The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-07-16
The Mormons at Salt Lake,

/ The ST Louis Republican has the following
letter, written in February last, from Great
Salt Lake CITY, Utah Territory;
The Mormons at present exhibit more en-.
thusiasm of ranaticism, or whatever you mny
please to call II, than nny other ucct In exist
cncc. During the coming season they nntici.
pate an addition of ten to twelve thousand to
their community, to bc made UP of converts
in Great Britain Tho most of these are cx.
pcctcd to be taken around Cape Horn and
landed at San Diego, in California From San
Diego to Great Salt Lake is n chain Of Nor
mon settlements, which renders that route less
tedious than from the Missouri. Whether the
anticpations of so large an emigration will be
iully realized Is very questionable. IL is n sin
gilar fact in regard to Mormon converts that
not more than onc-tliird of them como into
tho clur,h--thc rest fall oil. This was told
mo by an intelligent Mormon, and | have no
doubt of the fact. The open promulgation of
the polygamy system will increase the amount
of this waste. Great numbers, too, become
discontcntcd, either on account Of the prox-
unity of the gold mines or other causes, and
go away never to return and it il to me n
matter of doubt whether the actual emigration
will much moro than make up this loss Great
efforts arc now making to prevent removals
from the valley. "A new impulse has lately
been given in regard TO building the temple; /;
the ground was broken on the - inst, un-
der imposing ceremonies; and large numbers
are row cxcavating, preparatory to laying the
cornerstone OF the LIST of April. In addition
to this, tho President and his council have
published in the Dcscrct News kind Of tho
illogical ukasc, in which strong effort il made
to strengthen the allegiance of tho discontcnt-
ell and wavcring.
The Mormons arc now making some cxperi-
mcnts in tho manufacture of sugar fiom hects
The machinery for this purpose was brought
through in October and November last, too
late to bc put up mt tho public works, and
semc incipicnt steps taken, such as grinding
the beet, pressing out tho liquor, and making
molasscs and somc sugar. II is crude arti.
Gle, and has an acid taste, more like current
jelly than molasscs One difficulty In tho pro-
duction of good article has become quite
manifest The soil here is strongly impregna-
ted with saaratus, and the beet, being a very
juicy root, absorbs a large quantity of this
salt Until some method of separating this
from tho sirup is discovered, good article
cannot be made. II is said, however, that the
bccts in Utah county arc not SO much impreg.
mated with salts; II this, MS il to bc hoped,
should turn out to be we'll founded, the diff
Guilty will bc surmounted. Bccts are raised
here of enormous size, and are full of saccha-
rinc matter Tho machinery has been brought
from Europe at an immense expense, and 1t i.
extremely doubtful whether the company VIII,
! own it will ever get tho interest of their mon
ney. The high price Of sugar here, however
operates as a tariff in their favor, and may ul
timntcly make the business profitable
There is at prcsentu great want Of capita
to devclope the resources Of tho territory
The Mormons generally are poor, and in m
judgment the peculiar church government
tends to keep them SO. Their system Of tith
ing and turning over their surplus property 70
the building of church cdiiices aud the sup
port Of tho priesthood il constant drain, an,
oitcctunlly prevents tho accumulation of wealth
among individuals
They are at work upon the temple, and
from its intended magnitude and finish,
: judge that il cannot cost less than million.