The New York herald., 1863-05-26
THE 0VERLhND ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA.
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NAIL AND TELEGRAPH FACILITIES.
Interesting Case Involving
L'Olygamy.
The Institution Endangered ard
Difficulties Imminent.
INCIDENTS AND ROMANCE,
&C., &c.. &e.

months against everything from the more peaceabe paths
of le during which distant correspondents had
little share oil public attention special correspond
ent to the dominons of the patriarch Brigham had to
share the misfortune of his confyereS; but having
down from the lofty Of the Rocky Mountains.
'us to see where the old world stands give place
to the following sketch OF trip the Plains, and
notice OF the present condition OF Utah.
THE POSITION OF UTAH.
or the mineral wealth of Utah nothing is known,
there has been attempt prospecting her mountains
canons. Occasionally, spectators and merchants
made fancitui discoveries, order TO get up
To sell their goods and make "hau out OF
the public; but beyond the rumors of such
moants there has not yet been gold discovered in
that Territory IT, in the inexorable march of events
Utah becomes FL Dorado will be deplorable
fact than matter of congratuation Wheat is Of
real value than gold in that desert country; and
while the Mormons be induced by faith, or by the
influence OF their leader keep to the fields OF wheat
ami and to seek to make the desert blossom as the
rose they OF vastly service TO themselves and
the nation than they clothed in gold and fared
su:nptuous.y every day
Before Brigham Young led his little band Of devoted
friends into "thc Great Basin Of North America" as it
was then C1s47) ony by that designation obscurely
known, the country bowling wilderness the abode
of Disget Utcs, wolves and Notwithstanding OF
higher order OF creation daring think OF attempt at
there The mounaincers laughed at the weary
pilgrims they passed along and boaslingly offered
thousand dollars tor the first kernel OF wheat raised in
the valley, Great Salt Lake City. BY steady labor
Ingenuity, then, the barren Soil been made
yield support TO tens of thousands OF citizens Of the
United States from whose energies the Great West
has BEEN opercd to the commerce OF the world and
BY whose aboss the states and Territories of
the Pacific placed daily and instantaneous
raI, ,pift af tha tlapfc Vha
Rocky Mountains, by the direction of Providence
by the advancement Of manifest destiny became
asylum for cw individuals, and is blessing to the
nation at l,rge. lhe few have increased 10 nearly
hndred thousand, and the same cnersy that character
zcd the pioneers Is Visible everywhere among the mass
The comforts OF lite and civilization gradually taking
rank with staple necessities, and 1t is by a
thing to lLd home in mountains with all the
venieuces OF life and "modern improvements"
AS a people the Utah proverbialy
industrious only they deserving of the compliment
they aing in their operations. They making
rapid strides to social independence, and il permitted to
ENJOY peace they VIII be powerful auxiarles the
strucon OF the great Pacific iaroad-l national work
thit must sooner or later be accomplished. Had
they not occupied the barren desert California would
for many years to come if ever, have enjoyed
che communication she has with the East. No com
munty, without their faith and reasons would have
up there and they LETT it, for the reasons,
the country would again become desert.
RAISING COTTON.
Having got through the experiment of existence the
desert, and its first wants Brigham has now under.
taken to teach his people that they within them
selves the OF clothing themselves independent Of
Jel Davis 'any other man." With calm, clear head
he viewed the magnitude OF the Southern rebellion
fore the bombardment OF SUMTER and about the
tabishmen OF Dixie tho extreme south OF the Terri
tory Five hundred families sent the banks OF
the Rio Virgin TO make homes. call to the 'Dixc mis-
son was, at the outstart, anything but pleasant inv
taon to leave established homesteads for country is
everything but q "Sunny South" Yet the necessity
of providing against a scarcity of cotton was so
evident that the missionary families responded to the
call almost without murmur. Some did not go,
and did not but cotton growing popular ins,itu
ton and the apostles Pratt and Snow quietly encou
raging "the sains' to work their salvation in the
cotton fields and vineyards Of the Rio Virgin and there
In the place of Arcas beloved ebony, pale faces from
eyery part of the haoabe globe singing the songs
-I aon," and rejoicing IN the wisdom OF the Apostle
3righsha. They satisfied, and that is enough
Being ga thsus ,ud miles from everywhere, he cotton
growers have not "a! been favored with varieties cot
seed with which to operate and experiment, and,
therefore, to quality is only correct to that the
cotton raised would DO designated in commerce "socd
mddupg,b No reliable estimate o. last years crop has
soay pblshed but they had in the Territory far
tp'.u they had m chncry to make into fabrics. Salt
Lake merchani--slr. Vim. :. Gudbc-now In this city,
has on the Plains at the present time seventy bales OF
this cotton which he intends Tor this or the ST Louis
market Brigham favored the exploration, ana will pro
baby encourage ii large scale next year. machine
nv be not taken Territory this year to work the
cotton into domestcs. apart IRON the oeneht to tah
il is very gratifying to know that cotton can be raised
in Gurll
the disadvantages of the Utah cotton growers.
cuLrIvATING THE WEED.
roharco thou prescribed IN the rituals Of faith IS
nevertheless successfully cultivated there The ehei
accounting tho pull sophy Of what cannot be cured must
be endured prefers the "nauseods weed spring
Ing oa of earth the unplcasan, nsle IN his ears Of
100000 Per anuum wendne It's wy to the states for the
nodest supply Of the brethren. lie dKes the aterna
,ve hut ortals arc fra aud the weaknesses OF the
brotherhood must be borne with little longer.
THE SORGHUM SUCCESSFUL.
The Chinese sorghum Is OF incstmable value 10 the
citizens o. Utah It is grown in every portion of th'
Territory with great success. The moasscs made from
a. aud purified by evaporaors is an excellent article
commerce. have nothing in the States superior Z
tho general good moasses Utah aud the Dixie molasc
superor TO any syrup ever elsewhere. The expert
euts in sugar making have been very limited but Their
n nothing beyond the investment of funds, time AM
sted labor necessary insure its success in commerce
Al tho annual exhibitions Of industry very good sreci
,no,s of sugar have been tho tables. With thci
usual ingenuity the mechanics have put the tires OF Vnc
sans wagon wheels to good account They make, whe
six broad tires finely welded together exceler
drums for grinding the sugar cane expec Floyd mad
somebody's fortune when he gave the wagon contra'
out, a, probably hundred and ny dollars each. III
Mormons bought them there for fifteen dollars eacf
aud have the qualification Of now slipping from their tire
some Of the swects Of le" With these three staples
rrpec, the nabitants Of the Rocky Mountains e' nc
= aiiss'o con,ented.
: HE BUILDS A THEATRE
: .. Swstlsubor has been going Brigham has built