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77-655: On January 1, 2021, the newspaper switched from a daily to a weekly print format while continuing to publish daily on the website and Deseret News app. As of 2024, Deseret News develops daily content for its website and apps, in addition to twice weekly print editions of the Deseret News Local Edition and a weekly edition of the Church News and Deseret News National Edition. The company also publishes 10 editions of Deseret Magazine per year. On March 31, 1847, while at Winter Quarters , Nebraska ,

154-640: A News extra would be published, if there were important news or a sermon that could not wait for the regular publication date. During a turbulent time period, later known as the Utah War , the News presses and equipment were moved to the central and southern parts of the state. As armed forces of the United States camped just outside the state at Fort Bridger , George Q. Cannon was assigned to take some presses and equipment to Fillmore while Henry McEwan

231-480: A mill to grind corn, wheat, and rye to create cornmeal and flour products. Constructed next to Turkey Creek, later called Mill Creek, which flowed into the Missouri River, the original structure was started in the fall of 1846. it was completed by spring of 1847 at the cost of $ 3000. Brigham Young sold this mill to John Neff, who left it when he also moved to Salt Lake City. Later settlers renovated and used

308-442: A new and better road to California", and said he would be waiting at Fort Bridger to guide the emigrants along the new cutoff. On July 7, 1847, Orson Pratt was amongst the first party of Mormons to arrive at the fort. He described the fort as, "Bridger's post consists of two adjoining log houses, dirt roofs, and a small picket yard of logs set in the ground, and about eight feet high." Nine native lodges were located nearby. With

385-405: A paper-maker, approached Brigham Young about using some machinery—originally meant for producing sugar—to make their own paper; Young agreed to the plan. The publishers asked everyone to donate old paper and cloth to the venture. In the summer of 1854 the first issues of the News were published on "homemade paper" that was very thick, and grayish in color. Even with paper shortages, occasionally

462-744: A retraction after a statement attributed to him (regarding a phone call held during the January 6 United States Capitol attack ), and published in the Deseret News on January 7, 2021, was brought up during the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump . The paper's first website, DesNews.com, was launched on September 27, 1995. The domain was later changed to DeseretNews.com, and changed again in August 2019 to Deseret.com. The Deseret News launched native iOS apps in December 2011. An Android version of

539-519: A site overlooking the Missouri River. There they built cabins and sod houses for the winter. One group of cabins became known as Kimball Row. It consisted of thirteen adjacent cabins, with the homes of church leaders Heber C. Kimball and Newel K. Whitney at either end. The Latter-day Saints actively traded with American Indian and trading settlements in northern Missouri and Iowa , exchanging household goods and small amounts of cash for foodstuffs, such as hogs, grain and vegetables, and supplies for

616-402: A small fort, with a blacksmith shop and a supply of iron in the road of emigrants on Black Fork of Green River, which promises fairly." According to Stanley Vestal , "His fort consisted simply of an eight-foot stockade, with a corral adjoining on the north. Within that stockade stood four log cabins with flat dirt roofs. One of these housed Bridger's forge and carpenter's bench, another his store,

693-591: A state. The historical Fort Bridger has several interesting old buildings still standing: the old Pony Express barn and the Mormon protective wall. On June 27, 1928, the site of the fort, and remaining buildings, were sold to the Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming. Dedication ceremonies were held on June 25, 1933 establishing Fort Bridger as a Wyoming Historical Landmark and Museum. The Annual Fort Bridger Muzzle Loading Rendezvous

770-723: A year with a double issue in July/August and January/February. The magazine covers the people and culture of the Deseret region (from the Sierras to the Rockies, from the border of Mexico to the Pacific Northwest) and its intersection with the broader world. It includes essays on politics, culture, and faith from local and national thought leaders as well as other narratives and profiles. In addition to coverage of Utah and

847-539: The Salt Lake Telegram were all struggling financially, but no more than the Deseret News . In September 1952, the owners of the News (LDS Church) and Tribune ( Thomas Kearns Family) entered into a joint operating agreement (JOA), where each published separate editorial material while sharing printing, advertising and circulation costs. This JOA was the brainchild of Tribune Publisher John F. Fitzpatrick who helped LDS President David O. McKay ensure

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924-713: The Deseret Morning News . On January 26, 1995, the Deseret News launched the Crossroads Information Network, allowing subscribers to access the News digitally through their dial-up service; digital-only subscriptions were also created. Installation of the Crossroads software—which was mailed on floppy disk to each subscriber beginning in February 1995—was required on each user's computer. The network also allowed users to access

1001-416: The Deseret News editorial board urged its readers not to vote for Donald Trump . In October 2020, the Deseret News and The Salt Lake Tribune announced the dissolution of their decades-long Joint Operating Agreement to share printing facilities. With the end of the agreement, both publications were free to contract printing needs with third parties and chart their futures independent of each other. After

1078-513: The Deseret News found itself embroiled in a contentious and often public battle with The Salt Lake Tribune , centered around the terms of their joint operating agreement, the desire of the Deseret News to switch from afternoon to morning publication, and ownership changes at the Tribune . The battle was resolved with the 2000 sale of the Tribune and with the Deseret News switching to morning publication and changing its name on June 9, 2003, to

1155-411: The Deseret News to publish a Sunday morning edition and change its Saturday publication from an evening to morning paper. The first Sunday morning edition of the Deseret News appeared January 16, 1983, and the paper has published a Sunday edition ever since. The newspaper moved into its newly constructed headquarters on Regent Street downtown Salt Lake City in 1997. As the twentieth century ended,

1232-560: The Deseret News , although the News would continue to be published in the morning. In 2010, the Deseret News moved its offices out of the Deseret News Building to the broadcast house in the Triad Center , so they could integrate with KSL 's newsroom. In November 2016, Doug Wilks became the editor of the Deseret News . In October 2016, breaking an 80-year tradition of staying out of U.S. presidential politics,

1309-504: The Deseret News -International News Service bulletins. The paper had also formed The Deseret News Wireless Club, with members across the Western United States who would transcribe the radio bulletins and post them in their communities. In April 1922 the paper received a license to officially operate a radio station, with call letters KZN (later changed to KSL ). The station's first regular broadcast aired on May 6, 1922, in

1386-541: The Mormon Tribune , later named The Salt Lake Tribune , was first printed, adding a new newspaper rival to the Salt Lake area. Since its founding the Tribune and News have often been involved in "newspaper battles", times when they could not agree on anything, even secular items. During these battles the News has often been called grandmother, granny, or The Mormon Hand Organ. Since its first publication,

1463-548: The News and its staff moved from the Council House to the Deseret Store, and in 1864 a steam-powered printing press arrived; it was placed in the basement the building. The set type was lowered from the offices in the building's upper floor to the basement, through holes in each floor. Later an addition was constructed to the east of this building, and the presses were moved into that building. On October 8, 1865,

1540-624: The News had been owned directly by the LDS Church, but as worries about property confiscation increased due to the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act and Poland Act , the paper's ownership was transferred to The Deseret News Company following incorporation on September 3, 1880. About this same time the News began looking for a location to build a new paper mill, as the Sugar House paper plant was inadequate. A new granite plant

1617-403: The News launched its semi-weekly edition, this allowed news to get out more quickly and allowed for more advertisements. The weekly edition would continue and contained much of the same content as the semi-weekly, but editorials were different. In November 1867, George Q. Cannon became the editor, and on the 21st of that month, the News published its first daily edition, which was printed in

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1694-557: The News once again moved into a new building, this time on Richard's Street (just south of the present Deseret Book store in City Creek Center .) This same year, the News began using teletype technology to receive news from the Associated Press . During the 1920s the paper's circulation nearly doubled, reaching almost 40,000. On November 20, 1920, the News began airing nightly wireless news flashes, called

1771-405: The News to begin normal operations. The soldiers who had marched to Utah during the war would remain at the newly constructed Camp Floyd . Their need for a newspaper, one not published by the LDS Church, was satisfied with Kirk Anderson's Valley Tan , the area's second newspaper (and first competitor to the News ); published November 6, 1858. During the 1850s through 1860s, numerous articles in

1848-679: The News were printed in the Deseret Alphabet . The coming of the Pony Express to Utah in 1860 would bring changes to the paper, allowing news from the East to arrive in the Territory much faster. Even so, the paper remained a weekly, with News extras being published with more frequency and temporary renamed The Pony Dispatch . Yet, paper problems still plagued the publishers; paper was very expensive to haul from California or

1925-489: The Oregon , California , and Mormon Trails . The US Army established a military post here in 1858 during the Utah War , until it was finally closed in 1890. A small town, Fort Bridger, Wyoming , remains near the fort and takes its name from it. The post was established by the mountain man Jim Bridger , after whom it is named, and Louis Vasquez . In December 1843, Bridger wrote Pierre Chouteau Jr. , "I have established

2002-597: The Ruby Mountains , and rejoin the California Trail about seven miles west of modern Elko, Nevada (now Emigrant Pass ). The ill-fated Donner-Reed Party followed that route, along which they were met by a rider sent by Hastings to deliver letters to traveling emigrants. On July 12, the Donners and Reeds were given one of these letters, in which among other messages, Hastings claimed to have "worked out

2079-633: The Beneficial Tower (Gateway Tower West) sits at this location. The daily, called the Deseret Evening News, was renamed to the Deseret News on June 15, 1920; the paper's 70th anniversary. The semi-weekly was discontinued on June 22, 1922, leaving the daily as the only news publication. Two days later the News announced it had purchased the Utah Farmer , a weekly agricultural paper; which it would eventually sell. In 1926

2156-470: The Cannon family hoped to make the business profitable. This did not happen and the paper's assets and property were transferred back to The Deseret News Company on September 7, 1898; after almost six years under the control of the Cannon family. The family's Deseret News Publishing Company was dissolved after the lease was gone, and within a few months The Deseret News Company was also dissolved and ownership of

2233-478: The Church (with the exception of the qualifying directors' shares). On May 16, 1948, the Deseret News would deliver its first Sunday paper. The first Sunday edition contained 154 pages with a new farm, home, and garden section. The Sunday edition would continue into the 1950s, when an agreement with The Salt Lake Tribune would cease publication. After World War II the Deseret News , The Salt Lake Tribune and

2310-525: The East, and attempts at making paper in the valley were still, for the most part, futile. In 1860 a paper-making machine had been purchased, and set-up in the Deseret Manufacturing Company sugar house factory, but lack of available materials meant a lack of paper. As a result, Brigham Young called George Goddard on a rag-gathering mission. Goddard traveled through the territory collecting rags that would then be turned into paper, and

2387-633: The LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles authorized William W. Phelps to "go east and procure a printing press" to be taken to the future Mormon settlement in the Great Basin . Phelps left Winter Quarters sometime in May, and went to Boston by way of the former Mormon settlement of Nauvoo, Illinois . In Boston, with the help of William I. Appleby, the president of the Church's Eastern States Mission, and Church member Alexander Badlam, Phelps

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2464-609: The LDS Church, and renamed the Deseret News Bookstore. In 1920 the Deseret Sunday School Union Bookstore was also consolidated into the Deseret News Bookstore, and eventually the bookstore would become its own company, Deseret Book . In 1903 the News moved out from its longtime home in the Deseret Store, kitty-corner to a newly constructed building. This was the first time the paper had a building constructed expressly for it. It

2541-605: The LDS Church, with news related to the LDS Church covered by Mormon Times . The Deseret News also publishes a weekly compact-sized insert, the Church News . The Church News includes news of the LDS Church and has been published since 1931. From 1974 to 2013, the Deseret News also published the Church Almanac, an annual edition carrying LDS Church facts and statistics edited by Church News staff. Winter Quarters (North Omaha, Nebraska) Winter Quarters

2618-595: The Missouri River, the settlement remained populated until 1848. Wintering Saints had been driven from their homes in Nauvoo, Illinois by mobs. Forced to leave on relatively short notice, they were unable to bring many useful supplies. Influential non-member Thomas L. Kane , seeking to convince the LDS leadership to establish a volunteer military group (later known as the Mormon Battalion ), received permission from

2695-576: The U.S. federal government for the group to encamp in Omaha Tribe lands, including the site of Cutler's Park. Conditions at the settlement remained primitive the first month, with pioneers living in tents while the men put up hay, found water and managed the cattle. Due to arguments among the Oto and Omaha tribes over use of the land, the Latter-day Saints moved their camp three miles east to

2772-611: The United States, though payment was withheld until Bridger could establish title. Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston was to use the land for his army during the Utah War . Relations had deteriorated between Mormon leaders in Utah Territory and federal authorities in Washington, D.C. President James Buchanan ordered the United States Army to install a new governor, Alfred Cumming to replace Brigham Young . As

2849-533: The app was later released for the Google Play Store. The Deseret News Local Edition is published twice weekly. The Deseret News National Edition is a national weekly print paper concentrating its reporting and feature articles on areas including family, faith, education, and other values core to the LDS faith. It is available for delivery throughout the United States. The Deseret News launched its monthly magazine in 2021, which publishes ten times

2926-836: The army depot of Fort Bridger from 7 June 1858, until 17 August, when he was relieved by Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Edward Canby . Elements of the Sixth and Tenth Infantry, and First Cavalry, erected storehouses and troop quarters. On July 14, 1859, orders established a military reservation at Fort Bridger amounting to 500 square miles (1,300 km ). Major Richard C. Gatlin took over command on 7 March 1860. Captain Alfred Cumming took command on 4 June 1860, followed by Captain Franklin Gardner on 7 August 1860. Captain Jesse Gove commanded from 29 May 1861 until 9 August, when

3003-654: The army of 2,500 advanced in November 1857, the Mormons set fire to the Fort Bridger buildings. Johnston kept his supplies, with a garrison, within the stone walls which remained, while the army wintered at Camp Scott nearby. In June 1858, as the majority of Johnston's Army set off for Salt Lake City , two companies of troops remained behind. The other troops continued on and eventually established Camp Floyd south of Salt Lake City . Major William Hoffman commanded

3080-660: The arrival of the Mormon pioneers in 1847, disputes arose between Bridger and the new settlers. By 1853, a militia of Mormons was sent to arrest him for selling alcohol and firearms to the Native Americans , a violation of Federal Law. He escaped capture and temporarily returned to the East. Near the existing fort, the Mormons established their own Fort Supply the same year. In 1855, Mormons took over Fort Bridger, reportedly having bought it for $ 8,000 in gold coins. The Mormons claimed, over Bridger's denials, they had purchased

3157-489: The beginning, paper shortages were a problem for the News staff. Starting with the October 19, 1850, issue—only four months after publication began—the paper had to be changed to a bi-weekly publication. Even so, many times in the 1850s there were several periods when the News could not be published for lack of paper; one period lasted three months during the fall of 1851. Thomas Howard, a Mormon immigrant from England, and

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3234-445: The broader region, the Deseret News also publishes content under its "Faith" section that features stories related to religion, churches and places of worship, and topics that intersect with faith such as Supreme Court rulings and religious education. These topics cover the breadth of beliefs across the United States, including but not limited to the LDS Church. Previously, content under the "Faith" section included only news unrelated to

3311-561: The center of the post's activities for his lifetime. When William A. Carter died in November 1881, his wife, Mary Elizabeth Hamilton Carter, became sutler, then renamed as the post trader until 1890. Judge Carter was a probate judge who had served in the army during the Seminole Wars . He managed both his sutler's store, and the post office, under one roof. Chief Washakie signed the Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 at

3388-787: The company's printing, bookbinding, and merchandising to the Cannon family . The family was, at that time, operating the George Q. Cannon & Sons bookstore in downtown Salt Lake City. When the lease began the family formed the Deseret News Printing Company, which was to be the lessee, while The Deseret News Company would remain a legal entity as the lessor. Two children of former News editor George Q. Cannon would play prominent roles during this period, with John Q. Cannon as editor and Abraham H. Cannon as business manager. The leasing had occurred due to financial troubles, and

3465-477: The continuation of the Deseret News . As its architect, Fitzpatrick knew that this NAC arrangement would also benefit the Tribune . The Deseret News stopped Sunday publication; subscribers received a Sunday Tribune instead. The Deseret News also purchased the afternoon Salt Lake Telegram from the Tribune . The Telegram was discontinued, and into the mid-1960s, the paper's nameplate read: The Deseret News and Salt Lake Telegram . The 30-year agreement between

3542-707: The direct ownership of the Church since 1898, when The Deseret News Company was dissolved. On December 29, 1931, the Deseret News Publishing Company was incorporated (not to be confused with the Deseret News Publishing Company formed in 1892 by the Cannon family to lease ownership of the paper, and dissolved when the lease was over). Its articles of incorporation, filed with the Salt Lake County Clerk, provided for 500 shares of stock, all retained by

3619-498: The dissolution became apparent, the Deseret News made the decision to end its daily print edition beginning January 1, 2021 (after just over 153 years of daily publication). The daily print edition was replaced with a new weekly local edition and the company would continue to print the weekly national edition, Church News , and introduce the Deseret Magazine . Starting March 23, 2022, the Deseret News began publication of

3696-489: The emigration effort. Young LDS men also produced handcrafted items such as willow baskets and washboards for sale. Church funds also allowed the community to build a much needed water-powered gristmill . Even with trade, diet in the camp was mainly corn bread, salt bacon and a little milk, with occasional fresh game or domestic meat. Scurvy , known as "blackleg" during this period, became a major problem. Missouri potatoes and horseradish found at old Fort Atkinson helped ease

3773-405: The evening, and as such was named The Deseret Evening News . Most of what was published in the daily edition, was also published in the weekly and semi-weekly, as the daily was meant for city readers and the weekly and semi-weekly for those living in the more rural areas of the territory. Until December 1898 all three editions—the weekly, semi-weekly, and daily—were published concurrently. In 1870,

3850-636: The form of a talk by then-LDS Church president Heber J. Grant . In 1924 the station was sold to John Cope and his father, F.W. Cope, who formed the Radio Service Corporation of Utah. The LDS Church would later purchase this corporation and go on to create KSL-TV . The News , KSL Radio, and KSL Television remain closely linked via the global operating company, Deseret Management Corporation , which also owns Bonneville International , Deseret Book Company , and Deseret Media Company, among other organizations. The Deseret News had been under

3927-414: The fort as a base camp during a geological expedition. The fort was also host to the geological survey conducted by Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden from 12 September to 1 October 1870. Ultimately, the expansion of the railroads in the west made this and other forts obsolete. Fort Bridger was first abandoned in 1878 but then was re-established two years later. The Army closed the post in 1890 when Wyoming became

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4004-669: The fort from Vasquez. There was a deed dated August 3, 1855, recorded October 21, 1858, in Salt Lake City in Records Book B. p. 128, that ostensibly sold Fort Bridger to the LDS Church. Bridger and Vasquez's names were signed by H. F. Morrell in the presence of Alinerin Grow and William Adams Hickman , purportedly pursuant to a power of attorney . Bridger was absent from the area in 1855, acting as guide for Sir St George Gore. Andrew Jenson noted, "From 1853 to 1857, Fort Bridger

4081-725: The fort on 3 July, which ceded the Shoshone and Bannock lands in southwestern Wyoming, and created the Wind River Indian Reservation . Lieutenant Colonel Henry Morrow was in command from 9 November 1867 until 17 April 1869. During this time, Fort Bridger troops helped guard construction of the Overland Route (Union Pacific Railroad) and the Overland Stage and Mail route. In the summer of 1870, Yale College Professor Othniel Charles Marsh used

4158-654: The fort. Richard Francis Burton visited the fort in August 1860, and later wrote, "Colonel Bridger, when an Indian trader, placed this post upon a kind of neutral ground between the Snakes and the Crows (Hapsaroke) on the north, the Oglalas and other Sioux to the east, the Arapahoes and Cheyennes on the south, and various tribes of Yutas (Utahs) on the southwest." Bridger, perhaps the most picturesque figure in early Wyoming,

4235-402: The level of disease, but all residents lacked fresh vegetables in their diet. Tuberculosis (known as consumption), malaria , and unidentified fevers and chills also plagued the temporary settlement. Church member Louisa Barnes Pratt recalled in her memoirs: I hired a man to build me a sod cave. He took turf from the earth, laid it up, covered it with willow brush and sods. Built a chimney of

4312-668: The mill for years. Evidence of the original construction techniques has been found in the surviving Florence Mill. The area that was once Winter Quarters became part of the community of Florence , located in North Omaha . The pioneer community is remembered with several attractions, including the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery , Cutler's Park , Mormon Trail Center and the Mormon Pioneer Memorial Bridge . The Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple

4389-471: The necessary documents (such as laws, records, and forms) used in setting up the provisional State of Deseret . The first issue of the Deseret News was published June 15, 1850, and was eight pages long. This first issue included the paper's prospectus , written by the editor Willard Richards , along with news from the United States Congress , and a report on the San Francisco 1849 Christmas Eve fire; an event which had occurred six months prior. Because it

4466-448: The number of troops was reduced due to demands of the American Civil War . Captain M. G. Lewis took over command in December 1862, followed by Major Noyes Baldwin in 1865. Captain Anson Mills assumed command from November 1866 until August 1867. In 1858, William A. Carter was appointed as post sutler at Fort Bridger. Perhaps more than any other individual, the history of the post revolves around this civilian merchant who remained at

4543-409: The paper was returned directly to the LDS Church. When the LDS Church regained direct control over the News , Horace G. Whitney was appointed business manager and Charles W. Penrose returned as editor. Immediately the paper's weekly edition, The Deseret Weekly , was discontinued; its last issue was published December 10, 1898. On October 1, 1900, the George Q. Cannon & Sons bookstore was sold to

4620-399: The paper's complete text along with archives back to April 1988, the Church News and the LDS Church Almanac. The software allowed subscribers to communicate with each other through an email-like system. Eventually the Crossroads Information Network was shut down and its features were moved to DesNews.com, which itself was replaced with DeseretNews.com. The paper's first website, DesNews.com,

4697-414: The press and other church property was loaded onto ox drawn wagons, and traveled with the Howard Egan Company along the Mormon Trail . The wagon company, with the press, arrived in the Salt Lake Valley August 7, 1849. The press was moved into a small adobe building (just east of the present site of the Hotel Utah ) that also served as a coin mint for the settlers. The press was at first used to print

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4774-527: The same   ... I paid a five dollar gold piece for building my sod house, 10 × 12   ... A long cold rain storm brought more severely again the chills and fever. These with scurvy made me helpless indeed!   ... Many of my friends sickened and died in that place, when I was not able to leave my room, could not go to their bedside to administer comfort to them in the last trying hours, not even to bid them farewell. Neither could I go to see their remains carried to their final resting place where it

4851-447: The semiweekly local edition, bringing print publication of their local edition to twice weekly. In December 2020, the Deseret News editorial board again broke political neutrality by denouncing Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes 's decision to support a lawsuit requesting that the US Supreme Court withhold the certified vote count from four states following the 2020 presidential election . In 2021, Utah's Senator Mike Lee demanded

4928-427: The third his family and possibles, while the fourth was the home of his partner." On October 19, 1852, Mrs. Benjamin G. Ferris visited with her husband, and described the fort as "- a long, low, strongly-constructed log building, surrounded by a high wall of logs, stuck endwise in the ground." On March 9, 1854, Bridger filed a claim with the United States General Land Office , for the 3,800 acres (1,500 hectares) around

5005-399: The two papers was renewed in 1982, with some changes. The Newspaper Agency Corporation was renamed to MediaOne of Utah in 2007. In 1968 the Deseret News once again moved, this time into a new building on Regent Street. The joint operating agreement with the Tribune in 1952 had ended the paper's Sunday edition, but when the 30-year-old agreement was up for renewal, it was changed to allow

5082-468: Was able to procure a wrought iron Ramage hand-press , type , and other required equipment. He returned to Winter Quarters on November 12, 1847, with the press. Due partly to its size and weight, the press and equipment would not be taken to Salt Lake City until 1849. By that time many of the Mormon pioneers had left Winter Quarters and the press was moved across the Missouri River to another temporary Mormon settlement, Kanesville, Iowa . In April 1849

5159-525: Was able to supply enough to keep the News in production. Other problems such as ice and drought on the stream, running out of Parley's Canyon , that ran the paper mill caused the paper to have short lapses in publication. In October 1861 the lines of the First Transcontinental Telegraph met in Salt Lake City, making the Pony Express obsolete, and bringing news to the Territory almost instantly. The News extras, now sometimes called telegraphic dispatches, were printed with even more frequency. In March 1862,

5236-419: Was an encampment formed by approximately 2,500 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as they waited during the winter of 1846–47 for better conditions for their trek westward. It followed a preliminary tent settlement some 3½ miles west at Cutler's Park . Members of the LDS faith built more than 800 cabins at the Winter Quarters settlement. Located in present-day North Omaha overlooking

5313-404: Was constructed near the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon , 13 miles south of the paper's offices. The mill began producing paper in April 1883, and was known as the Cottonwood Paper Mill . The News would sell the paper mill in 1892 to the Granite Paper Mills Company. The mill caught fire and was destroyed April 1, 1893. On October 1, 1892, The Deseret News Company leased the News along with all

5390-408: Was dedicated there in April 2001. 41°20′17″N 95°57′40″W  /  41.33808°N 95.96103°W  / 41.33808; -95.96103 Fort Bridger Fort Bridger was originally a 19th-century fur trading outpost established in 1842, on Blacks Fork of the Green River , in what is now Uinta County, Wyoming , United States. It became a vital resupply point for wagon trains on

5467-430: Was designed by Richard K.A. Kletting and built with stone from Mount Nebo in Central Utah. While the building was under construction, a fire destroyed the Oregon Short Line building in Salt Lake City, and the railroad wanted to rent space in the new building. As a result, the News constructed an annex to the west of the new building for more space. This new home was at the site of the former Council House ; presently

5544-436: Was launched on September 27, 1995. This allowed News content to be accessed through an internet website, rather than the software required by Crossroads. The website was meant for those outside the Salt Lake area, who had to pay long-distance calling charges when dialed into the Crossroads network. On April 13, 2008, Joseph A. Cannon announced in a front page editor's note that the name of the newspaper had been changed back to

5621-625: Was meant to be the voice of the State of Deseret, it was called the Deseret News, and its motto was "Truth and Liberty". It was at first a weekly Saturday publication, and published in "pamphlet form" in hopes that readers would have the papers bound into volumes. Subscription rate was $ 2.50 for six months. A jobs press, usually called the Deseret News Press, was also set up so the News could print books, booklets, handbills, broadsides, etc., for paying customers and other publishers. From

5698-609: Was often called the " Daniel Boone " of the Rockies. Bridger Pass , which he discovered, was also named for him. In 1845, Lansford Hastings published a guide entitled The Emigrant's Guide to Oregon and California , which advised California emigrants to leave the Oregon Trail at Fort Bridger, pass through the Wasatch Range across the Great Salt Lake Desert (an 80-mile waterless drive), loop around

5775-490: Was quite an important 'Mormon' outpost." Orson Hyde arrived at the fort on November 13, 1853, with 39 Mormon settlers. They established Fort Supply on Willow Creek, about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Fort Bridger. Jenson goes on to state, "Fort Bridger and Fort Supply were deserted by the 'Mormons' in September, 1857, on the approach of Col. Johnston's army." On November 18, 1857, Bridger leased his surveyed land to

5852-494: Was thought I would shortly have to be conveyed. Church records for the first summer do not contain information on disease victims; however, later records indicate that, from mid-September 1846 to May 1848, disease caused the deaths of 359 residents. Brigham Young supervised construction of the Florence Mill . It is reportedly the only surviving building in the area to have been built by the LDS camp. The settlers needed

5929-617: Was to take the remainder to Parowan . On May 5, 1858, the first issue of the News with Fillmore City as the publication place appeared; issues would continue to be printed in both Fillmore and Parowan until September 1858 While in Fillmore, the press was kept in the basement of the Utah Territorial Statehouse . That fall the presses were brought back to Salt Lake City and placed in the Council House , allowing

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