New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-08

scarcely frd he color. 10 pan rail- Had ,s~y been
many miles, both aiOve al below where be 'rosed with
the same results. fsy guided Themselves chiefly by
Auhreys iornel ~ hoy found the prints Of horses
f,-t IN the sand are satisfied i the very point IN
~ aod Wen aubrey eft the f'On he struck AMI FOL-
lowed down The Mohsve two c.ys and then he SAVE
6cyiaied from iHe east cosy avoid sand hill. al
bis right. Nrg the fact s he struck the old spanish tr.
IN DE Nchfs.e bottom and followed il two dsy; ler the
bottom Follow the train e the Vegas where he tarnei
down s-s,n TO the Coloc. lie save slso that he saw
at pOip little above here large river emp;yiay into
the Cur.sdo from the Fat. Ths i mistake tie only
saw 81 Colorado which here makes wre bend, raining
81 md thcn rncs. due east, On the east there no
irtr airy the Colorado Cor long distance above aud
btcw. The party no indications Of geld, nor any
co'utry resembling tie gold regions Of California nor
co1id good ciCgngs be worked for want Of water wood
1d grass for there springs nor Little streams On
either side. The ountans enrey destitute Of yese
eton erd auimei life is ~ he seen, except an occa-
sional wolf and few scared rahsits
DTsCRlPTIOy or THE CITY SAS B.FEtRDtSo-
-PHospKRIIY sSD R.PID PHcGRres or TN MORMON
ST1rLEYfyr The Editor e n, Los i7ge.s' Si4C has
just returned rom vs % TIE city Of the o3'h3 10
the southern part # this safe. lie gives the 'lo"'S
account Of what &c saw 8,
The city Is located in u The finest agricultural DE-
trcts in the state. g. - miles west 81 H"un san
Bensrdno on level PIE Of rich aliuym deposit II y
has been GcCumuiaSIc foT ages The . ~ pat d nos
urvcvcd contains one aq7are nile. which Il sIotyl1ei
INTO ho,L Of igt acrs4 and which also divided into
lots of one each The prce OF these los n s4JJ
eecb and person il allow ed 10 purchase more tha tNo
I.
laid out urng end west north end south, and IN
terect each other right angles AMI ere five rods wide
twenty feet of wi re reserved on esch siqe iT sue
walks and ornamental trees. livery rod OF the CITY can
he rriceted by er-iang streams Of water running
from tie ounteDf the east and from the CaJon Pass
on the north. -
The first settlement made by company Of Nor
mons in September 1851, from the Valley of the Great
Salt Lake numbering according 10 the census taken ~
their fiat Conference five hundred souls. Mover per
hops have the agricultural Of country been
more lapdly developed than have those Of this settlement
Roads have been LAID out into the mountains, aad vast
amount Of labor expended in order 10 make them await
able in bringing down their lumber mills have been
erected both steam ana water power and other: are N
progress the demand for lumber constantly lncrefs-
ing Many II the city lot sold ana houses are gong
up if b. magic. II was estimated by some Of the car,
pentcrs with whom we convcrscd that three hundred
bovses wonJ be built the present Many of their
hoasos are being Constructed unburnt brick of small
-ize, and make very fine appearance. >,
Their croDs will be abundant, and We learned W"ud
be ea cred in good condition. there were hVe reapsr-
and also large amount Of Indian labor, that could be
pory Of Saints into this valley they were almost
entirely destitute OF the necessares of life; but they dd
not despair They sought employment among the neigh
boring rrnchos and plantations gathered in their crops
and prepared them for market thereby earning subsst-
onoe for themselves and families.
In passing through the you are struck with the
o1et aud stiffness that everywhere prevail at tins season.
The Ak the hammer and the are heard 10 be sure
in all directions but the many have left the city TO pursue
their az oc atoms in the field il is omphatcaly City
Of Farmers. There dram shops for the City IA
hers in their wisdom have put up the licenses to sell ar
dent spirits high, that no one has had I'M teinerty 10
start one and consequently there drunken braglers
about There are billiard saloons gambling hells,
and hence there lonng vagabond and sharpers,
who are over ready to entrap the unwary and simple
minded Their schools well attended, and many of
their scholars have made rapid Improvement in their stu
dies We Informed that no lawsuits or cases OF Htlga-
ton had occurred when both the parties MOrmons
We heard profane swearing except in one instance,
and then the party not Mormon. Many OF the most
intelligent Of this community belong to the Masonic fra
terny and always ready TO extend helping hand to
al who are in adversely whether they be jew OF Gentle
" From all these circumstances consider them very
industrious and intelligent and possessing large share
Of that charity that thinketh no evil.
FRoN SALT LAKE--The train of Meesrs Livingston y
kincad arrived in city yesterday afternoon, having
crossed Bear River the 18th of May last. The train
consists Of y wagons Ol6 cattle 40 horses 81 mules
ponies II families, % This train came through
without breaking wagon and with but trifng loss of
stock. They met with 40 the first summit, and
but little on the second. San joaquin Republican.