The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-06-14
NEWS FROM TIE MORMON CITY OF
THE SALT LAKE.

An extra from the ,liicc Of the "Fronticr
Guardian" the MORMON paper published
AT Evansville, Iowa, was received in this
city Yesterday. !. was published on the
18th, and contains some very interesting
news from the Mormon settlement a, Sal,
Lake.
1t appears TINT nm express arrived at
Evansville on the eth, bringing in,elli
gence from the Salt Lake City to the 18th
Of ApriI--iorly-iisc days on the road :
This express met with The first California
einlgranis $50 miles this side OF Fort Lara.
mic. The emigrants, as a general thing,
were in good health. particularly after they
got ont upon the Plains. Near the frontier.
there were some cases Of cholera, but moth
lng Of serious nature. On the route.
they heard n report that four men. attached
10 one Of the emigraling companies, had
been accidentally shot, when taking guns
out of wagons with the caps on them; but
their names are not given. The cmigran,s
were throwing out their provisions by the
wav. to tighten their wagons.
The express, on leaving Sal, Lake CITY,
we're whole week in beating tho road
through the SHOWS Of the mountains for
about one hundred miles. and vet lost only
one animal The weather was fine until
they arrived near Fort Childs, but ailer
that period it was rainy and cold They
report plenty of grass on the Plains for the
usual emigration.
Tho express reports TINT there is no end
10 the gold IN Cnlifornia--tliough none had
been found in The valley If the Salt Lake.
still the regions two or three hundred miles
ct il sbonnded with The shining ore. II is
also stated, that the people in the Great
Basin will send on Dr. Burnhyson, rs an
agent. or delegate. With n petition to Con
gress for the establishment of n territorial
government, in iha, quarter. The petition
Is numcronsly signed, and the delegate
NAV he looked for in july.
| The Extra contains n long epist'e from
the Mormons a, Salt Lake, STYLED ..Firs,
General Epistlc Of the Fin ( Presidency of
the Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints scattered throughout the Earth
Greeting" II is devoted 10 general re.
view Of The condition Of the Church. With
much oi this eplsi'e, many Of our readers
have little concern, and we extract only SO
much as il Of general interest. They an
nonnce the arrival of several emiqra,inu
parties. under the lead Of Messrs. Young.
kimhall and Richards. in September aud
October Of Inst year. aud the reception &c a
mail from kanesvillc, on the Both Of NJ
vem5er. bearing news to them Of the aGdi-
;ion 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 bad erected four forts. com
posed mostly OF houses. including oil area
OF about II acres, aud numbering alng,
1000 snul.. including our camp The
brethren bad succeeded in sowing aud
planting an extensive VARIETY Of seeds, al
all seasons, from January to july, on a
farm about l. miles IN length and from
one TO six in width, including the city plot
Mos, Of their early crops were DESTROYED in
the month Of Mry bv crickets end frost.
which continued occasionally till June;
while The latter harvest was injured by
drought, bv frost which commenced lis in
juries shont the 10Th October, aud bv The
outbreaking ct herds oi cattle--,hc broth
rem were not sufficiently numerous 10 fob,
the crlckets, irri.ato tie crops and fence
The iaiin of their extensive planting, con-
sequenilv they suffered heavy losses;
though the experiment Of The past year il
sufficient 'oprpvc that valuable crops may
he raised in this Valley by attentive and
judIcio,ls management
The winter Of l>l7-S was very mid.
grass nbnndant, ilocks and herds thriving
thereon, aud the earth tillablc most of the
time during each month; but the winter of
lSis-' his heon very different, moro Ike
severe New England winter Excessive
cold commenced on the lst tiay OF Deccm-
hcr, and continued I'll. The latter part of Fc.
nruary. Snow storms were frequent. aud
though there were several ihaws, the earth
was not without snow curing tina, period.
varying from one 10 two feet in depth, both
in time and placcs. The coolest duv the
past winter was Inc 9Th Of February. the
merrtir, falling 33 degrees below freezing
POINT. md the warmesi dav, Sunday, the
10Th February. mercury rising 10 81 deg
rees above freezing point. Fan enheii. Vi
oient and contrary winds have been fire.
gucnt. The sow on the surrounding
mountains has been much deeper, which
has made the wood very difficult Of access:
while Tire cattle nave become so poor,
through fasting and scanty fare, that j, has
been difficult 10 draw the necessary fuel.
aud many have had 10 suffer more or less
from the want thereof. Tue winter CON-
menccd nj an unusual and unexpected mo-