The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-07-20

the Wasatck range Of mountains, and is laid
out with view 70 beauty, and convenience
containing 1t thne u Pc present time population
Of about 20, ,6oo: r streets are perfectly
straight and on either side, just outside the
curb stones is l. ditch Of pure running wa
ter. The houses are mostly built Of ado6es
Or sun dried brick, and pplaslered outside
Tho temple, block contains twenty acres,
aud is enclosed by an adobe. wall fifteen feet
high and three feet thick. The temple IS
|to be 2 magnificent. structure. Every Nor
man must work on it free one day in ten, or
donate one tsnthof his earnisgs toward pay
ing forit. There are many fine residences
and business bouses, but ! cannot now de:
Serbs them. Brigham Young's house, the
theatre, and some other buildings, would
be creditable to any city. ., =. =.
The Mormo ms. Much has been written
ofthis singular. eople, and enough is
known ofttem by those who have had a
chance to become familiar with their man:
ners and customs. to breed in the mind of
persons of intelligence and reinment deep
rooted dislike. They are for the most pa
composed Of the lower classes Of England
and the United States, led on by men Of
immense powers of mind, who teach them
only that which will further, the interests
of the Mormon church. The men are coarse
and brutal, and show their dislike to Gen
tiles in every possible manner. The wo
meh are the most homely and object look.
ing creatures Imaginable. 1t is a rare sight
to see one of them walk erect. One would
think to see them walk the streets, that
they had lost something, so persistently
do they cast their eyes downward. 4 The
whole teaching Of Mormbnism is degrading
to the morals Of society, and Should not 'ba
tolerated by the enlightened Government Of
the United States... ..f ,..s...s, -z.'S'*'''
1do, not think this cityis destined to be
permanent In the suburbs are, two warm
sulphur, springs, the smell Of wh,ch@'is sug
gestive of a climate where tho temperature
cannot be regulated by, mercury @or any
method now; IN use, The heat is such that
I am willing to take it for granted that the
place which we hope eventually to- avoid is
as near ground here rs at Charleston.
abol1t six feet ~ 10 s4t4fih215F12f T4j,l n
Rieh silver leads sre'o being discovered
near the city every day " Hundreds Of mi:
1ners from, aud e,, route to Idaho and Reese
J river, throng the streets, and the, a,noant
of business which they make +" immense.
Thousands arc 'f1ocking TO- 1daho,s distant
from hero about 800 miles, and unless there
are more discoveries made this summer,
tens ofthonsands will leave there thisusfall
or starve to death. There is buts one
fgulch (virgfnfa, that q paying at ALL and
that is being worried sfor I distance Of twen.
y miles. Ifthe c6unt}y we're equally dis.
tributed among all who are there and .thase
who are on the way, ti,ere would not be a
square foot to each one: Gulch7 7diggings
fare good while they last, but they soonp1ay
out. Many who started for 1dahoah.ye
Echanged their course to Nevada, whose; sill.
yer mines ire inexhaustibls. In future
letter will give yod m5 views i>of Nevada.
But now l think Il will distribute "a. my
frame over : soft board ana WOO gentlemen
pheus while the mood is on. "a. -..Gszz.. ..
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