The New York herald., 1866-03-06
AMONG THE MORMONS.

Country Exfstfng without Money-Gold
and Greenbacks 1T . Discount-Wheat
- . Circulating Medium, sc.
OUR SALT LAKE CITY CORRESPONDENTS.
GREAT SALT LAKE Cirv Dec 20, 1865
A CLOSE vlEw UTAH.
Notwithstanding the fact that the members Of Mr.. Col
fars party are ssra publishing their notes upon the
rerrories" there may be some little items Of interest
left for more humble observer TO chronicle Those who
sweep the contnent in the arsocratc coach and
four from the Missouri river this city about twelve
days the country in panorama and know little OF
the adventures troubles and trials OF the toilng emf
grants and eighters who gaze wstfuly upon them as
they rattle past Bitter creek. that middle passage" 70
the pilgrims, they only know long stretch OF very
heavy dsagreeabs travel and cannot realize how JOY
fully those pilgrims hail the rst sight Of the beautiful
Green river and the green grass on its banks and urge
forward their weak ANIMALS whose gaunt frames tell tho
long story of the hundred mile stretch Of deep sand no
grass and poison They know not how sweetly at
last after the three months loneliness OF the journey
from the States whom the emigant emerges from the
romantic dees Of Echo Canon into the smiling valley OF
the Weber the first sounds Of transmontane civilization
fall upon his ear like dream Of home the hum Of the
thrashing machine, the halloo Of the poughman, the
laughter Of women and children Qnstead Of the
yelis of the coyotes) and how grateful to
the eye is the sight Of the yellow grain heds-of men
who don't buckskn breeches or crack blacksnake
whips-of cosy homes No wonder that the swarms Of
European cmgants that yearly make the journey over
the plains almost prepared by that probation of
desolation' to think Salt Lake valley-what the Nor
missionaries tell them 1t is-an earthly Zion. No
wonder that the "Genten wanderer Is disposed to
regard with kindly feelings and of admiration the
people whose praiseworthy energy has made the wilder
ness to blossom like the rose and TO overlook their t
fling faults of poygamy disoyalty, &c
come, to use a Mormon simIo not to build up Zion'
but sneakng In, to grub up the golden streets If he
gets chance" Along way back on the plains had we
questioned those met in regard to the Mormon COM
munty, and our curiosity had been much excited by
the replies Even the Indians had tales to tell
us about the "heapsquaw white men," Consequently,
when actually arrived in the Mormon settlements 1t
with somewhat the feelings that the Southern 'con
crackers used experience the first sight Of Yankee
prisoners when they found that they didn't have horns
their heads under their shoulders after all.
S'why they list like us was the att.rng conclusion
of the Buckra and similar conclusion did arrive
in regard To the I" ants" We became familiarzed at
once the abstract Mormon question sank into nsgnh
cameo beside the concrete delight of eating fresh
or bacon None the worse did these things
another go down into the cellar for batter and third
fourth and fifth minister 10 with cheese potatoes and
ali he surveyed" would order to their dens some twenty
to forty children (who would crowd round like SOL
diers round N suffers wagon and Sraciosy receive our
our second sage conclusion about the Mormons-the
saints very fond OF money and, right the heels
OF tins when loose cash sp nt to our third
elusionnameiy that money is h. re than any
place we ever saw 1t is money famine almost
DYSG BUSINESS WITHOUT MONEY.
You have tight money markets sometimes In the
Fast have read Of how semi savage nations barter"
saw IL cited US curious fact, the newspapers, that
In Georgia eggs used 'small changa' but in Utah
see around me people, prosperous pc pie do the
business Of LIE almpst without money ut all In Salt
IAko City itsc right in the line OF travel therc some
money; but IN the country settlements Which rad ate
thence into every valley and by every wa'ercourse for
ka.n
cuaing medium Wheat is the usual legal tender Of the
country HORSES harm So vehicles, cattle and hay are
key are change; pumpkins potatoes sorghum, molasses
and calves arc 'shnplasters" which are taken at a
discount, and with which the SAINTS delight TO pay
their dcbs Gf ii is ever delight TO pay debtsL
Business In this community with this currency, Is
very curious and amusing pasiimc. A prder. for in.
would need ''bull" train tn freight back his money
knew who refused orr 10 work IN the country
nj atty dollars MONTH because he would need 'orty
hundred wagon and -four yoke Of oxcu'' TO haul his
week to the @biskcy shop and theatre, &c, on
saturday evening That was an inconvcnicn g, truly
And vel Tie farmers in the country tow ms suffer from
exactly opposite They cannot Keep their big
from sneakng into the erausy at night and taking
OF hail bushcl of wheat, GARY ing Il Ia tue dram
shop and having "high.n When a man once lays out
his money In any kind of property IL next to mpossl
be 10 reconvcrt II into money There Is many man
hare. who whn he first into the valley, had no
incnlion OF nrg than short time, but soon
got Involved that he could never get away without
makins heavy pecunlary sacrifices. Property is Pro-
tsHs witch you continue To grip nrmiy, n0twiti-
his tfnc shapc-noa you have him fine horse and
saddle presto, he is only sixty gallons OF sorshnm mo
lasscs now be changes TO two cows ana Cai ard be-
fore You haze time Ia tiink he s iians:or'ncd into
fifteen cords OF wood up In the mounta canon; next
he becomes yoke of oxen, then 'shutler' wagon hn
IL he about 10 slip fUa you "a, last IN the form OF bad
dcbtsY Colrage here you have him in his true green
back shape of hundred dollars His true shape, in
deed bat only abo II half large you expected.
naiGuim ioUSC's isIos ADoUr chrESDi' KS AND GOLD
NINE.
Ayear or more ago they say, there was plenty Of
mon har.s md "A
United about 10 give up the ghost and that
grcrnbaks would be of no value SO his people made
haste get rid of this worthless trash and TO convert II
into any thins that lad intrinsic value. Then the few
here who still had faith in their country In that dark
price they aske in rreenbacSs They have raped Their
reward Tue saints notwithstanding the prophecy seem
Strange to think indeed that this scarcity of money
should exist In q country whose chief ath some day
will certainly consist In the gold and silver and other
mincrals known cxisi In her bosom II Il
say Dg here that Brigham can stand ON the roof oi
hrs scrio and poiu 10 guohes her In gold than ever
Californian miner dreamed Of only ho don't want to-
"Bacaus', he. my people VIII become richer and
prosperous by the tilng Of the soil than by aban
donng themselves TO the corrupng ,xcitements OF nm
ing Il is whispered iniccd tia, to crafty autocfai
tngitve another reason OF his keeping his people 30
that the discovery OF ch 'dggngsr here would swamp
thu saints cnircy beneath the incoming waves ot SIN
nefs from California, idaho Montana COLORADO aud the
ter teach them the pcstient doctrine Of mcnogamy,
and break the OF supeniItion which he wieds and
which 4 so pleasant to wisld; but this only Gentle
surnisc.
MoRnoxs PRINCIPALLY voRU0yERa
Tn r. one thing relation to the Mormon question
that thnk is not appreciated In the states Is II
real that the or the Mormons ore!gncrs2
OF coure there are many Americans; but the mass
have no, the slightest American pride or tradons They
regard the United States foreign country with which
they have little 10 do; III y viewed With apathy the re-
cont war, OF with sympathes rather inclined southwark
The fact they nrmiy believe that our recent civil
was divine nislnent sent upon the nation for pre-
sumiug 10 send an army against the saints II their
the general government the American OF the people
would perhaps he ncutra but the would undoubt-
ediy fight brigham should say the word.
NoKrtNkN soRuo>s.
BY the way, can any OF your ethnocgists tell why IL
~ that the uah poiygamss recruit their ranks from the
thought the offspring of the orrd zone but here
is another irTupon OF the Norsemen. fhs weishman,
the Swede thS fceiander the Dane largely repre-.
,.Sorncfhiu0 rosten IN uentnark ono would