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 There were fights in U-tah, for the Mor-mons would not live by our rules and sought to cast off our yoke, but the Pres-i-dent sent troops out to force them to stop their tricks and lay down their arms, which they did.

TAKING THE U. S. MAIL ACROSS THE PLAINS IN THE '50S.

The great Pa-cif-ic Rail-way made a start when Bu-chan-an held the reins. The sole way to cross the plains and the Rock-y Mts. had been by mail coach, which was slow and not safe from In-di-an raids. Large sums and great skill were what did the work, which was not brought to an end till 1869.

While Bu-chan-an was in the chair, in 1859, a great feat took place. The first wire was laid through the sea. Words were then sent from our land to those in the Old World.

A man by the name of John Brown made up his mind