Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03

INTO his neighbours door,biIi into his neigh
boris garden. They lave four public
squares, Which arc hereafter to he adorn-
ed with trees from he four quarters OF the
globe, and supplied with fountains OF wa
Ter.
On the temple square they intend to
have q garden that will cost at leHst $780,
zoe at the commencement. Their mis-
sionarics have already made arrangements
in tie Eastern States, in Great Britain,
Franc, ltaIy, Denmark, the Germanic
States, and in the islands Of the sea, TO
gather the choicest seeds and fruits and
everything that can beauty End adorn The
garden. A. first the city was laid of to
contain one hundred and thirty-fve blocks.
Since then all addition Of sixly-five blocks
has beer made on tie East, and sixty on
The West. They have laid of one mile
square on the East of the city for Uni
versilv. 1t will not be two years until
next October since the hrs house was
bnilt in this city, and it now numbers at
least nine thousand. They already have
convenient houses built Of dolles--drled
brick--and most of the IuXurles of life.
They expect an immigration of at least
10000 of ;heir own people this year.
The only method Of cultivation is by
irrigation from what they call, CITY
Creek Just as this creek opens in the
valley from the snow-capped mountains
it divides into two main branches, which
afterwards sub-divide. This water, from
the mountains to the temple block, has an
average fall of nine inches in rod, Tor a
distance of more than ten miles, with a
greater fall the further you advance into
the mountains. At one mile and third
from the city, is warm sulphur sPrlng'
which possesses great cleansing and puri-
fying properties, and which it is affirmed,
cures most diseases of this climate. A
bout a mile and half further is hot sui
phur spring. On the south side Of the
valley is a hot spring of pure water. The
water Of this spring is twenty-slne ieet
and three inches deep.
The city is located about twenty-five
miles south east of the great Salt Lake.
This lake is considered more saline than
the ocean, three gallons Of the water ma
king one gallon Of the purest, whlteft. IL
nest salt. This valley is about thirty
miles by twenty-five, joining TO valley
of about fifty miles by eight in width.
From the entire north 10 the south, these
two valleys are studded with settlers, num-
bering from fifteen TO twenty thousand
The Lieutenant Engineer, Mr.. Gunnson,
estimates these valleys--haylng explored
them--as capable Of supporting a popula-
ton Of from one and half 10 two millions.
On the south Of this valley lie the Utah
valley and lake, about fifty miles from the
city. The name of their city is Prove,
on the south side Of the Provo river. The
lake is pure water--eight miles by four
Astounding with fish. About one hundred
miles south OF this they have established
a settlement of about one hundred and fif-
~ families. This valley is called San
Pete. Here there are many ruins covered
with hieroglyphics. One place in parlic-
ular, is called by the Indians Gods lem
ple.' Here, also, many remains of an
Gent pottery, both glazed and ung LACED,
are found in great abundance and here
also is mountain Of pure rock salt, and
abundance of bituminous coal.
During five months of the year there
can be no communications with the North,
East, or West, the mountains being ron
dered impossible by the snow. This city
is situated about forty and a half degrees
North, latitude, and one hundred and elev-
en- degrees longitude West of Greenwich
The producriyeness of the soil is aston
ishinr. We are here in the midst of their
harvest, and never have we seen such
wheat. We will give you one out OF
many authentic accounts. NJ. Holiday,
from the south Of this PLACE, raised up
wards Of one hundred and eighty-fge
bushels of wheat from one busheI of the
seed, and three hundred bushels Of pota-
toes from one bushel of the seed.
This valley is regarded as one of the
healthiest portions of the globe the air
is certainly the purest | ever breathed.
It's altitude is four thousand and three hun
dred feet above the level of the sea; and
some of the mountains on the cast Of the
wiley are more than mile and quarter
high. and are covered with perpetual
snow while in lie valley the lhermom-
eter frequently rises above one hundred
degrees.
have not at present time or space to write
anything. it's due to them TO say that l
have moi seen anything vicious since my
arrival. They are very kind and hospital
10 emigrants. The emigrants drop them
a thousand commodities for small con-
sideration, as they change from the train
to the packing method of accomplishing
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