New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-01
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
FROM SALT LAKE CITY.
u,stery of the Past Winter.

vxc.n he Louis kepuDncen suno 81.
- indebted to friend for printed slips 0
.,,led the Third General Episde CT tnt
''sh n Jesus Christ Of Latter Day saints, ron
arest Salt Lake Valley, 10 the Saints scat'sleu
snnoaboat the earth" 1t is very long, ana ue
tSe,o Church matters, but Is not without in'ei,
voice - soco1pt which il gives Of the trials OF
~, vho inhabit that far of land Inc ia.ess 9 nl
.s"o .r,;yed Mt Salt lake City on tho Ist OF De .
Bha, in a very destitute condition. Iney ie,'
-, wagons about forty miles oacS, eni tue"
seams twenty-themseives "s'n ~ ppt.,,Sar The
.rsv lett tho States on the 2itn oil september 'ne
snsw .ety sburv. Of the U. s. Typographical En-
oaP'' Ss,.,;onsd at Salt LAX" City, attempted TO
glne., s~nys,s 10 Fort Hall some time IN Decem
sem hnt 40 deep was the snow tnat II was oonge9
a. rsturn On the 9Th January no 80 ~"
,s.. 10 Fort Hall when accomplished us IA nus IS
e1pre's " ..sd after tedious Journey together
sloD ano u.s,sr and other officers OF the army
WI '.s 70 Immense quantities oil snow on the
IT, large portion OF Government cattle died
~ c.obs valley, from the severity OF the weather,
the snow being from ten incnes 70 TWO lee. aeeP'
~ 10 the adjoining csions six to eight feet deep
~ ss sa,h January terrible wind swept over our
~. sron he south and continued about twenty four
s,ytno ali animals before II, the snow being 90 deep
n 10 be subject Its influence piercing throagh
~ ,neSest coihDg csusng men to seek shelter 10 ne
senss and cattle 10 gather IN holows and under cnhs
,s,n rome instances they were buried, suhocsled and
notrs now having commenced somewhat earlier than
- t,nrd The bretheru nearly destitute OF wood, and
s, he urne last mentioned It was reported 10 the CITY
.eshs were buried In the snow 10 Dry Csnoal
nal ,be men and teams came the city all
he facts were the br-thern had passed me Ca1o"
in the morning and WINE Osog ~ .nn came down on
sfeir treci and hed the Canon some my or sixty Leet
deep and prevented their pssssgei eg' oy esng p d
y,rs snd teams ali ssved We mention th as one OF
he pleasures Inconvenience or casustes nst s ssn
a. mountains are liable to experience, when they nave
No, nroyded their Winters wood in hs Summer and the
now hss been from TO twenty feet deep In our CaHo"
LfnfaF
80 The ann Of January four men arrived from Fort
having left goods and remaining pack anil
ssa on ,ss wsy before reaching the canon This
scord attempt Of the same company 10 pass rom 'ne
Fo The Valley and their goods remained In 'ne canon on
The snow in the Valley disappeared in the lat
Ter part of February, but blowing did not COM
men zee till ne ar the LIST Of April
"As we anticipated In last letter. about sixty fsm
ies under The presidency Of Patriarch Isaac Morley len
this place In October and commenced settlement al osn
Pete (ssndPiichl Valley lS4 mile, south Iney nave sur
we're oss want OF houses aud oher necsssses com
mon old sei ments aud have lost many OF thelr cse
hu they have laid foundation OF great aud glorious
WORK spc those who persevere the end In tho following
counsel from Heaven will find them thousand tod richer
slipped as their God Their cattle living have been
sustained by heir shoveDg snow from the grass and Iced
ing their provision and seed grain and we nave
losded teams 10 supply their necessares until after seed
tune ..u,. -, r,s,.,. ,,ho
appear friendly and who have suffered much from the
measles they have been among ih-m and many nave
died as have also ali Of the tribes hs mountains
and those who live urge the brethren remain among
hem and learn them how to raise grain ana make bread
fun supply There plenty Of FIRE wood OF access
Of he beat OF pine btu nnous coal salt and plaster
Of paris this settlement or It's immediate vicinity.
1.-THE Utah Lake Inosns have very troublesome for
long time and before the pioneers arrived In The
valley we were told by all the met that
they bad Indians sud thai could not live near Them
N peace aud that other clans Of The UtahnaIon did noke
them. On acquaintance we found all these statements
and la
have been very hostile killed many scores of our cattle,
stolen horses wayad and shot the brethren al Utah. I'M
I'll self defense demaL ded immediate action.
"Their doiDgs pre:snu 70 Captain s,snsbury also
ne Psymaser and such officers Of the Army station.
nj anmousp decision that was necessary that those
ind.n' .hsGd BE- 80 s ~ u ina ss Was
hey could come hher therefore, II became necessary
sayised by ali, and accsmpaned by some Of ssid
tons ocer. when portion Of the Indians es o,
ocsht desperately days the sh and gu OF February
with The los. Of several Of their wsrror voe o. Oo
,seoysrsd After few ssirmshes, in which rome Q
e brethren killed or wounded, peace was resioreo
IA private letter states that they killed abou
forty Of the Indians
.Elder Pratt returned about the middle Of February, VIII
par OF The Exploring Company, and len me remalnoe
viii The leans In Yosb Valley, the snow being so deeI
ss sSGa n eS' al sffseS in safety
The company south more Than ihree nunuteu ues
md over The nm of Basin into The borders OF the vale,
ofsbe Color do passing rsckless mountains covered win
deer snow ana followed by excessively cold weslheI hs
zero They found small valleys, with little or nc
snow ana pleasant desirable for seIene9n one
Uhieh In Little Salt Lake, where We desigu lieont the
pre,ent season good wafer iron ore and WOOD are aDu
espt LiIe, comparatively, could be learned OF ne yegs
fabe or mineral productions of the country through "nch
fhev pnssed; tui they enough 10 know that popular
eeogrsphers have hitherto known less OF y. prom neni
features Suffice II say thereis yet room IN we valley.
mountains for ali who can be eonened win honest
Industry, and secluson"
On the ED OF February, severe shock oil an
h. fall in ha Lew The OF
the valley is represented as good. Among the
deaths named are Absalom Perkins, Geo. w.
Langley, Erastus Shows eldest son, y. v.
spencers wife, sisters Jane Hail. Turley Steward
and Thompson.
The General Assembly of Deseret has been in
session at different times, aud created Weber
Great Salt Lake Utah. Saupete, Yoab and Fulle
Counties-established Courts, created Sheritis,
Constables, Justices Of the Peace, State Marshal
and Attorney-and instituted a regular system a
Jurisprudence. They have also established State
uniyersity at Great Salt Lake City, aud sPPro-
priated Tor its benefit $4,000 year for twenty
years, to be paid out Of tue public treasury.
son account of the weather Hide has been done
the pubc buildings since last fall The foundations OF
From the warm sprng to The pub baths rapidly pro-
sressipg and they viii be ready fOruse 10 shoriune
are surveying Great Salt Lake aud The adjacent coany
for The purpose Of mapping which when eomplet sa WI
enquesnonshy be very Interesting 10 our ends
for by they win better understand our relative oesuons
There is good deal Of lamentatlon about the
disposition OF the Saints" to 60 hunting after
gold in California; but guards are placed around
them in the persons OF some of the Elders:
"Furnsees and forges much needed here TOT te u
nshng OF mill iron, machinery, farming utens euuusy
vessels racav tracks and many other toiogs ana Nc
hope that der Pratt already en' on men VINO wiz oe
here 10 tah the bust this season. he has mol we
he will not loie Sigh, OF this important ooee sgs su
cher Winter"
This circular is dated l2th OF April, and contains
many other references TO the immediate affairs oil
the Church.