New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-15
From salt Lake.

A correspondent OF the 50. L0Nis Union, who
has lust returned from the Salt Lake, furnishes
the following items
The Lake itselfis one of the greatest curiosities
| ever met with The water is about one third
salt, yielding that amount on boiling bathed
in it and found that | could lie on my back, roll
over and over, and even sit up and wash my feet
without sinking such is the strength OF the brine
and when came out | was completely covered
with salt ia fine crystals. But the most aston
shing thing about it is the fact, las was informed
by the gentleman who was manufacturing salt
there at the time that during the Summer season,
the Lake throws on shore abundance OF Sail
while in the Winter season il throws up Gldu6er
S0h in immense quantities The reason Of this
| leave for the scientific 10 judge and also what
becomes Of the enormous amount OF fresh water
poured into it by three or four large riyers-Jor-
dan, Bear and Weber-as there is no visible
outlet.
There are warm sui hur springs within mile
Of the city, excellent for bathing) aud three or
four miles above it are hot springs which will boil
en- egg In three minutes There are places also
where springs issue from the mountains within
two feet of each other-one salt and the other
fresh Such is the purity Of the cir that the noun
tains on the opposite side of the valley appear to
be only five or six miles distant while they are in
fact twenty
The dificulty experienced by the inhab-
tsnts OF the Valley is the procuring OF fuel NOT
on account OF its scarcity, but on account oil tho
trouble and labor of getting it, as il is on the
mountains and in the Cahons, which are often
dangerous and always steep and troublesome To
climb with wagons, particularly in the winter
but as their numbers increase, and the division
of labor is carried into effect, this difficulty will
cease in great measure. ~
Thew have also found abundance OF coal at Lit
tie Salt Lake Valley which can soon be brought
to the city, as there nothing to prevent railroad
communication between the two valleys, as soon
as there is the requisite capital to build 1t. -,
The effects Of the unfavorable issue in tho
mining operations in California during the isst
season have also been sensbly felt in the alley,
reducing the amount OF their circulating meolum,
and bringing with it, therefore, the consequences
of scarcity of money, while at the same tlme'
every article that could be raised from a wonder
fully prolific soil, was there in profuslon.
There is said to be, however, abundance oil goa
and silver in the vicinity, and II 90 the mhes WIN
doubtless be worked as soon as tnen neoe'''i''
There are some five or six merchants doing
bnsiness there, and there are two or three OF the
stores as large and containing as wen assorted
stock of goods as are generally seen IN the East
The prices Of goods are lower than at Fort Lara,
ME half the distance) The heavy articles, On
course, being higher in proportion to their value
than the lighter ones, on account OF the cost oil
TRANSFORMATION Sugar, 40c.; Coffee, sue Tea
30 Domestics 20c Caicoes from ~ 10 4Vc:' &C:
Wheat was 90 50 per bushel when leit' ana
will probably be lower still in the spring:
The carrying of the mail to Salt axe Is mat
ter of considerable difficulty and great expense
The carriers of the september mail, IN going rom
Laramie to Bridger, Travelled i've days on ioos'
without a mouthfol to eat and LOST All tneir an
mall They were unacquainted with the route
and were expecting to go to Bndger next Morn
~ so wSen thew were one hundred and sixty miles
d;s,snt They were misinformed a. TO the ais
Soc and were overtaken by a snow storm, dur
no which they lost some Of their muies
This fact shows that men should DO s@P'oyea
who are acquainted with the route ana sccus-
toned to its bsrdships. There are plenty OF SUCH
more particularly in the Valley, but It costs some
thing 10 hire them. There should also be regular
stations established, with plenty Of animals, for
age. and provisions along the whole route. Tho
distance also should be shortened as much as pos
sibIe, for it will be found impossible to carry the
mail regularly from Independence TO Salt Lake
in thirty days. But it can be done from Pistte.
vile, at the mouth Of the Platte, which Is ABOUT
one hundred and fifty miles nearer; and moreover,
the read from that point is better than rom any
other point on the Missouri. have Travelled ses'
eral OF the roads myself. and have CONVERSE wiz
others who have Travelled them Iney Al oo" ~.
10 saving that this 10 not only the sn''''''' wv
the best road at all seasons ofthe year