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Show t 4B The SunNews. Wednesday. July 21 I . 1 V V 993 Salina's Pioneers; Then and Now Judy Christensen Editor's Note: Judy gives us sketch of Salina's early settlement. She will receive two Lagoon tickets from the SunNews. Pioneer Cemetery. Indians continued attacks on the settlers, stealing their horses, cattle and sheep. The meeting house which had only been built to the square, was now used as a fort to protect the settlers against the Indians. Trouble with the Indians increased, and the settlers of Salina were forced to move back to Gunnison. Thescttlementremaincd abandoned until 1871. When the settlers returned, they found that most everything had been destroyed, however they went to work to rebuilda thriving community for their posterity. Construction resumed on the meeting house, and the Salina Relief Society was organized on December 25, 1 872, with Margaret Rasmussen as Relief Society President. In the years to come, Salina was to see such progress as a railroad, co-o- p stores, saloons, hotels, board- The dusty covered wagon Salina Drug 65 North State - Salina - 529-740- 1 Salina Drug has been a fixture in Salina's business district since 1940. Current owners managers. Gerald Briggs and Redge Hansen, offer a wide variety of services, including filling your prescription needs, the latest in the line of cosmetics, gifts, toys, magazines, candy and novelties. Other employees at Salina Drug include DeNeece, Verna and LaDella. A unique feature of Salina Drug is the old fashioned soda fountain specializing in malts, sodas, sundaes, root beer floats, and your favorite home made sandwiches and chili. We invite you to bring us your prescripwhile they are being filled, browse and tions, store, or enjoy a tasty treat at the the through said fountain.' Redge Hansen. 1 ur PFtr 48 STAR FLAG honors Salina's Civilian Conservation Corps boys, who worked on many important projects thoughout the area that are still in use today. They, too, were pioneers in their own way. fl Covered wagon 3 camping trip to Nioche Maurine J. Ottley, Salina My parents, brother, myself, two uncles and their families, and our neighbor and her family were ready to leave Redmond in our covered wagons for a two week camping trip to Nioche. This was an annual trek for our families and we kids were excited to be on our way. There were seven adults, nine kids and three covered wagons. Before we could leave, the first cutting of hay had to be stacked, loaves of bread baked and prepared to last a week. The following week we would eat baking powder biscuits. Many other food items were properly packed to give us food for the two weeks stay. The wagons were loaded with bedding, cooking utensils, clothing, tents and hay for the horses. As we left town, most everyone waved to us. When we drove through Salina, everyone stopped to watch us. I guess they thought we were the last of the Pioneers to arrive in Sevier County. We plodded on and stopped at the Gooseberry Ranger Station for lunch and to give the horses a drink of water and a rest. We reached Nioche about dark. Mama Butch's Pizza 19 North Main - Gunnison, Utah - 528-379- 2 When it comes to making pizza then Mama Butch'sPizzaistheplacetogo. Plus they have more than just pizza that keeps customers coming back time and time again. d Along with the pizza with special s. sauce and can find dough recipes, you Pizza Stuffed salads, Bread Pockets, and Sticks that includes sauce, cheese, meats, and time-teste- sand-iwiche- vegetables. started the business five years ago Judy Valley Plaza Shopping Mall, but has moved to a new location at 19 North Main. Gunnison. As far as the future goes, you may see Mama Butch's Pizza' being offered in the Wasatch Front some day. Ivie in the Our neighbors husband, Wilford S tevens, who was hired by the cattlemen to herd their cattle, was waiting for us and helped us unpack, set up our tents and get our beds made. Each family had one tent. They were pitched in a circle with the openings facing the center. Mr. Stevens had sourdough biscuits and mutton ready for our supper. Oh, it was fun! Prayers were said and we were ready for the nights rest. Mr. Stevens had several horses for us to ride. The next morning after breakfast, it was decided the parents would have the first turn to ride out and explore the beautiful area. One parent would stay in camp to watch the kids and help us find the best fishing holes. The next day it would be the kids turn the older ones. A swing was tied to the highest and strongest branches. Can you imagine two of our dads holding a ropeoneithersideof the swing? As we came forward the dads would slacken the rope, then as we would swing back they would tighten it causing us to go higher and higher. Sometimes we would go clear over the top accompanied by the screams of our mothers. It was scary for us, too, but we just held tight to the rope. Everyone said we were surely brave. A big campfire was buil tat night and our Uncle Jack would ask each one to take part a song, a joke, a story or a game. Everyone was ready to take his or her turn. I remember the day our parents creaked to a halt as three tired men gazed across the barren valley near the banks of Salina Creek. Brothers, Niels and Peter Rasmussen, and brother-in-laPeter Sorensen had been sent from Moroni, by Apostle Orson Hyde to investigate the possibility of establishing a townsite. The year was 1863 and the site was later to be known as Salina. Cold and weary settlers began to arrive the following January: the number would eventually include twenty families. The first woman to come to the town site was Mrs. William McFadden. The pioneers came with few belongings and provisions, but with an abundance of courage and determination. The land was covered with greasewood and sagebrush, but the settlers had visions of a prosperous patchwork of grain, com and alfalfa that would one day blanket the valley. Salina was organized into an LDS Ward on May 12, 1864, with Peter Rasmussen as Bishop. The community thrived, and a fairly good crop of grain was harvested the first season. Niels C. Rasmussen built the first house in Salina. It was a one-roostructure which also served as the towns first church and gathering place for various socials and entertainment. His son, Niels, Jr., who was born June 3,1864, was the first baby born in Salina. The devout pioneers laboriously hauled rocks from a quarry east of town to build a church. Supervising the project was Soren Nielson, a stone cutter. However, work on the church was halted when the Black Hawk War brokeout in 1 865. In April 1865 Indians killed Elijah Barney Ward and James Anderson. The two men were scalped and their naked bodies were found at the mouth of Soldier Canyon and brought to town by a dozen men from Salina. They were buried ing houses, schools, a silk worm and docassociation, mid-wivtors, a flour mill, salt companies, es newspaper, dry goods stores, butcher shops, a millinery store, blacksmith shops, lumber yards, a tailor shop, and more. The early settlers of Salina were true pioneers conquering an unknown wilderness. They built a strong heritage for the generations which would follow. Today the valley is green and prosperous, and farmers still work the land left to them by their predecessors. Salina has a bond of dedicated people working together, exploring new ways to make the best life possible for their families and posterity. Citizens of Salina no longer hover under the threat of Indian attacks, but live with unwanted anticipation of the AIDS virus, crime and violence, increasing gang activity and the world unrest. No longer do they travel dusty unknown winding trails. Instead, a double ribbon of interstate highway weaves its way across the valley leading todays pioneers on a journey paved with modern technology. Thepioneerspirilliveson! m had their riding day. They decided we could take care of ourselves. I was the oldest girl, so my oldest boy cousin and I were put in charge. Black clouds started to gather. Then came the lightning and thunder-- - it was bad! The little kids started to cry for their parents. When the rain came pelting down, as only itcan in the mountains, we all went to one tent and crawjcd under the quilts. Finally our parents came. Of course, they had become worried about us. All was well, butwe were certainly glad to see them. Even though it was a great diversion, after two weeks we were glad to get back to our homes to a good bath in a 10 tub. recall prior to one of the camping trips my brother, age 3, had contracted whooping cough. It was I agreed we could go if we kept him away from the rest of the kids. We pitched our tent away from the circle. When he coughed, he would run to a designated area, dig a hole, cough up the discharge, then cover it up. No one else caught the whooping cough. Editor's Note: Maurine'staleof an early experience in her life in the nearbyu mountains is an enjoyable one. She will receive two subscriptions to the Salina Sun or Gunnison Valley News for herself or a friend. m OL I ENCOf c A-nc-or fCORI -r- . 7ft-- m t Hi - fF !7' 195 $ Encore Regltv 195 South State - Salina- - 529-373- 7 Gunnison Valiev Bank 10 South Main, Gunnison, Utah - 528-772- Barbara Owens has been selling real 16 years, 13 from her present location at 195 South State in Salina. 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