Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-14
SCENES AT SALT LAKE.

MI. DOWleS, OF InC springfield, Mass,
Republican, who makes one of the party
accompanying Hon. Schuyley Colfax in a
trip across the western plains, sends
pleasant rambling epistle to that paper,
from which we extract as follows:
This is UtaL-thesc the Mormons | do
not marvel that they think they are a chos-
en- people that they have been blessed Of
God, not only III the selection of their home.
which consists Of the richest region in all
the elements of State between the Mis-
sissippi valley and the Pacific shore, but
in the great success that has attended their
labors, and developed here the most grand
and self-sustaining industry that the west
ern half of our continent witnesses. Surely
great worldly wisdom has presided over
their settlement and organization there
have been tact and craftsmanship in the
leaders there have been industry, frugal
ity and integrity i'll the people, OF one could
not witness such progress, such wealth,
such varied triumphs of industry and in
genuity and endurance as here presents
themselves
No internal city of the continent lies in
such field of beauty, unites such elements
of natures formations, holds such guaran-
tCcS vi SIcdJIcSSI Idltlldl anu SuCldI, Ill
the good time coming of our Pacific devel-
opment. | met all along the plains and
over the mountains the feeling that Salt
Lake was to be the great central city of
the West. | found the map with Montana,
Idaho and Oregon on the north, Dacotah
and Colorado on the east, Nevada and Cali
fornia on the west, Arizona on the south,
and a near connection with the sea by the
Colorado river III the latter direction, sug-
gested the same. | recognized it in the
Sabbath morning picture Of its location
and possessions ] am convinced of it as |
see more and more of its opportunities, its
developed industries and its unimproved
possessions.
The Mormons and Gentiles rivalled each
other in their attentions to the distinguish
ed visitors Among the entertainments
was a serenade, an excursion on the lake,
a visit to the strawberry patch of one of
the saints, and peep in the harem. \
good account is given of President Brigham
Young, who one day graciously presented
himself, attended by crowd OF high Dig
nitaries
He is very hale and hearty looking
man, young for GA, with light grey eye,
cold and uncertain, mouth and chin be-
traying great and determined will--hand-
some perhaps as to presence and features
but repellant in atmosphere and without
magnetism. In conversation, he is cool
and quiet in manner. but suggestive in ex-
preston has ideas, but uses bad gram
mar. He was rather formal, but courteous,
and at the least affected frankness and
freedom, if he felt it not To his followers,
| observe that he was master of that pro-
found art Of eastern politicians, which con-
sists of putting the arm af1ectionately
around them, and tenderly inquiring for
health of selves and families and when
his eye did sparkle and his lips soften it
was with most cheering, though not war
ming effect-it was pleasant but did not
meet you OF his companions, Heber c.
Kimball is perhaps the mast notorious
his free and coarse speech has made him
so. He has a very keen sharp eye, and
looks like Westield man | always met
at the agricultural fair in Springfield DR..
Bernhisel has an air of culture and refine
ment peculiar among his associates he is
an old, small man, venerable and sugges-
tive of John Quincy Adams, or DR.. Garnett
of Boston, in his stile Two or three others
of the company have fine faces.---such as
you would meet i'll intellectual or business
society in Boston or New York, but the
strength Of most Of the party seems to be
in narrowness, bigotry and obstinacy.
But hospitality is not all confined to the
Mormons, the Gentiles having made up a
brilliant social party, in which ladies of in
telligence and culture joined. The writer
says:
The Gentiles or non-Mormons are becom-
ing numerous and influential here, and cit
izens and soldiers comprise many families
of culture and influence. They are made
up of officers of the Federal Government.
resident representatives of telegraph and
stage lines, members of eastern or Calitor-
MIA business firms having branches here,
and very fair proportion, too, OF the mer-
chants of the city. Some of the more intel
ligent of the disgusted and repentant Nor.
mons swell the circle
LEAVES are the lungs of plants. Proba
bly, more than half the food of plants enters
the leaves in the form of an invisible GAS