The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-16
Later from Salt Lake.


OUR GREAT SALT LAKE CITY CORRESPONDENCE.
GREAT SALT LAKE CITY, May l9, 1859.
Effect Of the Covenants Proclamation Mormon Efforts TO
Purchase Arms and Amnauation-Male Mormms in the
Aourtais-Are deyin League uith the Indans'- Change
in the Editorship Of the Vdlly 7dn7he Survivors of the
Mountain Meadow Massacre going Eds-A Utah Cotton
Mu-Reform at Camp Foyd de-, DC.
In our ast we gave you the Governors proclamation
for the dsbandng dispersion of certain persons asso
ciated and assembled together, thereby disturbing the
peace and quiet Of the Territory also directing Jno Kay
Territorial Marshal, to investigate the matter Nov we
give the sum Of his reports After several days travel
he returned and reported having heard of, but not
eeen, any armed forces, such as intimated in his
Instructions but few parties of woodchoppers Git
for the business, TO surely in the mountains,
of herders on the plains and in the vllages-armed,
Of course, all prudent men-to his words-are
such occasions-and that of said the noun
tans had descended and offered to purchase rifle Of
merchant train route for this city, which circum.
etance, the Marshal supposed, gave rise TO the aore-
said reports Of martial assembling Now, the fact
is, whilst a train Of Loud, Hosmer Co.'s was on its
way to this place. several in party down
from the mountains and tried hard to buy all the
milton in the an but the conductor suspectng something
wrong, refused to SELL So you have another
in this official investigation, whilst the willy rebels
feat Of justice and their shfk of the brand oyaty
During recent tour of and inquiry TO the
male inhabitants from the AMI settem through
which we passed. Fields lay partially plou ghed impe
ments idle, seeding neglected; occasionally women
planting and gardening; ana judcious question.
ing learned that the mountains at the
call OF their leaders-for wnat, could out
SO f.e confident that rufnors have
written you not only acknowledged ia ,ts by the Co
verDor's proclamation, but really so to own
fnowleoge-Jno Rays returns TO the contrary notwlth
standing
Tho indians the north route say that no travellers
shall pass that way, and mountaneers from that region
assure us that they have wh,e leaders; from Thich
fscts immigrants intending to take that road have been
led 20 ark military escort which Gen Johnston appre
eating the troubles, has readily granted; and in few
days large company will start out under guard of de
tachmeBt, which will accompany them beyond danger,
and then reconpoitre for the foe.
There has been much rejoicing among ths Saints within
the last few days. occasioned by cnange has
taken place in the edorship Of the Valley Tan KIRK
derson having disposed Of his entire interest in the
principally caused by the poor he 18th Of late editor aud
proprietor yet while be the helm he did faithful
duty in tim ming the faults and foes or this people,
and they writned under the goad applied by sucn fear
less heart and faithful hand. Now they feel what
relieved, believing that any charge will be their ad-
vantage Anderson proved cning disregard;pp
threats OF personal violence in his journ Ais,
and cxpositor OF things past and present pertaining
Territory. He has caused much winclng under the re.
publication OF their doctrines and the barangues
their leaders, vet be has accredited them with full fair
ness where commentator was their due.
Dr torney haf az present. all the children survivors OF
The Mountain Meadow OF his quarters In ths
city, and they expected 20 start tho States
search OF friends ana fympathy Mr. RUSSELL oftnc rm
Of Russell Meyers Waddel, army contractors furnishes
them aud guardians With free transportation
instance of that companys humanity ana generosity The
Pixies Peak excitement s greatly the this vi
entity Manv quite ready to set out for the Dorado
have abandoned the idea, and constrained from the
late and contradictory reports therefrom to consider
humbug-a Fraser river story
large number Of church teams started TO the States
few days since for goo IS and machinery tor mill
1t sad which true, affords Indication OF the nopes
" Dot deter mnaton Of the Prophet and bs ollowers
An express for the army 10 ruDored TO have recently
came through from the States making the distance from
Laramie here in six days. Last week had and
disastrous wind storms, unrooing and demosbing the
adobe houes 80 generally used throughout tina Territory
Yesterday we had quite hail and rain storm, accom-
panied with fierce lightning during which two were
struck, one Killed and the other badly burt. Our Last
Eastern mail arrived in ~ days from ~. Joseph.
Camp Floyd Is in prosperous condition. great and
general temperance reform has been effected late
orders All iquora excuded-sutt!er's supplies as
well az others Major Prince has not yet arrived but
daily expected