| Show billed by the mcm mck of a norse horse FOUNTAIN GREEN july 1876 editor deseret wems news the dead body of a young man resident of this place named niels christian nielson aged about 19 years was brought here by niels sorensen on thursday evening at 11 t the deceased having been beon to work near east canon canlon br T ea co according to the evidence given by niels sorensen deceased went to fetch his horses to camp on monday july 3rd ard and while in the attempt of catching one of them the horse kicked him on the lower part of the body after receiving the kick he walked to camp N Sore Bore nisen risen and others gave him all the assistance they could on wednesday july ath they concluded to take him home but while on the road near camp floyd he breathed his last when the body arrived here an inquest was held the following is the verdict of the jury an inquest holden at fountain green precinct sanpete county the ath day of july 1876 before jasper robertson Eo bertson justice of the peace in fountain green precinct county of sanpete San Ban pete upon u bielson on the body of niels christian nielson there lying dead by the jurors whose names are hereunto subscribed the said j jurors u bors upon their oaths do say according to the testimony before them and to the best of their judgment that said niels christian nielson came to h his Is death from a kick received from his horse at cedar hills seven miles south of east canon july ad 1876 in testimony whereof the said jurors have hereunto set their hands this day and year aforesaid 9 moaten 1 LUND J M JENEN LARS liars NIELSON jurors JASPER ROBERTSON J P 11 A trip on the labes VIOLA richland bieh Bich land co ohio july 1 I 1876 editor deseret news LV aws the marion county branch in ohio having been properly organized and in good running order I 1 felt I 1 it ft my duty to return to my field of labor in the northwest north west an and d on account of cheap rates came byway by way of the lakes asdour As your sour correspondents do not usually travel by that route I 1 think a description of the route may be interesting to rome gome of your fe aders readers I 1 proceeded to cle cie cleveland veland and on the morning of the twenty third of june at a m the steam propeller vaine maine sailed out of the harbor into lake erie brie on board of which was waa your correspondent and a full fall complement of passengers the sun rose in all its resplendent ent beauty the face of the lake was as smooth as a sea of glass this combined with the beautiful scenery and the fresh breeze of the lake made all hearts glad and buoyant but this beautiful state of things had quite a change before evening ing just before entering the mouth of the detroit river we were met by quite a heavy rain and thunder storm accompanied with wind but being near the land we escaped what further out in the lake would have lashed the waters into fury we threw out boat lines and hauled up alongside along side the dock at maiden malden on the canada side to take en on wood and then proceeded up the river the scenery going up detroit and st clair rivers is very beautiful but not so picturesque as the hudson river scenery yet sufficiently varied to interest the traveller at 5 p m we arrived at detroit and remained until 7 p m unloading and receiving freight passengers ac having been in detroit in 1865 1 took a walk up into town to see if I 1 could notice any particular changes chances and saw that many old houses have given place to more pretentious buildings of course here we have quite a rush and considerable life on account of so much railway and river trannie traffic lc the railway ferries of the michigan central road are quite a sight of themselves being so large that they will take a whole train across the river at one trip also the steam ferries which cross and the river every ten minutes between detroit and winson on the canada side aide an on account of fogs we did not reach port fort huron until about I 1 pm where we remained only fifteen minutes and did not get an opportunity of visiting the town then steamed into lake huron our trip this afternoon was indeed lovely as we were in sight of and land ail all the time and as we passed along could see quite a number of small smail towns in the clearings in the woods for the whole country along lake huron appears to be one vast forest and the captain informed me that there were over ene one hundred saw mills along the shore that we passed this afternoon in some gome I 1 places we could see large raging in the dense forests which appeared to me to be almost sinful when I 1 thought of the scarcity of lumber in the far west the lumber traffic is so great along the shores of this lake that the water is everywhere covered more or less with saw dust blocks logs planks floating about at 7 am put into crawford port near rogers town michigan in the bay of mackinaw there we remained some time taking in wood for fuel and of course the passengers were all pleased to stroll along the beach and into the woods the beach was lovely being covered with white gravel with the clear water rippling and splashing upon it in the golden sunlight in the woods in places we found the ground covered with wild strawberry vines which afforded us a rich repast of the luscious fruit and we were so busily engaged in satisfying our appetites on the luscious fruit that we were all startled when the coarse steamboat whistle notified us to all aboard and like frightened e sheep we all hurried down to the p pier ier fer and were soon sail sailing dg merrily over the waters the one thing of note in crawford harbor is a fine maible malbie quarry our n next ext landing was at abc sheboygan michigan this is a fine finc lumbering port and I 1 should think there must have been feet of lumber piled alon along g the piers for transportation to market the town lies low some it being quite swampy and suggests the idea that mosquito bar baryj would find a ready sale sate in these parts parta leaving here our course was directed to mackinaw island which we could plainly see rising abruptly out of the water twenty miles distant the white building if lf the US fort being conspicuously prominent in about two hours we were lying alongside the pier at fort mackinaw this island is about nine melesin miles in circumference and has in some somo places high bluffs rasing out of the water in others gently declining to the waters edge you might say we are now in the strait straits 9 0 F 1 mackinaw 1 ack Rek irlaM and I 1 assure you we have now ome oae of the finest sights of nature my ray eyes ever re rested sted upon islands in 9 kil all li ii 11 directions covered with forests and verdure green farm houses and fis hermens cots all set sei in tho the midst of waters so blue sparkling in the glorious sunlight sun light of heaven and in these beautiful waters can be seen the fishermans buoys and their gallant little crafts with their white sails dancing cherruy cher rily through the waves ag as graceful graceful as the white plumed sea gulls gull that soar above them causia the thinking mind to ex exclaim clairn J 0 god how wonderful are thy thi works from here in the middle of this beautiful afternoon we start again on our journey through til the straits and in a short time sight shacks light house standi standing nj as a beacon light to the mariner on a solitary rock rook in the midst I 1 i the water our captain in ordera save ten niles miles travel de to cross the n narrow arrow pass in the red raf between the lighthouse light house and t tir tin main land in a short time v m are crossing the reef the eaph at his post in the pilot house thi mate with the sounding line crin only three fathoms exclaims I 1 ali ail allright All right 0 Wein volu harily look over the railing into t tin water and can plainly see gee tin jagged rocks sticking up in ti directions a few moments mer men and we have crossed the reef i safety and aoe are in deep water aga along swiftly past lagal gaBs lighthouse light house also on a rock in ci 5 midst of the water and at 9 p ft A sunday evening land at the pit pk of in little lawrence bli big unload freight receive passenger and then out into lake michiru when in a few minutes your corma corra is soundly sleeping i at 6 a m of the we at glen harbor to take in vod wont this place is owned by the N 4 steam line company we it main here until three p m why time I 1 improve by going two as a a half miles into the interior michigan to a small lake embo ered in the woods eight mile miles siok lok lox and two miles wide which is it ia deed a lovely spot the woods beia beldi full of beautiful ripe strawberries Ite turned to the beat and I t three started down lake michigan Michi Blich igal gar gai and were soon out of sight of lani lant towards evening evenin thick dark clow cioni began to gather in a the south we with a sharp breeze which became a gaie gaje causing the wate wave to madly lash iash the sides of the to sei eel quite a number of pas passed senis gc began to look rather biu blueie blue blu eiK eid 0 seem to cling more firmly to adl thing they could get hold of ad i some of them commenced to is lei the fishes at length night elm cl around us inky darkness succeed twilight in a short time heaver heave artillery began to bellow by vivid forked and chain iiri ligh ning the wind fairly hovi howk the spray dashed madly over ovelt overt I 1 decks and arld your humble seng sent i settled down to the conclusion conclusions 0 one of those fearful lake stor was raging around us the sto whistle was heard above the 11 ring of the elements as a wani vani to other vessels the captain marked tome to me about 10 pm tt 0 etwas id was one of the worst ever saw law it was so 50 dark wen weh desirous of stopping at but the storm was so fearful ts 6 the captain would not make I 1 attempt till morning I 1 haven storms on the atlantic oceana never was in a vessel when OW tt cements looked so awfully grad grani on this night I 1 spent four fouch bi on the forecastle and during whole of that time you could see your hand band before your face oace faccia when the lightning flashed then the raging elements moncef once in the glare is a 0 g sight never to bo forgotten I 1 main rain also poured down in torre when daylight dawned all was calm and beautiful afdera after a pleasant sail of fichs we landed lauded in milwaukee ong ON at 1130 am where ir the greater part of the day S M P noo ron rom EOM I 1 m revolutionary lere irle klements elements menti in J united henges states omana OMAHA neb junee junes editor deseret news S 1 about the year 1830 1630 a youn 11 in the state of new few newyork york eis els that through the 5 angels he had bad received an adf lielet j t record containing a hi history lof wi ty I 1 i aboriginal inhabitants of i american contil continent lent he heals ai seated that divine inspiration j enabled him to fromm record into the english language langu aej what is now known agthe as the book of mormon whether these assertions were true or false they should not have originated a persistent religious persecution which let what will vill be the nate fate of the sufferers must have a blighting influence on our national institutions these doctrines were perhaps novel hovel to mr smiths neighbors but they were neither immoral nor aggressive if innovation or ideas was the pretext for persecution it was indeed unfortunate that fA american merican citizens should have ever forgotten that without tion progress ceases por for mutual protection and assistance in 14 carrying out the principles of their religion these followers of the modern prophet joseph smith gathered to kirtland in ohio industry and thrift everywhere characterized their movements A prosperous settlement soon boon sprang into existence A temple was built sacred to the rites of their religion it seemed to concentrate and cement together the religious hopes and aspirations of the infant colony this exhibition of material de under divine inspiration came directly in contact with t he the t theoretical religions of the day it was the adaptation of primitive gospel principles to the daily interests and practical duties of life in the ith century excited popular prejudice forced these people from their new homes and their sacred house they moved to what was wa then the western frontier in the state of missouri their daily life was a practical rebuke to the sensational of the times and to the lax morals of frontier iffe life their union under an organization like that of the primitive apostolic church was a leading pretext for several times plundering them and driving them from their homes until finally after the most persevering attempts to establish themselves they were driven from the state in the winter of 1839 under circumstances of great destitution and suffering ering if these people were guilty ot 0 crime the power that could thus plunder and expel them from the state could aa as well have brought them before the proper judicial tribunals the state of illinois received the fugitives and on the eastern bank of the mississippi the beautiful city of nauvoo became another monument of their persevering industry here they erected another edifice sacred to the rights of their religion and a costly memorial of their union and of the intensity of their religious faith here they again became the pre pro prey y of religious intolerance of 1113 unprincipled r n politicians and of that avarice which is ever ready to accept of any pretence predence pre tence for plunder again driven from the fruits of their labors a boraas aa houseless wanderers they suffered all the rigors of a northern winter and many perished on the bleak prairies of iowa with their ranks thinned by exposure and hardships with their sacred records and emblems bearing a similar relation to them in their journey in the wilderness that the arkoff ark of the Covenant did to ancient israel they retreated to the secluded valleys of the rocky bocky mountains preferring to battle with the difficulties of the distant desert and the aggressions of savage bavage tribes rather than suffer longer from the If tender mercies of christian civilization the demon of religious persecution having once tasted of innocent blood on american soil the nation which has given it unrestrained license must march on to its destiny it must reap the legitimate fruits of what it itt has hag sown since these people have been outside of state jurisdiction the general government has adopted towards them the aggressive policy of the states of missouri and illinois in their distant homes won from the desert they have with some exceptions been the object of insult and abuse by the local representatives presenta tives of that government the records of the nation narion for the past forty years may be searched in vain to find an example of wrongs redressed of any general expression of popular sympathy of any remuneration for pecuniary losses with the most ample power to bring them to justice they have been accused of every cilma crime in the catalogue jofh of human u man depravity without conviction some of them unarmed and de fenceless have been butchered in cold blood women have been abused no un to death men havo bavo been licen whipped until their bowels gushed out women and abid children under circumstances that should have found a tender spot in fhe hearts of savages have been forced into the storms of winter homeless and destitute men leaders have been imprisoned and with a vindictiveness which savages might e equal ual but could not stir surpass pass pabs have had hal ha food kept from them until suffering from the pangs of hunger and then human llesh flesh placed before them of these things there has been the most ample ampie proofs but when and where have the perpetrators petra tors been brought to justice for forty years the latter day saints have been presented to the 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