Show Communications From Correspondents FArmington Utah Ulah June 13 1910 Editor Deseret News dews I see seo CO by the papers that the fifteenth anniversary of ot the settlement of ot the first town In ht Idaho Franklin will III be b celebrated on onn onan an 1111 n extensive scale In Franklin next Tuesday and Wednesday edne da Junu Juno I 14 and 16 15 5 A monument will ho to unveiled and ane he tho the governor of oC Idaho and other 00 tables will be present On account of at Franklin being only 10 0 miles mills south of II the junction ot of list Dat tie le creek and hoar HeRr river where Oen Gen OenE GenI T I E Connors Connor decisive battle with 10 SO Indians wen was fought on Jan 27 17 1163 where 21 SI soldiers Idlers were we killed or mor morally I tall ally tall wounded and lud about 40 others otherN lightly wounded and anel about 35 Indian and anel also on account of ot the tho now no being discussed In regard l to 10 o erecting n a monument to Cen Con Con Conor Connor Connor nor or I suggest that you ou republish from tram the lie Deseret News Nui flies files tho the story of or that hat battle The Th writer visited the battleground t ta a few tew weeks ago airo and was considerably surprised to see sea that no monument or artificial markings of oC any kind have hl be been een n placed there and the suggestion suggestions Is IA s hereby here b offered that thaI a n move towards remedying this great reat mistake he be made madet lit at t the celebration about to 10 bo he held In to Franklin In the tho course cour of lit nature nil all who took look part port In or witnessed that hut but battie buttle huttie tie tle will paw pass away uway ua and the Iho older oler these persons grow the weaker r their mem memories cries ories become Ho HII It certainly Is III tho the part of oC wisdom to 10 attend to 10 this Im Important important m matter before It Is iii I too Ion late IntI The Tho same name reasoning may be he applied 1110 to 10 nil III localities incaution lie where buttles haf been ben fought settlers murdered Indian chiefs burled buried etc 11 An Important consideration con In III ro pan nerd to tills this Is the thc material to In be he used need Large granite boulders boul lr nf rid several hun hUll hundred hundred dred 1 pounds weight PI with sith chiseled In Inscriptions inscriptions thereon would make n a much snore more substantial and hence hc nce a better monument than would softer and morn more perishable material The Th large roil ret sandstone monument In the Fort Fart lan 18 cemetery over tho thin 21 soldiers who Ih fell tell al at tho the fear Dear river battle already be b Kim glue to 10 show signs of ot derRY demy and I Iam am ant told by a stonecutter that marble 1 does doen do 11 not well stand Aland the tho ravages of oC time limo so se durability practicability and d economy conomy economy are arc In favor of fit the easily ob nb obtained tanned hard boulders With 1111 earn care In selecting boulders many men of oC them can be he found funel with suitable faros tR on nut which to 10 the tho words that t will bo na read rad with 71 much rl Inter Interest Set est lit by hy future futuro Inhabitant The Tile let lt lettering lettering can ran of oC course couro be he better bettl shown up by h an nn occasional coat cant of ot T II ct RIC |