The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-12

Late accounts from the Salt Lake region inform
ms that the heads of the church have issued an adj
dress TO their brethren throughout the world, In
which they give a highly iattering picture OF the
progress Of The Mormon church. They state that,
within the last year, they have received an Access
sion of at least seven thousand converts from the
British dominons. They continue
Sour public works are prosperous, consisting Of
council-house, forty-fve feet square, two stories,
building by tithing; also bridge across the West
ern Jordan at an expense of $780, and six or seven
bridges across minor streams, TO be paid for by
one per cent. property-tax also bath-house at
the Warm Springs.
ga field of about eight thousand acres has been
surveyed south of and bordering on the city, and
plotted in FIVE and ten acre lots, and church farm
of about eight hundred acres. The five and ten acre
lots were distributed to the brethren by casting lots,
and every man is to help to build pole, ditch, or
stone fence, as shall be most convenient, around
the whole field, in proportion to the land ne draws
also canal the east slde for the purpose OF ir-
rigation There are three gristmllls and hive or
six saw-mils in operation and several more IN con-
temptation Mill stones, equal to the French burr,
are found here.
"The location of tannery and foundry are con-
templated soon as the SHOWS leave the noun
tains.
"The forts are rapidly breaking up by the re-
moyal of the houses on to the city lots, and the city
is already assuming the appearance OF years, Tor
any ordinary country such is the industry and
perseverance Of the Saints.
GA winters hunt by rival parties of 100 men
each has destroyed about 700 wolves and foxes,
wolverines, 90 minks and poe-cats, 500 hawks,
owls, and magpies, and 200 ravens, IN the valley
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"On the return of portion of the Mormon bat
talon through the northern part of Western Cal
ifornia, they discovered an extensive gold mine,
which enabled them, by few days. delay, to bring
sufficient of the dust to make money plenty IN this
place for all ordinary purposes OF public convent
ence in the exchange, the brethren deposited the
gold dust with the Presidency, who issued bills, or
a paper currency and the Kirkland Safety Fund
resigned is on par with gold.
" Elder Addison Pratt arrived IN company with
a party of the battalion on the 26th of September,
lS4s, and found his family in health, from whom
he had been absent five years, on mission to the
Society Islands, where he has baptized about 1900
souls.
"On the LIST of January, John Smith, uncle to
the prophet Joseph Smith, was ordained Patriarch
to the Church, holding the keys and powers there
of, same as Father Joseph Smith and Hiram.
"The valley is settled for twenty miles south
and forty miles north of the city. The city is
divided into nineteen wards, and over each is or.
dained Bishop with his Councillors, with New
ell X. Whitney, President Of the Bishops Quo
rum, presiding, who have been instructed to SCI
in order all the lesser officers.
"About thirty of the brethren have recently
gone to the Utah Valley, about sixty miles south
TO establish a small colony for agricultural pur
poses and fishing, hoping thereby TO lessen the cal
for beef, which at the present time is rather scarce
at an average of seven eight cents per pound
but will improve with the vegetation.
'The wards of the city generally consist of nins
blocks each three squares, and each ward will bt
fenced by itself this season, the plan of big
field, for the purpose of saving time for culhva
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