Jan 10, 1870

There were present on the stand the first Presidency the Twelve
Apostles, The officers of the Union & Central Pacific Rail Road
& of the Utah Central Rail Road with Many invited guest
including the officers of Camp Duglass

The last spike was driven By President Young A large steel
Mallet was used on the occasion made By Mr James Lawson
it was Elegantly chased on the top, there was Engraved a
Bee-hive surmounted By the inscription Holiness to the Lord under-
neath the Bee-hive were the letters U.C.R.R. The spike
Made of Home made Iron Manufactured By the late N. V. Jones
was ornamented like the Mallet & was the work of Brother Lawson Just
Before the ceremony of laying the last rail commenced, the sun, which
during the whole day, had Been completely concealed By clouds
burst forth with unclouded Brilliancy as if determined to Enha-
nce the general Joy By his genial rays. After the performance of
the ceremony which took place about 9 minutes past 2 oclok a
salute of 37 guns, ^was given^ one for each mile of the road was when Capt
Croxall's Brass Band burst forth with their enlivening strains
after which the following Prayer was offered By
Elder Wilford Woodruff

O, God, our Eternal Father we have assembled on this occasion
to celebrate one of the greatest & grandest events of the generation
in which we live, and we offer up the gratitude of our hearts
with thanksgiving for thy merciful & protecting care that has
been over us when we were led into these vallies By thy servnt
servant Brigham Young, twenty two years ago, we found them
a perfec desert inhabited ownly by wild beast & a few red men
who roamed over the plains. To day we behold the teeming thousands
of the Anglo-Saxon race assembled here to celebrate the completion
of a line of rail road into this city which has opened up commerce
between us and all the world. Thou has Enabled thy Saints who have
gathered here from the Nations of the Earth to fill these vallies of the
Mountains with 600 miles of cities, towns, villages, gardens, orchards,
vineyards, and fields, and the desert has been made to Blossom as the
rose. We should be recreant to our duty did we not acknowledge
the hand of thee our God in thy protecting care that has been over us

Jan 10, 1870

There were present on the stand the first Presidency the Twelve Apostles, The officers of the Union & Central Pacific Rail Road & of the Utah Central Rail Road with Many invited guest including the officers of Camp Duglass

The last spike was driven By President Young A large steel Mallet was used on the occasion made By Mr James Lawson it was Elegantly chased on the top, there was Engraved a Bee-hive surmounted By the inscription Holiness to the Lord underneath the Bee-hive were the letters U. C. R. R. The spike Made of Home made Iron Manufactured By the late N. V. Jones was ornamented like the Mallet & was the work of Brother Lawson Just Before the ceremony of laying the last rail commenced, the sun, which during the whole day, had Been completely concealed By clouds burst forth with unclouded Brilliancy as if determined to Enhance the general Joy By his genial rays After the performance of the ceremony which took place about 9 minutes past 2 oclok a salute of 37 guns was given one for Each mile of the road when Capt Croxall's Brass Band burst forth with their Enlivening strains after which the following Prayer was offered By Elder Wilford Woodruff

O, God, our Eternal Father we have assembled on this occasion to celebrate one of the greatest & grandest Events of the generation in which we live, and we offer up the gratitude of our hearts with thanksgiving for thy merciful & protecting care that has been over us when we were led into these vallies By thy servant Brigham Young, twenty two years ago, we found them a perfec desert inhabited ownly by wild beast & a few red men who roamed over the plains. To day we behold the teeming thousands of the Anglo-Saxon race assembled here to celebrate the completion of a line of Rail Road into this City which has opened up commerce between us and all the world. Thou has Enabled thy saints who have gathered here from the Nations of the Earth to fill these vallies of the Mountains with 600 miles of cities, towns, villages, gardens, orchards, vineyards, and fields, and the desert has been made to Blossom as the rose. We should be recreant to our duty did we not acknowledge the hand of thee our God in thy protecting care that has been over us