The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-08
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Fnox THE GREAT SArr LAKE--A correspondent of the
ST. Louis Republican Great Salt Lake under date of
May 81, writes ollows:
al have just returned from very interesting tour
through the settlements of Utah in company with
Gov Young and suite and much surprised and graft
fed to great advancement in improvements and
in the cultivation Of the soil was also surprised find
great of arabic land in this mountainous region
I'VE examined very rich coal-bed in San Pete valley
which recently discovered and found it composed Of
three layers of 2t 81 and feet above the other and
but thin layer OF rock between each. 1t is clean btu
mnous COAL of excellent quality and burns freely
ascertaned by making fire with il the ground. 1t
lays in the mountains at an angle of about five or six de-
grees, is very accessible and abundant
"The State House at Fillmore, the present seat of gov
ernment is built of red granite is nearly completed aud
presents fine appearance
Our party increased by the addition Of Manoche,
chief Of the Pahvante Indians with twelve warriors who
accompanied into Iron county meet the southern
tribes and elect three subchiei, which duly effected
and they returned with to their settlement Corn
creek, twelve miles south of Fillmore where they have
farm which they cultivate
ave crossed the Sewer river recently erected
but very unsnbstantial bridge which does not look
though it would Withstand heavy freshet
About thrty-fve miles south Of Fillmore, and one
mile from the road visited sulphur bed which is evil
IDENTIFY the of an exnguished volcano The sulphur
which is very RICH forms crust OF half mile in crcum
ference varies in DEPTH and beneath The earth is hollow
like hseyeonb the footsteps al my horse plainly
indicated BY placing the any of the apertures
in the and of which there several the sound Of
distinctly head great depth. ABOVE
this bed there beautiful magnesia spring and below it,
another of sulphur and magncsia combined
In Salt Greek Canon there mountain OF rocksat Of
an excellent quality Seven miles from Fillmore stands
conspcuously Cnder rock six miles long, and composed
exclusively Of volcanic cnders upon which no vegetation
exists
= visited the iron works Cedar city in Iron county
and found the furnace blast Coal ola superior quality
and iron containing Us per cent of pure metal
found in abundance upon the surface of the ground They
making castings with cold air, which will soon
been cast
Grasshoppcr have been very destructive to the wheat
throughout the valleys and many farmers repough
ing their fields to plant potatoes and corn
"Catte-rasing carried here very prohtably and to
great extent as il is not necessary to feed them The
raising sheep also attended and they increasing
in numbers very fast Much has to be taken of them in
winter TO protect them from the cold and numberless
wolves that niest this region
The enterprise industry and of these peo
pie proverbia In all my extensive wanderngs over
the world, | have certainly never encountered COM
munity who possessed these qualities universally and
the progress they have made in converting these deserts
into smiling fields within SO short period is astonsh
ing to stranger and highly praiseworhy; and cannot
close this communication without bearing my testimony
the peaceable and lawabidng feeling that universally
prevails.
From THE PLAINS FoRT LARAMIE.-Tle St Louis In
egencer of the Sd instant has authentic intelligence
the effect that there have been demonstrations of hos
tile character by the Indians and that the statements
which have been published OF murders and robbcries
in the main without foundation On the contrary the In
dams have recently evnced disposition be than
usually civil and peaceable.
SOLDIERS LrBEAThe uniform Of the coIored soldiers
of Liberia prescribed by President Roberts make
splendid show in contrast with ebony yellow leather
CATERS from the enkle to the knee red cloth pantaoons
down the CATERS ron-gray cloth short coats with red
facngs blue cloth wastcoa and red felt caps, with blue
strings
TmE "sIx-DAy STEAMER The regular trial trip OF the
Ocean Bird took place (says the New York Journal Of
Commerce. the 4th Soon after 10 o'clock she
was on her way down the river. After making circuit
up North river saung the various steamships she
passed along she proceeded down the bay against stiff
head wind and pretty rough sea- around the light ship
several times and thence home She from the light
ship to the foot of 9Th street E. r. distance of about
thirty miles, in hour and hirty-6ve minutes
TTr GREAT POST oFrlcE ROBBERY AT CHIoAso-The Chi
cago Daily Press furnishes the following additional par
tcular regard the great post Office robbery in that
city:
The most important in the annals of post Office
depredatons brought to light in this country was
made in this city Saturday morning last The thief
was clerk in the post office in this city and was arrested
in the he going to bis breakfast lie was
thrown into CONSERVATION turned as pale as ashes, and
made an effort throw away the money his person,
which prevented and he was conveyed to the jail and
searched.
"The name of the wretched young is Theodore Y.
Denniston He is between twent and thirty years OF
age and unmarried His brother Perry Denniston, was
arrested for the crime in March last and is nj
liberty on bail for $4,000 Their father lives in New Jer-
sew and the sons upon salary of five six hundred dol
lars year have credit ohavng purchased and paid for
a farm for him within the last year or two.
AFTER arresng Dcnnston the officers wentto his board
nghouse and searched his The search was nearly
concluded without finding any trace of his crimes when
officer Pckerton decided to search minutey and took the
pictures dow from the walls On removing the backs of
several bank bills TO the amount Of s3,73s were found