Show OF JOHN C by the death of CHAPLES in now york last sunday another gaoat explorer has passed to regions moro congenial the name of FREMONT is familier famili ir to the people of the groat bocky mountain Moun taia region many of alio mountains and canyon gorges of utah have been named by tue great pioneer of this western country and tho world is indebted to fidot information bojc the theu unknown of tho wild west it seems bitable whon vu look at iho wealth aud population doiy possessed posse sed by regions that tho maa them so t speak ahna abt passed l aoud in 1812 mn was to explore the bocky mountain region and next year his doport vm laid before congress it attracted about ai much attention thieu in the world as STANLEYS essays do now in may 1813 mr set out with thirty nine men to explore the region between the mountains and the pacilio ocean on the etli of september of the same year he came in sight of the groat salt lake continuing his explore eions to the southwest ho finally arrived at fort vancouver and he ascended the sacramento river and returned to kansas on this trip lie hero and his followers endured a great many hardships another lengthy report was laid before congress which corre cid many vague aad erroneous notions concerning the west and served to attract the attention of immigrants the great pathfinder FRE MONT was commonly called was born in savannah G a january 21 1813 imd received his education in the charleston college he was appointed assistant engineer of the united states topographical corps in 1838 aud in a short afterwards became second lieutenant in the pame service ho took up his homo in new york in 1855 and alio next year received the nomination for residency by the antislavery anti slavery party during the civil war mr PREMONT was major general of the western department part ment of the regular army and al the time of liin death lie was on the retired list of the army A awu ant ahe ex QUi REit which that BISHOP 0 F iq to write a history of utah it ii a pleasing announcement as the people of the territory have long felt mhd want of such a history huriy purported histories and sketches abound all moro or less worthless and the respective authors have written on a subject quite foreign to their understanding BISHOP ns all will understand is a native of utah and few if any have ban favored with advantages than ho of knowing tho true character of passing evants ev ints then above all the gentleman is a natural born writer and capable scholar we shall anxiously await the appearance of the first volume tr TURKEY does not soon raise for russia and pay off the war indemnity agreed upon at the berlin treaty the czar declares he will seize turkish territory in asia minor the sultan can not raise the money and england is afraid that if russia seizes the territory threatened tho east andies will be in jeopardy for to prevent the czar from carrying out his purposes it is confidentially stated that england is ling up tho money for the sultan THE joint teachers institute is at an end and as one member remarked it was a howling success all who were in attendance felt instructed ted and much honor is adne the promoters of the happy reunion it is the of a custom that is destined to become epry popular and the provision of the new law looking to the holding of official institutes annually is generally conceded to be wise and good such tend to further the inte iesta of education and the teachers gain with ono another hakea me occupation BO much more enjoyable |