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Show THURSDAY, DEC. 1973 13, - THE CITIZEN - 11 North Cache Chronicles by A. PARTONE ' Wellsville at that time Draper. They drove north consisted of thirteen little log .toward Cache Valley in two cabins. We came across the wagons with one span of horses valley on about the same route and three of yoked cattle. At as the present road. (Highway Brigham City they were joined 91). We had to make a trail by John Nelson, his through the willows to get our and by Thomas Rowland, and wagons across the Logan river. thqir families. At Collinston the We camped on the hill near Wright-Nelso- n group was joined a mixed Thatchers mill. (First South at by company from Salt Lake First West Streets.) I stood City, Bountiful and Farmunder Israel J. Clark, ington that The next guard night. day we marched to Summit Creek lately a Shoshoni interpreter Salmon River for dinner, and camped on High with the Mission at Lemhi. The Fort Creek that night. The next day Clark we built a bridge over Cub party apparently conI. J. Gark, Benjamin tained River, and ate dinner on Lewiston Flats, and camped Williams, Jesse Pierson, John R. Blanchard, and D. W. Davis. near where Oxford is now. At Maughans Fort the Though Cache Valley and much of northern Utah was k party temporarily abandoned in the camped with a recently-arrive- d Move South, at the end of the wagon train from Farmington, Utah War there was an a train. which contained veterimmediate and very large ans of Chauncey. G. Wests Northern Expedition, of 1857 emigration from the older settlements to the unsettled who knew the topography .of; regions in Cache Valley. Many Cache Valley firsthand. of the men who had marched With this sort of expertise the north with Colonel West had company decided to settle on been impressed by Cache, and Summit Creek, since it was when the winter broke in early reportedly the easiest stream in April 1859, half a dozen comCache Valley to divert for for started the panies Valley irrigation. Among other people, and a new home. . the Farmington ' Company Chief among them was the i seems to have included John family of John P. Wright of Jones, James. Myler; Daniel son-in-la- one-quart- er Army of the United States to Utah. In local history, this is the infamous Johnstons Army. Initially, Governor Young probably intended to make war on the United States. Settlers were ordered to move south of Salt Lake City, and the mountain passes were garrisoned by the Nauvoo Legion. The fortification of Echo Canyon is w, ill-fat- ed widely known, but another measure was far more important for the history of Cache Wright-Nelson-Clar- Valley. This was the march of 500 men under Colonel (later General ) Chauncey G. West of Ogden to Soda Springs in order to guard against the possibility that the U. S. Army might try. a winter march into the territory from the north. - iwu uay may anu o, to bridge the Little Bear River, and another two days to reach Logan River at approximately the present site of Sixth South and Main Streets. The company cut willows to widen ii wuk Settlement on Summit Creek The years 18571858 were ones of immense stress in territorial Utah. President Buchanan, alarmed by the settlers refusal to acknowledge the authority of federal appointees, and by their outright harassment of the officers of the Third District Court, sent fully of the regular The troops ' were , largely drawn from Farmington in Davis County..- James . Quayle, an Infantry, private In the expedition, recalled their 1857 passage through the Valley:' J. Simmonds . . -- -- Oarkston 1859 Daniels, James Harmison, Joseph Aldredge, Thomas Lock-ye- r, Henry Mallory, John Edwards, George Peacock, J. E. Landers, Edward Smith, the Indian trail which they had been following to the top of the bench-lan- d at First South and Main Streets, where they made camp on the night of May 6. Joel Ricks later noted: On May 7th they camped on the site of Logan and were visited by Peter Maughan, who advised them to stay there, but they had heard that water could be gotten out for irrigation much easier at Summit creek so they decided to go there and put in crops. The reached Summit Creek on the evening of May 8, 1859. William Dees, Elisha Rodgers, and William Austin. John F. Wright later recalled the activities in the camp east of Wellsville: The next morning Peter Maughan and two or three men came down from the fort to see us. Maughan wanted to know who we were and where we were going. Father (John P. Wright) told him we were going to locate at Summit Creek. He said, I suppose you are Mormons? Father said Yes; Then, said he, you had better have some sort of organization. Next week we shall continue He then proceeded to set father the story of the first settlement apart as president of the of Smithfield. company, with John Nelson and I. J. Clark, assistants. . . - ; . Trenton Brief . The Little Bear. River was in : " and' flood with spring, run-of- f, the company, was forced to camp at Wellsville until a bridge could be built across.it. The Beehive Girls4 Of Trenton While camped, they were joined LDS Ward, walked off with the by other familieslargely from Davis County: Ralph Smith, volleyball championship Stake. Team members Morgan Samuel Evans. Morgan are Nancy Spackman, Barbara Evans, and James Denning. Spackman, Wendy Spackman, Debra Federico, Annette Griffin, Barbara Griffin and Pauline Ezola. Their coach is Joan Hansen. Congratulations, girls!. M ; n Smithfield Man Wins Eagle Chatter by Evelene Moody Bryan Kim Johnson 16, son of Reba and Blaylock Johnson, s- was recently presented the Eagle Scout badge, as well as the Duty-to-Go- Award of the d Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. The Eagle-awar- d ceremony was conducted Bryans father and his by Explorer leader, with his mother pinning on the badge. The ceremony was con. ducted by Bishop Donald Wil- by Gladys Loosle CLARKSTONr Holly and liams. Bryan has been active in Shane Parker, children of Mr:, the Order of the Arrow proand Mrs. Kent 'Parker of gram, and has served in Providence, spent the weekend ; leadership capacities, both as a with their grandparents, ' Mr. Scout and as an Explorer. and Mrs. Charles. Pearce, and' - Mr. Johnson is a student at with their Sky View High School. He has Mr. and Mrs. Paul M.- Clark. four older brothers, and five Duty-to-Go- d , . ts, greal.-grandparen- - In LDS religious services Sunday the infant daughter of Mr: and Mrs. LeRoy. Goodey was christened Mandy Goodey by her father. After the services; the following were guests at dinner with the Goodeys: Mr. and Mrs. William Scholes and sisters. by Laree Bodily . . Garkston. the were men young following presented for advancement in Also in this service, , the priesthood to the office of Priest: Mike Bliss, son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bliss; and Lyle Jardine, son of Mr. and Mrs.- - Edwin Jardine. Merlyn Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Thompson, was assigned as work director in Relief Society. ; ' . Mr. and Mrs. George Iosle departed Thursday for Quincy, Washington, where they will in honor of attend an open-hous- e her father, James Gardner, on his ninetieth birthday. The Loosles will also spend Christmas .with their daughter and Jeanette ' and Irvin Moore of Everett. son-in-la- w, LEWISTON-T- he Lewiston 1st LDS Ward Primary workers and their partners enjoyed a holiday party Thursday evening Barbara, Bonnie and Mark Scholes of Smithfield; Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Godfrey and fam ' ily of North Logan; Mr. and Mrs. Vern Goodey and family of Ogden; and Mr. and Mrs. Alma Goodey and Etta Thompson of Lewiston Life . -- at the Lewiston Community . building. A followed pot-luc- k supper was by an exchange of gifts. An original tribute to the FROM LEFT: Blaylock Johnson, Reba Johnson, Bryan Kim Johnson, and Bishop Donald Williams of Smithfield 6th LDS Ward. Bryan has recently been awarded the Eagle Scout badge. officers and teachers was read by Clarissa Talbot. Alice Williams gave two delightful read- Casing Cornish ings, and the Shirley Clark family of Logan presented a musical program. There were 36 people present, including Elaise Jessop of the Benson Stake Primary board, and her husband Willard Jessop. Nancy and Arvin Yantesv newlyweds of Council, Idaho, visited his grandparents, Delva AND Lloyd Wheeler, while on their honeymoon here. At Thanksgiving-tim- e they were also the guests of the Allen Wheelers. Beverly and Stephen Bodily, Mary and Edis Taggart, and Elaine and Geve Hyer attended the State Farm Bureau convention and banquet recently at the UntPl Utah. Salt Lake Gty. . by Maurine Buttars Catherine and Karen Reese spent the weekend in Benson, visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arvel Reese. A dinner party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Sorenson on Saturday evening was enjoyed by the following guests: Sadie Sorenson and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Powell, all of Cornish; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Simmonds of Lewiston; and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Earl of Logan. Overnight guests of Mrs. Gilbert Baker this past weekend were her granddaughters, Wendy and Debby McDermott of Bountiful, President Rex Plowman of Sadie Sorenson was the guest the Benson LDS Stake, along in Ogden last week of Mr. and Clair Jorwith Mrs. Clair Marler.1 sermons delivered at gensen. Mrs. Darrus Olsen of Idaho Cornish sacrament services Falls has spent a few days with Sunday evening. They pointed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin out that the Cornish Ward js Kendell. Mrs. Olsen also called known for its reverence and on her sister, Mrs. Theron dependability, in addition to the importance of Buxton,-patient at Logans stressing living a Christian life. Other LDS Hospital. speakers were Rose Ruiz and Mr. and-Mrs- . Sorenson Tracy Buttars, and the choir Leroy have recently visited at the sang Thanks. Be to God." home of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Director was Joseph Myler and McKinnon of Willard. pianoaccompanisi was Douglas Myler. The congregation Loganite Mrs. George Sunada found their rendition inspiring. spent Monday visiting with Mae After church, there was frost on and Virginia Hanson. the windows of automobiles. high-councilm- |