DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN ROUTE. 237 
wonderful mine in the world. This is the Bingham mine, in Bingham 
Canyon, a description of which is given on pages 255-259. 
North of Riverton the plain upon which Salt Lake City is built 
stretches to the foot of the terrace at the base of Ensign Peak and 
eastward to the foot of the mountains. 
Everywhere in this wonder- 
ful valley there are now fine farms, with trees, and in places there 
are manufacturing plants of different kinds. 
To-day it is a land 
of plenty, but it was not so on that memorable 24th of July, 1847, 
when Brigham Young and his band of faithful followers first looked 
out over this same valley from the mouth of Emigration Canyon.* 
* The early history of Utah is a his- 
tory of the Mormon Church and people, 
their endeaver to find a home where 
oO erference and persecution, and 
the resolute courage of their leading 
aced the rdships o 
“The first permanent settlement in 
Utah was made a t Lake City by 
a band of Mormon pioneers from the 
State of Illinois. This was on July 
“During the winter of 1845-46 the 
Mormons were siaaae ugogus prep- 
heir pte ous faith, gees con- 
vinced that they could not make a 
home in Illinois, Abs had ie one re- 
course—they ou mONR to lands far- 
ther west. The Mormons 
collected all the be corn, bacon, 
and potatoes that they could and ex- 
changed their land for cattle, horses, 
and wagons. On February 10, 1846, 
the first team cr any the Mississippi, 
and in a few weeks Nauvoo was 
erted. 
“The Mormons slowly wended their 
way across the Territory of Iowa and 
naanatese Winter quarters on the 
banks he Missouri nearly oppo- 
site aie: Bluffs. re 
journed during the winter of 1846-47, 
ng pants sate log cabins and 150 dug- 
t W Bening gece and 
ae ille, the two chief mps on 
the Missouri, about 12,000 see were 
gathered during the winter. Many 
died of cold and hunger, for the season 
was. severe. * * 
“The first company of pioneers 
Rh 
They spe off due west and upon 
Black se sec Fort Lara 
here they followed the Oregon trail 
through South Pass to Fort Bridger. 
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ae of the 
btful. From Fort Bridger the 
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