The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-02-23

l peace and good order have prevailed 3.
During tie past season the yarions
eettlemenis III this county have grown
1 wIti unprecedented Tapidity, and our re.
4 sources are continually developing SeFe-
ral tFist mills are commented, and one Or
1.-Two hive commenced grinding; saw mills
Ii,atc been built al MillsYilie, Providcnce,
| Logan, Sinithfell, and Richmond, aud
several others IRE IN contemplation. "A.
INF. III, d Livingston Is about tosercct
. carilug machine AZ Logan, near Kicks
iand Weif,s tanneTy, and just above Ben
Eson Il Cos saw and grisf mill
| so most 81 the settlements ccmmodloUs
fbuildings hare been erected for schools
Land, public worship. Considerable effort
| has been made is establish good SCHOOLS
In the several precincts, aud successfully,
las d general thing.
AL Logan, Messrs John p. Thatcher
ard G H. Farrell have d large school
aud Mr. James II. Martineaa has q
/ liourishing military school, which IL well
Eattended. III Is to eontinne q year, and,
Judging BY the progress Of the pupils at
1.-THE present time, will furnish the Nanyoo
i Legion with good officers. i.
& Al branch agricultural society was or
ganized on saturday, the I'd inst, at To-
gait or which Major s. Nj Blair was
elected president, Ipresuinc the Board
iof Directors will make d report upon the
subject, Il j win say no more concerning ii.
Els contemplated TO organize farm
ler's clubs i1:aIi the settlements, as aids TO
| the agricultural society, and to advance
the cause Of agricultural science; and,
from the spirit manifested by the repre-
sentativcs Of the several towns, who met
and organized the Branch Agricultural
Society ON The I'd inst, We confidently
Anticipate good results thcrefrom.
An excellent bridge across the North
Logan River, costing over $500, has
lately been completed under the superin-
ltendence Of Bishop Vim. b Preston, Of
Logan, which is a decided improvement.
'yThe people OF Franklin are steadily
progressing with their large canal, and
have completed over third Of ii; they
expect to bring the waters OF Cub River
upon the top OF the bench before blowing
time. II isa work ofsoine magnitude, the
bench being about so feet above the level
of the river; but the many thousand acres
of rich land, at present nHslryeyed, when
brought into cultivation, will repay the
labor expended, many times over. 1: ~.
9In political circles here all Is quiet as
yet, bat there IS no knowing how soon the
secession mania, so prevalent in cotton.
dom, may spread to Cache Valley. We
Ehope, however, that such will not be the
case, for what Is considered perfectly pro.
/ per and right in South Carolina would DC
treason III Utah. The President 81 the
tdis-) United States ean sit inthe White
Honse and allow South Carolina to take
possession Of the forts, arsenals. public
stores, md revenues OF the Government
at Charleston, and allow his vessel to be
fired into with inpnnity with perfect
EronroSare, but, acting merely upon rlIniot'
and the lies of thirsty bIoadsackers, could
send tile flower Of the American army TO
conquer and externlinate the Dcseretians
with rather indifferent success, however.
/ sliudder TO think what a despatring yell
wonld:issue from Mr.. buchanan and his
Cabinet should the report 70 forth that
The iDesefetians had taken Camp Floyd,
with It's stores and Inunitionsl Extermi-
nation Of every man, woman, child, horse,
dog, and donkey wopld but leebly portray
their patriotic feelings. .s.
In view OF this condition Of things,
Iand probable contingencies, the people oi
Cache Valley viii doubtless continue 10
Estate qao until all the States have dis
owned allegiance to the Constitution, and
none are left to sustain il but Dcsoret,
who will then be under no necessity for
seeding from nothing. ..s t.1
wonder il Mr.. Buchanan ever heard
of a prediction, made several years ago,
that the Mormons would eventually save
the Constitutions from its euemicsg The
above prediction was made by one Joseph
Smith, q reppted n1oney-digger and igno-
ramus; and would consequently have but
little weight with the enlightened men Of
this age. But wouldn't it be rather
funny fit should prove trre.
II. S.-Fhe Indians have lately poisoned
two head Of cattle Belonging to this place.
Being brought in question for it, they
made q partial restitution by giving mp d
gym and blanket and pony, though
much against their will. Utah Tom has
been the principal aggressor, and is mad,
The cattle were poisoned by feeding them
wild parsnips wrapped in hay. From
present appearances, il Is not at all I'M
likely that trouble may ensue with them
on the opening of spring. VIZ =: ~