The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-08
News from tho Grsas salt Lake.
OUR OVERLAND C ,KREspoNDENcK.

CRY or THE GsEAr SALr LAKE oa LArrxx(
DAY SAINTS. Csiifornix, July 10, 1870
The Westerw Trotl-Txe California Eaigranis- The
Great SaL Luke = The Mormon Settlement. &C.
Since arrived here have been 40 constantly en-
ploysd In making arrangements to be again on my
journey. that have neglected you until fear the
limited time which have, while the mules are being
packed to proceed will prevent my giving ysu IN uch
Information Of this place. emigration any ess
arrived here the 10th, over for the last hundred
miles most horrible road, ii road it be called or
the six thousand wagons the road only about
hundred pass this way the remain 20 ria Fort Hail.
took this route because IL So unpo pular that
believed thst the email number VI teams upon woad
not uss up ell the grass, aud ia this not mis-
taken.
heard this morning. that those upon the Fort Hall
road are in desperate condition, having but httls
eras- for their ANIMALS especially in the or its
truth know nothing neither until again strike
the main road, which viii bs two hundred miles from
this city
This place lies about twenty miles south east OF tho
Salt Lsse IL LAID out In blocks Of ten -sch
ana DIVIDED into eight lots u and qusre acres
each. The population OF ths town 10 s-v.n
hundred. Of he valley and the surrounding country
about six thousand The houses powerfully buiit OF
adobes or Spanish brick There Is wood nearer han
from eight twenty miles The land is otst.Ded only
BY irrigation, no rein falling dsn"g the GUNNER The
NorDons are raising large DROPS this ye.r sutciency
cetdipg che.
5 Tho town Is about eleven miles In circumference
here In abundance aud must OF the emgants are par
ticipating in recruit; the hosptaDls inhabitants
doing everything in their to make short stay
o. comfortable ~ possible Flour IL l2h cents per ID
bacon 10 cent? coffee 90 cests per and OF her
in proportion. IL ia from here Suffers Fort eight
hundred miles and over.
must closs, shall get much belated that may
miss my company. Truly yours
s. r. CLARK.
Correspondence Of the Newark Advertiserl
0aEAr SALT LAKE VALlEr,
CITY OF MoRMoSS, July IT, 1910 4
My last to you was from the peighborhood of Fort
Laramie June II. lsi9. noe have opportunity Of
writing by regular u. Mail, which leaves here TO.
morio~ for the States We reached here last nj ht
aid are putting up In the mdst OF this great oy
three or four Gays TO repair the wagons which have
been much broken from the bad roads pas I'd over
during come dAys We hsvs had a tough time Of It.
miles. and have but 600 or 700 go. which we
so. ,.'s os 90 H. IN sS s bod r.: a.:
1st II September.
Our prospect for getting the precious natal 10 good
The A ormops have been out there ana TO-DAY nave
seen in one mans possession one hundred pounds aud
have handed pieces worth $3.50 sach They have
plenty Of It amongst them and assure II success
number Of Jerseymeu Of this sect here and have
b~ep TO I cssnot. Of course give you the de-
tails Of our journey IN single sheet as my journal
cupie- some ~ or " psges-beng record Of every
The Pittsburgh Gasetie OF the Sd instant, has Q
letter from the Mormon city ut Salt Lake, which
says =" The whole valley Is occupied by the Nor
mons, who build their houses entirely OF dried
bricss They are budiDg . church Of stone which
10 already one story high aud will be q very nus
building. They assemble every sunday morning I'M
der large shed. The society Il governed by pro-
sident, the twelve, and the seventy. rhe president
and the twelve occupy the pulpit ana do all the
ing | vent tbis morning, when the bill rang. to
church where saw large assemhlags, some dressed
quite fsshionSbly. and Gil clean aud neat A brass
band hrst played lively aud then the clerk
and read several notices One man had lost pocket
book another bad had his garden destroyed by cattle
breaking Into It, lie then read tn. OF persos to
whom letters In the post Office were addressed aud
seral other items Of that hind He then announced
that next tuesday they would have suniversAry
fes,t as the day Of tb@ month which they
rived nj their prstsDt snug quarters He said the city
would be roed early la the insrpns bv the nriDg VI
cannon aDdI be ~ he brass bzsd procession
would then be formed ~hich would march Of town
and at t~o clocn dinner ~ould bs served. Tue emil
grants all invited 20 attend They very strict
In the naturalization Of justice One OF their number
stole pair 81 boots iron, an smigrsnt. He was
fenced 10 pay four times their value npsd ESQ aud
compelled TO work dirty days the public roads. Que
Of thsm esbtepc.d TO death tor borrowing some
property from D.gbbor and selling IL; but doaiiy,
o~ng TO the 81 his family his sentence
vas ctmmuted to babishm~n When thy arrived.
they we're very much troubled by some Indians, who
killed their cattle and stole from them they sent to
remopstrste With them and the Iodans replied that
their PRESIDENT an oid ~oman aud they could not
mind him. They then scot out = company Of soldiers
and hiLsd few since watch time they have been
annoyed.