American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-08
LATE FROM UTAH.
From the Salt Lake City Meas, Jup,

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damage in Davis comfy. where some
fields had hithe't" escaped; aud in this
city after eating up young fruit trees
and shrubcry, they have baI ked and Kill.
led thousands ofapplc, peach. pear, aud
other trees two or three years old. aud
are now eating the peaches, some of
which are as large as pigeons eggs.
Between grasshoppers and drou,h the
grass is entilely used up in many places
and distant ranges which snow under in
winter, will have TO be sought for all
surplus stock, or it may fare but poorly
for food when tho the next snow falls.
The city cows have almost entirely fail
in giving milk, on account of the scarci.
ty of grass.
Many persons are already out of flour
and we hear strange reports about some
OF the dealers in that article. but trust,
for the sake Of humanity. to say nothing
Of righteousness. that they are not true;
however we shall soon know.
1t still behoves every one who wish.
es to avoid the suffering due to nepli.
gence, To improve every opportunity,
locality and circumstance in any way
productive of sustcnance for man or
beast And any ono who has come so
near being fiend az to turn his animals
into another's field of grain or grass
should be carefully searched out and
rightoeusy dealt with; for owners should
care for their animals at their own OK.
pense, and those having fields and gar.
dens should carefully watch againsttres.
pass. II one or two of the lawless and
shlttlcss pests, were taken up and dealt
with according to their deserts, the com.
munity would be much benefited.
Let owners of calves be careful that
they arc not allowed to run where thew
can injure gardens, or they may cost
him more than they arc worth. In short
let every. one be as interested in saving
as in raising, and never permit any
waste or dostructionthat can be prevent.
ed.
GraSShoPpers, Sr.-uon. Calvin G..
Pendleton arrived in this city from Iron
county, on the 2lth; general health a.
mong the people; the grasshvppers
have destroyed all the grain at Para.
goonah nine-tenths at Parowan !; all the
wheat at Fort Johnson, and about one
tenth of the grain at Cedar city; the
grain at Harmony is uninjurcd.
The bursting of u clond on the noun.
tains about the first of June. washed a.
way the house of Benjamin r. HuIse in
Cedar city aud injured several others.
The fields look like a desert and every
seperate bench appears to be Matching
n Of
raj companies have STATED to the 'Pang-
witch lake on fishing excursions. The
water is lower than it has ever been
known before, and bu, a small portion
of the land resown can possibly be wa.
tered. A small party has also started
10 the Santa Clara mission TO plant corn.
The people Of Iron county IRE in fist
rate spirits. The public sq.uIe, q, Par
anon city 90 acres) has been planted
with potatoes, in the hopes that the IT,
nited efforts of men. women and chill
Gren, chickens. ducks, turkios, &c, &c,
may save sutiiciency to have OCCASION
ally little potato soup next winter.
A REINFORCEMENT OF GRAssuoppERs.
The farmers in the South part Of this
county had several days of rejoicing
last week, that the inveterata enemy of
their crops had disappeared, many of
them had sowcd their fields for the
third time; but on Friday afternoon an
innumerabIo multitude, cloud of grass
hoppers descended upon their farms,
learning the propriotors to speculate up
on the fable of the fox and the swallow
while the more hungry swarm devoured
the last remaining patches which had
been left by the previous swarms, and
tho tender blade Of tho third sowing
Any people but the Latter Day Saints
would be discouraged. The fourth SOW
ing has commenced; seed very scarce.
Some Of tho farmers are drilling the
wheat, as seed has failed when sowed
broadcast as usual.
FIREs.-Some careless or malicious
man set fire to the grass last week, on
the west side Of the Valley, near the
mountains, which burned up several
thousand acres Of excellent feed; it is
really pity that men guilty of such
carelessness should pass unpunished, as
the feed thus destroyed would have been
amply sufficient to feed several hundred
head Of cattle during the winter, when
hay will DO scarce, in consequence Of
the severe drouth, and grain will be
"ka-wot' to appearance.
Some ecoundrel or careless blockhead
set fire TO body Of timber in the Welsh
Kanyou, in this county, destroying three
or four hundred acres Of valuable saw
timber, poles and wood. 1t is supposed
that it was done by some men who wen,
there without permission for the purpose
of peeling bark. Tho loss is very great
as good road had been made. to the
timber,
Such losses cannot be appreciated in
country where tho groves of timber
are in such high state Of preservation