Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-26
The salt Lake Country

Salt Lake is situated between the 40th and 42d
degrees Of north latitude, and is not less than 80
miles in length from north to south. varying in
width from five to thirty miles lis elevation
above the Gulf Of Mexico is 2,400 feet, and it
forms the bottom Of vast basin surrounded by
mountains 5000 to G.000 feet high. Part Of the
bank and bottom Of the lake are composed Of
rocks and salt springs, and the waters are entire
ly impregnated with a saline substance, so that
evaporation shows 80 parts in 100 OF salt while
the water Of the sea shows only parts in l00.-
The waters of Salt Lake, therefore are Of an eX-
traordinary density No fish can live there, and
the borders of the lake are sterile. Happily, in
this accursad lake there is passage to another
lake called Utah, (the name Of an Indian tribe)
the level of which is 100 feet above the surface
Of the first The water in Utah Lake is drink
able. fresh and limpid.
The richness Of the country in the neighbor-
hood Of those lakes. caused Brigham Young to
resolve upon settling the Mormons at this spot.
lie thought, with wisdom that 1t was better for
him to become exclusive master of this great ba-
sin, where the distance and nature offered an i'm
preguabe fortress, than to 80 to California and
encounter the hostility Of Il crowd Of gold seek
crs. The resemblance OF Salt Lake to the Dead
Sea could be presented as a proyidcntial design,
and an indication Of the place where the New
Jerusalem should be founded. The colony chose
place extremely advantageous, upon a strait
between the two lakes, and founded there the
Desoret.' a term which signifies the beehive in
the pretended Reformed Egyptian language
The aspect presented by this young city is pic
turesque. 1t is divided into twenty quarters,
each forming seperate enclosure. The houses
are built Of adObes or bricks dried in the sun,
are only a story high, and are surrounded with
gardens The only springs, which descend from
the mountains, flow in little rivulets into the gar
dens and streets. The stores are numerous and
elegant The State House is 20 by 40 feet. The
town is protected by fortified enclosure, and
the number Of inhabitants is about 80 600, The
neghboring country is highly cultivated. and
returns with usuly the products which are con-
Gded to it, The waterfall between the lakes is
utilized for turning numerous mills. In fact.
this colony is a new and striking example Of the
creative and directive genius which seems to lie
the privilege of the AugLo-SaXon race.
THE ScAIrNG OF WOMAN on THE PLAINS
Some weeks since, we gave in our news from
Carson Valley, an account Of an attack by In
dians upon an emigrant train, the murder Of sew
cral OF the party, and the scalping Of woman,
who was left for dead, by the savages. Hopes
Of her recovery were entertained at the time
The Red DluGs Beacon Of Wednesday, the 10th
inst gives the following, which is a more detail
cd statement, and conveys Intelligence Of her
recovery:
An instUnce Of the most remarkable fortitude
and heart-reuding cruelty we ever heard of, is
related to us by black man by the name of
Scott, who has recently arrived here from Mis-
souri, by the way Of the plains. He Informs us
that short time before he arrived at Stony
Point on the Humboldt river, the Indians at
tackled train Of six men and one woman and
child. The men were all killed but one, who
made his escape. The child was also killed, and
its mother shot in several places with arrows
scalped. and left for dead. All the while they
were scaping her and stripping the clothes from
her body, she was perfectly csnseious OF what
they were doing but teigned death, and let them
tear the skin from her head without even giving
signs Of life, knowing that if she did. they would
either dispatch her at once, or take her into
hopeless captivity. AT one time, when they had
left her for a moment, she vcntured to change
her position, in order, if possible, to relieve her
self from the uncomfortable position in which she
was lying but on their return they very soon
discovered that She bad moved, and for fear that
her life might yet he instinct they took hold of
the arrows that were still sticking in her body,
and worked them about in the wounds, and push
ed them deeper into her flesh, and stamped upon
her with their heels. All this she endured with
out uttrlng groan, or drawing breath that
could he perceived by the sayages, and in that
condition was left as food for the wolves. For
tunately, however a train came along before she
had lain long in that condition, and dressed her
wounds, and brought her along with them. and
not the least remarkable fact attending the whole
matter is that she is last recovering from her
wounds her head, we are told is nearly well
and the arrow wounds doing better than any one
expected. She will be in the valley in few
days, and we think it will be no more than the
citizens ought to do to provide her with com
Portable home, if she desires to remain with us
or means TO return TO her friends in the East, il
that is her preference. Such genuine heroism is
seldom met with in the most daring of the sterner
sex, much less in the person Of delicate female,
A CARGO OF IRIsH GRIs.-A company of sew
enty Irish girls passed through this city on their
way to the West, a day or two since, accompanied
by an Irish gentleman who had brought them all
the way from Ireland They were fine looking
lot of girls from sixteen to eighteen years Of a. ge
and intend to make the west their homes, and of
course are ready to marry, but are willing to
work and earn their living until the time arrives
when they shall get husband. They are to earn
money sufficient to pay the expense of bringing
them over, and return it to the benevolent gen
teman who took the expense upon himself, the
first thing After that they will be at liberty to
indulge in ribbons and hoops if they choose. The
girls are all of the working class, being somewhat
OF the better class Of emigrants. Father Hennesy
of this city selected thirteen Of the number aud
took upon himself the task Of finding homes for
them. They came through by railroad from New
York. The various roads along the route showed
their gallantry by providing them with first
emigrant tickets. There is room on the western
cfob hat u,