Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-23
FBOTI UTAH.
BFjgEGla E'osugg Effected The
Salmon Esiseg sNiIsoz.
cs of he Missouri penoeratl

trOm. the settlements. OF the eiecT0u on tho 81
inst, for Governor, Lieut-GOveruoE and Rep
reseutstiye to Congress, are unanimously favor
able to Brigham Young, HebeT {. Kimbali anC
John N. Beruhi eL, in the order abeve set forth
The d" Constitution F" has also been unaui
mously accepted. Ali the counties have mo-
been heard irOn, So the figures given by thC
NetDs to-day amounts to nothing bey0nd exhibit
lug the uniform vote of 1867 in favor of TIT
Constitution aud for the election of the three
gentlemen to the highest Offices within the gf
Of the people. The NsJES, however, has a not
uaiuterestiDg paragraph on the view taken BY
the editor on the forthcoming transition from
territorial to State sovereignty
The people have spoken loudly, and in Ian
guage not to be mistaken; have declared their
aversion TO colonial seryitUde, tyranny and Op-
preston, and that they wish to sup-rsede the
territorial form Of government to which they
have submitted for nearly twelve years, by 8
State government Of their own formation, in
accordance with the principles of the COnstitu-
ton of their own country, 80 which they are so
much attached. They have for a long time been
deprived of their political rights, and theysnow
feet like asserting them, and relieve the Federal
government from the expense accruing from the
unconstitutional arrangement instituted by Con
gress for governing territories, so far as relates
to the rule Of Utah
The above quotation is but the 'fboiling-down''
Of the sentiments Of the conyenti9n-he seHti-
meuts of both parties. OF course the old citi-
zens who had petiioned for State government
for so many years Just looked at matters as the
! editor expresses them, and then a magnificent
speech from Chief Justice Kin ey capped the
climax, and threw the apostles and prophets far
into the shade in their charges OF g the uncon-
stitutional arrangement instituted by Congress
for governing Territories" Shculd the Judge
/ H. .--..I 81 81. -r----.- - L-~-4.r y, o.
gress, {. represent the claims Of the State. of
Deseret, he will, nc doubt, make a brilliant
dGE.
The Ners speaks Of expecting an early pro-
clamati1n from the Governor elect" calling the
Legislature together, the subsequent election
Of officers for the organization of the several de-
partments of government, q and " Of two United
States Senators a request Or demand f0T
admission into the family Of States" is to follow,
Of course, and F" the sequel is left for wise men
20 predict In the meantime, every prepare
ton is being made for the Legislature coming
together in the Council House" The Deseret
Macs has vacated the premises, and everything
Is under the brush, preparatory 70 the opening OF
the session some day early in April. IshalI have
then, from present appearances, something in
teTesting TO report
As this is Tie season Of preparations among
those proposing 70 migrate To California, 1t may
not ne ttt4ss 20 -t1tt ttIdL the 1dlilll river UOU4
mines are attracting universal attention i'm Cali
tJruia, and in this city and the ueighbOriag set
Elements. OF the mines there your correspond
ent prstends 60 know nothing; emigrants must
learn mat elsewhere One thing, however, is
very c~ertain-that this aud the northern settle
meuts of Uiah Territory must become the great
furnishing dep0ts Tor the miners and passing
emigraus.
There has been considerable anxiety for the
fate OF those a. the mines during the winter, as
provisions were reported very scarce, and 4
party who attempted 10 reach the Oregon settle
B0Et had nearly all persisted or got so badly
fTost-bItten that amputatiou Of limbs was absO-
luteiy necessary in several cases. Hearing Of
this, aud taking an interest IN the general vel
fare OF the miners, the acting Governor Of this
Territory, Frank Fuller, has just addressed a
letter 20 the Portland (Oregou) Times, rom
which i am permitted TO copy, IS it may be of
some interest to some Of your readers:
The Portland dd5eTjissr Of February lIth,
in its article on the dangers of winter residence
IN the mines. assumes that supplies ara only to
be received At the mines from the settlements in
Oregon and Washington losing sight Of the
fact that th- more n~orthsriy settlements # Utah
are in easy proximity TO the mines that the road
is accessible az 81 seasons of the year, aud that
ali needed supplies can De procured at these set
Elements at reasonable rates.
"a party Of twenty-five miners from the Sal
river mines visited Box Elder, IN Utah Ter
ntOTy. the latter part Of February, for the puT
pose CT procuring q supply OF provisions. They
reported Chat there had been q great amount Of
suffering al The mines, but that provisions were
getting scarce. Th5 winter had HO5 been as
severe as might be anticipated from its severity
at the North. The trip from the mines to Box
Elder was made with pack mules in nine days,
without Inconvenience no more than FIVE inches
Of snow being loand a any point. The grazing
was very good on the southern slopes OF the Sal
mon mountains, and improved constantly to-
wards se Mormon settlements. The party
started on their return at the end of three days,
heavily fTeighted with -four, bacon, and other
Hecsssagies. which they stated would bring iabu-
lous prices.
1T is not, l suspect, sufficiently understood,
that a visit to the Salmon nver region can easily
and safely be made az all seasons Of the year from
this city. The road IS eEcellent-the only river
of any magnitude TO be crossed is substantially !
bridged, aud with such facilities do wagons APP
pr0ach the mines from the southern slope, that
packing is said to be wholly unnecessary The
distance from Great Salt Lake City to 'Limhi,' a
former Mormon settlement, abandoned in 1851, !
is $50 miles, while the mines are situated some
50 miles southwest Of that point. From this city
to the mines is clearly, therefore, less than 800
miles, and the direction thence from this point
almost due north. That supplies must legiti-
mately come from the southern settlements dur
ing The winter is very evident.
There is no prospect q of rush from Utah to
the mines, the Mormon belief is opposed to gold
hunting. But the immigration from the East
and from the West, through this Territory, viii
not be mcousiderable The eastern division Of
the overland mail company proposes to put on
a line Of coaches to run from this city To the
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daily, if the traffic wiu warrant it,, From the
Missouri river TO the mines will then require but
thirteen days, aud the trip will prove decidedly |
free from hardship or annoyance. The cost of
the entire trip viii not exceed $500, ana from
Sacramento the expense viii be about the same.
W hen this fact is understood, thousands will
doubtless avail themselves Of the oppOrtu-
nifty 10 leave the States for 2 brief season al
the new mines 80 wonderfully rich, and des-
tined BY their development, to WELD SO vast an
influences oygf the dcstiaies Of Oregon and
Washington, TO raise uy great cities in your
smiling valhes, and TO exalt anew the h0nored
mama of Columbia, borne at once by a spot on
which hee government IS destined 20 prove
something more tdaa an experiment, and by
yoU nobleIiver Of tue north p
4h5 AOrnOnS baFe Just opened their new !
theaUeI-s magnificent building, SAID 10 cost. I
when finished, upwards Of $4,000. The
mouse ls crowded Nv &c a week, and the playing
is first class.
Weather has been very variable, and change
able about every three days nom summer TO
winter, and ptce oeTsa- There is some apprehen-
sion Of a flood, as the warmer sun begins to
play upon the mountains. More snow and rain. !
particularly the latter, have fallen this winter
than ever fell in all the years the country has
been inhsbifsd b. fhe l4ormons.
A f4lvH.rsr tr E7.Vrrzr,.r.- - I
Island 10 TO the Cincinnati Ga5eie, makes the
following bogus announcement OF the result OF
the surrender:
Among other property IS an immense mass of
letters containing valuable information.
Among other things, fourteen rebel gunboats
that werp op their way up the river fell into our
hands.
Rg5el officers captured say our way is now
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