The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-01
GREAT SALT LAKE CtrY,
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theH chleI even 10 the extremity OF war:
ssZ GREAT SALT LAKE CirY.
y zrJea7 "Wednesday, Jan. 9, ls58.S
Aside from business I have but little TO
write, as here all. is peace and quistness.-
The Saints have plenty to eat; they love
their religion and the Lord is Blessing them
In all things. We have a Prophet In our
midst even Brother Brigham. who is filled
with great wisdom and what he predicts al.
ways comes to pass. / will give you an ex
ample Of his wisdom on passing events
On the oath Of July, the anniversury of the
arrival Of the Pioneers in these valleys. the
ncws arrived that the Government had stop
ped our mail, and $500 soldiers were on
their way here. Brother Brigham answered
and said, II the troops got here we should
have to help them in. They came % far ls
| Fort Bridger. When he told them TO stop,
they swore they would come In and hang
the leaders Of the Church, and showed the
boys the ropes. Brigham then seat Efty
horsemsn 10 wait upon the troops. He told
them before their departure that the soldiers
were ignorant and 10 spare their lives IL
possible, and though the troops might Ere
upon them, not one hair of their heads should
be hurt; that the Lord would be with them
as with his servants anciently, when eur
rounded by their enemies; and though In
reality small number they would appear as
thousands. Well, the boys went, and to
stop the progress Of our enemies, burnt up
rs Of their wagons and took l,7o0 OF their
cattle and mules. The soldiers have fred
over 500 guns at them but never hit one Of
them. They are now csmped at Fort Bird.
ger for the winter, and are completely
whipped. They will never attempt to come
in here. The boys said, while the soldiers
were shooting at them, if they had had the
privilege they would have used them up be.
fore breakfast.
DO not be alarmed for our safety, as the
soldiers will not come in here. Fort Bird.
ger IL about ll3 miles from here; and, be.
sides, they will have to come through Echo
Canon. Now, this Echo Canon 10 q queer
sort OF place for an enemy to come through.
| have been out there three weeks This
winter. will try to describe it, 1t is ID.
wards Of thirty miles long, and at the wild.
est part Of it not more than 100 yards from
mountoin to mountain. The sides Of the
mountains are solid rocks, nearly perpendic.
ular, and 800 yards high. We have dug
canal across, which we can fill with water
in three hours. On the walls we have buiIt
forts where we can have a fair chance
against superior numbers. There they can.
not touch US. When they have passed
through Echo Canon, they will have to at.
tempt the passage of Emigration Canon
which is no fowery passage to our city, In
fact. for the $500 soldiers out at Bridger,
we do not think it worth bo.he'ing WITH
Let the Government send on their hundred
thousand, and they will find imme date at.
tention.
The Indians are hard on the Gentle emf.
grafton between here and California. They
have taken many lives and much property.
The first company that went through sho
at every Indian they saw. One company
poisoned an OK and gave it to them. The
Indians resolved on retaliation, fell upon
them, and killed 15o. aud have now their
women end children prisoners. They new.
er disturb Mormon.
! forgo, to say that the soldiers have got
some Of our Gentle merchants, with their
train Of goods, aud will not let them come
| in. They are now offering any price for
-four. They offer 81 pound for salt
Brigham sent them . wagon load as pres
ent, bnt they would not receive it, 80 an In.
dian took lo,d and sold it at Sl pound,
rs they had offered. Brigham called the
Saints in California and other places 10
come home, SO the Californans. to make it
easy for our brethren 10 make up their
minds to do as they were told, gave early
symptoms Of readiness TO drive them out.
The Lord has bound up the law and seal.
ed up the testimony. Now, says the Lord,
after your testimony cometh wrath and in
dignation upon the people. II you pity us
who are in "the house Of the Lord, est b.
lished in the tops of the mountains" secure
from harm, what should the Saints think of
the world in their blindness with the hour
Of their destruction night We expect to
see the people come by thousands to Zion
for safety. The road is now lined from
California 10 this place with wagons, and
the time is not distant when the road will be
lined from the Missouri Rivef to this place.
II peace be established for a time and the
Peopls are permitted to come and dwell
with o..
| have not received any intelligence from
You since Nay, but that attribute to stop.
page Of our mail. ! expect the Govern.
ment thought they had accomplished some.
thing to brag about when they took away
the mail; but thsir wisdom is foolshness
and no weapon that is formed against Zion
shall prosper, and Old Buchanan, the Presi.
dent. is neor OK, unaccustomed TO the
yoke, which hits everybody on the shins and
everybody will give him kick and, fnally, |
Old BRIGHT will he freN.