| Show SAN AN HER lJ EiS A 1 very CrY interesting book has been bron published In California called clIed the tho ills His History Ul tory tort tOr of hen Iun nn Bernardino Valley from tho lie Padres Padro to the tho Pioneers It takes In inthe the tho period from 1810 to 1851 1881 It has bEls particular with kindly mention about the of ot Han Bun Bernardino n u part of which Is hereto appended Tho author Is lie Father I Juan Junn and It U appears that his hili work has ban been In much demand d Mr Ir IrWan Win Wan J Sliver Silver of this city has hns a copy and sent to other Father for tor an another another other othor and received tho the following letter which we publish because of or Its Us liberal expressions towards our people Ios Los Angeles Cal March 10 19 1901 Mr Wm J Silver Salt Snit Lake Dear answer to your favor Cavor lI h lust I hove have Id to say city that the His ilia History tory tor of ot Santa Barbura l is out of ot print printus us its HI the tho whole edition l 11 Is sold Som Somo time Ihl your we will print till tho second edi edl edition Ion tion and I 1 may be bo able ablo to send u n copy to lU u you ou A As you ou say the tha Mormon pioneers were good people leople and It Is ls I but bul just to oat nay so au especially today when whon sumo some people le take pleasure In running them down let us do our lost best In the tho world In the assurance that God will bless bl sll us tie IS all and there Is In no necessity for Cor UH us to 10 hind fault with our follow men Believe me to bo be sincerely yours FATHER FA TilE U IA here are If 0 a I few f w paragraphs from time tho book bool relative to the Mormon colon colonists taut IsIs It Jt was of o the war between the United States Slides and Mexico that n a regiment was recruited front Irom roni among tho the Mormons for tor service In the theU thel l U U S army This regiment was known UH ilK tho the Mormon Monnon After Aller Weir their return from Mexico they were quarter quartered ed Ill for fat sonic some time limo In Southern California Califor Cull for ala nia and LInd while here received final die charge from service They Thoy Tho were law men ruen and gained the respect of or tho the people of ot California indeed the tho citizens of San Han Diego 1 lego found them thorn so fiO useful and desirable RH as neigh nora born that a 1 general genera was circulated and ond sIgniA by b every overy inhabitant of ot the town requesting them horn to make a II permanent settlement among them and I many o of them remained In III that part of ot i California Jefferson Hunt un was Willi the tho i lint o or of the Mormons to 10 come coma Into San Ban valley and It U was chiefly I through Ills hili that tho the Mormons I colonized here lie He was a men n of at more mora than average energy and ability and whose honesty honell and Integrity of at charac character ter tel was wat unquestioned e e eIn In 11 March ISM 1861 a fI large larne party of or cOIl grants consisting of ot about GOO COO persons persona with cattle rattle horses etc loft left Salt Snit Lake for tor San valley This train under command of or Captain Hunt who was to a tako 1110 the Iho lead leall and pilot them through to their destination As It was waa for them to travel as nl onu company on 01 account of staidly scantly of ot for forage forage or ornge age mud and water In III crossing the desert Ilca rl the was divided Into Inlo duce luce ser fIr Ions Tho fist first section under Captain Hunt came Caine into Sun Bun Valley Val Valley ValIe ley Ie and encamped at nt S Grove at ut the Ilse mouth of ot Cajon Pass Ia II on St Johns JohnH tiny day the tho he of June Jun 1861 1851 Lyman and Charles C e two of ot the he original Twelve of or Young were wert with wI h this party parly nf or colonists colonl t They at once opened no with whit lie tho Lugo for tor or the our pur e of ot the de Ile Sail SnIt During the summer the transfer was Wits 11 and they thi took of or orthe the The price was The did not have the time money to pay IlaY for tor the property properly nod Kl m mII uses II r Lyman and nOll illch with Hunt H IUt as agent wont went to San HUll l where IO they negotiated a II loan lonn for th the mount The rite money was borrowed of Hay and Morley tend and was paid Auld In 11 three Installments It l It Is not within the province of ot this chapter to 10 criticize or doctrinal points point of at faith or tho the which brought the Mormon Into with the govern government mutant ment of or tho ho United States It la ts pleat flent to ny any aa Ih 1 th the who first camo Caine to San Valley Palley were Ideal colonists They rhe were weri farm fr rs mechanics and Ind nf or the tile va various n rious crafts crAft So Sn far as material nd ad went vent there was perfect equal II There Willi wealth w alth and ami no poverty them The rho system lItem upon tinon th the government of or th t the h Mormon chI Ch rh was based was wat purely patriarchal and It was curried carried out lut In 11 the tho Ih religion do domestic 11 mOAt In and social life lite of ot the Mormon They were ere the tho extreme of ron eon In and II nIl unto them elves elve did not desire or nr tolerate outside or 01 no As vs a they the icy were vere honest t IR teat aw II I 11 tt j and amt under thIr the vii nev blossomed blo Into Iii I marvelous marv lou pro nemi The Thu Church laws lawn were suf ut relent to nil alt matters until state laws lawn were wot All minor or Intone lInO th H wre YN carried Into the Church council and R I th there thre rs to arbitration T Thorn h rp was wan nn am anneal enl to other tribunal Their morel conduct was wu beyond r t rn MIt ne Mint unknown mm hem until a 1 later day dllY when whon another lase of people Como to mingle with them fuch tieh were th the h who l fun Rn n II 0 ret Tet et credit and honor honer Im hf given where whore credIt and honor are re due |
