Show 16-- THE OGDEN E One of Many Scenes In Elaborate Pageant : The journals of several men present at the meeting relate that Ilrldger pointed out gross inaccuracies In the maps of John C Fremont with which the Mor- In coie you wonder Just exactly how the Mormon pioneers under Urlgham Young knew where they were going when they began their long trek from Illinois the answer may be found In part in accounts of the Mormon meeting with Jim Dridger trapper and scout on June 28 1M7 The Mormons didn't know exactly but they had a general mons were equipped He tod told them that Salt lyike valh-was not too promising but his opinion of the area was generally more favorable than had ben that of Harris Ilrldger even dey Idea V ' I I f i1!'-- HI ' t r clared that the Great liasln country was his paradise The Utah lake section he described as apparently more suitable than the Great Walt lake section and he told of Indians far to tho south who raised grain and pumpkins Word of Caution llridgcr's concluding bit of ad- The Mormon plonerrs at the time were some distance west of Fort Laramie In Wyoming A day or two before they had met Major Harris described as a mountaineer who had a quantity of furs and hides he as bringing from the west and which he wanted to trade with In addition ho Immigrants wished to hire out as a guide He gave the Mormons a very unfavorable report of the Salt Lake valley saying that Cache valley was the best possibility for settlement Met Ilrldger After crossing the Little Randy river the Mormons met llridger early In the afternoon The scout was headed for Fort John near Laramie where he had earlier sent a pack train of furs and other goods to be traded Upon hearing that the Mormons wished a conference he suggested that both parties camp by the Little Sandy until morning This they did and In the conference which followed Ilrldger gave the Mormons all the Information he could concerning the general are for which they were headed 1 " JULY 13 '1941 Saints Queried Trappers Concerning S L Valley 1 : SUNDAY MORNING EDITION PIONEER DAYS STANDARD-EXAMINE- R t $ riONKEHS First In the long line of pioneers who conquered America were the early New England settlers who crossed to the then unknown continent Almost 400 years ago This scene from the Ogden Pioneer Days pageant "The Trail Breakers" depicts the earliest colonizers Left to right are Mrs Clyde H Hunter Kidney Noble Kdna JIurton Maine Oyler and Irma Langford Tho pageant Is scheduled for the nights of July 19 and 20 Pageant Costing S12000 Will Open Pioneer Celebration Depicts Columbus-MormoBattalion Era jr- - " t" i'fi''''!-- vice seems to have been that he would not make arrangements to bring largo numbers of people to the area until It had been definitely ascertained that food could be grown there After meetings with Ilrldger and Harris the Mormons gen- erally concluded that they could know nothing about the section until they saw It for themselves and so they proceeded on their way HUNTERS Deer rifles and shells In some ealibres and causes will be scare and high priced this fait Ituy your guns and shells now at— Mafk'ft Sporting Good Dial m lifl Washington C4 : !iMWn n What promises to be the great- est outdoor pageant ever seen In this section will be presented Saturday and Sunday nights July ID and 20 in the Ogden city stadium as the opening feature of the eighth annual Pioneer days celebration It is conservatively estimated ' cont of production will be $12000 covering expense of materials used to costume tho 1500 actors construction of floats and other scenery and lighting effects The story will bring to life tho hundreds of colorful characters and events highlighting the nation's history up to the time of the Mormon Battalion Entitled "The Trail Ureakers" It is a magnificent portrayal of hardships and victories of the people who conquered frontiers all across tho nation Drew Rehearsal Although tho Saturday night performance will bo u dress rehearsal tho show will be run off in its full length and will employ all the actors and scenery of tin regular performance All seats for the Saturday show sell at On JitMiday night tho admission fees will he 23 cents general udmlxtflon for children and adults and 40 cents for re: serve seats section The reserve has been i et nxldc to accommodate people and others who will be unable to arrive at the stadium early enough to obtain good genout-of-to- Jesuits and other colorful and n leaders of western civilization Part of Centennial ' The story will be brought up to the time of the Mormon battalion which broke the final frontiers with Its trek across the desert making a trail from Santa Fc to San Diego In California The pageant was written and directed by Mrs Gladys Pratt Young and will be one of seven Pioneer days pageants to bo combined in 1!M7 and presented as to the Ogderi's contribution Utah centennial celebration The cast of 1500 includes members of the four Weber county L D S stakes the Daughters of the Mormon Uattalion Daughters of tho Pioneer board members of tho Mexican colony boys of the Huntsviile CCC camp and students from the Weber college dormitory Various phases of the production have been underway for many months (leneral Committee Tho general pageant committee Is headed by J Hex IJachman a in celebration's executive committee' On his com MOItMONH Tho pageant will bo presented In three episodes — the Hpanlsh Leon Cortez Daniel I?oone Lew-I- s & Chtrk tho Pilgrims and by Governor CummJngs udmlMNion scats troll breakers the French and the English and the American built around such characters as Columbus' IJalboa I 'once Do "A FAIR CRY FROM THIS are Kent S Hramwell E Shaw Dora Peterson Mueller James S Mcand George Nichols costumes which repre- an estimated $3000 In labor were made by Weber county NYA girls under a project sponsored by Ogden city commissioners Supervisors of the work were Mrs Af ton McGee and Mrs Glbby Float costumes were sented -- designed by Mrs Mel vln Harrison and special court costumes by Mrs Dorothy Tanner Mrs G V Simpson was wardrobe mis- 'JZs tress Float In Parade The floats Which will be used In the street parades were built by 11 Y Andelln Elijah Clawson and Jack Elsenberg Withal the costumes and scenery of the production is said to be the most elaborate ever seen In a northern Ut-nroTram of this nature Mark Austad former Weber college student body president will describe the action unfolding in the stadium arena lister Hlnchcliff director of the tabernacle choir Is in charge of musical arrangements Ik'lvcdcro 1)oh IIh Share Pioneer Days em further and further away in times such as these with tho expansion and progress now going on in ug- den Belvedere within the next weeks will do its share to SUA nir n jrving Dial Washington 1 ' 3 um (f L rrr- W k I'll 'fU I xi H y'fi - IH' I v 1 ' 0AV1 J - wJ ' ' ' ! 3HE — When IJuyin KngravliiK Throughout the Vear in 18"0 dies for 10 gold Remember We're 100 and OF YESTERDAY" V 1 ( ' 362 21th Street ( " Vithr Equipment Here is Ogdens finest dairy with advancement new to the west — equipment that brings milk from cow to the bottle without exposure to air registered milk with a greater butterfat content a dairy where you can actually see from a public observation room modern milking in operation from 5 to 7 p m each day Personal investishould gation will quickly convince you that your family be using Ekin's Rose Lawn dairy products Mile and a Half North of Wilson Lane Sugar Factory Dial G032 ! W II J Dolvedcro Dairy Co m had its colnngo ILkms iiosc Lawn uaivy as Modern as Tomorrow i I Watch for the announcement Shortly afterward J M IJarlow made what were deemed more workmanllko dies ' and coins from his dies gained general circulation until ordered discontinued DAIIUI-- S r' r:— rden CX)INKII MONICY Utah in pioneer days own money The first took place in this state John Kay made the first minting of $2ft0 $3 and coins eral mittee Darrel C E Gregor The well-know- f III 100 of Ogden for PIONEER DAYS w JOHN R AIK IN Manager Dial 7711 |