| Show IW tw 1 w C A SMOOT ONE OF FIRST PIONEER I BAND YEARS OLD TODAY I i v i i i ii iI iI ii I i I I J J 1 r I IC II L C I I i i I II r I j j I I WILLIAM C A SMOOT The Th sun was away aWa high in the heavens heavens ens e ns before William C A Smoot a half brother of Senator Reed Smoot entered the Ule Salt Lake valley July Jul 24 21 1 1547 Mr II Smoot enters year ear to today toda today day da He was waa given gien a reception at the residence of his son A C Smoot near the corner comer of Eleventh East and Twelfth South streets last night I think there are only three remain remainIng Ing l ng besides myself of that party part of enlisted men three women and arid two children who entered Utah on the of July 1847 1547 said Mid Mr Ir Smoot last night The others are William Imam P Vance who is I s now in Nevada Eastman who is now in Idaho Falls and Charlie Woodard who is now at Kamas I was born at Paris north Tennes Tennessee see on the lie of January 1823 1828 The Thc reason I did ld not come Into the valley aile with Brigham Young toung and aed the others of the party is because our away during the night We c camped at atthe atthe atthe the foot of Little mountain My Iy team and that belonging to Orson Whitney father of or the Uie present apostle a Ostle of that name strayed away When the herd herders ers era brought them in In Brigham Young and the other members of the party had bad gone forward Whitney and my I partner Franklin Dewey Dewe after our teams had been found came down the canyon canon As I landed Elder Woodruff after aCter afterward ward President Woodruff told me to throw out my potatoes I did so and by b noon that same day da Elder Woodruff and myself had planted the potatoes es esThe I They The were the first potatoes planted In n Utah perhaps The were planted about ten rods from front the cor corner corner ner ncr of Third South on the west side of State street Mr Ir Smoot there were nere three big cottonwood trees at the spot where I the potatoes were planted and the trees attracted the attention of Wilford Uford I Woodruff and Orton Orlon Pratt who was wasI I also a member of the party part That night the party part encamped at the i mouth of or City CIt Creek canyon can on says saya aa Mr Ir Smoot Part of us on the north fork and part of us on the south fork The lower end of the lie cams camp earn rested on the northeast corner comer of the temple block blockI I 1 went back to Winter Quarters ev every every ery cry year for ten years carl with one tion after ater coming to Utah says sas Mr Ir Smoot S moot I always went back to help the emi emigrants grants I have hae lived In Sugar House Houseward Houseward ward wan for years and I went ent down to Las LaJ Vegas Ye as Nov Nev when hen It was wasa a part of When hen we came here first we e were followed by wolves There was really no game here There were no rabbits The Indians had killed them off The wolves seemed to o follow us over the mountains Mr Smoot is an Elk He was made a member of the organization organisation in Salt Lake about a year ear and a half ago At the home of or hIs hie son last night a large Jarge arge reception was given In his honor and nd a most evening was as spent When Mr Ir Bryan went to Park City In 1896 Mr Ir Smoot who Is a Democrat said to him I 1 was the first white whiteman whiteman whiteman man out here hEr in Sugar House HOU e and I will be the last l t to leave |
