Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-01-05 | Page 19 | Know Utah

J KNOW UTAH I. I L By ALBERT F. F PI PHILIPS Do you ou rec recall ll who wh whIt h It wa was that thai 11 launched the Dally Daily Union Vidette a a. n newspaper in Salt Lake L. City and when It was wa M established 7 Tho dato to that the first number umber appeared was November 20 O. O 1863 General Pat Connor was tho father of the paper and In It Jl he advocated ted the basic principles of or a. a united patriotism for tor the state tte lie He endeavored to sho show th the tho utter futility of ot propagating the b hope po pe of ot eventually es establishing es- es e tho the theo theory ot of a a. theocratic government Ina In Ina a a. free tree countr country S SIn In a a. souvenir volume of ot the ceremonies of or the Installation of ot the Rt Et Roy Rov John J. J Mitty D. D p. p as ns third bishop of ot Salt Lake o this was as said of ot the soldier who established hed Fort Port Douglas Dougas Patrick Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward Connor was cn born In Ireland on March 17 1820 and arrived In the United States at th the ago acre of 16 lEi Three years after his arrival nl ho enlisted as s a private In s a ft organized for tor active In the Seminole Indian c campaign Ills His regiment was mustEred mustered mus- mus mug mus out of ot active service In 1844 and Connor re returned returned re- re turned to New l York k Later ho went to Texas antI and it was wa while he heas was vas as there that Mexico declared war against the United States StAte The Lone Star state state- tato Immediately raised the detachment of ot volunteers subsequently designated d a ns as Company A A. First T Texas 8 1 foot soot riflemen to sene serve erve for tor fora a 1 term of ot three months In In Inthe the Mexican war and Connor enlisted with this company and w was wa made madea 0 a fl first firt lieutenant At the expiration of ot his period of ot service senico he join Joined the independent independent- company of ot Texas volunteers and took part In M er several engagements engage C- C ments among among- them tho the fierce fight of ot BuenA Vista In which he wa was badly wounded 0 General Connor was m mentioned In the dispatch dispatch to the war office for tor conspicuous brave bravery In action and on February 1 12 12 1847 1647 became a 0 captain of ot his company compan Soon after ater at nt his own r request quest ho was was ho honorably discharged from the 15 service ice and retired to California ho remained until the Civil I. I war began When the news of the attack attack- upon Fort Sum Sum- reached California Connor at at t once offered ed his services ser to the government and was appointed to the command of ot the th Third California Infantry InMa In Ma May 1862 he was iva ordered d with his regiment to Utah tah ostensibly to guard tho the trans trails to protect the man mall malland and Immigrant routes mutes to tho Wasatch and portions of or the southwestern region ni and to keep an eye cye upon the Indians and ad e earI early rl In October 1862 US he marched his tro troops ps Into the ho Y valley leY of ot the Great t S Salt lt lake Headquarters were established on a a. bench of or orland land t of ot Salt II Lake ce CU City Ground was broi broken brokenfor en for a. a military fort tort and on Octo October 24 the post was va as I named Fort ort Douglas Connors Connor's soldiers ero wera still I engaged d In the tha preliminaries of ot construction of or temporary winter Quart quarters s hen when a a. messenger er came tp it camp and nod reported ed that Ith the Snake and Bannock Indians r holding Holding- up up the tho trails and Slaughtering Immigrant along along- th the aJl valley valloy of or Bear Bror river Connor Connot w went after them and on on January 29 9 1863 almost annihilated the Snake tribe and put an end for tor all all' time to Indian d deviltry eJI try In the Wasatch and nd Salt Lake L. regions t S S Oh ch March 30 O 0 1863 Conn Connor r was appointed d brigadier g general of the volunteers volunteer and his command com corn tn mand inand nd was as honorably mentioned for their part In Inputting putting do down don n the uprising uprising- of or the th Shoshone tribes tribe S. S' S Early Eari in 1605 the th Indians Indian of ot the ln country showed signs of ot serious discontent General Connors Connor's military jurisdiction was W enlarged to In Include In In- elude dude the territory of or No ada Colorado o Utah and parts of or Dakota and Mexico lie He received the appointment of ot military t commander of ot the district o of the plains Soon after his appointment the Ar ambushed th the overland mall route rout killed the drivers destroyed the coaches and md ran off the horses At about the same time roving roving- bands of ot Sioux were attacking flub tho tr trains and put ting to death women and children a a General Gentral Connor at the hel head I of ot 2000 cavalry rode rode- Into the the enemy's s 's country countr at attacked ked the and inflicted a a. memorable defeat upon them He lie then r returned turned to Fort ort Lar w where ert In obedience to orders from the tha war at office he sent tnt the troops under his command back to th their separate epu te states to bo be mustered out of or service JI