Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-05-22
Imnortant from Utah.
THE Mcrmons Leaning the Capitol
Coo. Cumming in Salt Lake Gig

MOrmons in N1JraskG, &c.
The news from Utah is so conflicting
that we are at a loss whstlo believe, and
ready even TO doubt whether there Is real.
Iy any news from Camp Scott at all
later Than March IA, si which time Moth
ing was said of the departure of Gov
Cumming for Salt Lake, or of the Nor
mons for White River M,u ltains.
OF the White River Mountains, Tor
which the Mormons are said TO be leaV-
ing Salt Lake CITY, but little has been
writer. They are situated about fifty
miles southeast Of that place, south OF The
routes from Fort Bridger to Salt Lake
and east Of the California road, on which
there are a number of Mormon settle
mems. The White river runs through
these mountains. 1t is not the one rising
in San Pete county, and flowing westerly
into the Green river. but is smaller rIV-
err, rising in these mountains, running III
a southeasterly direction, and nearly par
alIei with the river Jordan, which emp
ties Lake Titan into the Great Lake, though
of course southeast Of it, and emPlies INTO
the Green river on the west side. Lake
Utah is fifty miles south Of Salt Lake
CITY. and is beautiful sheet of water,
thirty miles in length and about ten in
breadth, surrounded with hills and a
bouding il fGc fish.
Near the eastern shore, on the C2!ror'
MIA road, is Provo Cry, the capitol OF
Utah county, in which The White E.Ter
Mountains are situated. This was among
the first Mormon settlements. 1t contains
court house, Mormon meeting house,
and over five hundred inhabitants. Utah
county has an area of ll,000 square
miles, and in 1853 the population was
1904. The region TO which the Nor
mons are said TO be emigraung IS south
Of the Timpanagos river, which rises
near the source Of the Bear river, and
north of the Pequinnele, or Spanish
Fork, which runs through the Wahsach
mountains, rising among the White River
| Mountains, and emptying into Lake U!ah.
| Capt. Stansbury, who explored these re-
gions in 1853, sald nothing of the exact
LOCALITY which the Mormons are ssld to-
! have chosen. He recommended, hOwev-
or, that better route than the one in use
through the Wahsach Mountains could
| be taken from the source Of the Bear rIv-
err, down the Weber river across the great
Camas prairie, and down the IImpano-
COS TO the Utah valley.
Ifhe Mormons have located themselves
in these mountains, il is probably but.
temporarily. Doubtless their policy has
been, all along, to keep off collision un-
Ill they could gather in another crop,
meanwhile replenishing their supplies al
ready cached in the mountains as secure
place Of retreat when they had made up
their minds to run, and 10 give them time
to prepare for some future place Of settle
ment.
There Is another report that the Nor
mons have not left but surrendered to-
Col. Thomas l.. Kane, Peace Commits
sioncr, who had arrived at the Mormon
seat of government on the 18th olJanu-
ary, and on the same evening had an in
terview with Governor Brigham Young
and the Council, the result of which did
moi ranspire, but Brigham Young took
the trouble TO announce his arrival pub
Icly in the Temple. He was treated as
the guest Of the Governor, and the cordl.
atty Of his reception created some sur
prise. lie was to leave on Monday, the
22d of February, for Camp Scott. with al
special Mormon escort, which may be
deemed significant fact.
Our latest previous date from Camp
Scott, vas an official despatch, dated the
l4,h of March, twenty days after Col.
Kane was to have left Salt Lake City for
that point. 1t made no mention of Col.
Kane's arrival, nor does the present de-
spatch, whizh is twenty-sIx days later.
The Saints were represented 10 be still
full Of fight, and even reports of an actual
collision were given, 1t was stated that
a large tram Of provisions was within two
days march Of Camp Scou,as was also the
Eastern mail. being the first official mail
since September. Mr.. Jones, the con-
tractor, deemed it advisable to canse a
halt ill ne should be reinforced by Gen.
Johnston, to whom he sent for assistance,
as large body of Mormons appeared in
his rear. Gen. Johnston Immediately
sent the necessary aid. 1t was also re-
ported that the MormOns appeared very
warIike.
They were TO be seen at all hours and
in large numbers on the adjacent hill. IL
is possible tina, Col. Kane may have been
delayed more than the twenty days in the
rough mountain passes, and a journey Of
over one hundred and fifty miles in the
depth of winter, so that he had not arrived
when the official despatch left Camp
Scott, and then he may have arrived IN