New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-02
,nporiest News from Dsssres' n'w Vssn
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Rmfn,gyation.

o. Ezra OF tn l4,h Ii announces tue arrival
4 y the Upited States mail from Salt Lake oi'9'
ssi,b dates to the Sd Of Aug Tnis meu s'rlse" GA
4 ia 12th mat in charge OF Ar. !onn 0fsenu ~
S.ns. lust before he reached Fots bsfaWteI 'av'
~ nm with only one horse and heavy mai.
y .esr, couA be procured at Fort Laramie, az
~ -. t,oo,a etationsd there were making prepeta-
sans 20 leave shortly for Inc 5ssSes. his morse
-, worn down when he go' TO Fort hearney and
here he bred conveysbce 70 or'ng MIN 70 .ae
ti.,oori River. He was accompanied by M
TEnisdey OF Weston, who is engaged ia % sroan
30 huslnese az Salt Lake City. aoEt Of the let
~. and papers in the mail were from emogrants
The Guardian publishes q letter from Brigham
voupe, and other leaders Of the Church, aidresaed
10 Mr. Orson hyde. 1T dated on tbs 28:h Jaly
.sd represents that Salt eko City had been I'D
a With emisranss since the Goth May. The latter
avs: The emigration poured in here ia ouch
napbers that they raised provisions to very gh
nice. Flour sold for one dollar per pound, which
Taa sufficient to induce some Of orr Spectators TO
ssl their last morEel, and go without ii harvest
ooSmenced with the 4th Of uly and has continued
pptl the presant Some OF the earliest pieces OF
vbeat were injured by frost which occurred ~heu
aYas 10 the blow. Sinee harvest four has b3en
ssniDg for twenty FIVE dollars per hundred The
amoupt of grain Eowed last fall Gnd spring was i'm.
gnensa The great majority o. the Tall graIa haa
n,oduced an excellent crop, aud the spring crop
I,oka remarkably we'll In consequence OF tho
s,sat amount OF snow or the mountains many OF
ar rivers overlooked their banks, cauolog con
adorable damage 20 crops, &c. The jordan was
reytral feet higher than it has been known before,
and DESTROYED a great portion OF the crops osio "
he bridge Che crops in W eDeT, Utah, and roule
Counties are reported 90 be excellent. Brother
Morley who has lately visited os from San Pete,
avea us 1attering accoupse OF the prospects Tor an
abundant harvest. Our ceebratlon OF the oath
gas well attended and very interesting, the MIN
ues of which you will end IN the Deseret Nc'os 1t
isaeenera time of health with the saints, aad
psace and plenty of bard work, as every one has
bsen 10 busy that they can hardly get time to eat
or sleep. You speak abou! hurry aad hustle ct
Kanesvlle b1t if you were here, to see. feel. and
rssize the burdens, labofs and responsibilities,
which are daily hourly, ensasiy, rolling, plng,
sumbling, and laundering upon as, you would at
Ieest conclude shat tbero was no dang or OF our
getting the govt from idleness or too much olIity
9 ON public works appear TO drag for want OF
neRng and worBmen our Council. aouse ID not
vet inolosed. We have erected large shop on
The Temple Sqnare, for doing the backsmithtng
Or the public works; when completed, il will put
ssithiu our reach place where we can execute all
Jobs necessary for the building of the Temple We
have had to make some alterations and improve
mente upon the Bowery, and have been unable se
yet to ges our store houae done for the public
grain proviDionE, &C..
The Deseret Nefos-they have paper there too
ser from John w. Jones, Captain OF the Oquawks
company of emigrsnts, giving the particulars OF an
Indian Fight at Yellow Creek, eleven miles west
Of Bear River, on the 9th June. The Utah In
dams burned ak lodges of the Snake Indians, at
the place named-killing ssven men and four
squaws and captured five Indians and forty horses
While oontendipg about the division of the spoilR,
they killed all the horses. Tbe prisoners were for
GALE Tae attack waB in consequence OF previous
one, in which the Snakes killed some of the Utahs.
Capt ssansbury's corpa Typographical Engi-
neere hsd ,Iosed his survey of the country OF the
Great Sals Lake. Che Meas contains letter from
Capt. Stansbury, intended 90 contradict reports
which have reached he States that the object Of
his expedition had been torcibly opposed by the
inhabitants OF the valley, He says nothing can be
farther from the truth. He was received by the
President and public authorities with the greasest
courtesy and he will rems mber with gratitude the
many tokens Of kindness received from the citizens
OF the place. "Every facility has been studiousy
afforded US for the prosecution OF our duees; IN
arguments of science frankly and 6retuitously
Sosned, and the able and faithful assistance OBJ
aained from their commencement here, OF gentle |
man welt known fearless advocate of your
doctrines and prominent and influential member
of your community. have deemed it not improp-
or to say thus much to oountsract en- erroneous I'm
preston agannt people, already burdened WIN .
900 much undeserved reproaoh
The News of the s2d June says the public works
are progressing we'll.
"rbe walls Of the blacksmith shop, on Temple |
black IRE completed; the etorehouge on State
House lot designed for the occupancy of Messrs
Livingston & Kinkade, 10 ready for the tlmoersi
and the brick arc now being laid for the Church
atorehouse and atore east OF the Bowery The |
slcore ere being placed in tho State House, and
che beat of slate is now querrying at Utah for the
roof The aqueduct to the bash-house is nearly
completed
gbey have had hot weather at Sal; Lake City,
eoft Jp1u
weather has been very warm the past week. |
Mercury at noon in shade, on Wednesday, 1909.
AZ PM. q pleasant thunder storm passed over
the southern portion of the valley, few drops fall
ing on the city Mercury fell to sS', but lmme.
diGtely rose again"
Ihe emigrants commenced arriving in the Val
ley on the 2Osh May, and then there was con-
sinual rush The mail was carried from Kanss-
vile to Salt Lake City IN 80 days, mules and horses
sn good condition.
Potatoes were dug in Salt Lake City, July 4,
msssuring inches in circumference, Carrots had
haen nailed measuring l6 inches in length. On
Chs l7th Of June heavy frost was experienced IN
ehe Valley, which destroyed many tender Ve6ess-
Ses. Onthe nigh OF she lAsh Of June, considerable
rain fell in the Valley. 49,.
CoUNrERFgIrs Many 1.-THE emgransE attempt
cd to pass counterfeit coin in the Valley, which
advise them to keep their bogus out OF sight
Also. BOGUS gold dust has been offered consisting
Only of copper.
Vhe maia California emigration passed through
Che V alley about the middle OF July.
The Ne'rs OF July aays 1.-TWO gardens were
destroy cd on Tuesday night ny the emigrautS cas-
DE- whoh cost them S74, Oar Marshal suggests
Aat it would be wisdom for the emgrants to camp
farther from the city, thereby saving their money
and leaving the vegetables 20 grow
Under the head of an Independent Company"
ahe Noes describes I" 6 man leading milch COW,
with ANAL pack, passed our office yesterday, face
scsst"
The Guardian says: DR., Oliver Dresser made
an attempt at suicide last evening by taking aud-
anum, hut without success
Sram CounoiI bluffs and the Indian Country.