Show rhe THE EXCURSION TO THE HEAD WATERS OF BIG cottonwood while the nations unite in celebrating the birth day of princes statesmen warriors and poets the saints freed from the obligations of popular custom frequently more h honored in the breach than in the observance are adding din to their calendar days worthy to be commemorated mem orated with unswerving faith in their destiny they mark the guiding hand of providence vi vi and with becoming gratitude to him w who 0 turns and overturns impediments impedimenta to io the triumph of his kingdom 0 they bow before him in humility and acknowledge 0 that in H his is inscrutable wisdom all things have been ordered for foi their thair good thirteen short yet eventful years have only been heen added to the record of the past since the tha pion Pione pioneers e eis ers entered this valley and where can we look or on what can we reflect without feeling feeling profound gratitude for the blessings blessing that afe are are still vouchsafed unto us as a people with such sentiments swelling in their bosoms the saints throughout 0 hout the territory feel ferl 4 increasing obligations to their bountifuL Cr e ator and and on no ro occasion do they seem mor more free to lay aside the cares of daily lileto tes tesi xi tiby their present joy and their appreciation of bf the past than on the ever ii worthy orthy to be e ie remembered anniversary of the arrival of the pioneers in this val vai valley vailey ley lowthe on the twenty fourth of july 1847 i whatever some may think or however oti others I 1 ma may Y choose to express themselves the faithful historian must one day dambe be 1 compelled twenty fourth as the ahe turning point in an eventful history with a visible inre increase ase of confidence in this fact ohp the culebra the arrival of the pioneers is looked forward to by both old and young youn with all tha the interest inte inie iest fest oi of a worlds world as holiday kot not not manifest here only nor yet confined within territorial bounds but wherever the spirit of 0 ia oid old dwells dwell said and sheds sheda its li light aton on the futures future as well kvell as on th ane e past there is the ex exo catis s of the glinis saints understood and A ita therefore with unfeigned V pleasure that we ive ever learn of the day being honored at home or abroad on the boundless oc ocea eanor noron on the wide widespread spread prairie where the emigrant toil toils hopefully hope fally his way to his h is home in ahr the I 1 mountains ti 9 of the ce celebration le bration of 0 1860 elseth elsewhere ere y we 0 had but little time to learn much ane 6 ac C crun coun counis ls however that have reached us ardic indicate ae that the spirit and intelligence of which we write has been app appreciated rec bj people V generally eldi eidi all ali Y the excursionists to big Cottonwood d lake roi noi I 1 with standing the rather unfavorable state of the weather for outdoor pastime pastimes sare saze aie are reported to to have enjoyed themselves with considerable side sid erable rabie zest anxious to avoid crowding 0 inthe in the kanyon permission was gratl grail granted ted to aalto all ail to travel as best f it sated buted them accordingly nany embracing in ithe opportunity left on sunday and reached the ia pleasure ground 4 odethe the day early on monday forenoon while those better prepared with fast teams lift ori on monday during the day and arrived there before the shades of evenin gihad sad iad enshroud edail edall in sable darkness lith ltha althe committee of arrangements b were ivere on the th v ground on sunday night and before t the h e ar arrivals als ais poured in upon them thorn on monday arra arrangements na p ments i vere were perfected which joria or crowing 04 61 arrival OF THE f about half past ten on monda konda monday mornin ithe duhe bignal signal was given of the approach of president young and famil family y As soon a as 3 th they almor emerged from fromme iilo alto kanyon his ills honor mayor y smoot and marshai marshal J C little took position at the head of tire company guiding them thern Jo to the camping ground the martial Marti Bandy nanay under major saluted the I 1 rs obud played placed iia lia ila happy appy land captain catain ebal ibal is band took their place in front f r procession roces A playing du dah dab capt capi tt t I 1 18 nauvoo a nauvoo V brass band stationed about tr to 11 e centre of ih the camp camly aa as the president apy spy cached them played god save the kinev in which was followed by ballos ballots band bind play i jg g the star spa spangled led banner tans impromptu rece reception poon of thie the president did credit to all who participated afi i land band ia nd showed a heartiness of affection in the saints towards the man who led them thirteen years before to these mountain mountains alike their hearts and heads through a slight accident to one of prest 0 deda dent d edt ent eim Kim kimballs Kimba balls bails Ilg lib wagons lied hf W was detained detainer detain eden fout rout foTi halt half a inh anh 11 our ur when he bi a appeared with his family followed by president debit defit wells and his family they received a sim similar 1 liar hearty ovation which evidently was received by them with the same affect affection iori that it was I 1 spontaneously I 1 Y offered during daring the day there was a general time of preparation for the morrow and considerable attention paid to angling Z which appeared remunerative enough for the primitive operations of many evidently little skilled in handling hn the tackle before dusk joseph A young esq climbed the highest the gT grounds cleared its top of several branches and holsted in their place the national banner which but for the sudden burstin bursting i g of a thunder storm over the mountains would have been duly saluted bythe roar of cannon and the shouts of the people at that moment how I 1 ever the stars and stripes and the gazing I 1 multitude were unexpectedly visited with a drenching rain which drooped the former and scattered the latter to tents and wagons the weather in the evening cleared up and the remaining ma ining hours were devoted to the renewal of acquaintanceship TILE THE TWENTY FOURTH notwithstanding the storm of the preceding day and the hanging 0 of heavy clouds over the mountains the excursionists seemed in buoyant I 1 I 1 spirits and evidently anticipated a day of rejoicing at six oc locka salute of three guns were fired in honor of the first presidency music inter intervening between the firing at nine the four bands martial Pitt PUts Ballos and farmington 0 were stationed at convenient distances along the camp fronting in 0 to the camping 0 ground of the presidency at the signal from the marshal major huntington C fireda ffreda fired a salute of thirteen guns one for each year since the arrival of the pioneers each band io in turn played a choice biece of ot music between the firing of guns i As the clouds gradually disappeared the visitors bigan began to leave their tents fixed and ready for the amusements of the day and from ab about outten ten in the morning tilL among athe the wee short abort hours the of wednesday morning the three bow eries idere were most liberally patronized by both oung young and old with each other in the co codilon Cot tilon llon money moncy and sir R roger roget de de coverly the bishops and masters of ceremonies doing 1 their utmost to accommodate everybody and preserving 0 excellent order throughout C there thele were ivere various arious amusements indulged in during the day such as quoit playing 1 stone fh rowing C or as the Scotch men call it input put ting 0 leaping and running 0 everybody d V seemed to feel free and entered into the sports with right goodwill good will and earnestness ss at six in th the evening a jalube salute of twelve guns was fired in honor of the ne twelve apostles at ten one of the bands in the center of the camp played nome sweet dolne nome i 1 r which probably was fully understood and appreciate appreciated 1 aa asa a good performance but it had little effect at the bow eries THE TILE return HOME at the break of day on Wednesday the ca mp was awakened by the they martial band bind fires farea were soon kindled breakfast cooked andai cussed the horses mules and cattle were sent for anchy and by nine the fast last of the company pany was in home thou though h upwards of eleven hundred perso persons nj had been ta gathered together and measure ably left without the restraint of rule or conventionalism we have hav noChe all ali aiT of or the first disagreement C odis orAis courtesy either in going in in the camp or in returning some california emigrants hearing of the intended excursion to the lake crossed the he east mountains and visited the camp the committee d them camping ground and the attentions they required which seemed n not t unworthily Uy bestowed i in the descent from the mo mountains W one of president youngs carriages containing a por portion ti on 0 of f his I 1 family was wag upset rolled over twice wice and in im the creek we are pleased to learn that ant very slight injury ju 1 ry and inconvenience resulted A recent letter from jaffa bays says that tsat the he sultan has hai commenced improving the road between jerusalem and jaffa and is erect erecting im towers to serve for telegraphs tere graphs and station n houses for soldiers A railway survey has been beed mad mads bet between ivien the two cities and it is ii aundt build 1 lal lai 4 i |