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Show Sugar House Sermouettes by E. Cecil McGavin This is the first in a series of articles on the early day bi-story of Parley's Canyon. The series is presented under the sponsorship of Sugar House Camp, Sons of Utah Pioneei-H. The Story of Parleys Canyon When gold was discovered in California, a great tide of imigration spread over the land. The caravans of dust-covered dust-covered wagons rolled across the plains in great numbers. As the creaking wagons crawled out of the canyons and rolled into the "City of the Saints," there was a great demand for many commodities. In the wake of the gold rush, Salt Lake City became a busy market place as the gold seekers were supplied with food, clothing, and a vast variety of necessities, their horses, mules and oxen were fitted with shoes for the long journey ahead, their wagons were repaired or exchanged for new ones, and fresh beasts of burden were sold to the voyagers who were anxious to be among the first to use their sluice pans in the golden sands of the Pacific. The Mormon pioneers used every occasion to supply them with the necessities they required re-quired to complete the journey. jour-ney. Many new enterprises sprang up in Deseret as a result re-sult of the gold rush. One of the significant enterprises that was developed as a result of the gold rush, was the development devel-opment of a new roadways, primarily to encourage the gold'Seekers to pass through the settlements of the Saints and replenish their supplies at handsome profit to the l'K-al farmers and craftsmen. The highway was first known as the Golden Pass. This historic-thoroughfare historic-thoroughfare is known today as Parleys Canyon. |