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Show Boy Scouts Have I Time o! Their Lives 'Hirj Camp (In the Old .Mormon Trail j In Immigration Canjon ami Are iirmlj Coinniemlcd For Their High ' Clfl-o t'omlurl. On tho 21th the Second Ward Scouts returned rrom their llrst annual hlko our the "Pioneer Trail." Tho boys left hero the morning or tho 32ud, at (5 o'clock In a spcclnl car. When they reached Salt Lake It was ruining ruin-ing so hard that they decided to remain re-main there for u day, permission being be-ing gianted for them to make their lieadciiiailers at tho Dcscrel Gymnasium, Gymna-sium, the, use or tho swimming pool and apperatus being given frco or charge. On tho morning or tho 23rd, thu "Emigration" canyon railroad was taken as far as Kllllous Fork, whero tho boys started on their hlko proper. From immigration canyon tho trail leads up the abovo named lork, over tlio divide Into Mt. Dell, which Is tlm north rork or Parley's canyon. At this point the Pioneer trail propi r Is met, ami following this trail, tho way leads over tho Ulg Mt. Into Lltllo ICiuL grntlou, a lork or lCnst canyon. Hero it wns that President Hrlghnm Young llrst saw Salt l.ako valley, uttering thoso Immortal words, "This Is tho Place. Urlo on." About a half mllo rrom Iho top or Dig Mt. tho hoys camped ror lunch. After resting a couple of hours, they doubled doubl-ed back over Rig Mt., down six mllus Into Mt. Del), where at tho fool of l.lltlo Mt. they camped for night, Hero It wns tho pioneers Hindu their last camp on tho 2:ird of July, 1847, and to coinmenerato It, a lot of wood was dragged In, and around u big bouilro the bjys listened to pioneer laics and early day trln'B rrom tho llpu of Apoa-tlcs Apoa-tlcs Ivlus, Urant, and others, who had come up tho canyon In an auto to meet tho boys. Apples and candy were passed, and nil In all It was an occa-ulon occa-ulon tho boys will always remoinbor. JjiT-iikng enmp tho next morning nt H o'clock, tho hlko wns resumed,' anil nrtor two hours tramp tho boys landed land-ed In Emigration canyon whero they entrained ror Salt Luke, arriving there In tlmo to tnko part In the pnrndo. They arrived homo at 3 o'clock tho sumo day. Clifford 13. Young . In upcaklng of Iho trip, said "1 havo nothing but prnlso for our American Fork Scouts, From tho tlmo wo left Hero until we returned, oach boy was an example of 'scout loyalty, and conducted himself him-self Ilka a true scout. Scout Commissioner Dr. John II. Taylor sent tho following loiter which explains Itself: "Salt Lako City, Utah, July 27, 1914. Clifford 15. Young, Ksq., American Fork, Utah, Dear IJrothor I dcslro to express to rem and your boys my npprcclnllon of your efforts la mnklng our hlko over tho Pioneer Trail successful. Your boys wero well equipped mid their conduct was flue. It lo ulwiiys a nourco or satisfaction to hnvo men and boys go Into thr spirit of Bcout uork llko yourself and hoys havo done 1 trust that you ar rived home lit wifely and feel repaid ror tho tlmo and money spent. Willi very bent wishes lo you all. I remain Sincerely your brother. "JOHN II. TAYLOR, M. I. A. Scout Commissioner." |