New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-06
The Mormoas CT the Great salt Lak--Emi-
granr.-Prfces &c

We copy the following paragraphs re.stivs -
the MJ7nons. from letter in The s. Lori, Rtps5
i,cau. dated st Great Salt Lake City. Oct = We
have already Published bret summary o, tbs
.1f,er by Telegraph bat the particulars WI b.
found to possess some Interest
Z an YET here in this great cily Of tie M5rn'oa'
shsrc have been some weeks but expect 81
leave ior tie di-gincs IN lew days, BY tie South
ra1ta. which is said o be passsb'e only IN th'
Winter \ large COMPANY Of cmigrsnts bred :
Mormon guide. Capt Hunt, 7 believe, ol the NoS
mon battalion and started on the South route
some three weeks since. This was company u hi
came N too ate 20 90 by The North roIte whore a
great many who have conc vii ind L difficult 70
go over IL tie mountain. 4 few Normons came
that way from the D.sgin-s. aui arrived here
about three weeks aCu who sad there was great
des Of Old snow on the mountains They met
many emigrsnfs this SIDE, and had had one battle
with the Snake lntIsns II IS said that the c0m
pany from Mis'oari h.ied some Snake sIlaws, and
"a revenge they The Snakes now attack every
Company they meet. though cannot learn thar The
Snakes bad been qIar-eisome or attacked any one
ior onr time previou, to their s4usws being
Killed The Mormons thar have come m are ssd
a. have brought some two NJ three hundred thol
sand dollars IN Coli AMI ID We may jgdg by the
lss; and scales aiost since that. Il 5 hAey - De
trle ! accidentally saw one o, their ha.s, said "a
should think it bis enough Tor &C. and i the whole
fifteen or twenty who came m had as much. no
wonder i : plenty here
Mes,rs Livingston 4 Kinkead merchants OF
yoar place have had their goods open here about
TWO weeks, snd 10 Is currently reported and be
Eetcd here that they carry back wiih the mai
near SO 600. beside Wing their bu.. went
.r,o their store two or three tunes out could get
uo more chance 20 trade than Won could IN a bee
hive though they had eight or ten clerks J called
their store after thes had opened only one day.
aud By hook and crook got chance n ask for
few rounds Of sugar. bur was told We have sold
out
" bat vas vou- price
Forty coats n pound. when We had the article
Poor consolation ,or traveller 70 drink IL coffee
- thout su-ar O.. he Cots tO California. NJ hin.
krad goes home with tins mail
Another store was opened here four days sco hy
2 merchant from New York. IS understand, by
-lc name Of Reese. he j. about 10 return With
= 600 the product OF four DAYS safe beside paw
lng hs expenses These seem Ike big stories
know, bu, from The testimony before me have no
doubt NJ - general truth II they are not true.
N.ssrs klkesd and Reese will be there. and can
c1-tfsd.c' it ! write from the best inform alton !
can get, aud what do | care for either sFe If the
question should ike % get a few pounds ot 81
gar even al forty cents, and piece Of sole leather
..lst 10 replace my taps. worn ont on the plains,
While there was sny--bat there IS none 20 be had
af any prize ! have seen lew caliskins thai
were bought AZ the stores here tor 50 go very
common article. which you could get IN the States
0- 81 so. and am ordinary Kip OF second quality. 50
marked. NJ 81 5o. Glass IS selling at SIS n rs by
the halt box calicoes from 81 10 80 cents yard
These are a specimen II atew articles Of which
have learned tue priccl since these stores have
been open bu, Ito Mormons buy though they
fal seen better times and were used 70 IT, but had
been pinchcl Of late, which have TO doub, has
been the case.
1t IS said that but part 0l the Mormon battalion
las returned. and many others have gone - the
a -unys. ithey al como IN next year, loaded az
thty oil tbs business will DO lively. It there should
bc ans tiiu- with which 70 carry Il on. These
Mornous are making road through the mountains
from the Weber To this place. making bridges,
building houses &c snd are veryindustr.o1s, and
good people 70 live amongst only tor one thing /
broke my demijohn and split my brandy on the
mountains and | cannot get a new supply without
giving eight or ten dollars gallon The Mormons
have made law that any one that sells grog shall
pos Sd per cent. duty. and Il brings u little too
hi-h for those oh their way 70 the dlgSinss After
al. don't know bat Il IS good pan. mr ! have
no. seen drunken man since Ne arrived mere