The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-14
NEW SERIES-NO. l54.

Utah aud Us Woaders--ysamxs sssax-
ho---sais Laks - Hot aud " arm
sps,"gs.
The San Francisco Bulletin has such
description OF these several wonders of Utah
that the reader will find interest in what ex.
tracts we make. however much he may have
heard Of them
SALT LAxE.
Among the natural curiosities Of this ro-
gion, Great Salt Lake Is prcemincnt. II
has already been so fully described that
can add nothing now. A party Of us visited
it and tested its saline virtue, toating like
bags upon its surface, and struggling d@-
pcratcly when drop or two Of tho brine
succeeded in penetrating mouth or nostril.
This inland sca certainly is among the most
remarkable facts in the geography Of the
world. If remember Alright, Capt Stans.
bury 4 soundings made IL only thirty five
feet deep in the deepest part lhr~ rivers.
the Weber, the Bear and the Jordan will
empty into il, pouring large bodies Of fresh
water into the basin continually. Never.
thcles. although IL has no visible outlet, the
water IN the Lake maintain its character OF
the strongest brine, unimpaircd. Standing
upon the jutting point OF Slack Rock, dis.
tant eighteen miles from the city, aud look.
ing thence down upon the water. II scmed
BLUSH white color in body though quits
clear when taken up in glass. The at boil.
crs upon ils banks state that four buckets
OF water will usually make one Of salt. and o
clearer or purcr article could no, bo desired.
| tried bath. and found II impossible to
sink. Wading out far enough TO bring the
water up to ones arm pits, II became i'm.
possible to keep ones feet upon tho sandy
bottom 40 buoyant ir the water. Lie upon
your back, double up you limbs, and lock
your arms around your knees, and you bob
around in the ccasocss swcll of the Lake
ike stray cork. The water is ~ exccs.
siycy salt as To be bitter. A drop In ones
eye is as painful w would be the same
amount, Of tobacco juice and the grctcst
care is necessary 10 preven, strangnlation.
II the swimmer shns" the smallest mouth.
tul
rms non AND WARN spHisas
Returning from this digr,rsion. | must
say "A word oi the hot and warm springs.
The former boil up out Of the valley at the
foot Of the mountain, three miles above the
city They are Auphurous, and Of so highA
Temperature ~ 10 be uncomfortable. In,iccd,
there can b. little doubt that they would
cook an egg, although have had no oppor-
tunty 10 try the experiment A story IN
told Of n big Mssourian an emgraDt 10
California, who, passing these springs in
1850, stripped for n bath. lie hal been
assured that the Mormons bathel here, and
40, when cautioned against trying the ex.
pertinent, swore that he'd be d-d II he
could With this declaration be- plunged
into the @e'hlug pool A yell Of pain
brought the byslnpdcrp 20 his aid They
dragged hun out, for be was helpless 10 aid
himself aud carried him To town, where be
lay ior weeks before be- WAS able to procred
upon his journey
nRiuHANs sEaAdiio-KIaBAIJ.'s DITTO.
The tithng stores and IBrigham's domcs-
tic institution ARE surrounded by fine
and impncirablc wall of cObblc stODc. laid
in cement, rising to height Of ten feet three
feet thick at the basc. and one foot thick at
the top. This wall is divided into sections
the wall about two feet each, and are do
signed eventually 20 form pedestals Tor
collection Oi statutes. The walls are entered
by heavy gates. 40 that no outsider could
b Jpc 10 get peep at the mysteries incoscd. ]
nor any discontcnted female hope b. escape
from the grounds without the friendly aid Of .
a turnkey. Indeed, the whole establishment 7
has very much the air Of the Desperate nun
merry Of the rOmances. the walls of which are
UNDERSTOOD 10 bury forever from the world .
those females who once pass their portsl'.
Within this wall, too, brigham has extcn.
piye sia l,z and barns sufficient ia SIZE for a
stud u fifty ~ sixty horses The dwelling 1
which h. first constructed Tor bis own use,
and which il nOw occupied by one Of his (
children, s,apds on the lower edge of the
bench. On tbs square east Of that containing
the Lion llgnse 1hiA building Is the b.st
located and is altogether tn cosicTt house
u the group. Back Of il stands another Of
Brighams spacious barns. looking much
more like a large country church. Over the
gate by which II is approached, We read the
injunction, Shepherds fsd your Hocks"
Near by ia u small saw mill, which ia run
exclusively for ths purp0e oi cutting Brig.
hams fire wood The grounds about
Youngs dwelling are not extensive nor ele-
CANT, although kept in the finest order.
They ARE filed chiefly with fruit trees. straw
berry beds AMI kitchen garden. They are
carefully guarded, and strangers are gcner.
orally excluded, although your correspondent
was favored with an ol portuni,y 10 ramhle
over them and luYuria,e at some length in
the luscious mysteries Of the strawberry
beds.
The square north Of Brigbsm's is occupied
chiefly by group 0f a dozcp house,, occu-
pied by IIeber &. Kimbal aad bis polyga-
mona family 1be4. al,o are surrounded In