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On approaching the summit the traveler may notice on the north 
side of the valley, only a short distance frem the track, a mine at 
which considerable work has been 
* north of Colton and some others on the west side of Soldier Summit, 
one. ‘This mine, as well as one 
se ill feeling on both sides. On one 
sion the records of the United 
ates district courts were taken from 
a judge’s office during his absence and 
a bonfire was made of his books and 
He of course supposed that 
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tions and excited much unfavorable 
comment. 
ter several years of friction no 
pe pes cou be induced to accept 
offi land where, according to 
om belief, they could perform 
‘hats tities only at the peril of their 
lives. Bancroft sums up the situation 
follow 
up 0 
the fede, tii, refus ence to 
while his court was in session; an 
that the records of the court had been 
destroyed or concealed. With the ad- 
vice of his cabinet, therefore, and 
be supersed 
as governor, and that a force should 
be sent to the eb artdl ane, as 
a posse comitatus, ah in the au- 
thority of his successor.” 
In July, 1857, hint i Gantialie was 
eedgeam governor and at about a 
force of about 2,500 m 
was sent Ae Fort Leavenworth a 
put down the rebellion in Utah. Thi 
army was harassed by a band of Mor- 
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mon forces, and when it reached Fort 
ridger, Wyo., the n, 
found itself with supplies sufficient 
ly to ry it through the winter 
and without stock to transport its 
equipment into Utah even if the way 
had been o he commander, Brig. 
Gen, A. S. Johnston, decided that noth- 
ing could be done until the next sum- 
mer, so he went into winter quarters 
near Fort Bridger 
During this sueihected delay cpr 
s him as 
a commissioner to Utah to investigate 
matters and see if a peaceable settle- 
ment could not be effected. Kane 
reached Salt Lake City in February, 
When tters reached t appy 
stage of adjustment the new governor 
was sworn se the President’s procla- 
mation of amnesty was read through- 
out the wit heatl and it was agreed 
that the army should hing Salt Lake 
tered the valley by way of Emigration 
Canyon on June 26, 1858, and marched 
the 
The soldiers under his ¢ 
sent in parties to 3 eRae ahinpe ab the 
threatening cloud of rebellion grew 
wr cker, and it was some of these par- 
es that followed the trail eastward 
over Soldier Summit and gave it its 
name. 
