Show I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I YOUNG SPEAKS ON WRITINGS OF PION PIONEERS ERS University Professor Tells Te State Librarians That Early Settlers in Here Wrote Real Literature Professor Levi Lev Edgar Young Youns of at the Western History department spoke last Saturday morning before tho thoI State Library association on tho the subject subject subject sub sub- of or Original Manuscripts In Utah History Professor young Young told about the documents of or tho the pre pioneer perIod period per per- iod fad and characterized them as 09 amon among tho the most moat important and interesting of American history Th The Th-o jt Jt Journal t r of i John John C. C Fremont t was published l in 1845 1846 after Fremont Thad had made his Journey into the tho Rocky Mountains and to the Pacific coa coast coast- t. t It became one of at the tho most Influential documents of that day in directing directing- the western trail breaker and immigrant I Ito to the west It is written in concise b beautiful English and should bo be in inthe inthe the libraries of all aU tho the cities and schools of ot the tho state Tho The writings of I II I Jedediah Smith and William Ashley i Father Escalante and Father Do De Smet were also described and their Importance importance im Im- I emphasized There were I many other original documents mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- and librarians were urged to obtain copies of at them for their col col- Quotes Works orlis Professor Young Youns told bout the tho orIginal original original or or- documents of or tho pioneer period per per- iod lod of ot Utah Ho lie quoted parts from fromI the Journals of Orson Pratt Erastus I Snow Wilford Woodruff William Clayton and others and characterized them th m as among the best bast thero there are arc in western writings Professor Young stated that In a short time all aU these Journals with many others would beI be bo properly edited and printed Tho The reports re ro- ro- ro ports of or Captain Howard Stansbury I nn and Captain Gunnison together with the Journal of Freemon's Freemen's fifth expo expo- to Utah were wore explained Among the most interesting writings la is that of tho artist of Fremont's command in in 1854 His name namo was Carvalho Carvalbo and he has left a n. b book ok of memorable chapters concerning the economic and social conditions in Utah in early I days It is written in a n. lucid 8 style yle and many pathetic stories are aro told of tho the struggles of tho the pioneers in de developing developing de- de tho the country of ot tho the Great Basin Stories Interesting Professor Young also urged that tho the librarians obtain the tho stories of tho the pioneers who are aro still living and to tofile tofile tome file me them away in their respective li libraries libraries U- U for safe keeping You will find these stories said Professor Young Youns illuminating and Interesting Interesting- as they give the human side Bide of ot tho the economic and md social development of the tho state Professor Young read a number of or short stories ho he had obtained ob- ob during the past pant summer and they were full of ot the tho pathetic and dramatic Incidents of the pioneer days Ho IIo made mado a n. special pica plea that all aU the material material on western history bo ho preserved preserved pre- pre served an and that the tho teachers and UI 11 U- do all In their power to seeto see seo to it that no document nt or relic of at bygone bygone by- by gone gono days bo be destroyed |