The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-06-14
THE monMoNs- -HALT LAKE VAL
LEY.


The Dessert News, Of April bth. contains
the lilh BeBeFal RPisile" Of the Latter
Day Saints, from Salt Lake Valley, 10 Saints
scattered throughout tho Earth" This Epis-
tie Is, ~ usual, full Of their peculiar views,
still Il contains mach statistical information
concerning the prosperity and produotyenesa
Of this people and country.
This Epistle Of the Saints jubilates over the
extension Of Mormouiam 20 Ill lands--in Eu-
rope, Asia, AFRICA the Eat aud West T1dies
and Amorioa-this extension and rapid gath
ering al the Saints Is proclaimed a. token
Of the Mehsalia near approach. Then again
the "Saints' declare that civii dissrnsiof,s tl,s
cholefaIquarrels among Christian seeis earth
quakes, whirlwindt, hurricanes tornAdocs,
tsr5 e,r~- tl,st- sisees,..l- eass.isse
OF Christ Is At hand" Leaving heavenly
theorKing, the "sainiu" romu down 20 earth
They aay the winter has been mild, and very
little snow-eeyeral grain and lumber mills
have been built Shingles have been made,
threshing machines pat into use, the Council
house nearly hnithed--the warm spring bath
completed, the tthing-stare IN use, a pottery
nearly Finished, woolon factory 20 be- erect
ed, aud china ware aud cutlery manuiactur-
ed
IN March The farmers howed their wheat
colony Of M0rmons has been formed Al Iron
county, $50 miles south of Salt Lake city--a
few families, and 1870 men, with teams, seeds
aud tools were sent out December 7th last.
and when last heard from, they had a field
Of 1000 acres, 400 Of Il sown, plenty OF water
aud wood, iron ore, alum, aud prospects Of
coal
The Quorum Of Seventies have a.
greed "a erect great R0tundA ~ Salt Lake
City, 10 be- called the "Seyenues' Hall of
Science" Gov. Young is trustee aud super
inteudrnt.
About three hundred cmigrana wintered
with the "Sainis, and lcn for the gold dig
gings in the spring.
a settlement j. 10 be formed in the south
ern part OF California, not far from san Die
60, and 100 wagons under the charge Of FL
dcrs Lyman and Charles Ritch, started in
March fvr the place, continuous lne of
stations or places Of reiresnment b. the Pacific
on this route, IL To be established The city
Is being formed into blocks, instead Of wards,
shade trees are planted school houses built
and measures takon 20 prevent deprcdauons
by California cmgrants.
The Episte informs W that the twelve A.
pOsiles arc abroad" except two Orson
Hyde Is IN Iowa; Pratt l. on his why TO the
Society aud Sandwich Islands and Chill; Or
son Pratt Is in the States, but expected home;
Taylor was at Boulogne, France, preaching
iranslating and publishing; Snow has visited
tho Italian States, and IL now located in
Switzerland Erastus Snow is in Copenhagen
end the 'Afco,i work - frvsperinr IN sweden
Denmark, Norway, Germany, and all that ne
gion." Richards is presiding over the
Church" in the British Isles, his Office being
in Liverpool, Smiths presiding in Iron coun-
~, and the two Riches are SR route to estab-
lish settlement near San Diego.
Finally, the Epste exhorts the Saints in
the United States and Canada, III they wish
10 see the work Of the Lord prosper"
TO arise as ono man, and come to Deseret,
"whcro they can do more for Zion in one
year than they can in many years where they
are"