America's Sephardic Elite . MAY 15th . The whole country in this neighborhood is of volcanic origin.
Black cinders abound on the mountains, and a kind of grey pumice stone is found in the valleys.
Sulphur in large quantities lies on the open ground in the ravines. Mountains of pure solid transparent rocksalt rear their majestic heads in Juab Valley, a few miles south. Our interpreter told me he had heard before of such a lake, but he placed no faith in it. Wakara said he would go along and show us the place. Being anxious and determined to explore, and make some discovery which might benefit science, if any was to be made on this journey, I induced several Mormons to make up a party sufficiently large to insure us against an Indian surprise.