Show missionary writes interesting letter in a letter expressing appreciation for the reaper calvin W ware of monroe now laboring as an L D S missionary in 0 omaha maha neb writes that he is looking forward to an enjoyable and interesting tourist season at the winter quarters memorial the memorial mr ware explains is located in the mormon pioneer cemetery and is ia maintained e by the church as a civic attraction reminding one of the 1500 mile trek entered into by tens of thousands of pioneers from the period 1846 to 1869 six thousand of these people died en route from the east to salt lake city and of them are burled in the mormon pioneer cemetery at omaha a city known in latter day saint history as winter quarters the monument cast in bronze and havinga height of nine and one half feet was conceived and executed by professor avard fairbanks of the university of michi descendant of those himself a lie lic dead at winter quarters 6 monument was unveiled and the dedicated S september t aber 20 3 by gabit in the J grant uP B heber r of a a large body of people presence representing both chur church chai and id state monument ment mr on the rno iti the figures ware in indicated dica ted represent a f father and mother who have just laid a beloved child in a prairie away grave they must continue their perhaps to face more journey with its hardships the grave memories must be left behind together they stand beside it looking into eternity earlier in hil hid mission mr ware labored in casper wyo note noted d for its large oil industry |