Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-07-28
U,ah Loon. q IpleresI.


thus speaks Of the
vALLxYs OF TnE MOUNTAINS.
I have ceased to ridicuIe the sxtrayagan
rhaorjo, of The Mormons about Tue Valley
.ofihs Mopataiss, or % wonder that pee
plsse fanGiesl By nature should have fouhs
10 the, scsueFy which Surrounds .lhem 10
tpiFation Tor the war have traysrset
The Tyrol, wandered through Switzerland
uramped with q party Of German student
over the hills Of tie Palatinate, have eros
.sed the Alleghenies balf dozen times, ans
have waded IN the trout brooks Of Moth
,efn New Hampshire 50 many summers tha
lam familiar with every landscape betveeE
Lake Umbago and Connecticut, bat / hsy,
never seen panorama of mountain seen
cry 80 varied and beautiful as on our nd,
from Bear River to the Valley Of the grea
Salt Lake. For miles and miles in th,
kanyous the road winds through taicketl
of willows aud slders and hawthorn bush,
. Us. whose tWigs interlaced and often hung
SO low under the load Of leaves ard bios
SONS that even when we bent down on the
uecks Of our little Indian ponies they swept
our backs. Through the interstices Of the
.oliage we could catch glimpses ofthe noun
tain sides, streaked by slides Of gravel and
studded with masses OF sandstonesurround.
"a bytwittering docks of birds which had
built their nestsln the erevces oftbs rocks.
The ridges we crossed between kanyon and
kanyou were covered with fields OF luxu
rant grass and flowers. From then, when
ever the sun shono clear, we could see on
The west and south the broken line Of the
WaLsatch ridge; bulthrough the morning
haze only tho outline Of its white crest
was visible, and our eyes strained to dis
cern more. E "A. pi ,
The writer gives a minute description Of
the Mormon fortifcations 10 Echo Kanyon,
aud comes to the conclusion that they pos
sess no merit and little strength, adding
that "thCre is not 3 Breyet Second Lieu
tenartin tile srmy who viii not smile
when lie passes them ;" We clip bis
FIRST SIGHT OF TIE CITY.
Il was not until we emerged from EN-
igration Ksnyon that We obtsued our first
view of the city. The sky was clear over.
head, and the sun was turning away the
clouds from ths submits Of the West
Mountains. They still hung low on the
peaks which bound the valley on the south
easl, almost covering the snow upon the
crests Of the rahge. The line Of the great
Salt Lake was glitering along the western
horizon. The transition was so sudden
that the whole party uttered shout Of de-
light. We spurred our ponies down The
long slope, these Of the company who had
lived in the city poiuting out the promi.
nent buildings as we gsllopcl a!ong--the
tinued cupalo ofthe Court House, the Man.
aion and the Ziou House Of Brigham
foung, the Temple square. and the Ar
s,nal. AL down the valley on each side
of the great southern road were broad
fields Of grain, to which the showers had
impaired 81 additional green. through
tie plain We could trace the windings OF
the JOrdou by the glitter of the sunlight
On its bends. As we rode through the
streets hardly soul was visible. At last
we saw q group Of half naked Indian bays
padding in one Of the rivulets which run
along the cutters. The city is deserted.
The Peace Commissioners were met on
the Weber river BY Porter Rockwell and
Elder Groesbecli. who were travelling east
ward with band oftwenty.fve men and
large mule herd, and Rockwell sent |
messenger to Provo to warn Brigham
Young Of their approach. When entering
the city the Commissioners where met BY
George D. Grant and William A. Kim.
ball, both Mormon Major Generals, who |
introduced themselves and escorted tho
Commissioners to the Globe Restaurant,
which had been opened for their reception.
THR DESERTED CITY OF THE SAINT.
Almost every house in the city was de-
serted, closed, and partially dsmantled -
None Of the principal dignitaries Of the
Church--not . single member Of the first
Presidency or Of The Twelve Apostles--
were Visible. Brigham Youpg's mansion
and bis Zion House were abandoned BY
their occupanta; boards were nailed over
the windows, the gates we're closed, and
not sign Of life was visible about the
premises. No vehicles were to be seen in
the streets, and the few persons whose foot.
steps were occasionally heard, belonged to
the Mormon detachment which was left
under the command Of Grant and KIN.
ball, to take care Of the gardens and hous.
es. Through the chinks in the wooden
gate Of the Temple square few workmen
were to be seen engaged in tearing IF the
roofs of the buildings within the inclosure,
which have been used for civic and eecle
,sieslical purposes, Il
Anumber Of noled Mormons diued With /
the Commissioners on invitation, the Ar.
.enal was visited by the party, and one
brass and one iron six pounders were ex. |,
hibited. Gov. Cumming arrived from |,
trip IN the country on the 9th, aud on the /
10Th, Brigham, Heber, Daniel, and sore
thirty more leading men of tue Church
including most of the Twelve Apostles. en-.
tered the city. A grand conference was |
Commenced in the ConnciI House The next Il
morning, at which terms Of settlement we're /.
discussed. A second and third conference
'were held before final agreement,
PoLTeAMY. vr II
The difficulty 10 arriving at harmony
was tue fear of the Mormons that the army
would be quartered in their settlements, h
and that RlteIpps would be made to inter. Q
ferc With .POlygamy. The word 'pOlyga, o