The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-01

Mormon Settlement the Beaver Islands.
These islands, ten in number, lay in Lake Mich
lgan, fifty miles west Of Mackinaw, in about forty
FIVE and a half degrees of latitude, and Immediately
to the west Of the track Of the Chicago steamboats,
The great demand for wood for the Upper Lake
steamers has recently given some importance to
these islands. Their extensive trout and white
fisheries are now daily visited by vast numbers of
fishermen, and not less than three hundred fishing
boats are employed among these islands. But the
event which has tended most TO call them into no.
tice is the present movement Of large section Of
Mormons under the direction Of Mr.. Strang, for
merly lawyer in Chautauque county, to settle
them Since the opening of navigation this year,
scarcely week has gone by without witnessing the
arrival of a considerable company Of them at Of
the wharves on Paradise bay, the principal harbor
in the islands, and probably the best in the lakes.
At this bay they have large steam saw-mil
ready to raise and the engine is on the ground
They have also opened boat-ysrd, and are put
ting together a small schooner.
They have recently held large conference there,
to take measures for furthering the emigration of
the mormons to that place. The propeller st. Jo-
scph, her last trip down, brought off from there
fifteen Of their elders, sent out by this confer
ence TO preach their faith, and to bring up add-
uona companies of emigrants. This is the second
company Of elders who have left from this confer.
ence, and il is said that more coming TO gather
up their brethren IN all the Middle States the
suing autumn. Several merchants are already
tablished there, and others are going on. Indeed
the prospect is, that within year there will be
nourishing town, with dozen stores, mill, ship
yard, machine shop, and great variety OF mechanic
shops, where last winter there was dense forest
The number Of Mormons now there is about FIVE
hundred, with good prospect that there will be
one thousand at the setting in Of winter. por-
ton are engaged in fishing, many IN mechanical
operations, and large number are opening farms
One hundred men will be employed next winter in
cutting wood for steamboats,. They are also ex-
pecung to issue weekly paper there, and have
part of the material, including type, &c, on the
spot
These islands are fourteen miles from main land,
and during the winter are nearly shut out from
communication with the rest of the world Bot
during the summer they have regular communIcs-
ton by steamers to all ports of both Upper and
Lower Lakes. Ii is hoped that secluded settle
ment OF this people, with no neighbors OF any other
faith within fifty miles, will prevent the collisions
and dsgraceful disturbances which have heretofore
occurred IN various rsces where they have settled
The success with which Mr.. Strang, their leader
has maintained amicsble relations IN their settle
ment IN Wisconsin, is some guarantee that his in
hoence will be peaceable and just-B'fsfo .adr.
The Cincinnati Commercial states that gentle
man OF that city has redscovered the art Of making
glass vessels so magically sensitive that they will
utter musical sounds or burst when poisonous sub
stances placed in them One of them was tested
into which water was poured, and it remained per-
fecty sound, but on the introduction Of poison il
broke into fragments. This is strange story, but
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