The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-04


IMPORTANT INVENTION.
We copy the follown xtract from q letter, written by
Judge W. w. Phelps, ring date, Great Salt Lake City,
september 1, 1867
After twelve years application and discernmen. have
nvented machine thai corrects the variat,a OF tn
pass needle finds true south gives exact apparent time
.howslaude and longitude with loga cal ses
he true place. latitude and longitude Of the planets aud
liked stars well IS tho and moon together
ising ana sitting II takes the place Of the compass,
quadrant level heodote sextant transit dial go,nome
peir opinion that Is the greatest Invention kuown-sx
biapg its own proof II will calculate much Of the
.cal by q candle or lamp.
Phelps Is Of the early Mormous.
We gather the following from the Western Standard
lder Silas G. Higgins WAS laboriug In Oregon Territory
With some degree Of success. Elder Henry g. Boyle
elders OF the Sandwich Islands Mission vas held a. Homo
iuIu, Oahu, October a. 1867. Seven Confereoces
esenties 10 elders 1876 prests i2S teachers and %
The mission represented generally pros
perous and committee was appointed TO select
favorable place than Lanai for the gathering OF the native
SAINTS In crossing the moantaiu from Waikiki 70 LA
7aua, Elder ma Smith had the misfortune to break
mis- wrist, but the fractured limb was doing we'll.
In the paper from which have made the fore
@ong extracts, perceive, by quarterly list Of the
iebts due by agents To the Mormon Gsneral PUBLISH
flee, that the work Of propagandsm has
Something $35 600 stand in favor OF the tsnial
Star Office for books and pamphlets, and at the
The agents are sending in weekly varying from 0c
81 600. There is not shire 10 England which is no,
that list represented by agent; and from other inor
NATION learn that sub agents 10 country iu
Of any magnitude. The Principally of Wales iyurAS
well in the list; and Scotland and Ireland have tueif
agents and their accounts for propagandism Ais ui,
Swzer land Italy Cape of Good HGpe, Scandinavia sand
wich Islands bombay Fast Indies and Malta are uam 90
tho list show De that the disciples OF Brigham Young
oot been idle nor nggardy in the spread OF their doc
riEes.
England has big name for converting the heathep-
What field for missionary enterprise at home amoag the
Mofmops
SKETCH OF UTAH TERRITORY.
BIOGRAPHICAL Observation-Disclosures OF THE COUN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PRODCCTS-ANlMALS ~
DiGENOUS TO THE TE8RIToRY-LAKES, RIVERS AND
MOUNTAI Ns-KANYOss-HOT sPKlNGs-GEOLoGY
AND MIN.kALOGY-INDIAN TRIBES, ETC.
The following sketch Of Utah cannot fail to be interest
at the present moment the attention of the nhab
ants Of the States particularly attracted TO that Terri
tory by good grounds the expectation OF
hand and the other by the rumorSof arrange
ment by which the Mormons will vacate the Territory
and their principal city become grand military station,
depot, for Western troops
Utah Territory 10 a portion OF what was formerly
called Upper California, and acquired by our govern
ment from Mexico in ls4s, by the treaty OF Gnsdsoape
Hidslgo, a. the close of the 1t Is bounded the
north by Oregon the by and Nebraska on
the south New Mexico, and the west by California
II is ncued within the parallels OF 81 deg and AZ deg
north latitude, and l05 deg. and 80 min, LOG
deg. and 100 deg west longitude, being about.
six hundred and fifty mies long from east to west
and three hundred and fifty miles broad from north
south contains about 225 900 square miles the
greater portion of this extensive region ,bitsd
desert destitute OF water, with but lit vegetation the
average elevation Of the land beiog between
A apo x fleta fha laval of ba
The general face Of the country is that OF Gle
waited table land, divided into unequal portions by
Sierra Madre mountains the largest portion lying to the
west OF them This section known the Great Basin
aLd hemmed in by )untains all sides Tue Blue
,ains en- the east the Sierra Nevada on the west aod
nameless mountains on the south. Detached parallel
mountain ranges, having northerly aud southerly d
recton, again divide this section into nber OF valleys
impatng Alpine scenery ~ the landscape The PRO
cipal range the Humboldt River m,un,ans near the
centre the Basin, elevated from 900 900 feet
above the level Of the surrounding country The wah
safch mouDtsins attain TO elevation OF from 900
1000 .eet alb the neghborng valleys and some reach
the height OF perpetual snow.
As REGARDS climate OF Utah. has been said
great plateau between the Rocky and Sierra Nevada
mountains many Of the characteristics OF the great
Tartar of Asia On mountains Is exceedingly
cold IA winter the falls 10 many feet dep n,
and fills up tna smaler mouutsn passes but seldom lies
In the valleys for more than few days In midsummer
IL dry ana hot the heat ranging At midday from 90 de-
TO 1906 with cool mornings and evenings refreshed
with mountain breezes. wnter commences in the drst
half 81 November and continues until March The Their
mometer seldom falls below Seed time is from
April until the 10th OF June. Harvesting commences
about the 4h OF July Spring and autumn, though mild,
subject 10 sudden changes, and the wnf " very
ysrsb Rain seldom falls between April and 0ctober,
but when heavy showers do come they generally
comIaned by thunder aud hail, and sometimes with very
strong winds he ghtness Of the atmosphere In Great
salt Lake Valley renders breathing real luxury, and the
inhabitants enjoy generally good health those Of the
most salubrious countries.
The general products Of Utah may be enumerated a. fol-
lovs-Tbe nne bunch Of perennial growth, afford
ibe fodder for cattle during and winter wheat,
rye, barley, oats, bucAwheai, Indian corn, beets
and garden vegetable 10 which surplsses
most countries in abundance and quality. Pc
tatoes said TO be much better there than
than IN the states Flax and hemp do we'll the TO- msr
parts OF the Territory may be growing Wild,
and is used by the Indians in making fishing acts.
Throughout the whole Territory timber Is scarce, cpt
the mountains and Is composed of pine and ar trees.
In the bottoms OF the principal groves OF cotton
wood aud box elder are found and In OF the valleys
a scrub cetlar Ddinn aud vEes liable u BE-
caught ny early and late fro+ts wild cunant found
extensively In tie rJunsins IA equal 10 tue cullva'cd
ourran In the States Much exertion has been male by
TIE leading Ia tbs Territory 10 establish nurseries,
cultivate orchards raise peaches pluns grapes currants
apples, straw berries, &c which has been followed with
considerable success.
Animals Indigenous 10 The Territory are the antelope
elk. deer asd mountain sheep, which supply excellent
meat for table use the blsc aud grizzly bears ptathe
foxes, wolves aud wolverines, and smaller animals ot
prey. Among IT, fcathored tribes pccsns
and gus, blue herons, cranes AID the brandt Water
fowl abundant on the lake., some OF which, with
others Of the feaihered tribes are used foe the soe
Numerous quantities OF are deposited in early sum
mer snug the reeds OF the marsay Hats by the goose the
duck, the p'over and the cgrew and the Islands OF
Salt lake, by the pelican, gull &c. Fine ash abound IN
the fresh water lakes and rvers-samon troui IN the
mountain streams and perch, pike, bass club, &c, IN
the lakes and cslrnsr currents OF the plains.
In treating OF TIE waters OF the Territory the Great
Salt lake claims drst attention, both from ts aud
other pec1lartes. THIS inland has not insptly been
compared Dead Sea OF Palestine, excerpt that lies
about 40 feet above the level Of the instead Of
600 feet below A. h the with the IA ter. II lies In
northeast ectoD from the centre OF the Territory,
ara Is ahou, 10 miles long from north W s,uh and ~
miles vide from eat 10 The o. this lake Is
saline that living thing exist IN T. Persons Who
pgsgsd IN salt boiling state that they procure two
OF salt from three Of brine An asayss Of the
water made by Dr. l. D. Gale, attached to Captain Stans
burys expedition in lst, and lssu, sho ~ that icon
full 20 per cent Of pure chrde OF sofum aud not
than per cent Of other salts and Is Of the
pures, most concentrated brines knosn 10 the wsrd
Its specific sravity Ia LII. but slightly With the
seaons being doubtless ae sted by the immense n,ofs
Of ire,h water which, ~ toe spring. rush from the
melting In the mOuUsins "rhc brine IL strong
th the least part o getting into the eyes produces the
acute pain, and accidcI ny swallowed, straoguis
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