Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-14 | Page 4 | Know Utah

1 Know Utah By ALBERT F. F PHIDIAS S L Condition of or th tho people in St. St George on April 11 1864 was outlined at a meeting held on that date It was Vias learned through a a. census that the city cILy contained souls who had bad on hand to last Jast them until the harvest in August Augu pounds of at breadstuffs bread bread- stuffs or 25 pounds per capita capiro S S Regardless of the Injunction of oC Brigham Young to keep tho cotton in the territory rather than ship it out 11 pounds of cotton fin were sent to Call Cali California fornia fomia via a the Muddy river and Las Vegas Following Following Following Fol Fol- lowing this export reports were called for a as to the amount of cotton still stUl on hand and it It was wa found tobe to tobe tobe be some pounds S S S SAn An order was read from Daniel H. H Wells com commanding com coni- manding the Iron n military district to hold hoki must muster r rand and inspection of or arms anns a of forc forces in the thc district it was also deemed wise for each settlement to keep a guard night and day for the present that horses stables corrals corral pastures and ad ranges may ay not be robbed nor men women and children earned carried of off Inthe in inthe inthe the night time or the day time when none but the sufferers know of it until it is too late lare to help ILS it IL S S SIn In addition to th Ui guard the elders must be ready and anti on hand to come to tho the rescue at a moments moment's notice whenever a a. hostile demonstration should hould manifest manliest itself either night or day Have therefore therefore there there- fore your appointments and places of rendezvous and every necessary arrangement made for a a. quick movement move move- ment in every ery direction as the emergency of or the case may seem to require S S S For this purpose you ou will not neglect to have good horses with the necessary equipment wagons ons or carriages with the teamsters and drIvers selected where you know that you Olt can put your hand upon them at nt a moments moment's notice and depend upon their going Let every arrangement be quietly and perfectly perfectly per per- made macic and not wait until wanted and then hen have hate to hunt up bullet molds saddles wagon hammers hammers ham ham- mers fliers and harness or a anything thim else but be minute minutemen minutemen minutemen men In fact and let all these arrangements arrangement be made immediately upon the receipt of this tins letter without bluster or hurry to attract undue att but as a a. matter of or course and herein fall fail not S 5 0 w Make due report to me mc of the condition of or things in your jour our district added a postscript the number of or men upon whom hom you Olt can rely upon and their ammunition etc de You will also flU fill all aU vacancies In the companies arising by removals or deaths and thus so far as possible perfect the or organization or or- of or your command S S S SOwing Owing to the thc large Jarge Increase of settlers in WashIngton Wash Wash- Inson Ington and Kane Kanc counties It is considered d best tomake to tomake tomake make the organization of oC that part of oC your our district as full and complete within itself as possible You will wm of course counsel with Elder EIder Snow in regard to suitable nominations for officers and otherwise act net in concert with him S S S