| Show SEMICENTENNIAL MATTERS Names ol Pioneers and Olner Information In-formation Being Received lueldenle or sue Jollenty 140141ed oty a III Irbetaiy Oulo I ro It A I a 9 be Id Secretary Itagbon of the Saint Centennial commission 1 flow to calving a great many Communications from various localllles giving name ol 1loneen and Information concerning tbelr arrival here la 1847 While many of three contain the information desired there are serum which simply give the name of the person omtlllng tbo dole or their arrival or tbe company com-pany with wblcb they were connected In such cilei The recrelary bike deemed It uecettary to write lo the Partite for lurther Information I That all I parties sending lu their Datnes may know flat ll dislred tbu form of InIUe 1 here giver Plesse Inform uo the exact dlo ol you arrival In Salt lAke valley Bud will what compauy you came unit oy other Information youfeol ulllliiKtocivoSvhen this cclebriuion 1 l over we Intend 10 Ills with tile HII olllcen all tho Infornm lion received stairs bo Pioneers 11o e think vIII make up a taluable Ills tory ol the heroes who Brit nettled those at toys and Toledo olbl ho blessings which the people of this Intermountain Country flow enjoy 1leaie tend us alt the names and arl 4ircjeo or i thgeurvtTlnKPloneeraPof nd with what company they Came Among Ihe correspondence received some Interesting Incidents are reined 01 Pioneer travel Oua frornJames Oakley of HprlOKVllle States Ibal he was lu the Mormon llallallon and wintered al Pueblo lu Capl Browns couiiauy In company with seven nlbe he was given 0 lurlourl at Fort Laramle lo overtake the Ploueerr On rrlvlngjat Often river mat atreim n ai viry much iwolen Ueelug a rail ou the opposite Addieut the river incomes Wllliami volunteered lo lake the teat borne swim the river and bring the raft back I possible In attempting to domoliletioreawassweltdowu by the current aDd drowned but The Floor being a good swimmer rcbd Ibo shore and lay for I some lime in a critical condition When I appeared Ibalbelr last bail been IhDI hope Swept iwaytbe Party knelt lu prayer and shortly 1o a men appeared on the opposite shore and uncovering their predicament returned lo trip camp of Ibo Pioneers about a mite rllttant and Procured as Itnc Ale crnlnK the river they joined tile Ploueer company and came with them to Utah When Brigham Young learned ol tile cnudl lion ot into men he remarked Now I know why we were detained by tick nest On arriving Hid Untie canyon can-yon a oloadbunt bad raised tUe creek nod the company was halted until late In the afternoon When they came Into this valley laud camped where the Temple now stands IIIle I are also 1 being received by Hocrelar IgnoD suggesting names Ir the lelebrallon As bete cleared are received the dale and hour thereof are returned together with the name of the poo sending them and a reply re-ply Is I returned to the lender giving tile time his letter wu received to thai In caie more Ibau oue patty send lu the lame name Ihe cue received ell will be glveu Ihe preference Name will be received uulll January lot when a Hal of Ibu names will he copied mud numbered that the com mlloD May ouwlne the Unwell Willi cttl knowing by whom they were lug gtated Ibe pries to be given to Ibe arty suggesting Ibo most appropriate million name lu the elllmllon of the com |
