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Great Britain and the , 111 , Captaln Capt. James Allen was appointed by. General Stephen W. Kearny to command the "Mormon" troops. He was taken ill at Fort Leavenworth, but or-- I dered his troops to take up the march on Aug. 12. He planned to catch up in a few days, but on Aug. 23 he died. Helwas 'succeeded for a while by Capt.. 'Jefferson Hunt of Company "A", Al4ort time later Lt. A. J. Smith of the Kegulitr army was given -- ............m,....-- : . was over the Battalion suffered number,. of gored mules and over. turned wagons. Some 60 of the- bulls were killed. The Real Enemy The reel enemy, Mexicans, ap. peared on the scene on Dec. 16, when the Battalion c.amped a short dilance from Tukson, Ariz. The 'enemy" con. sisted of three Soldiers with a message from the governor of Tucson to Col. Cooke informing him that he would have to around the town orfight. ke the following day ,or. Col.' dered to march through Tucson. Mexican troops and a m of the citizens had fled. great ' Leavin Tucson the Battalion 75 miles without water marched to the At this point they &- - - - - 2 ,' 45 - f cord-Men- I ....- en - - - - I 't CA oà,e, .t'1,.)44 '1.. , . 7 ,...4, 4.wolo...00, 75 ago the Church "might not have been able to buy Ogden. Money received from the govern- ment for services of the Mormon Bat- talion was used to purchase Fort Buenadventura on the Weber River from Miles Goodyear just 110 years -- ago. If Manhatten Island was purchased from the Indians for $25, just a little more than 11 per square 'mile, then real estate prices had risen consid- purchased Mr. Goodyear. Purchase price was 11,950 for the area from Weber Canyon north along the base of the mountains to the Hot Springs, west to the lake and south to a point Op. posite the canyon, then east to the point of beginning. Price was lust under II, for each square mile and Mr. Goodyear almost had ta look for another buyer when the Pioneers were not r.ble to raise , the original $2,000 he askea for his - ' property. Ironically, it was supposed to have been his under an old Mexican land grant when the Church bought it. though ,that gran( was never proven, , Battalion Money , -erably--when-Ogd- 4 , by Miles Goodyear. When the ploneers settled in the Salt Lake VaUey area 40 miles away he felt the "neigh-- , bors" were crowding in on him and do. ;1' cided to move west. And what did the Mormon Battalion 'The line of march from Fort Leavenwotth ' took the men across the go through to get this money used to met byscouts Isent by the Goodyear holdings? One then westward to Lienerai , Kearney to leaa mem to the in of t the .A'$ansas River which they folongest military marches Pacific Coast wort hi- try is described as follows: lowed for about 100 miles. As the Bat Of the, remaining distance talion left the river orders were given wasMuch roops Mustered desed travel,: They crossed the for a'humber,of families that had ac TO 1 nave come aMOng YOU ColoradoRiver 9, 1817, marched to be detached. . over the coast Jam, visit the 'Mormon' Camp, and accept companird the troops, on Jan. 27,1 rangeand sent a were to Mexican Pueblo, They the services for 12 months of four reached San Luis Rey. Two days later of eastern the at the town base Rocky or five companies of 'Mormon, men at the San Diego Mission. ,... -: who rasY be willing to serve. tileir.---: Nlountains. Capt.- Nelson Higgins and a guard fd 10 men escorted the. lam,- for arsitc'erjualmmayarb:h searched vcaltz o country for that period in our present Infantry," . --- Ines. ., war with Mexico ..." Cooke wrote in his " 0 rders No. 14 on Senta to Fe , its Resumink Journey on So wrote Captain James Allen Jan. 30' 1847 . . his arrival in the camps of the Saints - ' the Battalion crossed the Red River Garrison Duty ., were men . on next the Oct 2,, Th' day on June 26, 1846 at Winter Quarters The Battalion performed, garrison divided into two groups. The strong. In Nebraska. at San Diego, San Luis Rey and duty d an full on with continued es t speed "The pay of a private volunteer --is Los Angeles for some time. They reached Septa Fe on the 9th, where seven dollars per month," --he. con. ' with a were employed digging wells, making ere' received they Untied. "I will receive all healthy, bouses and bricks and in building a blemen of from eighten to forty-- stlute.- Three days- later the second forts anived Coundl--ttl1P- rkil: was UIUytLLL the nigh of age." St. George Cooke, an July '16, 1847, all of the Battalion ' :tapt, had failed to secure the needed $2,000,.- -- When the call came a great part of at Los to succeeded Angeles were mustered out of I. of, the draggons, to make the purchase that Capt. the able men were scattered over the 0 serv4ce. Four days later most of the ; was and Colonel apLt. of , the ..tank Some had gone to St. Louis for James Brown of the Mormon Bat- , members who did not OP. pointed commander of the Battalion, tallon arrived In Salt Like City with employment. Still, 500 men signed up. honor to and to learned men to ganized The preparatory respect the going to Leaven. the They were equipped at Fort nearly $5,000 In gold belonging ' , and formed into five corn- - Col Cooke is a just, honorable and Rocky' Mountains. Battaliou. went soldier. Sacramento - thl Nov. 20, 1847 the nigh paunell worth ThSeuytt Before ' panies. they left Winter Quar . thorough a Fnoort and neartake Detachment Sick ters a farewell. ball was held. Goodyear approved purchase of the ; Tahoe they met Samuel Brannan-an- d -- --holdings-with i deddid sorne of - this money.-men drew their Santa Fe It st-4--consu-an the the sick was for "hied ilofig.,,voth finally each, and clothing, .$42 The; transaction ment. members , were win.' glellattalion to Pueblo for the advised 'to remain in California for ter, witivthe provision that they "Id' t,the',..,,!..1.nte.kr s. to Salt Lake .. of main on to the '' continue alVourney body join the Valley 'fllwi -. . , ngspring. A1:4)14 , ,,,, Sints et,,government ,e1 xpense,a - t - -, - - , ., . ,., . .. ,. .......,the .. ' .' , of .the - members ' stayed,'''' 7; ,... .., ' dettaohod group of 90, A ' at Sutter's Fort at the time ' 18, under the direction of Capt. James ',. working of gold. discovery ' ' ' ' ;others C.. Brown. The journey took them over . on and arrived in saelt Laktr,-...,!- .. ' 200 miles i ' for nearly rough country , ey .0e. 16, 1847. , .. ' during ownh c h several party members , ' '' A. Horse Sale - to' ' ' , ' Nov. 10 a second party of ' 7 diekaa sent back after the Battalion ,, I ,t Mr, Goodyear took the money hA t received for the sale, went to Califon. ,.....,- - A had traveled about 100 . miles out of i nia where he 'purchased a large herd.. Santa Fe. 1 ,. took-u- p the march of horses and set out for Ft. Leaven. The(Battalion IC,A4 7 , ,, , r Within. a.... worth to sell them- to the Army.. Santa Fe on 1 ..9,4000 The war with Mexico was over-s- o days they were,redueed to eating then' oxen so scarce Were provisions, , , , the sale price was 'clown and he re.. -. Even the raw hides were ..cut in small ' ,, fused to sell. He had come east 1 by .. , . way of the old Spanish Trail. Back pieces and made into soup. ' to California he headed, still driving "Everything conspired to discoun age the extraordinary undertaking of - his horses. I .' This time he .followed the III,un. marAling this battalion eleven hun. 4.....1. 1 boldt route and arrived on the.west drecl milest..." wrote Cot Cook. ' , ' . Nonar from the present city Of coast just as the "gold strike rever7! .' 4 0 t ' -i El Paso, Texas, on the San Pedro was at A heated pitch. Horse prices 1 ran were high and he made his profit the herds . Battalion into River, , , of wild cattle and were viciously at. Trailing, a herd over '4,000 miles '1 to bulls. The battle constituted Make a profitable sale is believed tacked by reute of the Mormon Battalion through . TRAIL STILL VISIBLE-J.-Tthe only, fighting the troops were the longest trek in his. seen be still in taken this can ' Arizona 71 years ago by picture called upon to do. When the fight- - . tory. , . near Oatman is and can be view This road Flat the ) Campbell. 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