The Celebration’s Colors

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What was the colors for the Pioneer Jubilee Celebration in 1897?

a.                  Red, White, and Blue

b.                  Orange, Black, and White

c.                   Green, Blue, and Grey

d.                  Red, Green, and Yellow

Yesterday’s answer:

C   General Johnston

In 1855 John Carson, along with his brothers William Huff, Washington, George, David, and three other men arrived in a valley southwest of Lehi. Having found good water and grassland, they settled there and made this their home. (It was in this valley that two Carson brothers, George and Washington, were killed by Chief Tintic’s Indians.) On January 31, 1841, John married Elvira Egbert. . . .

In 1858 the United States Army, led by General Albert Sidney Johnston, arrived in the area and established Camp Floyd on the edge of Fairfield. One experience related by Carson to his grandson occurred during this time. At the time that the army arrived at Fairfield, John Carson was the presiding elder of the branch. There came a man one day into the community who built a shack just above the last house and near the creek where the water ran through the town for culinary use. He started to build a corral that extended across the creek so that his stock could drink any time they wished. He also built a pig pen the same way as well as an outhouse near the creek. John went and talked to the man, asking him if he would please move the buildings farther away from the creek. The man answered that he would build them there “in spite of Brigham Young, General Johnston, or God Almighty.”

A few days prior to this, Carson had receive a note from General Johnston asking him to come to his office. John related that he was afraid to go and afraid not to go. However, he went, and when the orderly announced, “Mr. Carson is here,” the general called, “Come in.” The general continued, “Mr. Carson, I have felt since I have been here that you feel like my men and I may harm you and your people. I want to tell you that we do not intend to molest you or your people at all. But I do want to say this, whether you know it or not, there is always a rough element that follows an army, and they are coming here now. I can handle them on my side of the creek. It may be that with the few police you have, you may not be able to keep order. If that time ever comes, just let me know and I will help you. Good day.”

After Carson’s experience with the settler who had refused to move his farm buildings, John wrote a note to the general explaining things to him. Shortly after the note was received, the general visited the fellow, and he was told to move the buildings away from the creek within 36 hours or he would be moved at the point of a bayonet. The buildings were soon relocated over two miles away. After this, Carson and Johnston were good friends and always got along very well.

International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Museum Memories (Talon Printing: Salt Lake City, 2011), 3: 76-77.