Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-11-24
Daily Tiraiaiau.
The Utah Mail-Celebrities.

In yesterdays paper We inadvertently rcprcsen-
ted Mr.. Browne. who has just arrived from TINT
Territory, Ms having stated to us that the mail by
which he came is probably "the last one of the
season." On account Of tho depth of the snow on
tho mountains. &c. Mr.. Brownies remark was,
that it the last mail Of tho season which would
convey passengers, for hereafter II would probably
bc packed from the South pass to Salt Lake City.
So inr from communication being interrupted
with Utah during the Winter, tho contractors an.
ticipatc accomplishing all their trips within time
Their limo is thoroughly stocked, and a string Of
twenty-t stations has been established between
St. Joseph and Salt Lake City, the intervals be-
vers are furnished at every station to oonvey the
mail to tho ono next beyond. The r'ute is sparti-
toned into four great divisions-the first from
St. Joseph 10 Fort kcarncy; tho second, thence to
Fort Laramie; the third. from there to tho upper
crossing Of tho Sweetwater; and the fourth. tho
remaining distance to Salt Lake. To each one Of
theso II rnud agent In assigned. who superintends
all the stations and tho transit Of tho mail. On
the western division the services Of the most expe-
rienced mountainccrs have boon engaged to con-
duct tho mail across the mountains during tho
Winter. A new road has recently been opened
from Fort Bridgcr to Salt Lake Valley; through
Provo or Timpanogas Canon. torty-iive miles south
of Salt Lake City 1t will bo remembered, that
this canon WINS recommended by Capt Stansbury
and Lieut.. Gunnson. nv tho most practicable pass
for II Pacific Railroad through tho Wahsatch
range. 1t remains To be tcsted how deep tho
SHOWS will lie on 1t. compared with tho old
road through Echo, East. aud emigration Canons.
If the nntcipations of its engineers arc realized.
it will supersede the old road, and become the
main route into tho valley, not only for the mails
but also for nj other travel,
1t may not be generally known that tho guam
tity Of mail matter conveyedto Salt Lake averages
from l3 to IL sncks weekly. We are informed
that if the same facilities were granted TO tho
route to California, vim Salt Lake City and Placer
vile. to its southern ncighbor. tho mail could
lie transported II with equal IL not superior,
speed. As it is. the subdivision Of the line, l,he
contract from 81. Joseph To Salt Lake City being
hold by ilocknday 4 Co.. and that from there to
Placcrylc by +. Chorpcnning Co., and the re-
usnl Of tho President by his veto, 10 shorten the
contract time Of running over both divisions, pro-
hbt competition between il aud tho Buttcrfeld
route, by which nlone their relative nerits could
le tested. Add to this the fact that tho line via
Salt Lake is reduced to mere local route, by be-
ing eucumlcrcd with large newspaper mnil, and
il will be secn that discrimination has been
made in fnvcr of a southern route To tho Pacific.
Messrs. llockaday aud Chorpenning have no in
ducement tn run their mails faster than the contract
time, which is twenty-five days from ST. 10 to Snlt
Lake City, and sixteen days from there to Placer
vile. making forty to San Francisco.
This papcr contained. yesterday. II recital Of the
latest news from Salt Lake City, in which II is
stated that our Informant passed Judge Eckles at
tho Ncmahn, having in his charge Miss Poydorc.
who had been rescued from tho MormonH on n
writ Of habcas corpus, ut tho request Of tho British
Government The Uni,ed States steamer d. II.
Morton arrived here yesterday with the parties
referred to on board. The Judge was TO have left
last night for his homo in t}reencnstlc, Indiana
lie has with him a female P.Utah Indian, about
eleven years Of age. named Mary Teeumbiats
whom he rescued. some time ago. from band Of
starving Utcs who were about to kill the girl for
the purpose Of regnling themselves upon her flesh.
She is black haired, tat and clumsy sneeimon Of
tho feminine gender.
Miss Henrietta Poi, 1orc is in her twelfth year
having been eight yenrs old when abducted from
her parents in Gloucester, England She is rosy
checked, fnir haired child. 1t is supposed that
the footsteps of the party were followed for many
miles by Il band Of panitcs from whom nm attack
with the purpose Of rescuing the young girl. was
dreaded. She WAS very much displcascd ut being
taken away, but will doubtcssbc glad when once
more under the roof Of her parents. She is under
the immediate care Of her aunt, Mrs Richards.
Miss Elizabeth Cotton. author of u letter in re-
gnrd to Mormon life, which was extensively rrin.
ted some tino ago, was also on board the Morton
She is young and bcautiful-just such nn one as
would be likely to be pcstercd, Immediately on her
arrival in the City Of the Saints, by the tender
attentions of q score or two Of its gallant poyga-
nous gentry. She went to Salt Lake City from
Leeds. England, nnd is returning to that country.