| Show nOTES OF EARLY DAYS I 1 Eiperdnees of Forty Years Ao Re laud bf Falher Jobn L Smith anal tar 1lonery UkII perea h aw + r11 r Iw Inn 1rldenl Vttea for ra I Sawa Sr CtOROE UtAh June M 1891 On the itl 101 January J ley 4 President II Young and II C Klmbnll came lu my father haute and set him apait as Patriarch over the Church ol Jest Lhrlit ol Latter day balms On the 181h we commenced moving our log cabin ton the Fort 1 to the lot apportioned cis on the block went of the Temple block and In Iwo weekivve had our four cabins on their ieip llve lol < chinked and plastered so each wa quite comfortable Among in were no idlers It made u < busy to keep good tires ae the weather Is I very cold On April 6lh the nineteenth nnnlvtrwry of the organliallon ol the Church a null ua tent to Winter Quarter and also to California On May > pit I received word that the retve hAd chosen myself and wife to accompany Addison Pratt and family ulth other upon a mansion to the Society Island and to be prepared 1 to port by I the Itt of IJ July t Accordingly I had all r prepared nod ready to start on the Silt ol June those called met and President ount Informed them that owing to the amount ol emigrant tn route to California It I was thought bet lo recall the mlwlon and thy Here released re-leased accordingly On the Ijlh ol September 11149 the cer kea ol three ouiig men or boy ho had been hound guilty of theft unto old at auction to the highest bidder for this term of their lenience Metr Klnknde and IvinRstoii I opened a new stitch ol goods I In John Pack house In the I Seventeenth Seven-teenth ward on the ShIn Sh-In October I started back to meet lira Gent A and rumpiny w tilt a num hr of wagons and team and returned wall tlitm all well and In excellent spirit on the 7Ih In the pinking forward ol our build met In iBjo we laund It I very difficult obtain practical workmen to put up lire place chimney flue etc Ac curdlnily I worked 1 much at the boil l tn learning all I could from our treat brick layer and mOlonln l soon bound ywlf much emplo > ett In this line oincli I Increated continually At a pecltl cnnierence held In Sep timber SI I I wss called to strengthen the settlements In Iron county aoo mile I south of bait Like Cll and Mailed on the lli ol October bar I rowan with I my wile and two daiilte s Ue leached laruvvan on the i6ih and I cvinnHHUed talk the nr t day I repan Ing Pro 1s laW mill On Novem i er ind I ittended ft meeting ol tho Sjlnls where a letter from Trent II Young was rd spiHilntlng me 10 pre nit in Iron county In t place of It II Grate a he had been chosen Iron c unly a representative la the legislature lo meet at hilt Lake City during the vlnier Hrlng Imtavoum and Inex I peiienced man I was considerably j lulled that when n tote of the people l aW l f I was called for not a dissenting voice was heard 1lder Ueorgo A Smith and I II Grave lei me pail to pre lido and I received much Instruction Irani them will regard to directing allalr With llro lio A I vllicJ Cedar City and other small elt enienl Ol the 71h of November llro George A and t II Grave started for halt lake City With several of the brethren breth-ren I spent Home da > eiplorlng the mountain fur coal and MU timber our iploration extending 111 Iii as the hevltr Riser OI the ajtd of Oeceml the dedication dedica-tion ot our new ichoul and Dueling house In Ianman having been set fur that day uo had a time long to be remembered re-membered by all and none regretted being present Leery I face bore he Impress of happiness January Sdi i jj ullh a number ol Invited guest I visited Joel II Johnson and family lit place called Johnson Springs and Johnton FOil I about ten mile on the road toward Cedar City Furl I 1 then united 1 by requcHt lame II Martlncnu In marriage with biuan daughter of Joel II I Johnson this I being i the first ceremony of the kind I had perlormed U c had an exec llent dinner and pent a pleasant day together to-gether and returned to I aiottan One night while several of the rethren I were engaged In pravcr the brethren asked me to tell of threatened danger My eye and mouth were opened simultaneous I said Our trot danger Is I In an unclosed fort wall ue have got to enclose every entrance within forty eight hours or the Indian Hill be upon us I sat don I oex hauited thai It Ill several minutes before be-fore I could speak again The morning otter at break ol day the alarm bell rang and men and leant with axes and arm ended speedily away In the hills for timber In twenty four hour every avenue to Iarowan Fart 1 was closed Two ds alter Ills I Walker and lia band 1 lo ol Indians I returning re-turning from California CArne lo our fait and demanded bread and meat In threatening manner Abler short COli tultatlon we told them to camp un a square north soot ol Iarouan Furl I and ue would prepare a leant and meet Walker Ir brawn in two hour I 1 called thin brethren around and toll them to go to l their home and bring each what broad and J meat they I 5 prepared and wo would seat Walker lin rl and brave at n table l In one of my shins and have H talk with them I alto Instructed our men to arm them elves as belt they could coveting all with a loose I coat so that we could f use ar show them at a word At thin appointed lime about twenty 5f 1 our brethren with about the some lumber of Walker band each of them A llh a long bow awl arrow cams lend I laid to them We are your friends and ire ready to divide with you hat will lot be Imposed upon ua are ready for IOU Ando want IOU to keep your I 1 mows out of your bow or else m > I raves will fire Each mm threw opci its cult allowing that we were armed Chef Walker arose and slid Join U I Lee acting I as Interpreter I 1 am n chief 31 r Ilt 3 heat war chief and have himdrid ue lions trove I All are hungry and must tat and wo want three beeves And tree hundred hounds of Hour die vs rel1 I N Iiatll fill light jou1 and Hal c down 1 turn laid 1 am also a J big chief I and my AI ft f craves are ready to fight for ue will not 3c lkdlltouv do wrong cat wit t5 and think It over Some ol them laced their arrow to their bows and Ircw them to their held to show their ilrenglli Walker poke again and said We will eat with you and be Irknd or we lee you do not sleep We then opened a trade and bought tick I kin of f them for whirl mu exchanged II line I Jh lIfo and corn meal sign 1 Dome bee Alter hey left for their camp we sent them one heel leer And 1C 1 a > ask of f flour In Iwo hays time they led III for the north and Iarouan from the prompt action ol t eti the I bieiluen I was save without blood hed We kept up conttant night guard and re okuPI several fUt sent out cuntpanle teveral time tn search ol cattle strayed l i or lolen and n line or two brought ramp tome lone Indian found camped by ate bone of a stolen I cow or cm from which he hail cur and Jerked Ihe meat and hidden It III the bushes near by On lay 71h 1831 1renldent llrljhim Young with a company ol the hrelliren I front Malt lake City airlved Iarowan and spent tome dess In the reomamr Ion I ol a ritakeof Zion I for Iron county 1 ua chosen one ol the counselor I or Ihhoit Carleton I I eats I On August and I = Ii rrOr f lt BSJ I wan elected as renreienlalive of Iron county lor the l tt > lliirr and on September itlli mytelf wile and wu children arrived In Salt latke I Lily j here we met my father and family October 6lll and 71h I attended the semi snnus conference and was 111 coined back to the city by onboh rliml and relative I truly enjoyed the tMchlnn and Instructions given by the Church authorlllt and breihrcn of lie Irinlhood I took up the record of m > father u riling and recording I blessing viiilmg r rnv he balnti and blMslnz many In neatly every eillemenl Ihe legiHhiive assembly convened on the rath 01 Ua eelllhersa I answered roll call every lime during the wniloii The ulnler ua one ul Interest and education tome 1 tiled tu learn and l to do all I could for Ihb genelal itowl r the I eoplr I I My alher wa elected chaplain llroiher so A w ss In the council Wa made ourxlve mutually Inlernling and UM lul the whole session On April nil 5853 i the corner alone of the lemplo I were laid I 1 The confer nee was largely attended and much enjoyed by every taller day Saint iraenl I had kept Ihe record the twelfth quorum ol Seventies for rome ear rid made notes of their meet ingn All Id of them I that could he htmd f i met on Ihe ith of April at 1 the house of mldent bamuel Mulhner at which line tome of the pieildenta ct the first uoriim were prevent llyruni Uayion I demanded his poalhiun aiannior piol I dent tu which he ua spwimited at lie ntorganlaallon In SauvouiK44 1renl dent Mulllner Mid to the brethren I understand his demand Is seconded I OIeU my feet and said II no one hat A word to My I will lor one laY I do nol wish him to t be my president and ulll ask a recommend that I may join sums other quotum Of I ut duwi on won as the lie wa broken there ueie plenty who la ked AI I sat bowtd In ttlrit my name was called I as one tif time 1 prwdtnu of 1 the quorum and I wa rdalned aa such under time hands ol ettr Clinton S Mulhner and j C lovty by unailiKiu vote w tl o quorum lUiuni Dayton via ill tllouslilped 1 and was altciward cut ori he Church fur Incest During 1 the spring and tuminer of i8j I labored In coniixny with llroiiitr iorge A In the Uturch hisloilan Ihcc My mother seas a seep large and fleshy w6manueighlng connderably over NO pounds and being almwt helplex 1 spent l the matt ol January and February I lx 8J4 In attending to and caring for her She breathed her last on Ihe 14111 o f February I IBM I ilic seemed lo know all lhat pawed 1 around hrr but hAil no Power lo acknowledge anything A large assembly attended her funeral Tile emain were deposited near the center of f our block on one of llro George As OH where had previously been laid 1 Iert IS lather fi some ol the family My lather failed gradually I the most of the I time he con tinned giving blessing until a ei feu day before he breathed hit last He J I knew allli convened ulth all In a perfectly 1 tlonil manner A lew moment be toro hi death he called me and took ny hand In hit and uhUpered My work U donel I rhla occurred w mln ties pail n clock p 1 m May iird KM Iheawemblyat hit funeral wu large I and Iel hU remain Here laid beside hone of my mother In August 84 I wa elected one of Salt Lake county repreKitUtlv li > the legislature Dec tub IBM the legU I 1 d II lm II If hi5 ature convened and on Jan 1911 I iSsj II adjourned to meet In illmoie I coy Mlllardcounlvon I the second Monday I uf rJ ec next uIl3 Feb 1 sat I lieu George A WO admitted 1 to the bur ul t the Supreme Court of Utah a an attorney and roan lellor at law I was admitted 1 on tin I iM and appeared In oon court afore Chief Justice Klnney and took the required I re-quired oath J L I Satyr |
