Show THE PIONEERS OF 1847 F OJ MONDAYS MONDAY'S DAILY D Amy AUGuT 90 Thi This if Is i the day ot of th the be a assembling Utah Utah's aged and honored r erly earl early settlers settler tle a at a a day teat will be pleasantly plea antly reme remembered by Ua ti during the doling closing of long s eventful lives r rH f f f- f This ThiB forenoon two Iwo trains of 01 t twice coaches each went out to ah the lak- lak lake lake- bellring passengers pae engers who came prime pally from outside points pointe Toe Z 1 iral trai this afternoon on was wa a very a oue and aDd had on board the First Pirat Pr deney of 01 the Church and ma many many- prominent citizens from rom aU al patty par tot 01 0 Territory The Interesting early t-arly days daya day bl history torl given In the follow lug ing JI list liet were taken out this mo morn nJ i and nd placed on the pavilion where Hi a U were looked upon with extreme In I s terest and with a feeling almost aural Y r reverence A s sA A huge buffalo head heau lJ hea the old fla- fla L habitant rr a Spinning wheel one ODe of or the first dam dam- damin In Utah c Y Ya a Telegraph raph key kay first key J used I overland wire win with which JJ Young You OK seat ellS at this Ulia to toi Lincoln Li Utah QI s not ed led ded bin bif la is firm Arm for tor the ba Constitution C and aDd Ja laws of ot our country Xi Kit Carsons Carson's boat used on Orea Or Salt hake by bj tile the Fremont party Door Boor of the tha Old Fort the first habitation tation OD of ot white man maD In lo A pottery Bottary Ju j fun K made by Heber C own hands hand au QUA word sword word pistols and ana complete so- so 0 e of D f Pettigrew one on of 01 offa the be Mormon Kormon Joseph Joeeph Smiths Smith's sword Joseph Joeeph Smith Smiths Smith's coat cost David Da ld Patten Pattens Patten's powder born horn David Patten word sword used in tb the b of Crooked river Latch to the door of ot Carthage Jail jaU Plato pistol owned by Jo Joseph ph Smith at th the time of his bit incarceration in iD Carthage jail Jail Jail- Old Old bau bass drum used in the tha Nauvoo bra br b band Wile used by Pioneer company of 1847 1947 la In crossing the plains CaD Cane used urd by President Brigham y You g 1 in Nauvoo N unoo da daye Prot t plow used in Utah heet sheet beet o of I paper mad made mada In U tb The ne spike Ik driven by Brigham m Young at t Salt Lake Lake City on the tb completion ot of Utah Vl o Central railroad Monday Mondy l y tO 1870 Old Dramatic Dramatic company program 01 Old ld Deseret paper pIper currency l m bank Dote notes noiea Old q Bu Sew Saw the pioneer cannon n il i bm Young Youngs Youn a cannon brought by im across the plaint plains in 1847 Deer Jc plow supposed a to be the first finta da in Utah constructed of 01 wagon An na wire from wagon boxes boxel Bi hanx oung provision box used t offing the le plains plain Rome U me indu industry i tr a banner bannar a practical bl lesson iOD of early day days Lion of north end and of the tha old tab- tab t orgy used d In crossing oro ing the plains n D flax flaw fI at ot Daniel Da leJ H Wells Wall 1111 first nt Legion Varies t ie of the tha Mountain r paper edited ted tad Sao and published by J James amea Fer- Fer trOD lag of Third regiment N Nauvoo L Le- Le Leto Two La-Two f to JItO chain made mada In lu 1853 by Levi BI bent and aDd sword brought by Shad Shad- Shady y b Bou dy across acro the plains plain 1847 Vamp Ka p kettle used urd by b pioneers pioneer in n the plains plain A e telephone received from r rat at 4 4 o'clock was wa to the effect ct Ij 2500 people were wera present at that that 1 grid that Uit the three other afternoon a 0 were wara expected e to convey large numbers of ot par passengers nc rn thither The Tha j waa a beautiful beau on one ODe ani an 1 the old to forts and a d their thair friends nd glade niada up UD a happy ro rd of q people hOM Tai I YS Y'S DAILY AUGUST 21 Soon titter after the arrival at Saltair yesterday afternoon of the tha train traiD from the elt city the people gathered in inthe inthe the Imme immense le pavilion On the stand td In comfortable chairs chain were wr the owing named Pioneers 0 of 1847 President Wilford Woodruff Patri lObi archs a Lorenzo D Young Yount And John JohnBrown Brown Bishop Bi bop Jacob Weller Weiler Hell Henson Walker Goo Geo W Brown BrowD Aaron F Y h i O t ti Fr Farr B Horace orce Thornton Lyman Cur Cur- Cu Curtis r- r til WID m C A Smoot Geo P Bill DIU- Intra n ln a Thomas Thomaa Tho P Cloward John S 8 Gl Gleason D Joseph Egbert and and- ana Green Flake colored There were wara alto also pres- pres present pr ept ent elt about twenty five e member members of the Mormon Battalion among w whom bom were Israel Evans Evan of at Lehi J Joseph Ship Ship- Shipley Ship lay Ie ley of ot American Fork Lorenzo Clark John Thompson Joseph Jo ph b Taylor Jobu Bybee James Janaee Owens Owen Jesse Jeue Je e Brown and Alexander Alexandar Brown of ot Ogden and vicinity James Jamee S R Brown Geo W Boyd and Oliver G 0 Workman of Salt Bait Lake City John W Hess Her or of Farmington James Jame Oakley ot of villa Spring Spring- Springville ville and Clinton D Brunson Brunon of 01 Cassia county Idaho Idabo Of other di dis- dis distinguished bea visitors present pre ent were Press dents eDt George Q Can Cannon CanDon BOD Joseph FSmith F Smith and Lorenzo Snow Historian Fra Franklin D Richards Go Governor Caleb W West Welt Secretary Charles C Richards Elders Eldera An Angus Angua ui M Cannon Joseph E Taylor Charles W Penrose O 0 DoM Smoot Professor dale Hini-dale Hins- Hins Hinsdale dale dah and many others othan About Abold 8 o'clock the vast vait a assembly was wal called callad to order by Elder CharlesR Charles R Savage Bayag who acted a as master maiter or of ceremonies and the exercises were commenced with music by the Plea Pleasant ant Grove br brass bra band after which prayer was AI offered by Patriarch J John oon Brow Brown D Elder Eider William C Dunbar then thea sang Tb The Merry Mormons Mormon In hil his original entertaining style and El er Savage next introduced the he roll following Pioneers each of at whom made mad a few faw appropriate remarks remark President Wilford Willord Woodruff who ex- ex expressed ex pressed hip hi bl great pleasure at meeting so 10 many of ot his hll hi yellow lellow Pioneers on the present occasion Pioneer Lorenxo Lorenzo D Young 87 17 years old tb the tha only surviving lur brother of 01 the thala lat a Pr Pre ident t Brigham bam W ung Pioneer Jaeb Jacb Weiler 86 years yearl old I Bishop of the tha Third ward Salt Balt Lall Lake i City Pioneer George W Brown of Charleston Wasatch Co Utah b he is II 67 years year old eld and was wai among those thole who lId did the first plowing on the tha present site or of Salt Bait Lake City Pi Pioneer n er Henson Walker ot of Pleasant Grove Utah Co 74 years yean old ha he bore borean borean borean an earnest testimony t the truth of the Gospel Gopel of Jesus Christ Pioneer John Brown of or Pleasant years yean old he related an eiling inter inter- interesting interesting esting Incident In which be and President President President dent Woodruff figured conspicuously they having been bean lost Jolt from frona the maIn company a as the Pioneers of 1847 were pa passing Ing Independence Rock Bock on tt lr roa road to the tha valley valle Pioneer Aaron A ron F Farr of Ogden 76 years yean old be wa w was overjoyed when when- contemplating the changes which bad occurred in Utah since the arrival of the Pioneers Pioneer in 1847 Eider Elder George Goddard then ren rendered ren- ren rendered rendered dered the snag entitled td Utah and toe Mormons the vast va at t assemblage assist assist- assisting a ing ing on the chorus Pioneer George P of ot ManU Manti BaD Sanpete pete county was waa wa next nest Introduced He Be thought be he was wai better qualified to tokUl kill kUl snakes and build bridges bridge than to tomake tomake make a speech peach but this he would say aay that bat be he knew for a auret surety ur ty that the late lale Brigham Young was wa lea laj to these e mountains mountain by Inspiration Pioneer Horace Thornton of Glen Glen- Glen oo Sevier county was wai the next speaker He Ha said laid aid be ha bad had been bean a mm- mm mom mom- t bar ber of ot tb the Mormon Church for up- up upwards up upward wards ward of af 58 years year kne knew the tha Gospel as AI reed reveled through the tha Prop Prophet t et J Joe h h hB B Ss to k be true ue and rejoiced exceed exceed- exceedingly exceedingly in laboring ai as ha he did In tn the Tem Temples pl of the Lord for tor th the tha salvation of both the tha living and Dd the tha dead Pioneer Lyman Curtis Curtla 82 years yean old or of Salem Salam Utah Uth county who was WI then Introduced to co o the tha assembly re- re referred re referred to nil his personal experience during the persecutions persecution of ot the tha Saints Salat in Missouri and Illinois and how bow he be found a barren barran desolate ing Ing with crickets ani aD J u where now stands one ona ot of the tha mOl most beautiful cities on the earth Pioneer Levi N Kendall of ot ton Maple Maple Maple- Mapleton Mapleton ton Utah Co next made a few rw re- re remarks marks followed by Pioneer John a S Gleason of or Pleasant ant Gro Grove e 75 years year old who invoked the blessing of ot God upon modern modern Israel and all aU if its friends Pioneer Green Flake 66 years yean old the only ODy survivor of the lobe three colored men who were ware numbered among aIDt Dg the be Pioneers of 1847 gave a short abort speech 1 1 which ha he said aid that bat he ha had hd always felt elt proud of or the ha distinction of belD being on one cf d b the Pioneers of Utah ba had watched with great interest the im- im improvements m pro ement mad made since Inoa 1847 PIoneer Wm C A Smoot of tb the Sugar House ward expressed gratitude to the committee of arrange arrange- arrangements ments and nd others othen who had contributed on this and nd other occasions to do honor bODor to those whom honor bonor was wai due duo To Test be ha wa was waa numbered among the Pioneers of 1847 w was waa due to the tha 13 fait fajt tha that he ha was wal wala wasa a creature of circumstances Mn Mrs Elizabeth Elisabeth Hunter 72 years yean old a resident 0 of Ul the ward Salt SaU Lake Jau City CUy performed with grace and nd anda a treat eDt ease a fancy 1007 fans SQ duee dance Highland Highland costume 8 ume President Wilford Woodruff then Cv gave a short abort address He Ha referred to the tc fact that when be ha and IDd br his fellow lellow Pioneers arrived la In the he valley la In 1847 they were wara all aU young and nd able bodied able men most mOlt of ot whom ere ara this thia had grown old and aad ped passed beyond the tae veil IJ among them the tha chief of ot the tha Pioneers the late and nd honored President Brig Brig- Brigham Brig Brig-aam ham Young faw survivors ot of the Pioneer band baad were wara Dearl nearly all aU feeble and aDd old and would before befaro long loag be numbered among amon their friendson friends on the other side aide In the tha success which bad bd attended the tha labors labor ot of the Pioneers eh and aad those e who wha followed them to these theae thou moo tarns IDI he clearly la saw aw the fulfillment of or ancient prophecies cies Truly the barren v barren barran of 01 the Great Salt Balt Lake V Valley in 1847 1147 bad baIJ been ben transformed into lute a beautiful and fruitful field In refer reter- referring referring ring to pioneer incidents incident he spoke apoka of the immense herda herds of buffaloes which the Pioneers rl mat met meton metOD on OD the tha Platte Piatta river dver It took them three days day to patS pass through there and nd ao so numerous were tb they bey y that it was waa found necessary to placa guards around the wagons wagon at night night to keep keap the animals out of the tha corral He also related an amusing incident w which transpired soon after the arrival in the valley when some of the tha Pi Pioneers neer made their first fint visit to the Lake and took a plunge in Its if water waters Green Flake the be colored man who had bad just juat spoke poke was wa one ona of the party After coming out jut of the tha briny w waters terl his entire body being covered with salt Mr Flake was wae for tor once onca in his hie hi life Ille a white man and and remained thus thui until by application of fresh fr h water be re- re regained re regained gained his ni oat Dat ral J o color lor Pioneer Joseph Joaeph Jo eph Egbert 76 76 ears ean ear old of Davis Davil county was wa next introduced to the congregation be bewan was however too feeble f bl to speak peak Elder Eld r James Jame S Brown of Salt Lake L k City one Doe of the Mormon Battalion Boll and Bollone andone one pf pC the first discoverers of If r told gold in California was wa then introduced Ie He said aid God bless bleu you all If remember the Mormon Battalion Mr Mn Mrs Judith Hughes Ball Tate HIgbee 84 years year old of the Sixteenth ward Salt Lake City who sang flang in the choir In Nauvoo Illinois and aDd later Ieter drove a team across the plains saul sang sangin In a clear dl distinct voice the song long en- en entitled en entitled titled The uThe difference between a Mor Mor- Mormon Mormon Mormon mon and a Saint Elder Eider Martin Lenzi 79 years year old of at the be Twelfth ward Salt Like Lake City OUy per per- performed performed formed a fancy dance iu lu a very able ma manner u nero President George Q CaD Cannon non delivered delivered ered a short ibort and appropriate speech He was wai not Le tae said aid one ol of o the tb Pioneers though be he came oame to te the valley the same lame me year as they din diu and passed pai t through the peculiar experience of ot the tb Lint int winter in 10 the valley when the people Jived lived on abort Ibort bort rations ration and ano many of ot them could for the time being think of nothing more desirable than to 0 get enough to satisfy their hun bun bunger hunger hunger ger It wax was simply limply marvelous to con oon con con- contemplate contemplate e template plate such a change chance as 81 a that which has bal taken place In Utah wince since 1847 The transformation from a barren desert to what Salt Rait Lake valley now bow pre presents enta id is complete none of the Pio- Pio Pioneers neen een eD enough lb to tha that such Illch a building as a the present should mould ever grace the bore shores of the Dead Sea of ot the Wept W The speaker would never forget the sufferings and privations of at the women and children who spent pent the be winter of ot 1847 In the valley He could not express bl his hir gratitude to the Lord for tor the abundant crops and aDd golden fields of today todal The speaker suggested the organization of a Pioneer eol which should bould be enrolled carolled not only the be souls who led the van to the valley under th the immediate leadership III of at President Brigham Youn Young but also allo those who followed them bem a few lew months month later and even the companies who migrated hither In the years year 1848 1841 1849 and aDd 1860 1850 all aU of ef whom wb were Pion Pioneers n in the truest sense of that word President dent Cannon closed clod elo d his hi bl remarks remark by IL- IL void the blessings ble of tb the Lord upon the Pioneer and all aU the people Elder John Y Smith who had bad crossed ed the plains plain with handcart handcarts sang laDI tb the time old handcart song long commencing ing with Ye Sainte Saint who dwell on Europe Europe's shore boNe After which Elder Thomas Thoma Dobon Dobson entertained the a- a a assembly embly for tor a few moment moments by dancIng dancing dancing ing the Fishers Fisher's hornpipe to music mule produced by the six Ix lx survivors of B a quadrille band which figured prominently prominently in social circles circle in Salt Lake City 86 35 years year an ago Regarding this dance it may nry be stated that at a |