Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-12-11 | Page 7 | Know Utah

KNOW UTAH By Jl ALBERT ALBEkT F F F. PHILIPS rio Tho DP opening of ot t th tIo the W west vest t m mountain I district In Sn 1863 un resulted In the Issuing of a circular letter tetter by General Connor In zt n which h he said that li lie had th the strongest tron Ht evidence ol that the mount mountains and Brid zd can canyons CAnE ons In Inthe the territory r ot ut Utah abounded In rich veins velna of ot gold SoJa sliver silver copper and other ther minerals ant and fo for tor th the thep purpose of opt opening ln them up to a anew new b hardy and ant Industrious population ho deemed It Im Important Ort nt that tho the prospecting for tor minerals should not only be untrammeled but ut fostered by every proper means means Ho announced that miners miners' and pro prospecting parties would re the fullest protection from U tho mili mill tary t forces rc lI- lI providing that private rights were no not ot Infringed Tho Tho circular circular- J letter was is printed In the Initial number of ot th the newspaper and carried car car- ned ried tho date of oC November 14 if 1863 18 After Inviting ing J people t to tu j como to tho the territory ho he said sad In Il order that such Uch h dl discoveries m may y be early eary and reliably made tho general announces announces that miners arid prospecting parties parties' Will receive the tho fullest protection protection pro pro- from mm tho tim military forces In this district In th he pursuit of ot their thell avocation provided always that thai private rights are arc not Infringed The Tho mountains and their heir now hidden mineral wraIth wealth aro tho the sole ole property property prop prop- erty of ot tho nation whose hose ben beneficent policy has ever been to extend tho the broadest privileges to her citizens citizens citi citi- zens zone and with open hand Invites all aU to seek fleck pros pros- and po possess st s the wonderful riches ot of net her widespread wide spread domain d. d To tho end that this policy polley ma may ma bo ho fully carried car car- r ned ried out In Ut Utah h tho general genera commanding assures the Industrious and e enterprising who may como come hither ot of f efficient protection according ts Cs It Is Is' Is Isby by the laws aws and policy of ot tho tho nation and enforces enforce when by th tho military arm of ot the government S Tho The general genera In this setting forth tho the spirit of our ur free institution for tor th tho information of ot commanders commanders com corn manders of ot posts within the district also directs cry proper facility facUlty be extended to miners minera and others in developing tho Urn country countr and the tho soldiers ot of f tho the several posts Posta bo be allowed to prospect for tor mines when such course shall n not t Interfere with tho due and nd proper proper performance of ot their military duties S S Commanders of ot po posts III l companies ana and detachments detach ments tho the district concludes tho tim order are enjoined to execute to tho tIlo fullest extent the spirit Jt and nd letter of ot this circular communication and report from rom lime to time t tv t these headquarters the pros pros- ress ess ress made mado in the tho development of ot tho territory In Inthe Into the tho to vicinity of ot their respective posts or stations S S S SA A largo Irgo number of ot miners prospectors and capitalists cap capi came from a all aU parts of oC the tho nation and thus epan the development of ot this great treasure suro house ot of f the nation In tho the cemetery at al Fort Douglas whIch ho he founded rests the tho b bones es of ot General Connor who vho maCe maio possible the tho opening of ot the greatest in in- in the state stale Re Recently il a monument was erected In-I In to o his memory ry J. J A A