Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-05-01 | Page 11 | Know Utah

KNOW By ALBERT F. F PHILIPS The cost of the provisional government nt of the stAte stat Of Deseret from 1849 1843 to September 1851 1831 wh when n th the territory of Utah was crat created d by congress amounted to That the bills incurred during this thi this p rl d be p paid ld the general assembly of the territory at its first session in 1852 memorialized congress to meet this expense pointing out the provisional government was formed in the winter of bt 1849 god and continued at considerable expense up to the organization organization of the territorial government on the arrival arriva of ot the officers appointed by congress to the territory territory ter ter- ter- ter of Ut Utah h. h C C S The memorial pointed out that no appropriation had been made by congress to meet the expense o othe ot the provisional government at this early period o othe ot of the settlement of the Salt Lake basin A provisional l government was needed it was pointed out because of ot the rapid settlement of the mountain valleys because of f the m many ny strangers passing to the Call Cal tornia fornin gold fields and because the depredations of th the Indians were a a. constant menace to th the settlers C C Then the memorial pointed out that the climate was exceedingly dry and th the insects very destructive deStructive tive live causing the first years year's efforts at raising raisin crops crops crop for the tile support of the Infant colony to almost fail faU The colony was obliged to sustain Itself Considerably considerably consider Consider- ably upon indigenous roots roots' and rawhide and emacIated emaciate emaciated ate animals and other means absolutely ly revolting to Civilized man manS S C S S Settlement of the valleys by a numerous population population lation of ot industrious peaceable end patriotic citizens it was declared at a a. central position on the North American continent was believed to be in an humble huMble hum huni- ble sphere conducive to the strength prosperity anc and durability of f the national l cont conf confederacy deracy Congress was therefore urged in the memorial l to make male an appropriation ap ap- ap of a sufficient sum to meet the tho expenses expenses of the provisional and t territorial government from 1849 to September r 1 1 1851 This memorial was vas presented presented pre pre- sent d the general assembly March 3 1852 and approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved the same date S S S 4 The same general assembly adopted a memorial to congress to provide f for r the establishment nt of f a z weekly mail mall route from the Missouri l river to Great Grea Salt Lake City and it was approved March 3 1852 Declaring that the term of ot fott forty d days days' ys session o othe ot oi the general assembly was entirely insufficient to to accomplish the legislative business actually necessary to meet the Uie wants o oi ot Utah territory which at the date of the assembly numbered something over inhabitants and was increasing d dally daily ll the legislature prayed congress for an extension n of of time to ninety days This was approved d Janu January ry 21 1853 Is