The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-11-03
The State Of Descref.

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oftheir opponen $. They have retired
from the popu!ons towns and settled
communities Of The older States, and in
the extreme northwest, where, for III,
written centuries, has rolled the Oregon,
and heard no sound save his own da-h.
rags they have sought and Gound a home
From every part OF the civiliz, world,
wherever their strange faith has ionnoAa
devo re, the tide Of Mormon emigration
is setting towards their mountain Com
monweaIlh. Many thousands are a.
ready congregatpd in this rural Sta e A
vast city has been foun|e n the lovely
valleys of the Great Gasin, ard peace p d
plenty have boNntrousIy blessed their
pcrsevera ce and courage. Situated a;
their settlement is on the line OF march
between the western States: and the val
Ievs OF Cpp'r California and Lower Ore
gon, il will be the be ming of new Ter
# conirderacieS. and il due Tine a -four
IS ing and popuIons part Of the Union.
Wisely and SkiIfulIy have they chosen
their refuge and their asylum. The
Great Basin, in whic' they have found
ed Their dwelling place, is five hundred
rlIIrs IN diameter every way, between
Tour aud five thousand feet above the lev
81 If the SEA-, shut in all around bv noun
tains, with its own system Of Lakes and
r'v"rS, d having 20 connection what
ever with the sen. PtrlY arid. ana
spars"Iv inhabited tn" genera character
al net ih,, IT, 4
with grea, exceptions there Being mrnv
parts Of it III for the residence Of a civil
zed people. OF these pr ,ductive parts
as We learn from FnEMoNr. the Mormons
have established themselves in the lar
grs: and the best
This peculiar people have settled them
selves upo tn" strait between inc Great
Sal and the Utah Lakes and will find
sufficient arabic land for large settle
mrnt. Their territory is about three hun
dred miles n extent. with wood and wa
ter and abundant grass, the river lmmecIi.
a'eIy adjolnlng III III location Is about thir
~ five miles long Thr Utah Lake, al
50 in their nci1hborh1od is remarkable
for the numerous and bold streams which
it ,eceives, rushing down tom tn. noun
tains, all fire. b wat,r. The lake and its
at'lurnts afford larg" tro and Other fish
IN GREAT abundance. The climate is mld
and FREMONT reports observations taken
in O tob"r Of 1915, from the 18th to the
27t' which decided that the mean tenn
pera'nrr was 40 at sunrise, 70 At nom
and a. II sunset; ranging at sunrise.
from % 10 81: al noon from 80 70 GS:
and at sunset from Al to 81. Until the
middle of the month the YEA her was lair
and pleasant; on The 18th it bpgan to ram
in "ccaio al showers which whitenrd
with snow 'he tops Of the mountains on
the southeast side OF tie valley Flow
ers a." in bloom all the month About
the 18th, on one of the largest s'anl>
in the south If n" lax hrranthus, sev
-ral species Of a>t"r, gro UNI nicuarium,
and So eral other plants ", re- in fresh and
full bloom, the grass the secor growth
vas coming up finely, aud vegetation
generally betokened the heightened sum-
mer OF the climate.
We gather from me same high authori-
~ that the winter of 43-'44, within
the basin, was remarkable for the same
open, pleasant weather, rarely interrupt
ed by rain or snow. In fact, there is
nothing in the climate of the great inte-
rior region, elevated as it is, and surroun
d. d and traversed by snowy mou ntains,
to prevent civilized an from making 1t
his home AMI finding in its arabe parts
the means OF a comfortable subs stance,
and this the Mo mons will probably soon
prove in the parts about the Great Salt
Lake The pr"gre-s of their settlement
is already Great On the first of April of
the p esent year, (1Si9) they had 5000
acres in wheat, spve saw and grst mills
seven hundred houses in fortified en-
closure o. Sky acres, stock, and other
accompaniment OF a hourishing settle.
ment.
A very interesting letter from the son
of Hon. J.J KENNEDY of Franklin coun
ty, who went over land to California APP
pears in the last number Of the Vally Sen
tineI. in VIII, oh allusion is made TO the
Mormon settlement. The writer speaks
OF his trip as in all respects successful
d comparatively pleasing. We regret
he does not give the length of time requi
red to make the journey, and its Incl
dents. He speaks of the Mormon State
as follows.
= Their city is situated al the base OF the
mountalms in the entrance TO their rich
and fertile valley. The city is large,
covering TWO or three miles square,
though of course. not closely built being
divided in three acre lots. The whole
valley slopes gradua ly to the lake, and
the soil is consequently irrigated withou,
dificuty.-Their crops look we'll, and
everything appeared TO be in nousi.h
ing condition. | am sure | never enjoy
ed MEALS vic,uals so much in my life,
a., hat III r1n