Editor: Pasture Patti Cajon Cowboy Monthly—March 2007 Congratulations Ben Cooper First off a big “Well done The benefit shoot held last preciate it. Cowboy” and congratulations for our weekend for Little Larry’s Family When you see good friend and fellow Cajon Cow- was very successful and raised them at a shoot, boy Ben Cooper who was last years $6690.00 for the family. The family thank them for Legends of The West Honoree. Ben was most appreciative and could not their donations was recently awarded the prestigious get over how compassionate the cause those awards Cowboy Spirit Award for 2007 at the cowboy folks are about their situation. saved the shoot several thousand Festival of The West. Ben certainly A big world of thanks goes to all that dollars out of the proceeds. is most deserving of this award. We, made this shoot possible starting with Again thanks to all that helped along with his family are mighty the set-up and tear down crew, Asphalt and came out to participate, I proud of him. For certain, a wonder- Cowboy, Izzie Bored, Hanging Chad, knew I could count on the best ful choice to bestow this honor on. Lego Jim, Lukewarmwater and Bo- folks in the world, Cajon Cow- Good Ride Cowboy!! jack. A big thanks to Calamity Candy boys. Don’t forget the Member and Pasture Patti and Nellie Belle To clear up a matter of Survey we are conducting on-line or Pathfinder for the check-in and scor- confusion at our shoots, a Clean you can get a copy at a shoot.. So far ing. Thanks to Pasture Patti for cook- Shoot is defined as one that a about 85 folks have responded to the ing the food on Saturday and “Emrill” shooter has not incurred any Survey. So if you haven’t filled one Pathfinder for cooking on Sunday. A misses, procedurals or safety pen- out, please do so. We are gonna run massive thanks to Calamity Candy and alties during the match. the survey for another month before JJ Johnson for the donation of all the Again thanks to all for we summarize the results and make neat awards. What a wonderful contri- just being Cajon Cowboys. any decisions regarding changes. bution to the shoot and we really ap- Regards, Bojack
2007 Cowboy Spirit Award
The 2007 Festival of the West has honored actors Ben Cooper and John Smith for their achievements as Western Heroes. From adolescence on, Ben Cooper was an actor on both the stage and in radio. After at- tending Columbia University, he began his film career with 1950's Side Street. Cooper fluctuated between heroes and villains, mostly in westerns, until retiring from films. He and his wife Pamela now have their own business and both support Western events and festivals around the country. John Smith, who was the catalyst for the creation of Festival of the West, began his film career as a member of the Bob Mitchell Boys Choir making his film debut in Going My Way. He attended UCLA and began his serious acting career in 1954 when he ap- peared in the John Wayne classic, The High and the Mighty. Later he was cast along side George Montgomery in the TV show Cimar- ron City. John went on to star with Robert Fuller in the TV series Laramie. John Smith died in 1995 and will be presented with the second posthumous Cowboy Spirit Award. Friend and fellow actor, James Drury of The Virginian fame, will accept the award for John Smith.
Every year the Cowboy Spirit Award is presented to recognize those men and women who have set the ex- ample of Western heroes with the integrity, strength of spirit. and moral character depicted by the American Cowboy. From its inception in 1992 when Dale Evans, "Queen of the West," and Patsy Montana, "America's No. 1 Cowboy Sweetheart," received their bronzes, this star-studded presentation ceremony was destined to become the high point of the National Festival of the West. Since that time, thousands of visitors have wit- nessed and become an integral part of the presentation ceremony. In 1993, Rusty Richard's, long time member of the Sons of the Pioneers and song writer, received the award; in 1994, Gene Autry, the quintessential all-American cowboy, was honored; in 1995, Roy Rogers, "King of the Cowboys," received the bronze; in 1997, co-recipients Ben Johnson, World Champion Cowboy and Academy Award winner, and Harry Carey, Jr. received their awards; in 1997, Denver Pyle and Herb Drinkwater were brought to center stage; and in 1998, an unprecedented three bronze saddles were awarded to Rex Allen, the "Last of the Silver Screen Cowboys", Buck Taylor, star of Gunsmoke, and, the beautiful and multi-talented Christina Paine. In 1999 during a tribute to the Black Cowboys, author Matt Braun and singer Herb Jeffries received their awards. In 2000 Lynn Anderson and Jane Russell were given their awards in a special presentation featuring Ms. Dale Evans. In 2001 the Cowboy Heroes of Today were honored, with Michael Martin Murphey and Bruce Boxleitner receiving the award. With a special tribute to the Lawmen in 2002, the award was presented to Clint Walker and Dennis Weaver. In 2003, in a special tribute to the Bal- ladeers, The National Festival of the West proudly added Ernest Borgnine, Marty Robbins and Johnny Western to the roster of recipients. 1n 2004 Jack Palance, Robert Fuller and the Westerns Channel received the award. In 2005 the recipients were Mickey Rooney, Rick Schroder, Peter Brown and Johnny Crawford. Robert Horton and Morgan Woodward received the award in 2006.
miles to the southward, and sinks nowhere in particular. It is at best a mere ditch, probably in no place above two feet deep; and yet it is drawn on the map as a respectable well-conducted river, and gives its name to a large district. I believe that a bogus company was got up recently to run steamers on the Reese River . But nobody made any money out of it except the secretary, who has Series: Continued from last month not been heard of since. The road lay through desert alkali plains, barren red hills and moun- June 1. 1866 AN OVERLAND JOURNEY FROM tains, marshes, and sands. The winds traversing SAN FRANCISCO TO NEW YORK BY WAY OF these plains become impregnated with the alkali, THE SALT LAKE CITY which causes a bad taste in the mouth, and dries The journey from Virginia City to Salt Lake City up the lips and the skin on the face and hands In lasted five days and four nights. On the evening of the some places there are pretty views: some of the second day we crossed a brook called Reese River , and hill tops and a few of the valleys were relieved passed through a small town called Austin City . This by pine and cedar scrub, but little can be said in was the only place on the road worthy of the name of a favour of the scenery. The ground was invariably town, and it contained a few brick and stone houses. It covered with dull grey sage-brush; the ranges of stands among the hills, and is purely a mining town, hills and mountains run north and south, and be- some of the mines opening on to its street. A year or two tween them are absolutely level plains, varying ago there was a rush to the Reese River district , but the from ten to twenty miles in breadth; but the hills gold and silver mines have not quite answered the expec- are seldom ascended. It is very remarkable that tations formed of them. Prospecting parties are often in almost every instance there is a natural pass formed by speculators, and sent out to examine ledges or through the hills on nearly the same level as the ranges of hills which are not well known. These parties plains. One of these, nearly four miles long, had often make valuable discoveries, and bring back rich the regularity of a railroad cutting; it was in these specimens of the precious metals, and accounts of dis- passes that two or three years ago the Indians tricts where such specimens abound. On the strength of used to attack the stage. their report companies are formed, and a rush to this par- On the morning of Friday the 14th , we ticular spot takes place. Sometimes these reports are reached Fort Crittenden , about fifty miles from false, the specimens having been procured elsewhere to Salt Lake City . Here we stopped to breakfast, abet the fraud, but more often there is no deception in the and I made acquaintance with the Mormon inn- matter. Reese River is marked on most maps as a stream keeper. He had but two wives, the youngest of of some importance. It rises from two or three springs to whom I saw, (Continued on page #4) the northward of Austin, flows some seventy or eighty
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(714) 598-9156 (Continued from page #2) the coach, and was only saved by the bodies of his herself a mere child, with her baby at her breast. companions falling on him. The murderers es- Our mud-waggon from hence was rather better caped with a booty of seventy thousand dollars, or than those we were accustomed to, and the horses fourteen thousand pounds, in gold dust. Last sum- were finer and fatter. At a distance of twenty-five mer this same stage was robbed, and the passen- miles from Salt Lake City we forded the river Jor- gers murdered; some of the robbers were caught dan , the water being about four feet deep. It runs and hung, while others escaped. in a northerly direction about forty miles, from the The general impression given by Salt Lake fresh-water Utah Lake to the Great Salt Lake . City is an agreeable one. The streets divide the These lakes lie at each end of a valley some fifteen town into ten-acre blocks: they are all 128 feet miles in breadth. At the north end, the Salt Lake broad, and at right angles to each other. On each does not run across the whole breadth, but the side is a stream of living water, and rows of cot- mountains sweep round to meet its eastern shore; ton-wood and locust trees border the side walks. and on an elevated "bench" at their foot, sheltered There is but one main street, in which the houses from the north and east, is situated the famous city are built close to each other; everywhere else each of the Latter Day Saints . house stands in its own garden or orchard. Some We entered the valley from the southward, of them are large, two or three stories high, built passing over a rising ground from which we could of burnt bricks, red sandstone, or granite, but most see it stretching out. For twenty-five miles the road are of white sun dried bricks. They look clean and ran due north, and at its termination the city was cheerful: the door-posts, window-sills, &c., are of before us, bearing the appearance of white specks wood, painted bright green, or of rich red sand- on a green ground - a striking contrast to the sur- stone, and creepers adorn the walls. The gardens rounding arid desert. On our right rose grand are well and tastefully kept, and fruit-trees are par- mountains, six or seven thousand feet high, thrown ticularly successful. The streets chiefly used are like a sheltering arm behind the City of the Saints; gravelled; and as the plateau on which the town and on our left stretched the broad Salt Lake, with stands slopes gently to the southward, there is two mountainous islands standing out in bold re- good drainage. Altogether, few towns have been lief, while the river Jordan , passing almost under so judiciously designed and so perfectly built; few our feet, was seen winding its way to the Dead Sea. enjoy so great natural advantages, which have The air of these regions is so pure, that distant ob- been cleverly made the most of. The barren coun- jects are seen with a distinctness very deceiving. try we passed through would have prepared us to The drive into the city passes between fields irri- appreciate any place where there might be a spare gated by streams descending from the eastern hills. blade of grass, but Salt Lake City would be con- We changed horses every ten miles, and as we ad- sidered beautiful anywhere. When it is remem- vanced, signs of prosperity were more numerous, bered that seventeen years ago, this end of the val- for we saw houses, gardens, and small farms. ley was a desert, like the other, one is astonished At length it became dark, and it was not at the enterprise and perseverance of the Mormon until 9.30 P.M. that our long, long drive terminated leaders. The city is 4000 feet above the level of as we drew up in front of the Salt Lake House . I the sea, so the climate has greater extremes than was too much knocked up for sight-seeing on the that of England . In summer it is hot and dry, and first day after my arrival. Without feeling actually rain rarely falls at any season; in winter there are tired, I found myself continually dropping off to heavy snows, which caused great suffering to the sleep, but the excitement of the journey gradually Mormons on their first arrival. The Wahsatch wore off. The first piece of news we heard by tele- Mountains , on the east side of the valley, are a graph that morning was that a stage-coach, which spur of the Rocky Mountains , and much higher runs three times a-week between Virginia City in than the hills on the west side. From the east flow the Idaho territory and Salt Lake City , had been all the streams used for irrigation, fed by the ever- attacked and robbed by highwaymen. The driver melting snows. and four passengers out of five were shot dead; the On the morning of Sunday, July 9th , I fifth fell down severely wounded in the bottom of (Continued on Pg. 5) attended Divine Service, which is held in the cadaverous-looking man. He urged that great weight rooms of a Young Men's Literary Association his opinion of Mormonism ought to have with his au- lately formed. The service was conducted by a dience, because, he said, he had tried all other religions Congregationalist clergyman, a Scotchman, the and found them to be false. He said he was educated as Rev. Norman M'Leod . Chaplain to the Forces sta- a Baptist , but that religion did not satisfy him: he felt tioned here. He is a gallant determined fellow, of he wanted more, so he tried Presbyterianism ; but that considerable force of character. I believe he will did not satisfy him, so he tried the Church of England do a great work here. I think the days of Mormon- and various sects, till at last he had found a home ism are numbered: and its fall will be brought among the Mormons, and was happy. This climax was about by such agencies as Mr. M'Leod's ministry, received with a sensation approximating to applause. by immigration, and by education, but not At the conclusion, a hymn was sweetly sung by a large by persecution. In the afternoon I attended the choir, most of whom were Brigham Young "s sons and Mormon service. I was prepared to hear something daughters. The congregation did not join in this the of Mormon doctrines, or perhaps some gospel only devotional part of the service, which otherwise, truths with which I could myself agree, but was neither in the subject-matter of the addresses nor in the utterly disappointed. During his address, the Mor- behaviour of the people, had in it any appearance of mon marshal twice stopped - once to bless the reverence or devotion. It is difficult to believe, that bread, and once to bless the water. These were there can be any elevated sentiment among a people handed round: the Sacrament being administered who allow themselves to led by such palpable igno- in that way every Sunday. Water is used instead of rance and folly. wine, until the Mormons shall be able to obtain the pure juice of the grape. The people were assem- bled in a large booth in the Temple Block . It is Continued next month. one of the squares, which has been walled in, and on which the temple is being built. When the first address was concluded, a second was given by a This month we’ll to that because they took that free gift from Jesus’ investigate the hand and are alive today. Because we can’t see most important them until the day, by the grace of God, we arrive word for the there doesn’t make those citizens of heaven any less
Christian faith, real. “You think I’d take the word of a sin killer and it is good tim- whose thinker is plumb puny when there’s plenty of ing for Easter. college educated fancy-pants preachers who say dif- That word is the Resurrection, and it means that ferent?” you say. Well, you’re right about preachers Jesus of Nazareth, fully human and at the same time who think Jesus is deader than a doornail, but such fully God, brutally crucified and killed by Roman as them (they’re called liberals, by the way) should and Jewish politicians, stone cold dead in his tomb, be taken out back and buggywhipped. I’ve had was raised to life after three days by the power of schoolin’ too, and I could give you page after page God. Jesus arose in his physical body, the same of evidence and reasons you should believe in the Jesus as before he died. All the history of human Resurrection, but until you read the Good Book for beings has circled around this point of miracle. Be- yourself and believe what God wrote there and feel cause Jesus died and rose again, death was defeated, your heart stirred to faith, my words would just be and the barn door of life was opened for all of us breath and tongue oil. Here’s my advice for a really who believe and receive this free gift. Death now long life: read Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John this has no claim on us, and once these old bodies of Easter season; then drop all bullcrap, get real quiet, ours quit ticking we too shall be raised, never to die and ask Jesus that if he’s alive right now to come again. That, pardners, is what is meant by the Good into your heart and let you know. Jesus will not fail News or the Gospel. Isn’t that a daisy? It’s a daisy to answer, not ever. Jesus is more anxious for you to alright, yet far, far too many hombres cannot accept know the truth of the Resurrection than you are, and such a miracle as happening at all. “Sin Killer, he’ll wear out horses riding into your heart and dead is dead, as dead as a can of corned beef! mind. And, pard, because of the Resurrection you Nothin’ and nobody that’s died has ever come back will indeed live a really long life, life without end, to life again.” T’aint necessarily so. Right now in life over which death has no more power. Now be- Heaven there’s plenty of folks that would put the lie lieve, and go careful.
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