The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-16
Arrival OF Geld Dust from tho Great Salt
Lake. California.

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Arrival OF Geld Dust from the Great Salt
Lake, California.
We received parcel Of gold dust Yesterday from the
city Of tho Great Salt Lake State Of Dessret 1t tho
first lot have from that part OF California 1t
in letter to us pay for years subscription
to the Weekly Herald; and IL in small PARTICLES like
FISH scales. 1t is the pure article-23h csrats fine.
Annexed Is the letter that contained the precious
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CRY CT THE GREAT SALT L.kx vALLrv,l
July s, 1919.
Slrriral at the Great Sat LakeDescvTFion Of the City
EsiaDistmsn. " Mint--1He Crops, &c, &c.
JANIS q BENNETT. Esq. -
DTARSm:
enclose you, by Mr.. Rabbit, the mail contractor
from the States to the city Of the Great Salt Lake VAL
ley three dollars $3 COY in gold dust to pay for the
Weekly Hercd for year You sent it to me At Chi
cago before LETT you will please send it to for
year to San Fran CISCO California.
would Ike a late Herald very much-I weuld give
SIS for this mornings Herald
Allow me to give you a description Of this noted
city.
1t situated In valley slight sloping side hill,
slight slope that you would hardly perceive it.
The CRY Is about three miles square and beautifully
laid out the streets eight rods wids, and every
q. them has clear stream Of water running through
it, and plenty Of spotted trout in them. These
stresm about two feet wide, purpose for irri
eating their land. This city ia laid out in nineteen
feLct din wards They have plenty OF good building
Ave mics from the city. rhey draw theic wood
ten miles from the Csnones One nile from the city,
moth is the finest ulphur spring ia the world
boys have all enjoyed bathing la IL nnely and two
miles farther north, is the boiling spring
We here with cattle, and have beat all the mule
tran besides H.. pack mules have Gully been hfty
six days fr' In the Missouri river Fort Kearny II has
been the hnest ever was known Tor cattle TO
cross tie mountains.
| We have LAID ten days TO rest We have got
well acquainted with some IT their lea dirg people, and
hey the lnest kind Of people, and viii do any
thing TO make it pleasant TO emigrsnts. They have
/ built Mi mint here and are building nice stone
council house forty feet sqoare they will in time
have the hp.tt city in america There are any amount
OF pretty grls here.
About one-Gfth OF the teams come this way; save
one hundred mites. and much better grass, and the
balance go by Fort Hall
! Tie Utah mountains covered with snow We
have seen snow for three hundred miles back we had
avery frost ON the fourth The Nornons coui-
lock tine.
Please send Inc the Herald along soon you get
N d. think had better send you the dust instead
OF the specie Please send ms the Herald from the first
| OF August, II you can. must have tie Herald.
| Mans Fon CAlIFonSA-N EwsrAFEhs, EXPRESS LIVES,
&c-Tbe splendid steamships Empire City and Ohio
will leave this port this afternoon with passengers and
the mails for California. The Ohio takes the mails,
and the Empire City the special Of the we'll
known express house Of Adams Co, of Wall street.
The former touches at Charleston, Savannah aud
Havsns where her passengers ana mails Tor the ra'iao
will BIZ Transferred to the Falcon The latter proceeds
direct 10 Chsges
We learn that the Ohio VIII take out about fou'
hundred and the Empire City ABOUT Two hundred pas
engers One half OF those by the ONO VIII pfossea 70
New orleans
One Of themost singular features of intercourse
WIN eshon'a-a Instance oi h'e OF Elk 'nou'"nu mics
nom TINS cny-n the sfrpg'ng in'o existence Oh tne
package and parcel express lines They are hmeri'
cahhms Alfesoy express messengers 30 10 nno ITO
by every steamer ana denver tnor parcels WITH Tue
fame "suiar'y as between this CITY anu Do''oh Vi