Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-11-04
THE CAPITAL OF UTAH.

tifully laid out within short distance of the
mountain forming the eastern end OF The
valley: Ii contains eleven or twelve thou
sand inhabitants, who are mostly engaged
in ogrcul,ure-,hough a portion Of theil
time is devoted 10 mechanical pursuits when
understood. The streets Of The city inter-
sec, each other at right angles, and each
block is half mile square, with an alley
from east 10 west and north TO SOUTH
Each block is called ward, and has bish.
op TO preside over its government, whose
duties arc 10 acl as magistrates, tax collect
ors, and preachers, as well as street CON-
missioners. The city and all the farming
lands are irrigated by streams Of beautiful
water, which flow from the adjacent noun
tains. These streams have been, with great
labor and perseverance, led in every direc'
lion. In the city they flow on each side
of the different streets, and their waters are
LEI upon the inhabitants gardens at regular
periods; so likewise upon rhe extensive
fields Of grain lying in the south off the city
There is field thirty miles long by six
and len wide, q portion of which is cultivated
by any one who desires. This field was
waving with wheat, hurley, and oats, nearly
ready for The sickle, when we were al The
Lake. finer field Of wheat never grew in
any country; the berry was large, full and
plump, and Of superior whitencss.g We
were convinced that no country in the worC
could produce better crops than this valley
.or larger amount 10 the acre. The system
of Irrigation prevents anything like rust OF
smut striking the crop, 10 blast the expecIa
lion of the farmer. The productiveness o
the soil will always secure him an abundan
crop. Within the valley, and including
three other settlements Of she people In th'
vicinity, there cannot be far from $4,000 in
hObilanls. Forty miles south they have
village, another ITO miles further soutl
among the Utah lndians-l suppose--wher
the fine rores, Of all kinds of timber abound
4 while liuleo none for mechanical purposes
excepting pine, grows in the vicinity Of III
valley.
The character of the people has change
but. little since their exodus from the States
! The leaders and all, appear more "free an
easy" and The great body as perseveringl
industrious and obedeni 10 the higher power
as ever.
Money is very plenty among them, prin
cipally gold-much Of which came from III
California gold mines, The religious char
actor Of the whole body has degeneraled in
TO mere amusements, &C., not even t.
semblunce of true piety is kcT,a; ups In III
vicinity of the c!,.y; is a,woim spring, whic
has been brought into the city, and publ
i baths erected. The waler is highly med
4 cal. Each citizen has building lol apprC
priated 10 his use, but is not the absolu
!. owner, as he cannot dispose Of it to gel
Tile without the consent OF the church,
Each member is allowed 10 take up ar
e cultivate as much land as he pleases, but b
e can only sell such Improvements as he ma
s make upon The land. One-lenlh Of the pr
Q duce of the land, or the accumulation
r each individual, as we'll as one-tenIh of h
e time, belongs 10 the church, and is rigorou
g " exacted. rt
|. The houses are mostly one story hig
. though some of them are neat little cottage
d They have nearly completed a spaciou
j. courthouse, TWO stories high, forty ie
=. square. The frs, story is built Of free sion
d and the second'of sun burnt brick. Hous
d built Of these bricks are very warm in Il
II winter and cold in the summer, and appe
i. we'll adapted TO the climate. They a
about 10 erect temple, and other pub
buildings. Elder Kmball's house is lar
two story stone building some so by 25 fe
:, yet it is no, large enough 10 contain o
!, half of his numerous wives
!. =, The prosperity Of the people is truly |
70 10 ,onishing. They have hocks and herds,a
:. most of the good things Of earth in abnr
:, ance. We saw about 5000 Of the fin
~ caule on the islands in the Great Salt La
. = ,hp, ever we pu, eyes upon. In, the mo
. inc, YOU may see lads driving hundreds
'e cows from The bounds bounds Of the city,
= be herd,d within Two or three miles and dr
% % en- back at night. The regulation of
10 70 ) alley in regard 10 stock, are that il shall
Jr fenced. While the gardens and fields
~, ~ left with o slight projection in the way
oS lence,-Albany Register ,aegaiasGW
re-. or OF The one bondtedjahd sixteen !
inns sen, prisoners to SpainI liRy1onel
is, ascer,ained to be Of the age Of 22 years
sSs under down 10 the ageIor 49, and Of
n a whole numbcr only eighteen are above