New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-02
Ntw9gors Daitn Griba,lk
INTERESTING FROM UTAH.
IIFEIN SALT LAKE CITY.
. PROCLAMATION FROM GOV. CUNNING
Frora Our sr,oiA CcTre-poSisr;
GREAT SALT LANE CITY, L. L, (
lima % 1874

GREAT SALT LANE CITY, |. L, (
June % 1853.
tn orese,e the tetiun OF the week, We made an
ekcurs:on tc.dsy TO the Crest Sss Lske. Just I"
Ina ambulance vas rssdy to start, l noticed
ANAL in.en.ely black boy stroling along the siie
walk. 1t occurred to nae that we might make toe
t,;o ore of philsnt.oly as well as pleasure, and
.n,ee.te5 that We shoud oaer Lee seat beside
the driver. With a view to test the effect OF the
| ws,er On his color. Tie idea was hailed WIFE ac-
c,mst;op; Lee was hoisted TO his place, and IN
few minutes We were rafting over the rickety
bridge across the Jordan. The point to which We
i;recnd cur course WAS the Black Rock, which
| iuts ito the lake just at the extremity OF ths
| OquirIh or West Mountains wsi,h separate 'de
plain in which the city stands from Tails VAL
lev. Tie read, I3 miles long, is eotirey monoto'
Ions. nothing but i.unted s.se brush, iatermixed
with eras., lining ito whole extent. A feS farm
houses all deserted. were scatterd along the base
# the mountain. The view of the lake grows
broader spd broader, aud more and more
picturesque, Throughout the last hve miles tns
dstsuce, until, when We reached the shore, tne
great bottom which interyenes between is margin
Al The foot of the Wssstch range is amoss en-
trely lost sight of; the mountain slopes their sum-
mts aecked with snow, seem to descend into water
an every side except the north on which the blue
line of the hcrzon is Interrupted only by Antelope
leland. The prospect in that direction Is apPsr-
emily ~ iimitable as from the shore OF On ocean
The sky was perfectly clear, and the water
as intensely blue, except where IL dashed
over the fragments fallen from the rock or where
some swell. more aspiring than its neighoors, had
oyerreached itself and broken into thin line OF
foam. Through gap in the ranges along the
western shore the sandy line OF the Great Desert
was dimly visible underneath wayerng stream OF
heated air The shore Of the lake was marked by
broad belt of fine sand the grains OF which are
all globular Along its upper margin IS a rank
growth Of reeds and salt grass. Swarms OF tiny
flies covered the surface ofevery half eyaporated pool
along the water-line, few white seasulls were
drifting on the swells and half dozen goshngs'
batched under hen from the eggs or Wild goose,
we're summing themselves among 'Ie Ieeds-lhesc
last tie property of the little whiteheadcd daughter
of ssltboller, the smoke from whose furnace was
curling over the isthmus of fragments which con-
meets the great Black Rock with the shore.
We undressed near spring which bubbles INTO
basn constructed for the use Of bathers TO wash
off the coating of salt which Is tue result oil Il
plunge Into the lake A Mormon Nandai with the
ubiquitous name Ol Jones, utsIlhg W ucPii'o VI,
Gentle invaders of the privilege Of the bath, had
torn down one side of the basin, but we replaced
the stones aud rearranged the followed log which
conducted the water into trough used ior the
saline purpose. Retaining our sombreros, shirts
and boots, We marched across the isthmus, chat
ting with the salt boiler and inspecting his furnace
OIL the way. He was ignorant OF everything that
had transpired in the city since last month, aud
asked US whether the MOImons were going to fight,
though perhaps this question WAS suggested by the
light Of one Of the party. whom incessant ear 0f
Danites lad prompted to promenade down iron the
spring with pair of revolvers buckled around his
seuinude corpus, Sharp's rifle ln his hand and
al ammunition pouch swung over his shoulder. Ar
rived at the point of the rock, We dislncumbercd
ourselves Of cur remaining clothing, and, exchang'
irg mutual pledges not to spatter descended BY
inches into the water. My companions soon be-
came So absorbed in experimenting Tor The safest
attitude in which to float without danger OF getting
the brine into ears mouth, nose or eyes, tnat Lee
seemed to be forgotten by everybody but
myse1. But the merits OF my scheme Tor emaI.
cipaion had taken such bold upon my mind, that
waited anxiously for his appearance: and as
soon as be had reached the pouit Of the rock Che
had folio ned modestly behind us) seized him and
ducked him. He was very slippery and soon re-
gained the ledge of rock, very much terrified by
remark " hich somebody had made III the ambulance,
that we intended to turn him into sperm candle
fuu Dulu uII tudt sCig hiShtf uo'is hiS WIZ
for wick / watched him drying with delight
that you cannot appreciate as be gradually whltened
in the sunshine. 1t required much persuasion and
some force to duck bin second time, aud alter We
lad succeeded he escaped from our grasp, and ran
TO dry in front of the sat.bOlers fire. We swan
and fOated, as buoyant as corks, until there was
hardly one CT the party who was not crying or
swearing at the puDgent effects Of the water on
bis eyes. Then We resumed our pastoral attire,
and scrambled back to the spring. Short as was
the distance the heat of the day was such that We
dried, and found ourselves powdered with sat be-
foie reached it. The basin answered its purpose,
notwithstanding JOness malicious rayages. The
coO, clear, fresh water removed every particle OF
sat. We ate a hearty dinner OF eggs, butter,
bread and sweet milk, in front Of the salt-boIler's
cabin, ard then drove Lee white as a snOwdrOp,
beck to the city to his master, falling asleep one by
one in the drOWsy sunshine which seemed t. strike
the ambulance before behind and on both sides.
We were awskeLed only by the rattle of our wheels
over the rckety Jordan bridge.
JUNE "a, 1858.
Tie monotoDy of the week has thus far been un-
broken by any event worthy Of especial notice.
Thee were 20 services in the Tabernacle on Sun
day. The oDly incident 10 mark the day Was the
promenade Of Mormon band Of music up and
down East Temple street early in the morniDg AID
the display of bunting from the roof of the Ti.hirg
Office ard one or two flagstaff. along the sidewalk.
The music was stopped at last BY Elder Little, who
a'ked tie band whether they were playing to cele-
brste the approaching entrance Of the troops.
On Monday evening there was an arrival of .
missionary train from the States. The wagons
were preceded by q cavslcsde The passengers
~eie all males, ll3 in number. They halted near
the Qusite, masters store and received the con-
of frianda fro. xrho aof