The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-15
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ian," the Mormon paper published at kanessille,
Iowa, was received inst. Louis on the 7ih. 1t was
published the 28th ult., and contains some very
interesting news from the Mormon settlement at
Salt Lake.
1t appears that an express arrived at GAINESVILLE
on the 9th, bringing intelligence from The Salt
Lake City to the 18th of Aprll-iorty-fve DAYS on
the road This express met with the first Califor-
Mia emgrants 100 miles this side of Fort Laramie.
The emigrants, as general thing, were in good
health, particularly alter they got out upon the
Plains. Near the frontier there were some cases
of cholera, but nothing of serious nature. On
the route they heard report that four men, at
tached to one of the emigTating compan,es had
been accidentally shot, when taking guns out OF
wagons with the caps on Them; but their names
are not given. The emigrants were throwing out
their provisions by the way, to tighten the wagons.
The express, on leaving Salt Lake City, were a
whole week in beating the road through the SHOWS
OF the mountains for about one hundred miles, and
yet lost only one animal. The weather was fine,
until they arrived near Fort Chds, but after that
period 1t was rainy and cold. They report plenty
of grass on The Plains for the usual emigration.
Mr.. Egan, an express from kanesville to the Salt
Lake City, was met about seventy miles from old
Fort ksarny, all well.
The express reports that there is no end to the
gold in Caifornia---tliough none had been found
In the valley of the Salt Lake, still the regions
within two or three hundred miles of it Amounted
with lie shining ore. 1t is also stated that the
people in the Great Basin will send on DR.. Burn
hyson as an agent, or delegate, with "a petition
to Congress for the establishment of territorial
government in that quarter. The petition is nu-
merously signed, and the delegate may be looked
for in July.
The extra contains long epistle from the Nor
mons al Salt Lake, styled $ First General EpstIe
of the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints from the Great Salt
Lake Valley TO the Saints scattered throughout the
Earth-Greeting. 1t is devoted to general re-
view of the condition OF the Church. With much
of this episte manysDf our readers have little con-
Germ, and we extract only so much is of general
interest. They announce the arrival of several
emigrating parties, under the lead of Messrs Young,
klmball and Richards, in September and October
of last year, and the reception of mail from kanes-
vile, on the Both of November, bearing news to
them of the addition of 1000 souls to the Church,
during the last year, in England and the British
dominions.
Lyman Wright had been dismissed from church
fellowship.
On our arrival in this Valley. we found the
brethren had erected four FORTS composed mostly of
houses, including an area of about AZ acres, and
numbering about 5000 souls, including our camp.
The brethren had succeeded in sowing and plant
ing an extensive variety of Seeds at ali seasons,
from January to July, on a farm about IL miles in
length and from one to six in width, including the
CITY plot Most of their early crops were destroyed
continued occasionally till June; while the latter
harvest injured by drought, by frost which
commented its injuries about the 10Th October, and
by the oulbreaking of herds of catle-lhe brethren
were not sufficiently numerous to fight the crckets
rrgaie the crops and fence the farm of their exen.
sive planting, consequently they suffered heavy
losses though the experiment of the past year su
hcent TO prove that valuable crops may be raised in
this Valley by attentive and judicious management
The winter of ls47-s was very mild, grass abun.
dant, focks and herds thriving thereon, and the
earth ullable most Of the time during each month
but the winter of 1889 has been very different,
more like a severe New England winter Excess,
live cold commenced on the lst day of December,
and contidued ill the latter part of February Snow
storms were frequent, and though there were several
ihaWs, the earth was not without snow during that
period, varying from one TO three feet In DEPTH bo
IN time and places. The coolest day tbs past win.
ter was the 9th ofFebruary the mercury falling 800
below freezing point, ard the wafmest day, Sun.
day, the 25tb of February, mercury FIRING to 21e
above freezing point, Fahrenheit. Violent and
contrary winds have been frequent The snow on
the surrounding mountains has been much deeper |
which has made the wood very difficult of access.
while the cattle have become SO poor through fast
ing and scanty fare that it has been difficult TO
draw the necessary fuel, and many have had to |
suffer more or less from the want thereof. The |
winter commenced at an unusual and unexpected |
moment, and found many of the brethren without |
houses or fuel, and although there has been consid.
cradle suffering, there has been death by the frost
Three attempts have been made by the brethren |
with pack animals or snow shoes to visit Fsrt |
Bridger since the snow fell, but have failed yet it
is expected that CUmpton will be able to take the
mail east soon after April Conference.
In the former part of February, the Bishops took |
an inventory of the breadstuffs in the valley when
ii was reported little more than three .fourls of
pound per day, for each soul, until the 9Th of July
and considerable was known 10 exist which was |
not reported.
Our public works are prosperous. consisting of
council-house fory-fve feet square, two stories,
building by tthng; also bridge across the Wes-
tern Jordan, at an expense of $780, and six or
seven bridges across minor streams, to be paid by
Dne per cent. property tax also a bath house at
The Warm Springs.
A field of about 5000 acres has been surveyed
south OF and bordering on the city, and plotted in
i've and ten acre lots, and church farm of about
500 acres. The five and ten acre lots were dis
rlbued to the brethren by casting the lots, and
very man is TO help build pole, ditch, hue a
tone fence, as shall be most convenient, around
he whole field in proportion to the land he draws
llso canal on the side for The purpose of rri.
,aton. There are three grist-mls, and five or six
aw mills In operation, and several more in con-
emplailon. Milestone, equal to French burr is
ound here. The location of a tannery and foundry
re contemplated, as soon the SHOWS leave the
The forts rapidly breaking up, by the remo-
al OF the houses on to the city lots and the city
5 already assuming the appearance of years, for
ny ordinary country, such is the industry and per-
everance of the Saints.
winter hunt, by rival parties of one hundred
len each, has destroyed about 700 wolves and
'xes, wolverines, 20 mink and polecats, 500
aWks, owls and magpies, and 1000 raven, in this
alley and vicinity.
On the return of portion of the Mormon bat
ilion, through the Northern part of Western Cali
)rnla, they discovered an extensive gold mine,
'hich enabled them, by few days delay, to bring
efficient of the dust to make money plenty in this
lace for all ordinary purposes OF public conve- .
fence in the exchange the brethren deposited the
old dust with the Presidency, who issued bills, or
paper currency: and the ''kirtland Safety Fund.-
,-signed, is on par with gold.
On the LIST of January last, John Smith, uncle to ;
10 Prophet Joseph Smith, was ordained Patriarch /.
the Church, holding the keys and powers there
: same as father Joseph Smith and Hiram. c
All the vacancies in the list of Twelve Apostles II
ere filled on the 18th of February last. n
The valley is settled for 90 miles south and 40 \
lies north of the city. The city is divided into
wards, the country south into three wards, and a
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