Show VISITOR TELLS HOW SALT SALTI LAKE LOOKED IN 1853 i Member r. r of f Hollister ii Party Here for the Fir First Firstin t Time in Almost Fifty years I Deputy Sheriff C. C W. W Whitehead of Denton Benton Harbor Mich who has been visiting his son Rl Richard hard A. A Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead White- White head 5 58 East Third South street will return to his home lome tonight Mr Whitehead Whitehead White White- head wag wa last in this city in 1853 as asa asa asa a men member ber of ot Col William Hollisters Hollister's party en route to the coast During hi c two weeks' weeks visit here he has spent most of the time in viewing the old landmarks that still remain Many old Salt Lakers plainly remember ber the advent of Col Hollisters Hollister's party in th the autumn of 1853 The company consisted of forty men and five wom women women wo wo- men cattle who m were and i i In twenty v charge tg horses 0 of 2 0 all sheep of I i which they were i taking to the coast I I The te party first r camped near r the present pres pres- ent site of Fort o mJ Douglas g and later i I moved In Inthe the vicinity of the Warm arm i I S Springs Salt fLake Lake City Olty Ity or Great Salt Lake Lake I City as It was then called said Mr Whitehead today was a squatty little I village of adobe hou houses 5 laid out as it I Is now in m ten acre squares Main lain street then resembled the business streets of I Utah s smaller towns I remember I I I i I I I I but one mer mercantile antl house of of much Importance importance importance Im im- im- im that owned by Livingston Kincaid The foundation of the Temple Temple Tem Tern pie had just been laid and I am told It was not completed until 1893 We e traveled south when we left for CaU California forn la and ard passed through Fillmore Fillmore Fill Fill- more Panguitch and Cedar City All of those towns were vere then by rude stone walls as a protection from the Indians Yes we e had one scrimmage with the Indians the in southern Utah Utan They follow followed ed oui our camp for several several several sev sev- eral days but our party was well armed and had little trouble In putting them to flight We had some some terrible exi experiences ex- ex In CrO crossing the desert sufI suffering suffering suf suf- fering almost from lack of water The JI JIe e first t place a we struck In California Cali Cali- ts fo fornia Was s San Bernardino e r then n consisting consisting con con- of ot thirteen cabins We Ve went on onI onto onto to San Gabriel where we e celebrated i Sunday by attending a grand bull fight and end cock fight Our party separated ted and scattered over the coun country ry some I drifted back back- East others settled on I the coast Col Hollister settled In Santa Barbara and died one of t tie the e richest men on the coast I |