Show to I iJu J Just Hist Histo J B By Albert F p. P Philips J JQ What did the he pioneers 1 h ha money This question was day d day Y or two ago and It wad y answered The pioneers br bri little cash with them In fa f a of them had none at all reasons for this Is apparent j trek across the plains there ther place where they could thing bi-thing bi thing so that had they a ct i would have hae done them no go In view of the fact that n them had to leave leavo their thel- pr Missouri without 1 I compensation for tor it the g goo O 1 chattels which they loaded 1 i wagons were vere in plenty plenty- jl Li I enough for tor all practical im imand pu and anti money was the tho la thought about Hence th I reached S. S Salt alt Lake with gold or silver Their mItI mIt i to found a n home to build i if IC possible and there Y tys plenty and without after Jim Marshall found metal on American jf fornia and the stampede stamped fi 1 that caused the pione pioneers rs rs' rs I about money Meanwhile tn bern bers of the Mormon batt been discharged from s service Angeles and they started ot on od turn to Salt Lake way home for foi Salt Halt Lak home which had been prep them theta by those whom theyon they on the Missouri river ilver when t the service ice of the States to war with reached Stutters Stutter's s Fort Fod 1 where the city of stands A few remaina W t tj were there when 1 Marshall arsh r n discovery of gold so that t tin In the original stampede Ji 1 J i ers era of of the party on i Tahoe were Informed by byJ I Brannan who informed j the valley valle where the plon pion I tied and his account was waa- t was not calculated to cheer chee hee turning soldiers to their their- hIt h lv It was then that the d ci was made that money wa was for or th the tho members of the the- j who reached Salt Lake brought with them sm small ll i gold dust and some few had hadj hadI j I and it was then that bart barter Las vas made made precious precious- meta i I I I used for the first time Tf ll were seeking the gold field fiel when they the saw saw- t 15 dust arid and nuggets were were so a ai reach Teath- the m mecca that kb tine gave their possessions V ati avva der del that they might or horse In order to male make journey journe An effort was made to tc dust and gold pieces we ranging in value from tty half halt dollars to twenty twenty- d value the coinage being gold with no alloy Tb The mint where these e c co minted was located 0 Temple street Just a sl sh shi east from w where here the lI 11 lII Ho HoI now stands The rhe minth I th coins demonstrated j I currency hence pap papI came into use an and th J I dollar bill was printed an as I fact the first printing i i ever done in the Salt L Brigham Young an ley by i Bullock set the ty type pe an ana I rency bore date of Janu Januar Janusa JanuarI r rI I When the old Mormon I Kirtland Ohio failed sued bills and these bIL Salt Lake and for tt hw a w furnished one means means' of oZ O Oi I The first dies mailI mail madej i mining of gold which r rI rda iea I Lake were made b by 4 Tho The coins were stamp stamper I face G S S. S L L. C C. P P. U E lb J Dollars while clasped clasped h if j In the center of the coi coin II j observe side w were ere tn tat Lord Holiness to the I was wa's f pieces rage age o of these 1 dered tiered discontinued b by- by bj t Cummings Later on grI gr Sf I from California made mado 0 1 5 in Salt Lake e Known us as them were hexagon in shape shap were there wa was trat Up to 1849 1 lar mail service between and West and news news news' i e Salt Lake people o semi brought Ch Chance nce travelers the ity eft ity The b of oC 1849 wj the summer sumpter I by Babbitt emissary to Washington I I the which tippet appe i government for I Deseret and alof alof ahI al ah of I state constitution which of the I adopted by the people which he ho i The rhe letters addition to the official in tn e C eJ were not but were ere wrapped ii h in covers which were t strings of the same ma ina letters did not carry sta stai nel neZ Babbitt six SIK years I J returning from front an off to Washington was rot the Indians who plus plu wa wagon on train near ne-ir Wi TO Nob Neb Colonel Babbitt with his train when i t 1 tacked but was In athe a athe athe the train and was sl l distance from f |