The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-12-17

% equally divided between Davis County and
THIS city The supervisor Of saId road 10 bs
appointed ~ the County Court d Davis Coan.
y. Also. The expense o. keeping n repair The
state Kosd from the southern wan of lhe city 10
the bridge on Little Cottonwood should be souaL
y betrayed BY Great Salt Lake City and conuty.
Also, that the eitizsns Of this place should 5.
exempt from aIl other Foad tax. except those In.
dIcated u the above Recommendation.
IsspecialIy call your attention 10 he iilapids.
,ed condition Of the bridge over ,he Jordan Il
the foot 81 North Temple Street.
IN the month 81 June, 1853. the ofIic.r. n
command q the Department u Utah, detached,
under The command of an experienced Officer
what he deemed . suitable military force for The
protec.ion Of emigration On the norIhsrn c.liior.
MIA Rouie. Notwithstanding this precsulion.
many persons passing from The Elsisrn States 10
Califorhia BY that ropie. were murdered by In
dians supposed 10 belong 10 The rowing bands Of
Bannacks and sho-sho-nees These indiana are
reported have stolen and destroyed Inc property
Of the smIgrants. II b prohsble that the officer
In commend Of the Department viii establish
posts upon this line, which will secure hereafter
the emigration on this route from similar disas-
tiers. 81 III.
With the exception Of The depredatIons above
alluded 70. and some robberies on the new mail
route, west Of Camp Floyd, The Indiana have
been, for the most part, peaceable.
Under the authority Of the Secretary Of War,
. party, commanded By Lent. Humphreys, u. s.
A., began an exploration Of The country between
the Cheye nne River a tributary Of the Missouri)
and The head waters Of the Yellowstone River
This exploration, when accomplished, / am 10.
dueed to believe; from my knowledge Of the
country, viii demonstrate the fact that G reat Sal
Like City is vi hin three hundred and City. or
four hundred miles Of steamboat navigation on
the tributaries Of the Missouri
"A communication. recently received BY me
from an officer Of the Army, in charge Of q rel
connoisance between Fort Vancouver and this
poIlit, Induces the belief that The distance from
this City TO steamboat navigation on Snake River
Ga tributary Of the Columbia) will not exceed
four hundred miles, thus placing this people ia
intimate connection with the Pacific Coast gu the
West, and the Atlantic on the EtI.
The present stats 81 public opinion indicates This
region as portion of The route most suitable Tor
the establishment Of Railroa1 communication be-
tween The Oceans. .:@:... z
ltisnot unreasonable to anticipate an union
OF the interests Of the Sonthern overland msil
with those Of the mail which at presen, runs from
St Joseph,s through this city 10 San Francisco.
N this nnion should be accomplished and tl,i.
ronie adopted, in my opinions great public In.
ietfst would be advanced, and weekly
nail secured, The transit Of which, be-
tween New York and Sun Francisco through
this city, would not exceed eighteen Or twenty
days.
Trusting that the blessing Of The Almighty
Ruler ofthe universe may rest upon your labors,
and that our action during this session may be
Profitable to the Territory. .:5,
A. CuaMtSo.
The detailed reports Of the Auditor and Urea.
sureT were also read and Ave hundred copies Of
the Message and accompanying documents we've
ordered 70 be printed. SeVenty-hve copies Of
the minutes Of the joint session, likewise The same
number Of copies OF the minutes Of the CounciI
and House were also ordered TO be printed. Nj.
John S. Davis was elected public pltnter. The
Secretary read a correspondence betwesn His
Excellpncy Governor Cumming and the Hon.
Daniel H. Wells relative 10 furnishing the Leg.
islatiys Assembly with stationery, etc. A com:
rnunication was also read from The County cOuri
Of Crest Salt Lake rendering tho use Of ,he
Court House for the present session Of the L+g,
islaIiye Assembly. ..5 III. ..s.-z..
Or the dissolution Of the joint session, the
Council and House resumed their sitfings aud
after short deliberations the Council adjourned
tiiI II am. and the House till 10 am. to-day.
Shortly after the organization Of the House
His Honor Judge EckeIs and two friends entered
andt seats behind the members. On the
Speaker being ibfotmed OF the presence Of His
Honor, he was courteousIy invited with HE
friends to come within the bar Of lhs House,
which they politely refused, and remsined
III afer the reading Of the message.
The spirit and intelligence Of both the Council
and The House foreshSdow an interesting
session. +. s Z. # .e- Is Fl.
Ga Tuesday, the President Of the Council and
the Speaker Of ,he HOnse seysrally appointed
the following standing committees: +
EoR THE coUScIL.
JpDIcIARY- Albert CaIrington, George A.
Smith, James Ferguson, L, +. Harrington. !.
CLAIMS AND APPRoPRIATIoEs--OIso Pratt,
Lotin Farr, John T, HARDY. @@z.
PET,TIoEs AND MEMoRlALs:-Geo. A. Smith,
r. ID: Richards, Lorenzo Snow, Amasa Lyman.
| REyERuE--Amasa Lyman, L, e. Harrington
Charles Rich. Edwin Whiting.
ELEcrIoNs:--Lorin Farr, Edwin Whiting, l.
| E. Harrington. s.-,% }53 :.
CoUNrIE,;--C Charles C. Rich. J. T. Hardy
LofeIzO Snow. EsrE't II l.. ~
RoADs, BRiD0Es, FERAIEs AND KANHoKs-F
! D. Richards, L. E. Harrington, Amasa Lyman
| Edwin Whiting. I.. =
EDucArIoN Pratt, James Ferguson
Albert Canngton. :so...--
ExonossIso -orson Pratt, +. D. RIchares
| Albert CsriingIo - j.. ...
Priniing--LorerEO Snow, James Ferguson.
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