Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-09-19
from Gltag.
yEuyLArE FROM UTAH.

A'vicol of Mormon Elders from Great
Salt Lake Cty--Fbu thousand Mormon
Immigrants on he Piains--A BountyW Har-
ssst-7he Mormon Temple SC, &c.
(From the N. y Times, of Sept lath)
Yesterday we had the pleasure OF an inter.
view with Elder Samuel w. Richards, oil
Utah who arrived in this city on Thursday,
evening after the remarkably short trip OF
twenty.eight days from Great Salt Lake City.
O@ dates from Utah by this arrival reach to
the 18th Of Agust. .f.t
The harvest in Utah this season has been
remarkably abundant. All the crops have
yielded in larger measure than for some years
previously. The Saints were joyful ut tue
cheerful prospects before them. Peace aud
plenty were With them, aud their causes ol
complaint, according to the statements OF
Mr.. Richards must be exceedingly slight.
Wheat, corn and potatoes, particularly, were
full crops, aud the harvesting bad ended pres
perously without adverse weather.
Business was revving as tho result OF
good crop, and mcrchanti!e pursuits bore
thrifty1tr of enterprise.
No alarm existed in Salt Lake City IN con.
sequence Of the march OF the United States
military forces towards Utah. Authentic or
detailed particulars of the movements OF the
troops has not been received up to The period
of the departure Of this compasy but runlors
orthe disposition the Government had come
to the ears of the Mormors with sufficient
degree of distinctncss to cause them 10 ap-
preciate the entent Of the recent demonstra-
lions. They expressed themselves nable TO
understand the motives Of the Goyergment
in despatching force sgangst them decar-
I'd that they intended no harm to anybody
dsclaimed any Intention OF entering into
conflict, armed otherwise and simply asked
ITO be let alone" 1t was not apprehended
that the troop, would find any wrongs to re-
dress, nor was it in the Nj ormon purpose 10
place obstacles in the way Of the performance
of their duty. In other words the most pa
ciic intentions and incliratons were expires.
sed.
An immigration Of four thousand persons
was passed by Elder Richards party. This
includes the entire immigration OF this season
There were eight or ten distinct trains, each
under the guidance of its own Elder. All
we're in good health first rate spirits and the
parties looked forward to their arrival at Salt
Lake with the peasurable antcipetions Of
people going home Among them were Eng
lish Welsh, Danes, Swedes and other nation
alties; the Welsh, especially, being strongly
presented. The immigrants were passed be-
TWEEN Independence Rock and Fort Laramie,
nn0 SO lar as cOulu w JauSeu tue haHu'ChIl
portion OF the companies were having the
best time-a fact which will gladden. the heart
of Brother Brigham. Iandcart travel over
the Plains is one Of his great hobbies.
Elder Richards party also passed portion
of the United States troops between Fort
Laramie and Fort Kearney. MIR. Richards
passed down the north side OF the Platte
The troops passed up on the south side. The
commanding officer was unknown, nor did
Mr. Richards ascertain the exact number Of
the troops, but he presumes they were the
greater portion Of the force intended for
service in Utah. A number of very heavy
freight trains, with twenty.six to seventy five
wagons each, were also passed on the way
The present Mormon population Of Utah is
estimated by Elder Richards at 60,000-
There have been some functions in the pop
ulation since the last census, bat the arrivals
have exceeded the departures. The tota
population Of the Territory, Gentle and NJ Mor.
mon, is $4,000. At the next session Of Con-
gress determined effort will be made by the
Mormons for the admission Of Utah as State
and the necessary papers are already pre-
pared.