Show AE elk 71 1930 9 3 0 JE UTAH TAI I 1 STATE RES J A i THE MORMAN MIGRATION MIG KAriON continued from page one button to literature was a compilation pi lation of a first reader a see second secand reader book of nepal and the book of morman using the deseret alphabet his most pretentious work was the key to the universe Uni lie he established the great salt lake meridian at the southeast corner of the block maloi major howard egan was vas another distinguished member of the first party of emigrants major egan kept a dairy of his various journeys which was published under the title titie tie of pioneering the west lie he made several trips horn from salt lake city to california one route from salt lake city west bears his name orin porter rockwell sll was the out standing member of the pioneer company as a s a scout an attempted assassination ot of governor boggs occurred at independence mo on may 6 1842 rockwell was charged with making this attempt although the evidence was never clear if vie ve can belleve believe general patrick edward conner the charge did not rest tery alry on mind and he be is alleged to have told conner that he shot at boggs and was damm sorry he kill him one of Rock walls wells greatest exploits was carrying news of the invasion of utah by johnsons army from fort laramie to salt lake city a distance of miles in five days and three hours in person burton described rk well weal as a tall strong man with leather legging overhanging ats huge spurs the saw handles of two revolvers peeping from his blouse he wore wora ian long grizzly locks plaited and gathered at the nape of his neck his manners were those of a jovial devil may care english ruffian rockwell was a front lerman and scout not an empire builder ile he lacked the impelling intellect ol of orson pratt and the constructive mind of brigham young but he stood guard while they worked in a safely established society there was nothing he cared to do and like many others of a his class he retired to the monotonous mono tonus niceties of service club ex existence istance he had his fling when kippings Kip lings tommy he was porter this and porter that history Ls is fairer than those than who would obliterate e his name |