NO. 5. THE ESTABLISHED HOME. A little room with scanty grace TRUTH AND LIBERTY. JUNE, 1850. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1891. White dimity and well-scrubbed boards- And sunshine in the quiet place, And scent that honeysuckle hoards. Outside, the little garden glows VOL. XLII. a distance of about seventy-five miles. latter stream having above that point (See map.) Quite a number of Saints received the Teton, Fall River and are now also settling in a distant valley other smaller streams as tributaries. known as the Teton Basin, the centre Henry's Fork is named after one of the of which is about forty miles east of partners of the Missouri Fur Company Rexburg. The Stake consists of twenty who, in 1809, built a fort on this stream organized Wards, in most of which about twenty-five miles from its there are, besides the respective mouth.* After receiving Henry's Bishoprics and their helps in the Fork, Snake River, which now becomes very large stream, soon changes its course from a northwesterly to a southerly direction toward Eagle Rock, from whence its course is southwesterly, westerly and northwesterly until it unites with the Columbia River, through which it finally discharges its waters into the Pacific Ocean. With sun-warmed leaves and blossoms bright; Priesthood, complete organizations of Beyond lie pasture, elm, and wood Through that green land there blows an air In this sad city's riotous roar; The echo of a life-long prayer, And the world's voice is heard no more. Leisure Hour. THE BANNOCK STAKE OF ZION. BY ANDREW JENSON. Sunday Schools, Y. M. and Y. L. M. The Great Snake (or Shoshone) River Stake Presidency-Thomas E. Ricks, Alternate High Councilors-Andrew A. Anderson, of Rexburg; William J. Young, Lyman; Charles Keppner, Rexburg; Edmund Paul, Rexburg. Patriarchs-Thomas S.Smith, of Wilford; Arza E. Hinckley, Rexburg. The Bannock Stake embraces the greater half or northern portion of Bingham County, Idaho, extending south to the forty-third parallel of northern latitude, or as far as Ross' Fork, which stream has been agreed upon as the dividing line between the Banuock and Oneida Stakes. West and north it extends as far through Idaho as Latter-day Saints can be found, and east into Wyoming Territory. But the great bulk of the Saints constituting the Stake reside in a string of settlements situated in the Upper Snake River Valley, commencing with Ba salt Ward in the southwest and ending with Wilford Ward on the northeast, three crops in one season, if properly The altitute of the Snake River Val The main branch of Snake River rises in the Teton range of mountains a The main branch of Snake River divides the settlements of the Saints in the Bannock Stake into what might be termed a north and south group. Of the twenty wards of which the Stake consists, ten (Rexburg, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Ward, Lyman, Burton, Brighton, Parker, Woodruff, Teton and Salem) are on the north side, nine (Menan, Labelle, Louisville, Rigby, Willow Creek, Iona, Eagle Rock, Taylor and Basalt) on the south side, and one, (Aline) in the Tetou Basin. In times of high water communication or travel between the settlements on opposite sides of the rivers is extremely dificult and often very dangerous. There is no bridge across the main branch of the river above Eagle Rock; hence that stream must always be crossed by means of ferries, as it is very seldom low enough to be forded. Even ferrying has to be abandoned when the river is very high. Until 1888 the north or Henry's Fork was also crossed by ferry, but in 1888 a bridge was built at a place now known as St. Anthony, fourteen miles northeast of Rexburg, or three miles above Parker, and in the spring of 1890 a bridge on the more direct road of travel between the settlements in the forks of Snake River and Market Lake was built six miles west of Rexburg, at a cost of $5,000. BANNOCK WARD. Trappers are known to have visited the upper Snake River Valley as early Henry, a member of the Missouri Fur as 1809. In that year Alexander Company, having been dislodged by establishment at the forks of the Misthe Blackfoot Indians from his souri, passed over the great divide and built a house on the north or Henry's *Bancroft's History of Idaho. branch of Snake River, one day's journey above its junction with the south or Lewis' branch. This cabin called Henry's Fort, built in 1809 and vacated the following year, was the first establishment erected in this Latitude west of the Rocky Mountains. Non-Mormon stockmen located ranches at different points on and between the forks of the river more than twentyfive years ago. The first Latter-day Saint known to visit the upper Suake River Valley with the intention of permanently settling there was Elder John R. Poole, of Ogden, Utah, who visited the island afterwards known as Poole's Island (now embracing Menan and Labelle Wards) Feb. 10, 1879, and spent several days in viewing the country. Being convinced of its capability of sustaining settlements of the Saints, he returned to Ogden and reported his discoveries to Apostle F. D. Richards who accordingly called a meeting for reports, and finding that many of the Saints were desirous of locating there presented Elder Poole with a letter of appointment to act as presiding Priest until a further and more complete organization could be affected. The first family known to locate on the above mentioned island was that of Joseph C. Fisher who removed there in March 1879. In April following Elder Poole returned from Ogden with seed-grain, farming implements, etc., preperatory to farming, and in the following December he removed his family there. the mouth of the Portneuf Canyon and Utah and Arizona. While the families CHURCH "PRESIDENT's Office, OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS, SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 26, 1882. "Dear Brethren -That you may more tion. In the first place, it would be well, in all cases where possible, for yourselves, or the Bishop of the ward to which the parties belong, to have a knowledge of the intention of those in your Stake removing to the new settlements, as in which they into the district our custom from the time of our earliest "The Twelve have this matter in hand brethren of that place were called together at the residence of Wyman M. Parker, and among other important business attended to, arrangements were made for fencing a co-operative field. On the 8th Elders Preston and Ricks traveled to Cedar Buttes (now and will see that things are conducted right. The local presiding Bishop will co-operate with you in all of these affairs, and on matters of importance it would be proper for you to consult us. "We remain, as ever, your brethren in the Gospel, JOHN TAYLOR, JOSEPH F. SMITH, Of the First Presidency." tend to locate, SO that you may In compliance with the foregoing give them any necessary council and information, and also have an under-instructions President Preston and standing where they may be found, that Bishop Ricks started from Logan in they may not stray off and be lost sight the night of January 4, 1883, and arof. It is also expected that parties com-rived at Egin (now Parker) in the ing in from other Stakes will comply with evening of the 5th. On the 7th the In 1879, also, Egin (now Parker these regulations which it will become Ward) on Henry's Fork, was first the duty of presiding Bishoprics to see settled by Latter-day Saints. At that carried out. In all cases in making new point the first post office established set lement the Saints should be advised among the Saints in this part of the to gather together in villages, as has been country was opened July 1. 1880, with settlement in these mountain valleys. A. F. Parker as postmaster.. The advantages of this plan, instead of Nov. 25, 1891. President Marriner carelessly scattering out over a wide ex-Menan) and on the 9th held two W. Merrill, of the Cache Stake Presi-tent of country are, many and obvious to dency, and Elder William D. Hend-all those who have a desire to serve the ricks, of Logan, arrived on Poole's Lord. By this means the people can reIsland and organized the Saints there tain their ecclesiastical organizations, into a branch of the Cache Stake of Zion, with John R Poole as presiding Priest, and Alexander N. Stephens and Spencer V. Raymond as Teachers. Elders Merrill, Hendricks and Poole then went to Egin (ow Parker) and organized the few families of Saints who had recently located there into another branch with Wyman M. Parker as presiding Priest, and William Rawson and John Powell as Teachers. This organization included all the Saints on the north side of Snake River and extended as far north as Pleasant Valley. the Priesthood and establish and main meetings with the Saints there in a small log cabin, then used for a schoolhouse and owned by John R. Poole. On the 10th, through the have regular meetings of the quorums of kindness of Elder Poole, they tain day and Sunday schools, Improve- residence of Theodore Lyman, who were conveyed by team to the ment Associations and Relief Societies; they can also co-operate for the good of had located a few miles south of the all in financial and secular matters, in present site of Lyman townsite, where making ditches, fencing fields, building they stayed that night, and the next bridges and other necessary improve- day, (11th) arrived on the spot where ments. Further than this they are a Rexburg now stands. They found mutual protection and source of strength shelter for the night at the house of against horse and cattle thieves, land Robert Tarter, six miles in a westerly jumpers, etc., and against hostile Indians, direction, near the present bridge on should there be any, while their compact Henry's' Fork. The following day organizations gives them many advantages of a social and civil character which (12th) they returned to Cedar Buttes might be lost, misapplied or frittered aud were entertained at Joseph C. away by spreading out so thinly that Fisher's residence, and on the 13th Jan. 8, 1882, the first Latter-day inter-communication is difficult, dan- boarded the train at Eagle Rock, reSaint Sunday School in the Snake gerous, inconvenient or expen- turning to Logan. Soon after this River Valley was organized at Egin sive. It would be well, therefore, for Andrew S. Anderson, of Smithfield, with William Rawson as superinten- you in company with Brother Ricks to Cache Co., Utah, being a civil en dent and twelve pupils. visit the country and make such loca-gineer, was called to locate in the In October, 1882, President William tions of settlements as may be desirable Snake River Valley for the purpose of B. Preston, of the Cache Stake, visited and as the circumstances may require, practicing his profession. Subsequently and have your town lots surveyed by a Suake River Valley and being highly competent person, and such arrangearrangements were made for a compleased with its natural facilities rements made for this kind of settlement pany to start from Cache Valley with turned to Logan, Utah, and took im- as you and your counsel and Brother teams composed of the following inediate steps to have a ward organiza- Ricks may deem advisable. In doing named brethren: Fraucis C. Gunnell, tion effected up there. this, however, it would be well not to Thomas E. Ricks, Jun., Brigham Ricks, interfere with homestead entries, or to Heber Ricks, Willard Ricks, Daniel embarass new settlers too much, but to Walter, Lorenzo Thorp, Fred. Smith, have it positively understood that this Leonard Jones and James M. Cook. method must be adopted in your settle- These men accordingly started Jan. ments. We know of no reason why the method that have been pursued in the 25, 1883, and on Feb. 11th following past on these matters are any less appli- arrived at or near where the settlecable to the Saints in Idaho and Wyo- ment of Lyman now is located, on the ming than they have proved to those in north bank of the south fork of Snake Dec. 6, 1882, the first Latter day Saint meeting house in Snake River Valley was completed at Egin. Dec. 18, 1882, Elder Thomas E.Ricks, of Logan, was called to act as Bishop of the Bannock Ward of the Cache Stake of Zion, embracing all that district of country lying north, east and west of six townsites laid off, namely, Menan River, where they stayed for some May 30, 1883, the first statistical report of the Banuock Ward showed a total membership of 369 souls. (To be continued.) INFORMATION ABOUT MEXICO. success in its enterprise is an assured fact. Situated in one of the prettiest spots of Mexico are the four colonies. The natural advantages of the place are many, affording, as they do, all the means for comfortable homes and snug fortunes. W. Derby Johnson, Jr., who is personally in charge of one of the colonies, "Colonia Diaz" by name, has recently come from the South and talked freely with a representative of the Globe about the country. "We have four colonies in Mexico.” said Mr. Johnson. "The largest two are 'Colonia Diaz' and 'Colonia Juarez.' They are situated in northwestern Chihuahua. The former is named after President Diaz. The latter gets its name from Benito Juarez, the Washington of Mexico. Both are on the Casas Grandes River, the latter about seventy miles south of the former. The other settlements are Pacheco and Francisco. They are situated west and east of Juarez, The inhabitants number about 2000, and are principally Americans. It is an excellent agricultural country, and the grazing is the finest in the world. The facilities for raising fruit, we consider equal, if not better, than California, because the climate is more even. There is an abundance of water, native springs existing in such great volume on the plateau, that water force sufficient to operate mills now in existence, and other factories afforded. which may hereafter be established, is situated are covered with a carpet of "The valleys in which the colonies are the finest indigenous grasses known in America, viz.: mesquite, curly mesquite, and black, red and white grama. On these grasses many thousands of cattle At the first Priesthood meeting held can be herded. The feed cannot be exat the residence of F. C. Gunnell at celled, and if a superior breed of cattle Rexburg, June 30, 1883, it was decided were introduced the herds in this section to divide the ward into precincts and would be superior in size and weight to select precinct officers and petition the any cattle known to the West. One very selectmen of the county to peculiar feature in cattle and sheep raiseffect precinct organizations, and that 160 THE subject of "Mormon" coloniza-ing in this part of Mexico is the fact that the fattening process of the herds begins acres of land should be secured for tion in Mexico has been treated on so at the inception of the winter and conmissionary purposes in each of the extensively by the press of the country tinues until the rainy season, which usuvarious branches. James Myler, A. L. that it will probably be not out of place present, when search for fat cattle is ally occurs from June to September. At Ellsworth, Andrew S. Anderson and James Eckersell were appointed home to refer to it again in these columns. made during the winter it is usually missionaries. Ro ert L. Bybee was That some of our people have taken up Sierra Madre Range. The advantage of made on the eastern slope of the great appointed general superintendent of their abode in the Mexican republic is stock raising here is, that where further the Sunday Schools of the Ward, Edmund Paul superintendent of the east, in the winter, the grasses have lost Y. M. M. I. A. and Susannah R. Poole grasses of the Sierra Madre contain the their strength and nutritiousness, the superintendent of Y. L. M. I. A. most desirable fattening qualities. At this time of the year beef cattle on this compare favorably with the corn-fed range, although of inferior breed, will cattle of Kansas, Nebraska and other eastern sources of supply. As parts of the Ward there were at that time seven organized brauches, namely: Parker with Wyman M. Parker as presiding Priest. Cedar Buttes with John R. Poole as presiding Priest. Louisville with Richard F. Jardine as presiding Priest. Teton with John presiding Priest. Lyman with Sydney Weeks as presiding Priest. Donaldson as Eagle Rock with John D. Evans as presiding Priest. Wilford with James Pincock presiding Priest. July 31, 1883, the second statistical report of the Bannock Ward showed the total membership to be 617. pretty well known. That more will Apropos of this subject, the New who as as to the as condition of those portions of Mexico where our people reside, and that paper is reliable and does not descend to the usual tactics of the common "interviewer," we reproduce the account, which contains much valuable information. It is as follows: Oct. 24, 1883, the first saw mill was established at Rexburg by William F. Rigby. Oct. 27, 1883, the first ward conference was held at Rexburg, President William B. Preston presiding. On this occasion the first ward Relief Society was organized, with Sophia Nelson as president. By this time nine settlements had been commenced, and Colonization in Mexico is attracting public attention just at present, and the work of the Mexican Colonization and Agricultural Company, which began six years ago, is assuming such a shape that ance of timber, including pines, varying "In the mountains there is an abundfrom two to four feet in diameter, walnut and several species of ash and oak peculiar to the climate. Thus building material is easily obtained. "It is a living proof, which may be seen by any visitor today, that the Mormon settlements of Diaz and Juarez have demonstrated that, with the improved implements of agriculture and the persistent industry of the colonists, crops of corn and other small grains, fruits and vegetables, are beyond preconceived ideas of the native inhabitants. So that there is no question that with the gifts that nature has bestowed upon this country, is greater than in any other section of the hitherto unknown, the reward for labor continent "Should a system of dams and reservoirs be established on the Casas Grandes River, which is sure to follow the settlement of these valleys, there will be many thousands of acres of as fertile land as can be found on the continent brought into a state of the highest cultivation through the energy, skill and industry of these people. Draw the comparison, for example, between the country lying in the basin of Salt Lake and that of the valley of the Casas Grandes River, and it will be seen that the advantage in favor of the latter for permanent homes and a rich and incalculable return for labor is far superior. other valuable minerals. In order that treated, and bence tuis section of the SHOULD NOT DEMAND IMPOSSI- are fused to pass another of an opposite SOME OF the gentlemen who taking an active part in the law and order movement in this city are, in our "It must be borne in mind at the same opinion, working on a mistaken base. time that this valley, according to the The protest against the present official many reports of the most distinguished fairly test public sentiment. experts, is bordered on either side, in the slackness in enforcing the laws and The result was that the people promountain ranges, by innumerable mines the encouragement given to the worst Rounced overwhelmingly in favor of of gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc and forms of vice cannot be too pronounced. no saloon. A United States Court, the public may understand as to why Extreme and impracticable suggestions however, gave judgment in favor of these mineral wealths have not heretofore as to the appropriate remedial means, whisky, and the Council passed a been understood or realized, it is sufficient to say that the entire range of the will, however, do injury to the cause liquor ordinance. The ground has Sierra Madre has been for the last two of morality. This is no centuries, until within the past two years, agitate the total obliteration of the those who should have sustained a time to throughout been stoutly contested, but occupied entirely by a persecuted race of Indians made hostile to every civiliza- saloon, howevermuch such a consumma- healthy sentiment and good morals, tion, by the way in which they have been tion might be devoutly wished. Hence, operated in the wrong direction. country may be said in fact to be a terra prohibition speeches are not consistent incognita. with the present movement in favor "Along the line of the proposed rail-law and morality. way, at the base of the Sierra Madre and from the Rio Grande River, there are To prove this it is only needful to dumps of refuse ores amounting to sev-direct attention to the fact that the been taken of this easy regime, and eral million tons, which, according to the opinion of experts, will range in value object of the agitation is to induce, by drinking, gambling, burglaries and from $5 to $50 per ton. Assuming as a popular pressure and other proper the lowest vices are rampant. Now proof of this fact, in the mining opera- means, the city officials to enforce the the tions of the Corralitos Company in the only thing that can be most prosperous mining section of that laws, not with a view to the extinction done practicably is to have district, all ores extracted from their of vice and crime, that being an impos- the saloon curtailed to the closest limit mines which do not pay at least $75 per sible feat, but to reduce these deplor- of the law, and to enforce the statutes ton go into the dumps and refuse accumulated for the past seventy years. able conditions to the smallest practic-against all who are engaged in crimi"This is a specimen only of various able proportions. mining enterprises in operation in that section for inany years past. For instance, under the crude method of mining as practiced it now costs that com is Quite recently, there has been no impediment whatever in the way of flooding this city with dram shops and other dens of vice. Advantage has nal practices. To talk prohibition in connection with the present movement will do no good, but harm, as it will stamp the agitators with the genius of ultra ism. We say this with all respect to the their views are good, but they are not gentlemen referred to. Intrinsically applicable to the present situation. We are not opposed to prohibition, as there can be no doubt that if the manufacture of intoxicants was wiped out of existence, it would be a sunny day for poor, suffering humanity. As there is no prohibitory law in this Territory, which applies to Salt Lake City, to ask for prohibition is worse pany at least $30.00 a ton to extract the ores from the mines; $12.00 per ton for a than unwise. To request of the offilong wagon baul to the nearest railroad cials anything which they have not the depot, and $3.00 per ton for railroad trans-legal power to enforce is inconsistent. portation from that point, San Jose, to El Paso, Texas, where the ores are The point of attack for prohibitionists treated at the large smelting works there is not officials who have no power to at a cost of $16.00 per ton. These items do not include commissions, custom enact a prohibitory ordinance and have house dues, duty on lead, as has now no authority to enforce that which been ordered by the Treasury Depart-has ment of the United States, and various no existence. The legislature other charges. It will thus be seen that the body which can alone any ores extracted from these mines act in the premises. The gentlenien ranging in value below $65.00 are inexA EUROPEAN BLIZZARD. portable and therefore cast into who believe in prohibition should await the dumps or the aggregate of refuse ores. the next session of the Territorial law- A CONTINENTAL blizzard prevails in "The country is open for settlement to makers and make their assault on them. Europe. No portion of that quarter of every class. It is not confined to Mormons. In fact there is neither intention Until then they would do well to con- the globe escapes it. Even sunny nor possibility of introducing the prac- fine their operations to seeking to Italy lies under winter's winding tice of polygamy in Mexico. That is as impossible under Mexican laws as mould public opinion in the direction sheet, to the great surprise of her peounder those of the United States. Be- of their views. They will do no good ple, who scarcely know what the sides, the proclamation of President to the present movement by acting and "beautiful" is. Traffic and trade are Woodruff disposed of the question finally in all the Mormon settlements by speaking as if they expected a practi-impeded on the rivers-consequently requiring obedience to the laws of the cal application of their prohibitory on the ocean-and on land. opinions to the present era of highway-sult is that the wail of the poor is asmanship, whisky drinking and other cending to high places. Numbers of debasing vices. land on the subject. The colonists will The re people are perishing from cold and hunger. Reports of the situation are sufficiently horrible to turn the heart sick. In Great Britain the severity of besides a great many ornamental trees comitants in Utah that has ever been the weather is unprecedented, and and shrubs have been planted. Each fought. But the odds not in there has been no such atmospheric town has a public square, and in Diaz and Juarez we have two academies and numbers, but official authority-inclemency in Europe for about eighty graded schools, in which both English have been against those who struggled years. and Spanish are taught." on the side of morality. As an instance, Blinding snow storms and intense in the city of Logan, which was a model cold are also prevalent in some porcity for sobriety and good order, there tions of this country, while in this existed an ordinance forbidding the region of it the weather is and has issuance of liquor licenses. For .nany been during the entire season thus far, years the Council stood by it and re-unprecedentedly mild and beautiful, DENVER, Jan. 16. Hawley, the police inspector who was shot yesterJay morning by Harley McCoy, died this morning. |