Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-27
The Mormon Settlements.


resented in cur last accounts frem Utah as being
abandoned by the Inhabitants, commences near the
northern boundary Of the Territory, about seventy
miles distant from Salt Lake City, in the valleys Of
Cache and Malade which are used, however, chiefly
for the pastUrage Of the stock belonging to the
church. There are also two small settlements on
the Bear River, but the 6rst place approaching
Salt Lake City from the north, which can be called
town, is Box Elder or Brigham's City, about eight
miles south Of Bear River and fftyseVen from Salt
Lake City. This town, which is inhabited pFinci
pally by Danes and SWISS is vely handsomely stu
ated on plain about two hundred feet above the
level Of Bear River The houses are well built and
handsomely arranged. Five miles south is Willow
Creek, in the vicinity of which is much good land,
producing the heaviest crops Of wheat raised in the
Terri CRY. Twelve miles south Of Willow Greek
Fort is Ogden's Hole, fine valley surrOunded~oD
al sides by mountains exec Il the narTaW pass az
its entrance. II contains five hundred Inhabitants.
Three miles south west Of the " Hole is Brighams
Fort, containing seven hundred inhabitants Two
miles from Bugham's Fort, AMI thirty FIVE from
Salt Lake City, Is Ogden City, on Weber River, one
Of the largest tOWIs in the Territory, and contain
ing many handsome buildings The populaion is
four or five thousand. East and West cher Forts
on the opposite banks of the river, about eight
miles above Ogden City, contain about Eve hundred
inhabitants sight miles further south is Keys
vile, containing about a thousand inhabitants. l.
Pennington City, the county seat of Davis County,
contains about the same number of inhabitants
Three or four miles further south is Sessions,
struggling settlement, scattered some Ave miles
along the road, but with many fine houses, and in
Guiding the best lands in the Territory Eight miles
from Sessions is Salt Lake City, which is supposed
to contain about third part Of the entire pOpua-
tiOn of the Territory, or from fifteen to eighteen
thousand people It was originally laid out eleven
years ago--in July, l847-in two hundred and sixty
blocks Of ten acres each, separated by streets
huadred and tWenty-eight feet wide, and irrigated
by canals from the River Jordan. There are eight
houses in each block so arranged that no two hous
front each other. II has many fine and some
elegant buildings, the principal Of which are the
Tabernacle, in which all religious and other public
meetings are held, the Council HOUSE, the EndoW
ment- House the unfinished Temple, the Court
House, nineteen sehool-houses, and many costly
houses erected by the leaders, among which are
two belonging to Brigham Young.
All these settlements, built up in the course Of
ten eleven years by the untiring industry of the
MOrmons, are now in the progress Of abandonment,
and deereed on the advance Of the troops into the
valley to total destruction 1t Is probable, also,
though that does yet distinctly appear that this
abandonment extends to the line Of settlements
along the shores of Utah Lake, some sixty miles
south Of Salt Lake City, and of which Provo con-
tanning about four thousand inhabitants, is the
principal
Where these unhappy people are to go, or what is
to become of them, does not appear. They are
moving south, but, so far as we know, there are in
that direction inhabitable tracts of any consid-
cradle extent within seven hundred miles of their
late settlements. So extraordinary a migration is
hardly paralleled in history The depopulation of
Acadie hundred years ago, strong political rea
there were for it, has not left a very fra
grant odor behind it. The driving of the Mormons
from their homes by military terror will hardly
contribute much to the honor of the country or 10
the posthumOus reputation Of Mr. B1ehanan's Pres
idency.-Nsv York Tribune.
The Crops, Weather, Hog Cholera, sc.
We do not remember to lave heard of season in
which the farmers are backward than the pres
ent although, the crops generally are very promising
This backB is attributable to two causes the
late frost in the spring and the incessan rains SINCE
which have considerably retarded the farmer in his
operations.
From present prospects the corn looks very prom
Using under the circumstances, and may prove
remunera ing to he farmers' toll and 1t is now
the season for this crop be laid by but We do
think many farmers far advanced as this, be-
sides the frequent rains we have have had only
served to bring out the crabb grass, which will re
qure at least one or two more ploWings to subdue.
Speaking of grass reminds US of an auecdote told
of one of farmers by his neighbor who said that
his cotton was so thoroughly matted and interviewer
with orabb grass and the weeds, that person could
make it shake from one end to the other. He des-
cribed the effect being quite serpentine in its ap-
pearance We do not vouch for the truthfulness Of
his remark, but we guess it was bad enough.
The wheat crop is scarcely an average and in
in some places slightly affected with the rust. How
ever, there is abundance Of the old crop hand
to supply all deficiencies.
Oats are on the other hand an entire failure.
We have not heard of a single crop that is exempt
from the rust, and this cOmplains seems TO be ex-
ensve. There will not be oats enough saved for seed
for another season, and We do not know where it
will be obtained, the rust seems to have prevailed
over the whole country. Those having any Of the
old crop hand Wonld do well to save every seed
of it for another season.
The failure Of the Oat crop naturally gives rise
to the inquiry what must be done for provcnder dur
ing the next winter 1t will do to cut it in the
green yellow state and attempt to it for hay
as that might prove hazardous to stock which pro-
baby would not relish diseased hay somuch The plan
we wOnld suggest to our farmers who have the time
and inclination to do so, is to pillow under their cat
crop which will serve as excellent manure to
their lands, then seed it down Immediately with
millet. fine crop of millet may be produced be-
fore frost, and nothing will be better for stock du-
ring winter Or it would be advisable for those
who are not prepared with good meadows to pillow
under their oats now and in the fall seed it down
with rye or timothy.
The tobacco CROP we learn, has been very much
effected from the weather, and much of it has suf
fered from reRching, even plants in the beds This
is one Of the principal as well as the most profta
BILE staples produced in this section of the District
and it is matter of some interest to our farmers
te have good crops of tobacco, and obtain good
prices for it.
HOGs.-From Obion and portion of Dyer ooun-
ties, the accounts quite gloomy in regard to the
Hog crop. We are sorry to learn that the hog chol
era is prevailing quite extensively, and that the
swine are dying in large numbers This is a new
disease in West Tennessee, and quite as unexpected
as the rust in oats. 1t is thought that the same
cause that produced the one has brought about the
other, but we do not think so, the rust has en-.
tirely destroyed the cat crop in Gibson but we have
to learn Of the first case of hog cholera yet. We
have not heard of any efectual remedy that has
been used TO stock that is once attacked or TO
prevent the disease from extending its ravages 1t
is disease that is entirely to us, who are as
tOnished at the rapidity of its effects upon the
swine. We would suggest, however, as prevent
i've, a liberal use of copperas fed in bran mash
to the swine. This may prove very sslutary, as it
acts finely on the kidneys, and when used has a
beneficial effect otherWise-TreBton Journal, June
23d
INTERESTING MISSISSIPPI SrATIsTIcs.-We are
indebted to Madison McAfee, Esq, Auditor of
Public Accounts for the following interesting sta
tistCs showing the increased value of taxable lands
in this State from the year 1854 to 1857, and the
increase in the number of taxable slaves in 1857
over 1856 These statistics, demonstrating the en-
HANGED resources Of Mississippi, and her steady
advancement upon the high road of wealth and
prosperity, will be read with pleasure by all who
feel an interest in her welfare:
The assessed value Of taxable lands in 1857 slH7a429 "a
assessed value Of taxable lands 1854 gl6ls54 "a