Excerpt from Improvement Era, Vol. 14: September, 1911The institution now known as the Deseret Museum had its beginning in the latter part Of 1869. Its creation was primarily due to the energy and enterprise Of John W. Young, son of the pioneer leader, Brigham Young. In its inception the Museum was virtually a private establishment, owned and con trolled by its founder; nevertheless, from the first it was oper ated and maintained for the public good rather than for purposes of private gain.The original plan was that of a combined menagerie and museum, and during the early years of the institution's history the live-animal exhibits excelled all the other collections, if not in number and variety at least in public interest and favor.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.