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Show The Deseret Sampler, Friday, October 11, 1974 1 neWton curd givens Kentucky v wipT: & : CO s B V REGT. DR AGGQT. MEXICAN WAR ' Grave site of CPT, Givens in Camp Floyd is one of 84 graves. CPT Givens died less than a year after arriving in Utah. As indicated on the tombstone, CPT Givens served in the Mexican War. In July 1861, Colonel Cooke and the Utah force abandoned Fort Crittenden. Cooke destroyed buildings, blew up arms and ammunition that had not been disposed of and presented Fort Crittendens flag pole to Brigham Young. Stagecoach Inn Fairfield blew out as suddenly as it blew in. John Carson was one of the few who stayed. His inn served as a way station for the pray express from April 1860 to October 1861. It was die first stop out of Salt Lake City for the Overland stage route until 1869 when the transcontinental railroad was completed. The inn remained a stop on the way west, operated by the Carson family until 1947. Today, Camp Floyd is a state park. The Inn of John Carson has been fully restored to include furnishings from the 1850s. Hie cemetery and comissary remain as reminders of a colorful chapter in Utah history. ' This inn, built in 1858, was a stagecoach and pony express stop in the 1860s. Today, it is a museum and accurately reflects the lifestyle of early pioneers. Fortunately, for the Mormons, the delay to Johnstons Army allowed arbitration to be conducted with federal authorities. President Buchanan granted them am nesty and agreed to march the Army through Salt Lake City and establish a permanent camp some distance away. The Army marched through the Mormon capital and on to the town of Fairfield. This small community had been settled three years earlier by John Carson. The Utah War Trails Through History By Steven Wright m, residence. Quarters, barracks, warehouses and stables were constructed. Most of the buildings were made from adolie bricks purchased from the Mormons for a penny each. Other building materials included lumber and stone. Using Mormon labor and building supplies, 400 buildings Wyoming winter. By Linda Kay Perry ' . were constructed. Interestingly enough, the building of the Army post provided a substantial boost to the Utah economy and to the people the Army was dispatched to subdue. The Army payroll provided a boost to another ele- - ment. Soon after the Army arrived, the city of Fairfield mushroomed. It became the third largest city in Utah n with a population of 7000. Fairfield was a town of the Old West. It boasted 17 saloons and a collection of gamblers, prostitutes, thieves and gunslingers. JOHN CARSON, the founder of Fairfield, took advantage of the new prosperity and built an inn. Carson, a devout Mormon, refused to cater to the rough element and his inn provided a place for prominent travelers aAl visitors to stay the night. The Mormons and the Army maintained a safe distance. From 1858 until 1861, there were no serious incidents recorded. The only soldiers to die in the Utah War were of natural causes or in action in the wide open town of Fairfield. A total of 84 graves of soldiers and civilian employees are found in the cemetery. In 1860, Johnston (now a general) was transferred back to the East as civil war loomed between the states. The new commander was Colonel Philip St. George Cooke. Colonel Cooke was well known and respected by the Mormons. During 1846-4-7 he had been the leader of the Mormon Battalion which was commissioned to fight in the Mexican War. Under Colonel Cooke, the Armys strength was cut from 3000 men to 700 men. AFTER THE OUTBREAK of the Civil War, Cooke changed the name of the installation from Camp Floyd (after the Secretary of war) to Fort Crittenden. Secretary Floyd had defected to the South as had General Samuel Johnston, the first installation commander. . A welcome tea was held Wednesday, September 25, in, honor of Mrs. Mildred Toepel.' The receiving line consisted of Mrs. Toepel and Mrs. Joan Morgan, President of the Dugway Women's Club. AFTER THE TEA, the husbands joined in the fun at a cocktail party which lasted until 7:00. the nursery stayed open until 7:00 as a courtesy for this function. The combination welcome tea and cocktail party was host- rnTrnTTT r i r tit 1 1 1 1 1 1 DPG Art Auction A Big Success By Linda Kay Ferry tion. The Dugway Womens Club (DWC) hosted a successful art auction Tuesday, October 1, in which many people in the community participated. The paintings went on display at 11:30 and the auction began at 7:00, which gave the community a chance to select the paintings for which they wished to bid. PUNCH AND coffee was offered throughout the day and hor during the evening, doeuvres were served, compliments of the DWC. Collier Art Corporation of It seems there was something to suit the taste of everything from everyone floral compositions to winter from and summer scenes nudes. of children to paintings THE AVERAGE PRICE of the paintings sold was between $55.00 and $85.00. Some of the artists included, Bragg, Dali, Picasso, Vardi, Renier, . REMEMBER TO mark November 19th on your calendar. 'ftie DWC is holding their annual bazaar on that date. There will be many handmade articles, a fish pond, cake, candy, popcorn balk and this year we are featuring a childrens room. Only children will be allowed in this room where they can buy Christmas presents for their parents. These gifts will range in price from It to $1.00 Come join the fun as A family enjoys Camp Floyd picnic area. There were a variety of different types of paintings to try to please the various tastes of the people bidding. Original oils, original cofored lithographs, original drypoint etchings, enamels on copper, origi-- . nal oil on paper, original hand colored etchings, seri graphs, original colored woodcut, en- graving and watercolors were among the paintings auctioned. Many paintings were signed and numbered, stone signed, and a few were limited editions. The differences in the paintings were explained before the auc- Changall and many other noteworthy people in the artistic world. The gallery listed all the paintings in catalog form and guaranteed the authenticity of all the paintings listed. There were a few very ex- pensive collectors items as well as a few sculptures which were not sold. The total volume of paintings sold was $4835.(X). At the end of the evening. Colonel Toepel drew Mr. John Johnsons name as the recipient of the door prize, which was an and 'support the bazaar. Remember that all proceeds go back to the community. We have one family to welcome this month. This special welcome goes to Kenneth and Marie Chinn. The Chinns are new arrivals from Taiwan. They have one son, Stephen, 6. We would like to extend a weloil painting.. come to this family and hope WE WOULD LIKE to their stay at Dugway is a pleasthank Dugway for the support ant one. of the community, as the proceeds all go back to the community for such things as the SSG Marrow and the personnel Dugway High School graduat- of the Officers Club for their ing senior scholarship, etc. If help and cooperation. A thank you participated in this impor- you is also extended to Ann tant event, your time and Skinner, Chuck Dewitt, Mary Lou Craig, Lynn1 Johns, Kitsy money were well spent. n Keetch and many others, for Special thanks go to Wight, chairman of the without their help, this function auction. We also wish to thank would not have been possible. Ray-lee- Los Angeles graciously consented to bring their exhibit of various paintings to Dugway to be sold to the members of the community. According to the auctioneers, Peery Bums and Bud Carroll, the printings were d to auctioned at less than could be purchased at any art gallery. Before the auction began, a brief explanation was given to inform everyone of the procedures the auction would follows. ALL THE PAINTLNCS were outlined in suitable frames to enhance the lieauty of the particular painting lieing auctioned. The price for which the printings were sold included the one-thir- OldGlory still waves over Camp Floyds frame. ld . ed by the Womens Club executive board. Mrs. Marcia Miller was the chairman for this event. : wide-ope- le sub-zer- o Deseret Drifts IT WAS here that the Army established a permanent A place where the trilohites teemed in warm seas 500 million years ago, where brontosaurus roamed, where Indians lived, 13,000 years B.C., where a highly developed civil iation fourished between 400 A.D. to 1300 A.D., tradwhere early mounta inmen held their rendezvous beaver and for in work a a provisions pelts ing years week of hell raisin, where Americas greatest colonizer sent his followers out to build towns and cities, where pray express riders carried the mail, where the Union Pacific and Central Pacific met, where men spent 40 years constructing a building that is seen by millions, annually, where towns once stood so wild that the undertakers wagons made daily rounds and a marshal killed as many as six men in one night, where a river jordan flows into a dead sea, where natural beauty and wildlife abound, this is the state where you live. MUCH MORE could have been said about this state of Utah, It is a state with a rich and exciting history to be enjoyed by its residents. This column is about Utah and its past. It will provide you with information about places to see on your weekends, or on your vacation. Such a column will be most appropriate, as we focus on American history and the bicentennial. Ouida Blanth-oa history major from BYU, will be a contributing author to this column. You as a reader are invited to contribute articles on interesting historical sites in Utah. Photos with your stories will also be valuable. Photos should not contain people, but should be representative of the location visited. Within an hours drive of Dugway, on State Highway 73, is historic Camp Floyd. Located in Fairfield, Camp Floyd played an important role in the history of Utah as a military installation, stagecoach stop and pray press station. IN JUNE 1858, 2,500 Army troops and 1000 Army civilians marched down Emigration Canyon into the Sait Lake Valley. Salt Lake City, with a population of approximately 15,000, was virtually abandoned. Located in key locations were men with torches prepared to destroy the city if the Army stopped. This chapter of Utahs history is commonly known as the Utah war. It was precipitated when President James Buchanan, after hearing reports alxnit rebellion in Utah, ordered the War Department to subdue the Mormons. The Army was gathered at Fort Leavenworth and was composed of men from the 5th and 10th Infantry, the 2nd Dragoons and the 4th Artillery. Marching orders were received from General Winiield Scott and the force of 2,500 officers and men were placed under the command of General W. S. Harney, Commander of the Department of the West. General Harney was later replaced by Colonel Albert S. Johnston, who actually took the Anny on the 1 100-mitrek from Fort Leavenworth to Utah. The Army assembled under Colonel Johnston and was the largest concentration of troops located anywhere in the United States. To move this Army from a far outpost in Kansas 1100 miles west created a difficult logistical problem. The Army sought to solve this problem by hiring the. firm of Russell, Major and Waddell (a firm which later wait broke operating the pony express) to transport freight. Russell, Majors, and Waddell obtained an additional 3500 wagons and teams, 40, (XX) oxen, 1000 mules and hired 4000 men to haul an estimated 16 million pounds of freight. Johnston planned to reach Salt Lake City before winter in 1857. However, the Mormons in Utah had other ideas. Brigham Young, the Governor of. the Utah territory, declared martial law. The Mormons, equipped 1100 men with weapon; and horses and prepared them to defend the territory. Small groups of raiders, under the command of Major Lot Smith, were dispatched to harass the Army and slow their advance. This was effectively accomplished by burning the prairie grasses and by quick strikes against the supply trains. THE DELAYING tactics slowed the Army and they were forced to winter in Wyoming high country at Fort Bridger. The winter was a difficult one for the soldiers, part of whom had been stationed in Florida prior to being at Fort Leavenworth. These troops did not have equip- ment for the Plaque honoring Camp Floyd Commander. one-ha- lf SELLING THE GOODS CoMier Art Corporation presents an art auction at the Officers Open Mess. The auction was sponsored by the Dugway Womens Club. |