Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-27
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From lie 1L7paukee News
interesting from salt Lake City.

IThclolowing interesting letter, to his moth
er from n Wisconsin overland traveller TO Cal
lIornia, has been placed in our hands for publ
cation
SALT LAKE Cry, July 26, 1852.
| arrived here before grand jubilee Of the
Mormons. They were celebrating the ami
versary OF the arrival of the Pioneers, who
first planted their colony and | believe, first
discovered the valley. The procession was
magnificent | will give it TO you as saw
Il:-hlarshall Of the day presiding, followed by
fogs. band and large painting exhibiting the
pioneers oil lSiS, crossing the upper ferry OF
Platte River. Pioneers then folowed-Pen
and scribe (evcry sermon Is taken down, in
short hand, and inscribed in the Big Book y
men with the different implements and tools,
OF almost every art and profession in the world;
forty old men and flags forty old women, rep
resenting Mothers in Israel, their flag being IN.
scrlbcd with" Our Children arc our Hopes
twenty four young men with their banner
motto, "Union and Liberty" twenty four
young ladies daughters Of ofZion); twenty
four boys;twenty four girls; band Of sodiers,and
eighteen bishops, bringing up the rcnr. am
quite confident there were seven thousand per.
sons present; and taken altogether il was
sight well worth seeing out amidst these hills
over the city
Yesterday, Orson Pratt, one Of their Apos.
tics, gave us quite sensible sermon. Brig
ham Young Is the Prophet, Seer, Rcvelator.
and head Of the Church He is assisted by
two Councillors, twelve Apostles, and eighteen
Bishops. The Prophet (and under Wing
rule), the Governor. was present with some of
MS wives. who came and went in a large, ele-
CANT open carriage lie has living with him
in the city, in one house, sixteen wives and
thirty children. Each wife, with her progeny,
lives in her seperate furnished apartment, and
spins, sews, weaves, &c, sc. All this is true:
went over the premises with view TO enter
tain you for an hour and believe saw pretty
much everything.
The person board with has two wives. DIR.
Richards, Councillor, has six, and all Of them
good-ooking, healthy women. Thus you see
polygamy Is openly allowed and supported by
these Mormons. man having right TO as
many uircs aShe can 1ind and support, takes
tancy, goes 10 Justice and swears he Is able
TO support her, and the marriage comes
oil with due ceremony--and so il GOES on, as
he grows richer, without limit
Mormon moving into the Valley, gives
one-cnth ofhis property to tho Church, and
one-tenth ofhls productive industry, yearly
whatever it may be.
The cty contains population of six thou
sand souls, AID, in the whole Valley, there
are probably fifteen thousand, which will be
largely increased this season.
There warm and hot springs here, the
last at boiling heat. Salt is manufactured from
the Lake water, which yields one bowl of sal
from the three ofwater. There are also mines
of Coal aud Iron Lumber is scarcc-$50
per M. The city is watered by more than
one hundred streams, brought from the neigh
boring mountains, Of the purest water.
This country IS cetainly as beautiful and fer =
Tile as any ever saw. They raise all we do,
in Wisconsin and in far greater proportion.
Vegetables peculiarly excellent, and after
the hard bread and bacon ofthc plains, taste
very well, | assure you.
The Mormons find quite kind and oblig-
ing Brigham Young is fine looking man,
resembling, little, Judge II. His wives are
mostly pretty, and the little legitimates, whom
the people here call young prophets, are all
good looking and well dressed.
Dang me, if don't believe the worlds a
wheelbarrow," said jolly inebriate as be rol.
| led along the pavement, "and | m in the mud"