The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-11-17

Npiie.Ni hOiHSSt VI Aut-inuHN OF large rum
her Of persons, attracted by the mineral
wealth OF that region. Those persons.
who labored to secure the benefits or
county organization, encountered formerly.
violent opposition, which arose, Ibclicyc.
chiefly from Niifonhied objections TO Tie
statutes Of this Territory. Al more thor.
Iough knowledge of the character Of these
statutes dispellcd this prejudice and in,
duced the more law-abiding persons to re-
ceise and recognize them as the law Of
the land. 9t 4 jill I'D: Fl
! The vast extent Of uuinhabited country
which separates these valleys from those
Eot Sierra Nevada, renders intercourse boz
tween them very announcement, and makes
iit very probable that the hitter will receive
ia separate Territorial organization from
the Government, SO soon as the Increased
population shalt have become permanent,
Eand sufficiently large to Justify the United
States in granting their request for one
At the last ANNUAL election, Carson
county renewed It's organization, and elee.
ted its county officers and q. representa-
tive TO the Legislature. Allthess officers
have rereiyegl their commissions. y n !.
/ A large nutnher of the people who In.
habit the region bordering ON the Sierra
Nevada, are employed in mining, and will
probably require some Legislative action,
suited 10 their peculiar needs. This bene.
! lit, / trust, wiIl besexterdsd to them, so
far as il fnay be consistent with the gen:
feral Interest; Your powers do not OK.
tend to tie primary disposal Of the soil,
but much good may accrue, TO :hcm from
grants for temporary use and oceu-
paney. .s. ..., ss..
The condition Of the Indian tribes Of
this Territory demands the Immediate
attention OF the government. The Iil-
/ dian title has not been extiugnished, nor
indeed have any treaties been made with
any Indians inhabiting this. country.
SPAIN from whom indirectly this country
was acquired by the United States,
uniformly refused to recognise any title in
] the Indian, tribes to the lands occupied
by hein,--hut though the grant Of the
Pope may have been sufficient for the
semi barbarous Spaniard, ii should have
no influence on q humane and eplightened
government. i recommend that a memo.
rialhc addressed to the proper officer nj
/ Washington, requesting tho Immediate
appointment Of commissioners to trent
with all the tribes OF this country, and
with tho Wnndsring trihaSsof Rapnaaats
1 and Shoshnnes, who roam over the por
!, tons Of Oregon bordering the northern
frontier Of Utah. r ~ ssz><.a5 r ,:z'st
ii may be well also to cmbotly in yonI
memorial an expression of opinion IN re-
gard TO the Indian Farms, ms they have
been hitherto conducted in this Territory
These farms occupy large quantity Of
land required by the industrious inhabi
.tallts; and: as ! believe, they serve
chiefly to support few persons in com
parativc idleneSs. Some wheat is pro,
2dnced on them, which averages 10 the
United States n cost Of more than; ten
dollars a bushel, and, in my opinion, a
large part Of. this wheat Is consumed by
the producers. IL. -. = i, .,x:. 4, -. Il.
!! 1tis time that this community should
be relieved from the burden Of feeding
the Indians throughout the country, II
q wise and liberal policy shall .aetuate the
aplluiHtment of suitable commissioners
and shall frame their Instructions it will
be III act Of Justice and bumanity towards
tile Indian 1t will relieve the inhabi-
ltnnts. from depredations, the emigration
from robbery, and their families from
Wholesale hutchery. Then the officers Of
the Indian department might exchange
The contempt and tistrust of the Indians
fer theiI respect nntlscohfdeRce. -. !:
=, So soon US the Indian title shall have
been extingnisIed the government will
doubtless establish land Offices in tais ter.
trit0Ty In this connection | would re-
peat that the land laws Of our country
are based upon wise and liberal hrinci-
pies. To actual settlers upon the public
! domain they extend projection against
the nsurpatiOns Of individuals aud srecu-
tiations of nhonopoliSts. -. 49, - .-~
r., When these lands are open to sale and
pre-emptioH the public. interest, aud cs,
Pecially the interest Of the poorer classes.
would be promoted by restricting claims
I by law TO less than quarter sections: =
/ think they should be restricted TO lots
not exceeding tw elity acres. j. w ...: .'
-, ] should recommend that Congress be
3memorializcd on the subject Of the restric,
ton Of pfe-elnptiohs, in accordance with
the Suggestions contained in the forego:
ing paragraphs; also, with regard to tho
permanent establishments of some system
5of equitable distribution Of water and
timber. If this latter provision be ne
elected, the occupants of the kan
yons aud timbered lands may exercise an
oppressive Influence. upon the scultyat0rs
Of tho arabic lands IN the valleys.
! A large quantity Of merchandise is sold
annually at Fairfield, near Camp Floyd.
| am told that no taxes have been collect
ed from this source IL these goods are
properly exempt from taxation, it should
lie so understood If any Legislation OH
this subject be required, request that
you will supply it, so that the proper OFF
GERS may be enabled to perform their
duties -n
3: This territory has never received her
quota Of arms from the United States.
II. X Craig, Colonel of Ordnance, has
addressed 10 me several communications
OH the subject. On the lIth January,
1860 he advised me that there was then
dne to Utah 2TTj muskets, together with
requirements, &c, which by existing
regulations wouid be delivered ut any
place in the territory situated upon navi-
gable waters, or otherwise easily aecessi-