Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-26
THE MORMON CITY.


We have hee favored. snys the N. Y.
Mirror, with the pcrusal nfa letter from
Young Englishmnn. who on the 10th
of March list left this city in company
with twenty three others. (American cit
izens) for Cnlifo' mia. ANY thirg relating
10 these strangely energetic and devoted
peopl the Mormons, is just now peculi-
a'!y interesting; the more 50 as the ac-
counts we. have received of their new
city are too vague to enable any one to
form any dcfni'P idea of this new erpc-
ton in the Wilderness After detailing
:he miSeries of their journey and the
hardShips endured. the writer savs:
About the middle of June / was ta-
ken i'll, and with slight interruptions con
tinued so until we reached IL ci'y
You will perhaps imagine thit being so
styled il resembles an American city, but
it is only in prospect. The houses are
either of logs, or built of mud bricks,
called 'dobies' and but inn few instances
I are not llrrer than one or two rooms;
but time will accomplish much for this
tnerge'c and faithful peoh'a. Each
house stands in an acre and II half Of g'r-
den ground, eight in block forming
squares. The streets, which ere wide
are {" be Incl with trees. and cnn l.
for the purpose of irrigation, running
through the centre. As our wagon en-
tered this beautiful valley, with Tie lorg
absent comforts ofa home inprospect'
experienced considerable change for
the hrtt' ;'nd when. TO my surprise and
gratitude Imet pious. kind, and inte
ligent artist, who took me, emaciated,
sick, and dirty. 80 his humble home, my
happiness seemed complete.
You must from their own works read
tho history Of the Mormonites, and you
Wilt learn how thi, despiSed people
have been iven iom place to place, and
prosecuted until they have at length
found II hnven in the almost inaccess bic
valley Of the Rocky Mountains, where
are gathered together lom almost everv
na'ion, some 10000 of thsse who ielt
happy in sncriti ing all that the world
holds dear fnr thesake Of their f,itl and
after STRUGGLING with innum rable Difficult
ties nd hnrdships. are building their tem-
Piles in the wilderness, and arc rapidly
increasing 10th in spii uHl and temporal
weulth. The lAnd here is most fruitful
j am told that it produces eighty tn 'htls
of wheat to the acre; and vine, melons,
with other fruits and vegetables grow in
profusion. A cirylot, Chat Is, one acre
aud half, my be purchased for onedol-
lar and fifty cer' and would produce
fpod sufficient Tor my wants the whole
year. No man with ordinary Intelligence
can he poor in such aplace, and then,
glorious p,i,ilege! lte can be free from
the harassment and perplexi;ies which
eea,iienally dest:a: the pence Of tho, @
who live in an artificial state Of society
Ihe'e are worse places, decidedly. &C
cording TO this account of an intelligent !
Young man. who only remained short
time in il. than the 'Ciiy of the Grent
Salt Lake, e'29
LA4- f efe
Iatea from N,w Wlci.o. TIE S..
Louis Reveile has le'er dated Santa
Fe.J.n. 3i.' from which ya Nuke the
following extract. 1ccording To- the
showing Of the writer, the fe1i'efy Of
New Mexico Il inn depIoiable condition.
We ave left without a single ficnd
amongt the numerous tribes ofIndians
that surround us. The Apacl,cs. Nhva-
jors. and Eutawa. are now III open wal.
with us. Daily aie they committing
tInifdepreda me:; killing the inhabitants
md diving off their stock by thousands.
Thep have O own so bold as 10 conc
within three miles Of The Pllzt ofSmta
Fe. and kin Mexican who had went TO
tllc mountain after wood; and not iong
since in Donam Sey committed thrfis
within seventys 1softhc sentry. n nd
i,aie the poor California ct1isants, who
Ind passed the plains in safety, feli VIC
tins 10 tl,rir rutt less knives and toma.
hawks. ifwfs.Ss Obliged to submit TO
this sta,e OF aff ifs, we bad inetter give
! uf3 New Mexico ngiin To the Mexiciius,
ind let them Il, ,tsigeit as best they may.
Itliink the Cove nor intendI calling out
a cgiment Of voiunt crs To ayengc the
wrongs Of the citizens. They complain.
q and justly too. '3' '''''