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Show d Utah') uld con, up he uingj BOX ELDER , " 52, Number 52 Volume Witt Sons Of Utah Pioneers afic tion! mity Jam 8n Stories And Incidents Of Pioneer Times In Utah, Related Elder County Camp, Sons of Utah Pioneers By The Box wnitf oek birds nearly i,, ,he Snapshots from the book, "Hidden Heroes of the Rockies," by Russell and Driggs. (Old Man River, he dont say nothing, he just keeps rolling along.) The rivers of every clime are chid. Wester for 10 years. All the while he believed that below the Tetons, were many rich beaver streams. Mackenzie traced beads and buttons for horses He met hostile chiefs in their own wigwams, petted their chil-dren and went about unafraid, until he won them to his side. He at last mustered 55 men, 195 horses, and 300 beaver always closely linked with its songs and its stories. What a wealth of legend and music and romance for example, comes at the mere mention of the Nile, the Jordon, the Tiber, the Dannow, the ube, the Rhine, or Marne. How many tender songs and thrilling stories arise too, Swanee, when lie hear Ohio, Rio Grande, Potomic, Hudson, And Mississippi, or Tennessee. these and all because along other wondrous streams of our country and of other lands has been enacted so much of the dramatic history of the world. This story is centered in an usual part of our America whose commanding water is a great lake which sparkles like a diamond in the midst of the mountains of the farther west. This is so salty that one cannot sinft in its waters. The first trapper who paddled around it in a caIts noe nearly died of thirst. discoverer tasted its briny waters and thought it an arm of traps. Off they went up the Snake and across the Bear River valley. They started in late September for Mackenzie feared neither blizzards nor Blackfeet. He marched his men, except the Iroquois, whom he was forced to leave at the Boise river, because they were rebellious, off into the rich beaver country Stuart had seen while While he was collecting his rich burden of furs Mackenzie scribbled a note to his friend Alexander Ross at Fort Nez Perce. He dated it at Black Bears Lake, . Sept. 10, 1819." Neither he nor Ross had told us exactly where it occured but Mackenzie mustered one of the largest gatherings of Indians ever known to have assembled west of the Rockies at one time. It was estimated that . sostme; ERS S er Euppllti hIve i APPLIi' 'In Ph east-boun- the ocean. The old rule of Follow the water : ; exploration unways lading elsewhere, failed in the reat basin which lies between the Sierras. hg Rockies and Saffled in their attempts to dis-- ' over the secrets of this moun- ain guarded realm, the Span-- i ards called it the Northern ba-.- . dystery Land." The great un was indeed practically an inknown region on the maps intil nearly a third of the nine-ecnthad passed century way. The streams running in o many directions, none could ecide where they went. Many daring Americans and ten also of other nations play-ticir various parts in the secrets of the lorthern mystery. Not all the ales of heroism can ever be Md, because the actors in this arly day drama, were men of eeds, not of words. Yet within the fragments of storical material they have Tt in the form of dairies, let-rand memoirs, may be und many true and thrilling ories which when linked make a chain of events at is most satisfying to every ver of real adventure and to ery true American heart. Bear River seems to be first h ds, Ready-go regard! k in on the g Prints Prints, othing. ir $1.20 V98c oken of as Black Bears and river. The honor of discovering the ke and its outlet river and them was left for the tming Scotch giant ighing 312 pounds, Donald ickenz.ie. He came this way m Walla Walla. In all the ke d r multitude who made the West known to us, he was haps one of the most strik-an- d romantic figures. The Kiians reverenced him for his cat strength and courage. One ot at him when his back was imed. H e merely turned iund, lifted the redskin off s feet, and slapped the face. This was worse than P'ing him, for it made the Hans laugh till they jeered out of the camp, fel-,v- f! eing a highland clansman nself, he knew the Indians ugh and through. He trust-thei- r great chiefs so impli-that he even left many ios of goods in the keeping no friendly chief. Six months y the goods were returned, 'bout the loss of a single ar- - 'hite and his men became ill eating beaver of a pecu-"hitcolored flesh. He nd this stream Malad river, ckenzie also named the Wei-thPortnuff, and the Pay-- , e lack. Brown e rivers. for the Norwest of was Mackenzies J,0'SO 'o perpetuate and in wine 'he land of the "Northern "" 'abrics " ry t 3I DonaldThe final Jurney that ' Mackenzie into the $1 forking it ex-r2r- e I lite, red, b'3! jfr rr1 y winlering grounds of River was undertaken as a of stories carried to Mon-'he MJt such ' Clearot returning Astorians, stories as those David vLlIl was telling in New York o? Ramsey Crooks in Wash-ron between 1813 and 1817. ' 'n(Pe( Wcf. tn& was among those of Astors company who west across the Rockies in Ip laf previously been Hie Indians as a Nor- - ; there were over 10,000 Indians at the rendezvous. Their camp filled a stretch seven miles long, Indian tepees crowding both banks of Bear River. Not all the tribes were friendly. At one end of the gigantic camp, the Bannocks, called the took their station. At the other end of the assembled. Then in the center came the Shoshones and several other tribes. Of this camp, the Indian giant and his Indian brother almost as large, were the supreme commanders. All the others bowed to their authority. Mackenzie, the 312 pound white giant strode about with Indian chiefs. He was accorded instant recognition and respect. The Indians thought only the greatest of chiefs could grow so large and be so strong. To Mackenzies surprise the Indians had refused the tobacco offered them. They had some of their own, growing wild in that they claimed country, which was the original tobacco. They told how ages ago they had taught other tribes to smoke and how they carried plants away to other sections of the country. Mackenzie and the big chiefs harrangued the Indians in favor of peace with the whites. After he rode with the the pow-wochiefs around the camp. It took a whole day to make the circuit. The Indians then decamped mysteriously for retreats in the deserets and mountains from which they had come. In a few hours after the great encampment broke up, the plains were as free of Indians as if none had ever appeared. It is certain there were no tin cans scattered around. At Fort Nez Perce, Ross spent many anxious days watching for his friends return with the Beaver furs. He wrote: And then one day, a cloud of dust arose in the direction in which they were expected, and by the aid of a spy 400 glass, we perceived from to 500 horses, escorted by many at a slow riders, advancing pace, in a line more than twoa miles long. They resembled caravan of pilgrims rather than a trapping party. on They arrived at the fort June 22, 1820. It had taken them the nearly a month to make runjourney from the waters ning inland. Most of the horses were loaded with beaver packs. Bear river and its tributaries had yielded a great harvest. The joy of being the first white trader in these regions was his. The Indians brought rich stores into cloaks. of beaver sewed if the content asked pously They poor white nation had nothing better than skins wherewith to clothe themselves. The furs they eagerly swaped for brass ringsa and beads asking hardly tenth part of what the Indians dewho were nearer the coast traScotch manded. The canny to der had reason to chuckle himself at his good luck and in doing proud of the fact that man. so he had not lost a single traRoss wrote of him: "His on otten were kept notes veling heirogly-phicnllwritten a beaver skin, with a pencil or a piece Ban-at-tee- s Pee-eye-e- Ama-qui-e- 1, 1947 8 Pages JAYCEE COMMITTEES FOR YEAR Former Resident NAMED .BY EXECUTIVE BOARD D. Wolfmden passed away at his home in Garland Wednesday, following a lingering illness. He will be remembered as cashier at the Brigham City sugar factory. He and his family were residents of Brigham U i ,0,1933 at which h,!? they moved to Garland. W hile residing here he and his family were active both in community and church work. lie is survived by his wife, Agnes V. Coates Woffinden, and the following sons and daughters: Phyllis W. Nelson of Pocatello, Hope W. Stohl and William G. Wotfinden of Garland, Walter D. Woffinden of Salt Lake City, and Dr. Robert G. Woffinden of Great Lakes, 111; also ten grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at 12 o'clock noon at the Garland tabernacle. The body may be viewed at the family home Sunday afternoon and evening from 5 to 9 oclock, and Monday morning from 10 to 11:30 oclock. Interment will be at the family plot in Lehi. Intended That Every Member Serve On At Least One Project ' tee is beaded by Kent Jensen, with LaMont Yates, Hal Bosley, LeRoy Beane, Bert Christensen, Harold VanDykc, James Mason and Cliff Mehler as members, and Reeve Brown director mem- ber. Sports And Recreation Appointment of 13 standing committees and five special committees of the Brigham City Junior Chamber of Commerce has been completed by the officers, it was announced today Memby Bill Long, president. bers were notified of their appointments. AND SAT. Its Wheat ami licet Days time again in 15dx Elder county, and sponsors of the annual Garland celebration this year e have themselves to make it an attractive festival for everyone in l!ox Elder county and visitors from elsewhere as well. Highlight of the celebration will be the parade Saturday morning and the annual exhibit of the .Bonneville Gladiolus society, but other outstanding features pack the schedule from the time the celebration opens with the firemens annual water fight on the streets this (Friday) evening at 5 oclock until the end of the traditional Saturday evening street dance. Following the water fight, the Decision,'' out-don- which outlined the options the have for the return of the remains of war dead. From his experience Major was able to gve first-haninformation to many people on their questions. During the discussion he explained how the program would tie handled and expressed the desire of the war department to give full cooperation and assistance to the in carrying out the program. Any inquiries on return of war dead should be directed to Chief, American Graves Ik division, Utah General Depot, Ogden, Utah, he announced. He said that an immediate reply to all inquiries would be given. The discussion was arranged for by Brigham City Post No. 7, next-of-ki- BIG WHEAT, Parade Saturday Morning At 10:30 Will Show Large Array Of Floats And Entries Monday evening, July 2S, at the War Memorial home, Major Capasso of the graves registration division, I'lah General depot, gave an interesting- talk and discussion on the return of World War II dead. The major served in the Graves Registration service overseas for 62 months duiing gtlie war, and was influential in setting up a number of temporary cemeteries. He showed the film RUNS BEET DAYS TODAY At Meeting Mon. Death Conies To Horace t Sertitt -- ourna 'eW5 Brigham City, Utah, Friday, August but ' Dead Discussed , between! Packed Id take bat a GARLAND ciF n Public carriers of passengers still must stop every time they come to the U.-- C. railroad tracks, even though the rails are used only occasionally, these days, for a handcar, a work train or something of the sort. Thats the word from LL T. Earl Hunsaker, in charge of District 1, Utah Highway patrol, and Walter G. Mann, county attorney. And it applies to buses and passenger-haulin- g trucks and common carriers of all kinds, taxis and the like. The railroad is charged with responsibility for notifyAmVets. ing the highway department when a rail line is finally abandoned and no longer Eastern Stars Hold used, an dno such notice has been received regarding the Annual SummerOuting . C. as yet, Lt Hunsaker Members of the Eastern Star said. and Masonic lodges and their families are invited to the annual outing and picnic dinner to Number Of Diseases bo held in Box Elder canyon on Reported In Box Eider Sunday, August 3. Chicken pox, German measles, Those attending are asked to rheumatic fever and mumps, dinners own basket their bring while the ladies of the Eastern whooping cough all were reportStar will furnish ice cream, cof- ed in Brigham City and Box Elder county as the hot weather fee and soft drinks. Dinner will be spread at 2:00 struck, according to the weekly oclock but members attending summitry issued yesterday by may come at any time and leave Ihe stale department of health. The summary covers the week whenever they wish. ending July 25. In Box Elder county outside Brigham City there were five cases of chicken pox, one of German measles, two of mumps, and one of rheumatic fever. Brigham City had tw'o new cases of rheumatic fever and three new' cases of whooping cough. The Jaycees sports and committee already is on the job, with last Saturdays professional fight show as a project, and is assisting the lo-- l s cal softball in the softball tournament. Dale Projects and activities for theiStaIe Hal year covered by the standing Seerist is chairman and Corndirector member. i ncommittee appointments Bob elude sports and recreation, miuee members include Pella, Woody Hansen, Bob Nielmembership and personnel, Baron, entertainment, youth sen, Reese Baty, Dale activities, publications, public TeWayne Woodland, W. Ralph Jay Wight, Lloyd health and safety, governmen- Westover, Bert Christensen, tal affairs, leadership training Robinette, and personal development, fire Kent Jensen and Goidon Reeves. prevention and education, Memberhi Christmas activities and light-Anofher committee already at ing, community andwork is the mPmbPrship gr0Up, fund raising. Special commit-- , headed Boyd Shpffield. tees include the Peach Queen Members by are Stayner Thomp- dance, Talent Hunt, Duck Car- son, Bob Howard, Willis Hannival and March of Dimes. sen, Ray Reese, Lowell Baron, Darrel Gardner, Garfield Completes Baseball Concession Ray Conger, Leo Jensen, Marvin Peters and The been oper-have Jaycees Qooks, Bakers School Dredge, with Dee Lund ating the concession at Rees Charles Pioner park at Peaches baseball as director member. All memO. seaman Garfield, Eugene bers of the Junior Chamber are first class, son of Mr. and Mrs. games as a fund raising project members of this committee as a and to benefit Peaches the Henry Garfield, 572 south Secwell, and are asked to assist ond east, has just completed his treasury. A new committee has the central committee in recruitcarbeen has and appointed bakcooks and training at the ried on the activity each month ing new' members and orienting ers school at Great Lakes, 111. them to Jaycee work. the summer. Eugene has been in the navy during Robinette was named Public Relations Lloyd for a little over a year, and staGordon Reeves is chairman of of the committee tioned in the Canal Zone most of chairman will operate the conces- Ihe public relations committee, which that time. Since completing his sion during August,- with Bob with Vern Harmer as director training he will return to Pana Call, Dale Baron, Rex Earl and member, and assisted by K. Barma for another year. Richard Davis as committee ton Olsen, Gus Musulas, D. L. members. Hal Bosley is direc- Holland, Elwood Chccketts and Eric Seashore. Rev. Carver To Speak tor member of the committee. Peach Queen Dance Entertainment At Outdoor Service Again this year the Peach Outings, parties and dances Both morning and evening Days committee of the Box El- of the Junior Chamber are arservices will be held Sunday at der Chamber of Commerce has ranged each month by the encommittee. The the Communiry Presbyterian asked the Brigham City Junior tertainment church, with the Sunday school Chamber to conduct the Peach president and directors have Langwarthy, Cecil Bradbury and Hchair- - j, Richard Da)t (Mountain Stales meeting at 10 oclock Sunday Queen contest anF stage the. TY01R(LD'jbert.Iloil('.-land group, assisted by Electric) as members, morning. - arid evening worship Coronation ball. The ball 'will Herm Hadfield as director memservices in the Box Elder county be held on the eve of Peach ber. park, wdth the Reverend John Days .in the Box Eider high Edward Carver of Ogden deliv- school gymnasium, and will be Community Face Lifting a benefit for the high school in city Jaycee participation ering the service. beautification this fall and next On Sunday, August 10, the athletic fund. Coach Earl Ferguson told the Reverend William Crosby Ross spring are in charge of Jay Stokes, community of Salt Lake City will conduct Jaycees last spring of a footcommitte chairman, assisted by Sunday morning worship ser- ball game exchange with two Bob Hillman, Norman Shaw, K. vices at the church at 11 oclock. Honolulu high school teams, beVerl Petersen, Barton Olsen, ginning when the Farrington Don Freeman, Earl Reese, Stayhigh school eleven of Honolulu George Wendell Holmes plays the Bees this fall. Next ner Thompson, Bob Call, Ted Korth and Dick Soegmiller. year Box Elders eleven will Returns To Duty Sat. Reeve Brown is director member. travel to Honolulu for two George Wendell Holmes, fireFund Raising providing the trip can man first class, U. S. navy, will games, be financed. The Jaycees pladg-eThe Jaycee board of directors leave Saturday to return to San in making the has cooperation adopted, as a matter of Pedro following a leave spent return trip possible, and the policy, the practice of contribuMr. his with visiting parents, Peach dance will be a ting to worthy causes only and Mrs. Wendell Holmes of benefit Queen for this game. Ferguson through the staging of various and other relatives said that the dance would Corinne, benefit projects and open and friends in Box Elder count- ticket sales for the Farrington-Boactivities. In charge of the yElder game here, which will and planning for such budget Holmes has been in the navy be 15. October and contributions played a year. He was graduated from is the committee headed The Jaycee committee in by Box Elder high school with the of the Peach Queen Steve Andetson as chairman, charge 1946. of class dance is headed by Dan Frod-shaJohn with Charles Dredge, service, During his years and members are Don Reese, Claud Holst, Lester ColHolmes, who has been assigned Freeman, Bob Call, Ted Korth, lins, Paul Merrell, Clif Mehler, to an oil transport, has been Bob RichEarl and LeRoy Harold VanDyke Howard, Reese, to China, the Philippines, Japan, ard Davis (Mountain as States and Jess Beane members, Pearl HarSingapore, Ceylon, Nile Meservy. Lowell Jepperson as director member. Okinawa Electric), bor, Guam, Saipan, Sheffield and Baron, Boyd Except for oversights, which and Arabia. He does not know Reeve Brown. is diare bound to occur, the Junior Jay Wight where he will go following his rector member. Chamber executive committee reporting back for duty at San Search For Talent has placed every member on at Pedro. The Brigham City Jaycees are least one of these working in charge of a northern Utah Long said today. "It SeventeenMILWAUKEE (UP) search for talent, to find an is the executive groups inten-month old Davey Wright outstanding young artist, musition that every member have an yelled a cheery "Hi to a cute cian or performer who will comopportunity to work on some little lass in a downtown ap- pete in a series of programs bejob for the communitys betterparel shop. She gave him only ing broadcast by radio station ment this year, and be called a stony stare. KDYL from a stage in Liberty-parkupon to do so. If there have The little boy tried again. been oversights in the commitSalt Lake City, each SunNo resjxmse. A third time he be tee listings, these will day evening. The regional wingreeted her, "Hi, without luck. ners receive an amended if called to our attentrip s Dav-eyAs the clerks laughed, to Salt Lake City, entertaintion." mother pulled him away ment and other prizes, and the May Enlarge Committees from the silent little girl state winner will receive a Committee chairman have three-dabeen asked to expand their comtrip to Hollywood via Western Airlines, an audition mittees if they are not large enough to handle the job asIt Isn't The Heat . . . by the National Broadcasting company and other entertainsigned to them, by appointing ment and prizes. The northern any Jaycee as an additional Daily High And Low Temon the member. committee winner Utah will Reappear As perature Readings However, in most program, representing Brigham projects corder By John it is not up to the committee City, Sunday evening, August II. Brighant City Airport, 10. alone to do the job," Long exS. Weather Bureau Reese Baty is chairman of plained. Many, possibly most, of the Junior Chambers projthe Talent Hunt committee, ects this year will be jobs for Newell with Darold Gardner, the entire Jaycee membership, Call, Dr. Russell Fishburn, Dick or a large part of the memberLarsen, J. Oleen Palmer, Willis Hansen and Bud Louis Hansen ship. The committee in charge is to serve as a planning and as committee members. Jarvis administrative group over the Peterson is director member. (No precipitation). Duck Carnival project, and is not expected to do all of the work. John Reese is chairman of the Committee chairmen Duck Carnival committee have this of coal. been asked to call meetings of No wonder so many Indian year, with Charles Dredge, Dale their committees as soon as relies and arrow heads have Secrist, Doug Miller, Bob Pella, possible to plan the years ae been found along the Bear river. Gus Musulas and Ray L. Antivities in detail, making up a But old Man River he don't dersen as members, and Herlabor requirement movman Hadfield member. director he summary, Just keep say nothing, March of Dimes budget, etc., where this appears ing along. The March of Dimes commitnecessary. By Ailolph M. Reeder. I. next-of-ki- Little Prince and Princess contest will be held at 6 o'clock. Concessions will be open during the evening, and an amateur fight card will be presented at 8 oclock. The parade Saturday morning at 10:30 oclock will feature the Little Prince and Princess, the Wheat and Beet Days queen and Miss Calleen Robinson, Utah Centennial queen, who with her attendants will appear in their gorgeous Centennial costumes. cgis-tratio- face-liftin- g - face-liftin- g fund-raisin- fund-raisin- g com-mittee- , Funk, - U.-I- A number of floats from orand businesses ganizations throughout the county, including the Brigham City Peach Queen float and at least two other floats from Brigham City, will be seen in the parade, along with exhibits of Pioneer vehicles and items and floats from the Bear River City July 24 celebration parade. following the Immediately parade, an outstanding program will be presented. Apostle Ezra T. Benson of the L. D. S. church, who toured last year in the' interests of the L. D. S. relief program, has been invited to be the principal speaker on this program. The Bonneville Gladiolus society, covering Box Elder, Cache and Franklin counties in Utah and Idaho, will present its annual exhibit as a feature of the celebration. Saturday afternoon thpre will be- races and games in the city park, mens and girls soft-bal- l games, and Saturday eve-- , ning the Wheat and Beet Days traditional street dance will wind up the harvest celebration. Carnival rides and concessions will be open all day, as will the flower show and Bonneville Gladiolus exhibit. BEAR RIVER CELEBRATION .IS ACCLAIMED A GREAT SUCCESS Cooperotive Effort Of Entire Town Is Credited With Result Under the direction of the Centennial committee, the two-dacelebration of the Days of 17" at Bear River City was a huge success, judging from com-- - eariy SPttlera. It received third moots heard bv those who at- place. tended There were many more fine all suggestive of pioneer lany former residents came floats, , to renew old friendships and ac- life. quaintances and to enjoy the Garn Judd made an excellent lestivities. Brigham Y'oung. One other The evening of July 23 a large float which came from Brigham crowd was thrilled by the PioIn the parade City to neer pageant, written by Lucin- was Iraparticipate Packer in the covered da Jensen. Based on facts and vehicle in which he had crosssettler ed the country in the trek from happenings of early times in Bear River City and Nauvoo to Sait Lake City. while crossing the planes, the An interesting bail game bepageant was colorful, interest- tween Brigham City and Bear ing and historically River City gave Bear River one Erastus Petersen is due much point over the visiting team. credit for the fine way it turned the ball game, the Following out. The caravan was led by a pageant again was enacted. scout on horseback, followed by Races were enjoyed by the an ox team, which had been children, with prizes awarded trained by Petersen. More cov- the winners. ered wagons followed, some of During the afternoon there which were leading the family were a number of childrens milk cow; footsore pioneers, wrestling matches. men, women and children; the The rodeo proved that Bear camp at night, With singing River can boast some mighty and dancing followed the evegood riders. John Adams ning meal around a camfire; an brought some pretty wild stock, Indian attack at down, resulting horses and steers. The local in the wounding of .two saints boys who entered were Verle by Indian arrows; a woman Iverson, Lowell Anderson, Bill stolen, and the scalping of one Cates, Dale Brailsford, Gordon brother; confusion. Order re- Holmgren and Gerald Christenstored, and the call to break sen, and all gave good riding camp and move on. exhibitions. The pageant was followed by , The Veterans of Foreign Wars, which during some splendid exhibitions ol Captain William C. Reese post hoi so power were witnessed. of Bear River City, was active Park Slumm had charge, and and did a great deal toward piizes were awarded for winning making the celebration a success. These boys, along with the teams and horses. July 21 opened with a parade Centennial committee, the pri ll'd b the Veterans of Foreign marY organization, the Daugh- Wars, the Queens float, winch ters of Utah Pioneers and the was beautiful and unique, being baseball club fed the crowd a culler" which had been plenty of good food and soft built by a pioneer, P. O. Holm- drinks. The complete success of the gren, who was a blacksmith by showed a trade. The float was designed entire celebration and decorated by Mr. and Mrs. spirit of cooperation by all the Jos. Christensen, and won first citizens of the Bear River place. Elaine Holmgren was in charge. Mrs. Mary Holmgren rode as Pittsburgh Catches Up queen with Mrs. Noia Burt and PITTSBURGH t UP) ManufacEmma Jensen as attendants. turers have sLwOCu finally They all are pioneer women making radios in Pittsburgh over 80 years old. Mrs. Holmgren the birthplace of broadcasting. was the first white girl born in In the city of steel, more lhan the settlement. 100 women are producing about Another outstanding float was 300 small sets in plastic cases one designed and entered bv the daily. y true-to-fac- horse-pulling- . |