Show THE celebration v li o i ithe the twenty fourth of J wy 1847 must musi alii always hold hoid a high place in the memo rne kriesand irie rie sand the affections of ther people wha inhabit these valleys it was on this thu i day dax that the plo pio pioneers heers beers atthe of the toil loll worn and advert po verty stricken pilgrims who had been compelled by ruthless persecution i to fleo flee beyond the confines of civilize sidn an found a place where they could dwell in and undisturbed i baj enjoy oy those rights of which they iad had been un j deprived the bleak sterility 0 the country its wild and forbidding fet features dres drea and its remoteness would h have e repelled people differently situated t to 0 t he latter day saints but its disagree abid able abie features were in our eyes so many charms which made it desirable to us the weary journey from nauvoo to this thid valley bad occupied from february February V I 1 i 1846 to july 1847 1817 it was with afe a feel el ing of great relief and profound thankfulness fui ful nesb ness therefore that the people heard the intelligence that thata a place had been found which they could call homeard home and in lil which they could settle and begin to accumulate around them the comforts to which they had been accustomed every difficulty we had to contend with was we wel weT knew an additional guarantee of security to us for no one donld envy eavy us the quiet possession ofa of a country which required incessant labor to make it habitable with this view sterility wildness and remoteness were wera advantages especially th the latter for iii in a country countr yso so far from the centres bentres of population as this mobs would nind mind find it more difficult than it had been in our trevious previous places placed of residence to raise an excitement against us and come down fu upon 0 n and austus from our possessions N no 0 person who hadnot has not endured persecution and not been bem harassed and mobbed can tan fully appreciate the feelings with which this anniversary is welcomed and abd honored by the latter day saints it is as if the anniversary of Ot the helin landing ding odthe of the pilgrim fathers an and d the yourth Fourth of suly july were welded into abne ne 0 L T THE procession TRO TEO CESSION awne nine in the tilo m morning the procession was formed headed by the national alaf flag and arid Crox alls brass band they were immediately followed by president young and the twelve apostles the pioneers followed accompanied compa nied by wagons representing mali utah as it was twenty two year yeara sago wago ago with its stunted oak its sunflowers bun sun flowers e its sage gage brush and its wild iid ild animal animals other t er wagons followed fumed rich with arul fruits flowers 0 and vegetables the produce of I 1 our r territory as it has been impi improved oved by the hand of patient and unceasing industry we also noticed inthe procession companies representing the various ways of immigration that have been used in times past to reach this territory there was the old slow going ox team the lighter fighter mule team the handcarts hand carts with the weary toilers boilers toi tol lers who dragged them chem aero acro across the plains vi a dozen or tor more years yeats ago again in harness harless for sh short ort h hour our to sh show aw how the thing was dane next came the rei represents re entil tives 0 the various orders of the tho hood followed by the civil officers not far behind we noticed twenty four young men wl with th the national flag wag and twenty four our young lades ladies ladles with banner behind them the students of the university and the children of the various sabbath schools looking as beautiful and happy as the mind can well imag ine ne next followed a few of the veterans of the mormon battalion muster in uster ed edento into the united tates bervice service july 16 1614 therl then two representatives of the pony express followed byr by represent biesen odthe of the various trades jik n success 1 ion lon the procession as a whole was very nine fine being similar to tp that of tb the Q Fourth but space will not admit admits of part lefi to today day and where all did sowe so well weli 11 it would be inai to do so were we inclined by about IQ the procession and e citizens Iti zens numbering about were e seated in the new tabe tabernacle r naclet the assemblage was called calletto to order a ew minu past 10 the servi ces ees dom com commencing with a son song gr by tb choir composed for the theo 0 occasion by nis eliza JL A sno snow yv prayer player byshe by ahe the chaplain elder W woodruff nj was as followed by musi musio from captain Crox alls alis brass band the following remarks were then made by one of the pioneers 1 COL J C LITTLE fellow citizens we wo have havo met to cele eele 15 braie braio the anniversary of the entrance into these balleys of the pioneers led by brigham young twenty two years ago today to day about one hundred and forty three men nien iraq tareq females and obe one one additional family which joined the company at fort laramie and two children entered these valleys today to day we number almany thousands to recount tho the scenes scenes through which the people have passed since that erent event would bo ue impossible we may however look at the wonderful effects of jhb boit work commenced bythe boy toy the tho pioneers on the of july 1847 it may bo be plen pled pleasant san considering the comfortable circumstances avi with which we are now surrounded to refer to some of the causes and history of events eventa which caused u s to crossi cross the trackless prairie andl andi hitherto desert unfrequented save by th the bear obear the buffalo annd amid and arid the wild savage to mid find a more congenial nial home and beza leza resting ting place for ourselves and the th saints who should follow after many of bodwell you well weli remember the difficulties that occurred in those revolting scenes and fiery persecutions from the hands of unhallowed mobs at nauvoo you will remember with sadness the sanguinary and cold blooded martyrdom of our lamented prophet and patriarch joseph and hyrum amith smith june ath 1844 and our final expulsion from our homes and fi resides in illinois when president young and the saints left nauvoo and ana crossed the mississippi on the ice lee in the tho beginning of the bleak month of february 1846 1848 wending their way through a sparsely settled country in iowa to council bluffs which they reached in the following month of june during this removal president young sent me an appointment at my residence in peterborough Peter borough new lampshire hampshire to gather up the saints of the eastern branches of the church and ship them around cape horn hom to calif california ornia and to take with us mill irons farming implements machinery goods goon etc I 1 was also instructed to operate if sensible possible with the government of the united tates states to obtain ships to convey our people round by cape capi horn rom to tp california in the summer of 1845 president young anahis ana and his council had directed a ship to sail from new york by that route and the ship direction nan did sail abnor or about the 1st ast of february 1846 IM with souls on board on the of janzam january I 1 went to new now york to help to get that vessel off this was the commencement of thep thop the pioneer loneer mo movement vemont to build up the western empire 1 after the departure of this ship the spirit of inspiration resting on me moved me to go to washington I 1 procured letters of introduction from men med of influence to members of congress and ind went to the national capital J I 1 stayed there several weeks weeke and pleading plea plead dina in humble quiet culet way for bur war our people ein Fin finally I r appealed by letter to the president of the if united states stife s i a and ana A haw within an hour received a communication through amos kendall to call upon him which I 1 did I 1 asked guc for vor freight of giai naval navai a f stores to california td lessen the expense of chartering vessels for foy our poor tn answer to my appeal for help president james jakes K polk polls demanded deni five hundred of our men meix that were wera then en route for council bluffs to enter the service of the united states as a military tary expedition against mexico in california I 1 refused at first to entertain the proposition but afterwards accepted it while en route for washington at philadelphia I 1 became personally acquainted with col thos ii jeane kane who since that time has been known as our honored friend and benefactor ho at my request came to washington to assist me and was appointed bearer of government dispatches to general kearney Kc arney we traveled together as far as st louis and there wo we separated ho he went up the missouri lis ils river to leaven worth and thence to council bluffs and I 1 to nauvoo and thence across the coun country ry to mount pisgah and council connell blufus bluffs to meet prisident president youg and counci council 1 ta tiding alone that country thein wiland rl desolate azoo miles in fave days I 1 arrived at pisgah and was carried forward by G general en C 0 rich eich in his wago egoh soon after we started we saw a great dust in the distance re ance anee we were at a loss loss to know 1 inow now what I 1 it t was but found as wo approached a traveling escort wll wil with presidents young kim tam r ball and richards coming out to raise balse the th battalion battali oil orl called for through general mear kear order to ut col J alien allen utah utah and abid california were mexican soil at t that time and ana the tho call made on oa the latter day saints was to assist in making a conquest ot olt it for the united states president young immediately raised that battalion and it was marched to fort leavenworth under the command of lincol lt lit coi Col alien allen who was waa a worthy officer he fell sick aft att that thab place ana and band tiled Previous to his death I 1 received the following communication from him MORMON council blu stuffs s july 14 dear sir colonel kane kano ane has Inform informed ba me 6 of your gur intended departure for the aas east cast ando and your desire that I 1 would express 0 o 0 you my opinion concerning the thel character of df the mormon people as derived from my observations among them on my present duties I 1 I 1 have been lydell intimately associated with this people since shi dethe the uit as moy toy duty required in raising the battalion of volunteers now under my command in the hurry of business connected with my immediate march barch froni from this place I 1 have only time to say that in all of my intercourse ter course courso with the mormons cormona I 1 have found them civil polite and honest as a people there a appears ears to be je much among teem them t EE em and particularly with their then principal men or leaders to whom I 1 feel much indebted for their actions and zealous exertions to raise the tho volunteer force that I 1 was authorized to ask for for the service of the tho united states the president of the council mr bri brigham r young is 18 entitled to my parti particular cula r thanks all ali of this people are entirely patriotic aali and they have come with cheerfulness but under circumstances of great difficulty to the them i to enlist themselves tes yes ilithe in the service of their country tn in my official report to the war department wilier rhion I 1 shall make on my arrival at fart leavenworth I 1 will speak more moro fully of the tho community of the mormon people or mormon church and will here hera say to you that I 1 think them as a community and in their circumstances descrying deser ying of a high consideration from our Govern government meni very respectfully your obeda servant J alien alinn ALLEN lt col mor bat to J Y C LITLE esq this command rendered re the fhe he government efficient service and by their indomitable spirit spirl and tand invincible courage unsupported by pecuniary pecunia aid or liberal rati rations but trusting in 16 the god of battles battle they aver overcame obstacles almost klingst insurmountable and won the admiration of their commanding officer col pst george cook I 1 parted with the tho battalion at fort leavenworth ven worth and returned the samo same fall to peterboro Peter reter boro N H president young sent for fon forma me to come and help heip them to prepare a place nor for the saints in the mountains I 1 came on and overtook them this side of omaha traveling trav ibling by myself over three thousand cl mile miles I 1 came out here hero with the pioneers onders 1 and returned the same season lwe lue we were led by the tho spirit of inspiration to this spot I 1 remember in our travels that circumstances would turn us or perhaps suggest the propriety of turning in this or that direction I 1 remember at the tar springs on bear river that captain john brown now bishop at battle creek and miles goodyear a mountaineer were sent with myself to look out a northern route i to get in here re we came back and reported but the president came this route we traveled in a track from the missouri river that had not been broken on the tho north side of the platte we were very scantily supplied with food we had bad some little seed need and some plows and imp implements lemes with which to put tut in that seed on our arrival at north platte platta river we found a company of emigrants to oregan trying to td get across they had run rian in some of of their the r wagons wi W to swim them aver over with their cattle athe the current turned them dver over oven over and finally gur our people got a con eon contract to boat them thein across and made rafts for this purpose by this means wo a obtained some flour beans beani and ana and a variety of things at states pric price which helped to sustain the pioneers in getting out here As soon as we arrived here we operations and today to day we see the results salts It we built a fort in what is now known as the ath ward bringing the timber and logs lop necessary necessary to build it from the mountains the blessings of god were sought on the land the theny teeny waters a and climate that we might be able io too produce enough to sustain ourselves we had been here hero a month and the pioneers had finished the work that it was necessary cessar f for 0 them to do anda ani portion started to go gio back and on oura our oun slay wray we met many of our brethren who their way to this place we arrived at winter quarters about the first of yem ber 1847 the history of what hanfred han hau since that time cannot be written biffi curties we have passed through cante canta told yet vet we havo have always been pr r and preserved guided as it wor e finen finer finger of god he ird who has bee beedis and awn prompt lom bom pt in inthe the tho d discharge othi ochi 0 can bear this testimony ony aj ontjo on the land occupied by this clayy is a 1 picture of itself there was noth moth nobby cri crickets erets crets ani and wolves and naked ind idd ludis indis wp was rk sterile sterlie desert desort now it blossom the rose the waters turned gurred do down i fram ram tha the mounta 51 1 ana and the blessing of god has bi eluse te bring aring forth in abundance for the sustenance nan 1 of his people it t is true we habeb eel from time to time troubled with crickets grasshoppers and indians yet our bread has hasteen been desure dezure ma made aure suco and we have havo grown and increased antu we have become a ho hoit holt st where whore we had bad one inhabitant 0 years ago wo we have now nearly a thois thousand aud and if we increase in the same bauo for twenty two years to come who canell caneil cahil ell eil what gur our numbers will he we seek kolii crease creaso our race the tho world to athey will win accomplish their ends and 0 so |