ELIAS SMITH JOURNAL OF A PIONEER EDITOR March 6, 1859-September 23, 1863* (continued) EDITED BY A. R. MORTENSEN
Thursday September 1st [1859]—The Church Train so called in charge of Capt H D Haight 1 arrived in the afternoon in good order and fine condition T h e California mail arrived soon after Friday 2d.—Last night there was another remarkable display of light in the heavens the sky or "upper deep" much resembled a sea of blood from about [blank] o clock till day light Josiah Arnold who was shot on Saturday night last at the time Drownes was killed died this morning of his wound 2 Sunday 4th.—I went to the circle meeting and then to the News Office where I spent part of the day. In the evening about 5 o clock Capt. Rawley's Company of imigrants (hand cart Company) arrived at the east side of the City and at Union Square3 about 6 o clock there was a large concourse of people accompanied them through the city and the Square was literally covered with men, women & children who were anxious to witness their arrival 4 Tuesday 6.—In the County court room part of the day and part of the day in the News office The Eastern mail arrived at 10 or half past 9 A M but no papers were or could be got from the office till it was too late to get any news from the east for publication in the Deseret News of tomorrow 5 *This installment of the diary covers the period September 1, 1859-September 29, 1860. x Horton David Haight was a Pioneer of 1847, arriving in Great Salt Lake Valley on September 22. Before the coming of the railroad, he was active in superintending freighting trains and overland immigration companies. In this train eight wagons were loaded with supplies for the press. See Deseret News, September 7, 1859. 2 Ibid., August 31, September 7, 1859. 8 West High School now occupies the square. 4 Deseret News, September 7, 1859. 5 Smith writes editorially, "The unaccommodating disposition of those in charge of the Post Office. . . . " Ibid.
