| Show When Col Thomas L L. L Kane Hane emissary emis- emis j sary on behalf of ot t the e Mormon people people peo peo- pie arrived at the headquarters of the federal army at Camp Scott on March 12 1859 and after dismissIng dismissing dismiss dismiss- ing his escort and attempting to enter the lines he was stopped by bya a 0 sentry challenged and fired upon but regardless he requested to be betaken betaken betaken taken to the headquarters of Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Cumming Gumming This was done and the governor gave him a cordial cordial cordial cor cor- dial reception The conferences resulted In the governor agreeing to place himself In the hands of Colonel Kane and unaccompanied by troops go to Salt Lake This conclusion met with bitter opposition opposition opposition tion upon the part of General Johnston Johnston Johnston John John- ston and resulted in a breach be between between between be- be tween the two tw Only the governor agreed to accompany Colonel Kane In his history of and the life lite of Brigham Young details what came near being a duel be between between between be- be tween General Johnson and Colonel Kane at that time the former re regarding regarding regarding re- re garding the colonel as a spy sent an orderly to arrest him but Interference Interference interference Inter Inter- ference upon the part of Governor Cumming the resort to the code was averted and while Colonel Kane Iane sent a n. challenge Interference upon the part cart of Chief Justice Eckels Eckels Eckels Eck Eck- els and Governor Cumming averted a a. meeting ENTER SALT LAKE Colonel Kane remained at Camp Scott for tor three weeks and then on April 5 5 1858 accompanied by Governor Governor GOvernor GOv Gov Gov- Cumming left the camp with witha a servant e each ch and they arrived c In Salt Lal Lake e City on April 12 1 They iney had been escorted escort d through Echo and Weber canyons canyons- by a troop of cavalry the Journey at night be being be be- ing Jog illuminated by bonfires which were kindled by men patrolling the passes Th These se patrolmen had been J instructed it was said to march around the bonfires so that the governor governor governor gov gov- might be made to believe that the full force of Governor Brigham Young were camped in the While a sentry stationed every few tew rods would stop the vehicle in which-Governor which Cumming and Colonel Colonel Colonel Col Col- onel Kane were seated and a countersign coun countersign d demanded this In order that the newly appointed governor would be Impressed with the apparent apparent apparent ap ap- ap- ap parent great number of troops which were ere under the command of Governor Young and which were prepared to resist the coming of the army under Johnston to the death That Governor CummIng might be further misled when Ogden was reached a rider with a trick pony gave a 8 performance showing some wonderful feats on horseback and the governor was made to believe that all the cavalry under the command command com mand of Brigham m Young could go through evolutions similar r. r WELCOME EXTENDED When the Warm Springs was reached by the gubernatorial party welcome was extended by Mayor Smoot and a party from Salt Lake who escorted Governor Cumming to the home of at William C. C Staines librarian li librarian li- li for the territory and it was here that Governor Young called upon him It Is presumed that the territorial records were here turned over to Governor Cumming and that Brigham Young vacated his office as ns governor when Governor Cumming presented his commission but there Is no record showing that this was done It is said however that Governor Cumming Cummins on May 2 transmitted a report to the secretary of state Lewis vis Cass Casso In which he stated that he had examined the court records of the supreme court and the district distrIct district dis dis- dis- dis courts In Utah and had found them perfect and unimpaired However these records are not In Inthe Inthe Inthe the archives of ot the supreme court of Utah This statement It Is de de- de I dared was made in the report to toI Secretary of State Lewis Cass from I Governor Cumming I |
