Show M 0 fu TT U MEN PO CA r T BROWN dedication OF THE GROUND ON CITY HALL SQUARE founder of ogden to be remembered in an imperishable record brief history at one tomorrow col win N fife will designate the spot in front of the city hall where the monument of 0 captain james brown drown will be erected the monument upon its pedestal of finished concrete will stand 18 feet high a beautiful specimen of metal work of the monumental bronze co of bridgeport conn james brown was the founder of f ogden and on the plinth of the mon monument U in raised letters will appear this brief history sacred to the memory of CAPTAIN JAMES BROWN born sept 30 1801 north carolina died sept 30 1863 ogden utah death Is eternal life why should we weep captain brown and his two sons alexander and deao enlisted in the service of the united states in the 1 mormon battalion during the war with Al mexico exico was captain of company C the battalion in ili command of colonel george cook of the U S army he lie brought to the valley of the great salt lake in gold which he received from the government due for service in 1848 captain brown went to what Is now known us weber county and bought the goodyear Goody oar claim from tho weber canyon south to he the hot springs nonh north and from the base of the mountain to the lake fourteen miles square for and moved to what is Js now known as ogden city company C mormon battalion dis chargee char goil july 16 10 1847 arrived in ili the tile valley of the great salt tak lake 1847 1110 moved veI to the goodyear Goody oar claim 1848 captain brown invited others to como and share with him ho lie retained only three hi hundred indred acres allowing his fellow colonists in which willell interests as well tte u for himself the tile claim was purchased hazed to settle in tho the country without price or question of their lights captain brown wag was truly the tile founder of ogdon ogden city and weber county he ile broke tho first land raised the llast grain |