Egypt, stretches lake, a distance of ; bout 8 miles. This a fearful desert three hundred miles In extent Will make accessible to auto travelers and across that desert that wonderful man some of the scenery heretofore reachOn for Accessories brought the children of Israel ! guiding them ed only by pack trail. The work is "So he has two cars now? with unfailing sagacity for forty years over the being done under cooperative agreeYes, he couldn't get all his accessandy desolation and among the obstructing ment with interested landowners and sories on one. rocks and hills, and landed them at last, safe others and it is hoped to .obtain the and sound, within sight of this very spot. . . . cooperation of the Forest Service in Man was made to mourn but a It wns a wonderful, wonderful thing to do. Jack ! this work. widower usually outlives It. Think of It! LOGAN The rain that Cache 7alley Forty years? Only three hundred miles? Few men can resist the temptation has had for the last three days has was the reply. Humph! Hen Hollnday would proved a to the valley. Dr. to swallow undeserved praise. great help hours have fetched them through In thirty-siWillard Gardner of the Utah State AgEventually, however, Hollnday disposed of his ricultural college reports a total of overland mail holdings and his successor was 1.86 inches at the college station, pr the famous Wells Fargo company. But Just as about aa much as fell in the entire the completion of the first transcontinental tele three months previous. Although the graph marked the end of the Pony express, so rain hampered the opening of the new did the completion of the first transcontinental airport and to a certain extent delayed railroad mark the end of the Overland stage wheat threshing, it was welcomed by coach. When the Golden Spike wns driven at the farmers. It is of great value to FOR. QUICK, HARMLESS COMFORT Promontory Point In Utah In 1SG0. th rum- maturing beets, the last crop of hay bling old Uoncord coach became a symbol of a and also help out considerably in Children Cry west that bad passed. the fall plowing. Rt OMSTIFVVIOIlDMAKnLVEYUtlS.'WESS ; -- n con-que- d STAGE VJhenRjod YtfLUAM Of THE M. J AiJSEl L fO(JrtDfL faff Y EAfES s The first nl tempts to establish an overland mall ami p.ixxcn.-e- r line mot with failure, although ns early ns April 17. 18IS, the already renowned Kit Parson had carried the first Fulled States mail, sent by military mil hot It lea, overland from Hie Faelllc to (be Atluntle. During tbe next decade, however, mall service to Intermediate regions was estahllsheil, even Hintt';h the government was not jet ready to latineh n transeontlnental sorvloe. The settlement of Ftali by the Mormons, the steady stream of emigration along the Oregon trull hnnuwoekers to the Oregon country to the Fallforuia diggings and gold seeket nnd the militant extension of the frontier line westward across the Great Plains nil tended to rourcnirute attenticn upon the mail stage as a precursor of the railroad and a promoter of settlement nnd to quicken the demand for sueh a service overland. The result was that In 1837 hy an net of con gross an overland mall route was authorized nnd the famous Butterfield Overland Mall, named for John Huttcrfleld, head of the company which got the government contract, came Into being. The route chosen was n southern one, from St. I .outs via Fort Smiih, Ark., Ill Paso. Texas, Tucson, Arlz., Fort Yuma, nnd Los Angelos to San Francisco, a total distance of nearly 2.800 miles. Of the Inauguration of the service Hnfey six-ye- writes: On September 15. 1858, the first mail conches left Saint Louis and San Francisco simultaneously for tholr long overland Journeys The arrival of the mails, ahead of schedule time, were occasions of In Saint Louis the first great public rejoicings mall was escorted through the street to the post otllce by a long procession led by brass bands. In San Francisco salutes were fired, an Immense meeting held and enthusiastic speeches made. . . . Upon the arrival of the pioneer stage, Mr. Butterfield, elated at the success of the great enterprise, telegraphed the President of the Unitel States: 'The overland mall arrived today at St. Louis from San Francisco In twenty-thre- e days and four hours. The etage brought through eix President Buchanan replied: "I corpassengers. dially congratulate you upon the result. It Is a glorious triumph for clvilixntion and the Unton. Settlements will soon follow the course of the road, and the East and West will be bound together by a chain" of living Americans which can never be broken For all of the Importance of the Hutterfield era of stage line, however, the most romantic the overland mail came in the sixties with the establishment of a central transcontinental route One of the factors In its establishment was the Colorado gold rush and it brought into the limelight the "Napoleon of the West, William H Itussell, a member of the the firm of Itussell. Majors and Waddell, already famous for their freighting operations across the plains. His first company, the Leavenworth and Pikes Peak Express company later became the Central Overland California nnd Pikes Peak Express company and was probably the greatest single factor in settling nnd building up the rich HocK.v Mountain region. It vvus Bussell, too. who established the famous Pony express, a service whose achievements marked a new era In overland communication. The establishment of this service resulted from the rivalry t tween the Hutterfield nnd the Central Overland stage lines for getting the government contract for carrying the mail to the Pacific coait. It was launched In April 3, 1S00, with a start from both ends of the line--Sn- n Francisco and St. Joseph, Mo. The Pony express not only cut the time for Hu? overland mail from 23 days to 10i days but It also added a new type of hero to the galaxy of pioneers. The riders were the pick of the frontier," writes Hnfey. They were young men, selected for their nerve, light weight and general fitness. They were armed, but generally deperded upon the fleetness of their ponies mid-seas- g wai-pat- h x forlt |