Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-30
me ndoI1aons and their Polygany.


Whether the Monnols do or do not allow poly
gamy, hes been allmpoted question. The follow
ing letter from Wisconsln overland traveller, the
milwaukee News says, is addressed to the mother
ofthe writer, and has been,furnished for publica-
ton to Tint paper
.ssGIr hAKE Cry, July 26, 1885,
az arrived here before grand jubilee of the
Mormons. They were celebrating the anniversary
of the arrival of the Pioneersi who first planted
their colony, and believe, first the vail
ley. The processionw was magnificent. Will give
dttey asI saEit: MARSHAL oil the day pTesldlng's
follow cd by flags, band, and a large painting, ex-
bbiting the pioneers of 184Bs crossing the upper
ferry Of Platte river. Pioneers then followed
Pen and scribe every sermon is taken down, in
short shand, and insclibedstp the Big Bobk0 men.
with tile different implements and tools, of almost
every art and profession in world; forty old men
and fag forty old women, representing Mothers in
Israel, their flag inscribed witt-so Ir Children are
our Hope;' twenty -four young men with their ban-i
ner-motto, Union and Liberty twenty fous-
young ladit 81 (DaGghters of Zion;) ltwenty-four
bows twenty four girls; band soldiers, and eighteeM
bishops, bringing up the reaEt y quite conf
dent there were seven thousand persons presents
and taken all together, II was SIGHT well worth
seing out amidst these hills. In the evening, balls
and parties prevailed all over the CITY, tii+iHl1
Yesterday, Orson Pratt, one OF their Apostles,
gave us quite sensible sermon. Brigham Young
is the Prophet, Seer, Revelatott and head of the
CnurCn. he Is aGSlSLeu Two IWelN6
Apostles, Sand eighteen Bishops. The Prophet,
(aId under Wing rule,) the Governor, was present
with some of his wives, WHO cane and went in a
large elegant open carriage. He has living with
him in the city, in one house, sixteen wives and
thirty children. Eaou wife, with her progeny
lives in her separate furnished apartments, and
spins, isews, weayes. &C., &. All thisis true!
went over the premises with view toSentertan
you for All hour, and believe saw pretty much
everything tfa's1 r-5"a'---
| GCrha I hno wit has w DR.,
Richards. a councillor, has six, and all of them
good-looking, healthy women. Thus you. see
| polygamy is openly allowed and supported by
these Mormons. A man, having right to as many
i1Iues as he eaR find and support, takes a fancy,
goes to justice and sweafs he Is able TO support
her and the marriage comes of with due ceremony
land SO it goes on, as he grows richer, without
| limit. ~ gu I't r -'-
"a Mormon moving into the valley, gives''one-
tenth of his property the church, and one-tenth
of his productive industry yearly, whatever 1t
may be-" ''"'it.'-tit .nr,'s. bi-t ''t ST
'iThe city contains population of six thousand
souls, and in the whole valley there are probably
| fifteen thousand, which will be largely increased
| this season.
"rhere are VAIN and hot springs here, the last
at boiling heat. Salt is manufactured from the
lake water, which,yields one bowl of salt from
three ofwater. iThereare also mines OF coal and
iron. Lumber is scarce, $50 per thousand. The
city is watered bylnote tianione hundred streams,
brought from the neghborlng mountains, OF the
| PureSt water.
"This country is certainly as beautiful and fer
tile as any ever saw. They raise all We do in
Wisconsin,, and in far greater proportion. Vege.
tables are peculiarly exec lent and, after the hard
bread and bacon ofJtte plains, taste YerYGwell' !
aSSuIe you. ~. ssEt .t'l ~
"rhe Mormons find quite kind and obligng,
Brigham Young is fine looking man, resemblinE
little, Judge H.. His wives are mostly pretty,
and the little legitnateS, whom the people here
call young prophets, are all good looking ana well
lressed," s-,,.,.-.-..rr .s....--.rl.,..,