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Changing Times: Transportation,
Communication and Connections
Changing Times: Transportation,
Communication and Connections
Chapter 9: Settlements, Transportation, and Mining
Chapter 9: Settlements, Transportation, and Mining
Bell ActivityBell ActivityYour words are “freight” &
“nondenominational”Find the word on your blue study guide and
complete the following information for the word.Find the definition using a glossary.Use your own knowledge and experience to
complete the rest of the definition.
Where should your backpack be?
Your words are “freight” & “nondenominational”
Find the word on your blue study guide and complete the following information for the word.Find the definition using a glossary.Use your own knowledge and experience to
complete the rest of the definition.
Where should your backpack be?
As you come into class, grab your plastic folder from the crates at the back of the room.
Word: freight My Understanding: 4 3 2 1
Definition: Draw a picture of it:
Sentence:
Synonym/Example:
Antonym/Non-Example:
Does your work look something like this?
Does your work look something like this?
Word: freight My Understanding: 4 3 2 1
Definition: goods or cargo transported Draw a picture of it:
for pay
Sentence: There have been many freight
companies in Utah in the past and
present, like Wells Fargo and UPS.
Synonym/Example: UPS, Wells Fargo, USPS
Antonym/Non-Example: telegraph
Does your work look something like this?
Does your work look something like this?
Word: nondenominational My Understanding: 4 3 2 1
Definition: Draw a picture of it:
Sentence:
Synonym/Example:
Antonym/Non-Example:
Does your work look something like this?
Does your work look something like this?
Word: nondenominational My Understanding: 4 3 2 1
Definition: not restricted to any one Draw a picture of it:
religion
Sentence: Daniel Tuttle opened the
first nondenominational school in Utah.
Synonym/Example: public school; secular
Antonym/Non-Example: Catholic school; religious
Does your work look something like this?
Does your work look something like this?
Today we will learn…Today we will learn…
History Objective - We will explain how changes in transportation and communication created closer ties between Utah and the rest of the United States.
History Objective - We will explain how changes in transportation and communication created closer ties between Utah and the rest of the United States.
Language Objective - We will listen for important details and write them in our notes.
Behavior Objective – Work Ethic: Stay on task.
Language Objective - We will listen for important details and write them in our notes.
Behavior Objective – Work Ethic: Stay on task.
Time to reach destination (margin)
Changing Times: Transportation, Communication and Connections
Traveling before the 1860s (4 lines for each section)
The Stagecoach (4 lines)
The Pony Express (4 lines)
The Telegraph (4 lines)
Camp Douglas and Colonel Connor
Response Question
Before the 1860s…Before the 1860s… Initially, mail and supplies
were moved with pioneer companies in heavy wagons.
It was very difficult moving supplies and mail to all the towns in the West.
The dangers on the trail included: Storms, floods, poor roads, few
bridges, and Indian attacks Towns would go for 3-9 months
without news or mail. Even so, freight companies
made huge profits.
Initially, mail and supplies were moved with pioneer companies in heavy wagons.
It was very difficult moving supplies and mail to all the towns in the West.
The dangers on the trail included: Storms, floods, poor roads, few
bridges, and Indian attacks Towns would go for 3-9 months
without news or mail. Even so, freight companies
made huge profits.
It took 3-4 months to go from Independence to California.
StagecoachesStagecoaches During later years,
visitors came west by stagecoach.
Stations were set along the route so the drivers could get fresh horses, while travelers might get a meal.
Butterfield Overland Mail was an early stagecoach that later sold out to the Wells, Fargo Company.
During later years, visitors came west by stagecoach.
Stations were set along the route so the drivers could get fresh horses, while travelers might get a meal.
Butterfield Overland Mail was an early stagecoach that later sold out to the Wells, Fargo Company.
It took around a month to travel across the West by stagecoach.
Rules from the Wells, Fargo Coach
Rules from the Wells, Fargo Coach
Abstinence from liquor is requested, but if you must drink share the bottle. To do otherwise makes you appear selfish and unneighborly.
Buffalo robes are provided for your comfort in cold weather. Hogging robes will not be tolerated and the offender will be made to ride with the driver.
Don't snore loudly while sleeping or use your fellow passenger's shoulder for a pillow; he or she may not understand and friction may result.
In the event of runaway horses remain calm. Leaping from the coach in panic will leave you injured, at the mercy of the elements, hostile Indians and hungry coyotes.
Forbidden topics of conversation are: stagecoach robberies and Indian uprisings.
Gents guilty of unchivalrous behavior toward lady passengers will be put off the stage. It's a long walk back. A word to the wise is sufficient.
Abstinence from liquor is requested, but if you must drink share the bottle. To do otherwise makes you appear selfish and unneighborly.
Buffalo robes are provided for your comfort in cold weather. Hogging robes will not be tolerated and the offender will be made to ride with the driver.
Don't snore loudly while sleeping or use your fellow passenger's shoulder for a pillow; he or she may not understand and friction may result.
In the event of runaway horses remain calm. Leaping from the coach in panic will leave you injured, at the mercy of the elements, hostile Indians and hungry coyotes.
Forbidden topics of conversation are: stagecoach robberies and Indian uprisings.
Gents guilty of unchivalrous behavior toward lady passengers will be put off the stage. It's a long walk back. A word to the wise is sufficient.
Stagecoaches and the Goshute War
Stagecoaches and the Goshute War
Many of the stations for the stagecoach were on Indian land.
Many tribes felt threatened by these outposts and attacked them.
The U.S. Army troops tried to establish order on the trail. They slaughtered an entire
Goshute camp at Simpson Springs.
The tribes fought back and 16 whites and over 100 Indians were killed.
Many of the stations for the stagecoach were on Indian land.
Many tribes felt threatened by these outposts and attacked them.
The U.S. Army troops tried to establish order on the trail. They slaughtered an entire
Goshute camp at Simpson Springs.
The tribes fought back and 16 whites and over 100 Indians were killed.
U.S. 1st Cavalry
The Pony ExpressThe Pony Express The Pony Express tried to
shorten the time to cross the country even further.
It would carry the mail from Missouri to California in 10 days.
Stations were built every ten miles where the riders could get a fresh horse or mule. They had two minutes to get
water and bread. After changing horses eight
times, the rider would pass the mail onto another rider.
Postage cost $5 an ounce.
The Pony Express tried to shorten the time to cross the country even further.
It would carry the mail from Missouri to California in 10 days.
Stations were built every ten miles where the riders could get a fresh horse or mule. They had two minutes to get
water and bread. After changing horses eight
times, the rider would pass the mail onto another rider.
Postage cost $5 an ounce. The route of the Pony Express
The Trail Through UtahThe Trail Through Utah
The most dangerous part of the trail was across the Utah Territory.
Some tribes saw the stations as a threat and attacked the stations, killing the riders.
The first rider came through Utah in April 1860. In January 1861 riders
brought news that Lincoln had been elected President.
Many Utahns rode for the Pony Express.
The most dangerous part of the trail was across the Utah Territory.
Some tribes saw the stations as a threat and attacked the stations, killing the riders.
The first rider came through Utah in April 1860. In January 1861 riders
brought news that Lincoln had been elected President.
Many Utahns rode for the Pony Express.
The first Pony Express station in St. Joseph, Missouri.
The TelegraphThe Telegraph The completion of a telegraph
line from east to west ended the brief run of the Pony Express.
They joined in Salt Lake City, which provided fast communication with the rest of the country. The first message sent east was
from Brigham Young to the Union, declaring that “Utah…is firm for the Constitution and laws of our once happy country.”
With the Civil War going on in the east it was very important to maintain good relations with the government.
The completion of a telegraph line from east to west ended the brief run of the Pony Express.
They joined in Salt Lake City, which provided fast communication with the rest of the country. The first message sent east was
from Brigham Young to the Union, declaring that “Utah…is firm for the Constitution and laws of our once happy country.”
With the Civil War going on in the east it was very important to maintain good relations with the government.
This image shows men lifting a telegraph post into place.
Telegraph
Camp DouglasCamp Douglas
Within a few years, all the major settlements in Utah and the West were connected by telegraph wires.
With the creation of the telegraph line and the continuing conflict of the Civil War, the Union worried about the safety of communication with the west.
Camp Floyd had been abandoned when its soldier returned to fight in the war, and so the government sent 750 soldiers from Nevada and California to protect the lines.
Within a few years, all the major settlements in Utah and the West were connected by telegraph wires.
With the creation of the telegraph line and the continuing conflict of the Civil War, the Union worried about the safety of communication with the west.
Camp Floyd had been abandoned when its soldier returned to fight in the war, and so the government sent 750 soldiers from Nevada and California to protect the lines.
The transcontinental telegraph met at this office in SLC.
A field telegraph station.
Patrick Edward ConnorPatrick Edward Connor
Colonel Connor commanded the troops.
A stanch Catholic, Connor did not like the Mormons.
He refused to set up command from Camp Floyd, and instead created Camp Douglas. The fort was on the east bench of the Salt
Lake Valley, and is now part of Univ. of Utah.
The cannons of the fort were trained on the Beehive House.
He is remembered for his role in the Bear River Massacre, being the “Father of Utah Mining”, and delaying Utah’s statehood.
Colonel Connor commanded the troops.
A stanch Catholic, Connor did not like the Mormons.
He refused to set up command from Camp Floyd, and instead created Camp Douglas. The fort was on the east bench of the Salt
Lake Valley, and is now part of Univ. of Utah.
The cannons of the fort were trained on the Beehive House.
He is remembered for his role in the Bear River Massacre, being the “Father of Utah Mining”, and delaying Utah’s statehood.
Camp Douglas, 1866
What do you think?What do you think?
In the space of about 20 years communication in Utah changed dramatically. In 1847, the pioneers were very isolated in SLC. By 1867, they were receiving news daily about what was happening in the rest of the country.
How would these changes have affected a person’s day to day life in Utah Territory?
In the space of about 20 years communication in Utah changed dramatically. In 1847, the pioneers were very isolated in SLC. By 1867, they were receiving news daily about what was happening in the rest of the country.
How would these changes have affected a person’s day to day life in Utah Territory?
