History of Utah, 1540-1886 - Brigham Young University

RULE OF GOVERNOR HARDING. 609
granting to individuals certain water and grazing
rights, and the privilege of building toll-roads and
bridges. 14
In July 1862, Governor Harding, with judges
Waite and Drake, arrived in Salt Lake City, and for
the first time in his career Brigham declared himself
satisfied with the United States officials. Matters
worked smoothly until the meeting of the legislature
in December, when the saints took offence at the
governor's message, wherein he reproved them sharply
for disloyalty and the practice of polygamy, and called
their attention to the recent act of congress. "I am
aware," he said, "that there is a prevailing opinion
here that said act is unconstitutional, and therefore
it is recommended by those in high authority that no
regard whatever should be paid to the same ... I take
this occasion to warn the people of this territory
against such dangerous and disloyal council." 15
dividing Cache and Rich counties, their rights lasting 14 years. Ben. Holladay,
Wm H. Hooper, and W. L. Halsey were the body corporate of the
Uintah Eoad Co., with privilege for 15 years. By act of 18G5 the Overland
Mail Company was authorized to make a road across the Dugway Mountain,
105 miles west of S. L. City, and to erect a toll-gate at or near the eastern
base of the mountain, with privilege for ten years.
14 By act of 1S54, repealing acts of the previous year, Brigham Young
was empowered to establish and control ferries and bridges at the Weber and
Bear rivers for an indefinite term. Utah Acts Legist, (ed. 1855), 267-8. By
acts of 1855 Parley Park and an adjacent valley to the south were granted
for 20 years as herd-grounds to Heber C. Kimball, Jedediah M. Grant, Sam.
Snyder, and their associates, and certain lands in Utah co. to Miles and
Franklin Weaver for the same purpose. By acts of the same year, Kimball
and his partners were authorized to make a toll-road from Big Canon, S. L.
co., to Kamas prairie, Utah co., passing through Parley Park, and Orson
Hyde and others to build a toll-road and bridges in Carson co., which were to
become the property of the territory after five years. Id., 284-6. In 1857
John L. Butler and Aaron Johnson were granted the control of one fourth of
the waters of the Spanish Fork River for irrigation purposes, during the pleasure
of the legislative assembly. Id. (ed. 1806), 179. In 1866 Alvin Nichols
and Wm S. Godbe were allowed to establish toll-bridges across the Bear and
Malade rivers, the privilege being for eight years. Other proceedings of the
legislature between 1854 and 1866 will be found in Utah Acts Legist., and
Utah Jour. Legist., passim, and in the files of the Dcseret News. The names
of members are also given in Utah Jour. Legist., for each year.
15 A full copy of the message will be found in Utah Jour. Legist., 1862-3,
app.; and of parts of it in Waite's The Mormon Prophet, 79-82. It was at
first suppressed by the Utah legislature. Sen. Misc. Doc, 37, 37th Cong. 3d
Sess. ; but a senate committee ordered it printed. Sen. Com. Rept., 87, 37th
Cong. 3d Sess. Other messages of the several governors will be found in the
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