The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-07-31


desert was about seventy miles in extent,
and was passed in Two days, by Prolonging
our marches Tar into the night. Had VIC moi
found grass and water midway of this barren
waste, 10th animals and men must have per.
ished.
We were, as have every reason 10 believe.
the first party of white men that ever sue
ceeded in making the entire circuit Of the
lake by land. have understood that il was
once circumnavigated by canoes, in early
times, by some troppers in search OF beaver,
but no attempt by land has ever been sue
cessful.
From the knowledge gained by this expe
dtion, | am Of opinion that the size OF The
lake has been much exaggerated; and { ON
the observation, and what have heard from
the Mormons, who have made one or two
excursions upon il in small skilf, am in
duced TO believe that its depth has been much
overrated. That it has no outlet, is now de |
monsrrued beyond doubl aud am con
vinceG, from what | have seen, that it eau
never be of the slightest use for the purpose
of navigation, The water, for miles out from
the shore, wheIeyerI have seen il, is but |
few inches in depth; and if there be nny deepl
water, it must be in the middle. The Utah
river (or the Jordan, as the Mormons call i)
is altogether too insignificant and 100 crooked
TO be of any use commercially. The greatest
depth of the Eutah Lake that we have found
is sixteen feet, so that, for the purpose of
connected line Of navigation, neither the
river nor the lake can be OF the slightest ulil
ity. Such, at least, is my present impression
Further examination of Salt Lake may, per-
haps, modify this opinion with regard 10 the |
latter. The river connecting these two lakes
is fonyreight miles in length"
The delays and difficulties encountered
by Captain Slansbury's party in conducting
their triAngulalion of a district OF country
extending Two degrees in latitude and more
than degree in longitude, may be conceiv
ed from the fact that almost every stick of
timber used in the construction of fourteen
triangular stations, thus far erected, has cost
from twenty TO thirty miles travel of six
mule team, and that nearly, If not all, the
water will have 10 be transported along with
the different parties for their daily use. The
Captain adds:
Every thing here is enormously high. The
vicinity of the gold mines has made money
plenty and labor scarce and dear. Ordinary
mechanics get from $3.50 to $i per day
Corn 81 and oats from S. TO ST. so bushel.
Flour from 10 to Is cents per pound. Hay
from ST. TO $40 per ton, wild and Of a very
inferior quality. Wood from Sl2 to Sl5 al
cord, and every thing else in proporlion.'
He expresses some fears that the party
may not be able TO comDlete their task the
present sea son, but if the most strenuous ex
erton, tmulated by the dread of snohar win,
ter's Imprisonment, amid surrounding noun
lains buried in snow, and Gu, off from all
communion with civilized society, can secure
the object, il will certainly be accomplished.
Success attend rhem-Ndt. Mteuigencer.
The Aungarians-Am Adventure.
An adventure of Gov. Ujhazy and his COM
western Iowa, has been related to US, which
we do not feel justified in with holding from
our readers.
After selecting their lands in Decatur coun-
ty, these gentlemen, being closer 10 the Mis-
souri, that the Mississippi river, and having a
natural desire TO see the whole country, con-
cluded 10 continue on west to the first men,
toned stream, and there take boat for ST.
Louis, whittier they were going to obtain sup
plies, agricultural implements, &c. They
finally touched the river at point some 60|
or 70 miles above ST JOSEF probably at or
in The vicinity Of Council Bluffs and Iearn~
cd that boat had just passed down and
that another was moi looked for up for a
week or ten days. To wait for so long al
period did not suit n man of Gov. Ulhnzy'sI
uctive and business like habits; so he and
bis companion made up their minds TO force
their way down 10 ST. Joseph on foot, If no
other whv could be found. They accordingly
set out; but hearing soon after starting, that
a Frenchman in the neighborhood was getting
ready to 90 to ST. Joseph, they called 10 see
him. lie Informed them that his wife was
at ST. Joseph, and tha: he was anxious TO go
for her, but until he got through with certain
work he could not think Of leaving. Ee
then said that If Gov. U. and Capt. 7. would
turn in and assist him on his farm, no would
take them down in his team.
To This our Hungarian friends at once ass
sented, and now, behold in Tho field of this
lazy Frenchman, on the bank ofthe Missouri
river, probably 600 or 700 miles from its
mouth, under burning SIN, with sleeves roll.
ed up, might be seen, for three successive
days, the world renowned Gov. Ujhazy, in the
5sth year of his age. engaged in the business
of planting corn! Tho commander of the
fortress of Comorn--he who while holding
out against the combined armies Of Austria
and Russia, was the observed Of all observers,
The late proprietor ofvast possessions, and him
self the dispenser Of large sums annually for
labor--now ccmmon day laborer, and all be
cause Of his resistance TO tyranny and oppres~
sion2 But the noble exile bore il like true
philosopher. He worked, MS we have said
for three DAYS, and worked hard. And por-
haps the incident would never have been
thought worth mentioning, had Il not been
for tho subsequent treucberous conduct The
Ffenchman. Without going further into de
tails, we may say, fhnt after tho completion
Of the work, "Monsiourn exhibited decided
mar niies,utions Of a disnclination TO keep bis
promise; when iunly becoming convinced o.
his duplicity, Gov u and companion took
Ihoir departure, resolved 10 cutry out theil
orianal intention of making the trip on foot
\ And this they performed in the course o
three days, sleeping out at night during the
whole time. tAF stiols eal
4 Coy UIhasy relates this adventure will
much good humor;i il is The FIRST lesson in far
ming in America. We hope those ypt &
u como NAV no Of N fnore npreenble clafactoT