Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-12-23
The Mormon Settlement at San Bernardini

The Mormon Settlement at San Bernardinl
p, We take the following interesting description
OF the Mormon city of San Bernardini from the
Southern Californian. San Bernardini must be
towns and cities in the State would take pattern
in point of neatness, order, and the industry of
their inhabitants from the one described below:
| The District Court, Hon BENJAMIN HAYES.
Judge, was held at San Bernardini on Monday
last. There were but four cases on the docket :
of course the litigant parties being outsiders"
as those not belonging to the "Saints" are
sometimes called. The Mormons do not tolerate
law suite among themselves, adjusting all their
differences by arbitration.
This city continues to flourish steadily It is
known that the Mormons proper of San Ber-
nardini occupy rancho Of eight square leagues,
which has been confirmed by the United States
Commissioners The title is, beyond doubt,
good. Fl is considered one of the best, if not
the very best tract of land in California, we'll
wooded, with abundance of water. and the soil
adapted to every species of culture.
The great body of the land has not yet been
surveyed and divided out for want Of time: but
many small tracts have been taken up as
settlers have desired, on which they have planted
grapes, peach and other fruit trees-ull to be
regulated hereafter, satisfactorily to the parties
The wheat was raised this year in common
amounting to near 1000 acres, and averaging
81 bushels to the acre.
They have fine Touring mill in operation,
six saw mills in the pine forest of the neighbor-
ing mountain, and streams which might turn
the machinery Of the largest manufacturing
town in the world. This rancho alone would
comfortably sustain 100000 souls, and the
neighboring ranches as many more. Besides
its agricultural advantages, the rancho has
ample grazing ground-and the people even now
have an immense quantity of fine stock for sale.
if there were market. Cattle traders would
do we'll to look in that direction:
The city is regularly laid out in one acre
lots; the streets run at right angles. Sanjaz
(caHals) are to pass through every street, and
shade trees 70 be planted along them: At least
one hundred new buildings have been put up
within the lest four months, principally of
abode.
ASEcDorE CT GEN. SAN HousroS.-A correes-
pendent from the interior writes to the New
Orleans Picayune, apropos Of this eminent
gentleman as follows:
l think it was in the year 1916 or 1917,
was then boy residing in Nashville, Tenn,
and was on such terms of intimacy with Sam
Houston as might exist between boy of six
teen and man of twenty-four or FIVE Hous-
ton was then lieutenant of infantry. He had
been suffering from sickness, which put him on
his back for several days. I called to see him
"But,'' said he, 81 have
been rejecting on the trifing, good for nothing
life lead, and l am going to change it,
"Well,' said l, "what character will you
appear in next?' 81 will quit the army
said he 81 will study law. l will go to Con-
gress. l will be Governor of this State, and
will be President of the United States before
die" Of course could not refrain from a
loud laugh at this, considering itmere idle talk,
which could scarcely have the consistence Of
dream in his mind Said he, "yo,1 will see;
am quite serious; feel it in me-
Blu, few years passed before was aston
ished at the rapid accomplishment of the greater
part of his predictions; and he has approached
very near the fulfllment Of the whole of them.
"Glamis thou art, and Cawdor," and may be
what he has promised himself.
The remarkable accomplishment Of tits pre-
diction goes TO show the power Of mind over
circumstances, and how much may be accom-
plished by an indominable will and constant,
object.
have related to you this incident with as
much truth as recollection Of nearly forty
years will permit ME to do. II was often
brought to my mind by Houston's wonderfully
successful career, and is quite fresh ii my
memory.