New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-20
The Mormon city.

~ the dabsra D1ily ifrc-fiser Of "Wednesday
" find q letter from an Aeventurer .bo had res bed
tae Mormon city O. Tie salt Lsse, his wsy y ali
forns. and writes .. follows Of that newly found com
n,uuiiy
Toe settlement a; the point from which an now
writing wss commenced In he month OF JAY lsi1, TIC
second anniversary Of which vii be celebrated -
thtm on the 2ith OF the present month The valley ia
which the city il located side Of TIE lake
sad !. shout twenty-five mica v.ts and comp r. =
smut Ia y high mountains the tai aid The Bear Ri
yer ranges being the prime pal From the spot where
-m nov writing can Zee the tops OF them reaching
almost 10 the Clouds covered with perpetual ssO~ -
Ire city contains about 1900 inhabitants snd Il laid
OFT Ia squares tie streets running a. tight angles with
esch other These squares are fenced Ia by fence
running around the whole. The squares divided
into Wsrcs snd tie wards into 5ock. and tn blocks
into Ot-each LOT oonta.ns one scre aud neoarih Of
land.
The posse,ilon OF these va. si7sn ty drawing la.s.
10 this way tickets we're got " with tue numbers on
them, ana put into hat together and then drawn out
each man taking tho lot bearing the number Of his
uek = The houses are built Of aeosss OF sunburnt
br.ck they srs small, but present neat ard cleany
appearance Tho entrance 70 the valley q. overs very
rough and maunt7inous r0si, and the city bur,s sua.
denly upon the view Gs you emerge from c1e0H or
gorge Ia The noua;aus through which the road runs
sld 81 tee foot Of which The city i stustcd II Q
Lase which Il great curiosity is 81 miles from the
city toe water Is great doa. salter than seawstsr,
sd "a 60 bu0ysui that's man csn host on Il without
ay difficulty hatever Sal. is plentiful abO VI the
srd drawn - the city. 10 ia end clear and II,
worry clean Fine fst Is obtained by boiling the water,
hitch yields one.th.rd fine salt There arc Boiling
springs few niles from here also sulphur ard aksA
springs, from which good salerasus Is obtained.
The country is settled By farmers for forty miles
north and south. They now engaged 10 harvesting
their wheat which l. yielding abundant crop. They
very strict IN enforcing their penztes-punishing
ci crime according 10 its cnormty he THE;
rturn four fold and give rnuch the public
u-y BY working tho roads The Government i com
ise1 OF High Council. the President being the head
they ensct laws try offenders. and make suggestions
ilr the good Of the community, and al tuch and
s1reestons are declared from the p, every sunday
Tneir money consists Of treasury noies which t.
sued foT coin and gold dust placed deposit Ar
rapgements are now inside for coniae this dust. and
establishing currency Of their Large quantities
Of gold duet have been ught inlo tie sstcn BY
discharged soldiers, and those who awe gone from
there tor the purpose Of digging that all the reports
We hesrd there confirmed here by those who have
been and returned losded with geld.
The public Improvements ere carried on uy fund
which 10 raised by every man giving ouo.touis o bis
yearly earnings tor that purpose They are building \
council house Of stOnes large substantial ediice. To
n II way they slso iItsrd 10 build tenn They
are enprndus LARGE sums the roads the noun
tt.ut, ana are protesting road .e desert
A. the south Of the lake 70 California They
dusious hospisbe people and have tire meant within
thsmtelges o. become rich and powerful.