Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-18
The Mormons, the Pacific Rallied

We clip the following entertaining and
instructive item from the Colorado Min
ing Journal Of September 29th:
DR.. Harsh came in from Salt Lake a
day or two since, where he has been dis
posing Of a stock Of goods. He has our
thanks for a half dozen delicious peaches,
with all the Favor Of boyhood clingIng to
them. That is rather ~awkwardly ex-
pressed, but the meaning 10 plain or ought
to be. The Doctor ia quite enchanted
with Salt Lake City, and he has many
good words to say for the Mormons
themselves. They are industrious, frugal,
moral, the mass Of them infinitely better
of than in the foreign lands whence they
came. Tithing, OF which We hear so much,
is a voluntary matter with them, and the
most Of it is devoted to the assistance Of
the immigration. The system with which
this last is conducted is perfect, and might
perhaps be initiated to advantage BY other
Territories. The ages, occupations, spd
habits Of the whole party are known
long before their arrival in Salt Lake, and
they are parcelled out among the Bish-
ops OF the four city wards, so that a day
after the arrival Of a train no ~stragglers
are left. The immigrants are all quar-
tered and cared for, taught how and set to
work for themselves. The people are gen.
orally loyal, that is, they sympathize with
the National Government in its battle
with slavery with secession. Many Of
them never knew the blessings Of life be-
fore, and are exceedingly grateful. The
leaders ara divided in political sentiment
as they are everywhere else, but there is
no probability that the enforcement Of the
laws Of the United States against polyga-
my would be resisted. Indeed there 10 .
great schism among the Mormons them
selves on the subjec, Of polygamy. It is
the opinion that II Joe Smith would 90
out there and place himself at the head of
the anti polygamistS, they would over
power Brigham Young In every way.
Only q comparative few Of the wealthy
indulge in the practice, and the women,
unless carried completely away by reli-
gious fanaticism, are not very well m
tented under it. Instances Of members OF
harems drawing out and marrying singly
are not 90 very uncommon. The Doctor
thinks the Mormons as q class hot res
ponsible for the assassination Of Brass
field, who il will be remembered was muir
dered last spring for marrying q absent
Mormon's second wife; and that they will
never dare do such Q thing again, even if
they were. An amusing story is told Of
Brigham's youngest daughter, Fannie,
who don't appear 10 70 a cent on poly0-
amy. Upon being stronly pressed to give
herself to q wealthy friend and son-in-law
Of Brigham's, both by him and her
father. and on various grounds, she said
that IL Il was positively necessary she
would certainly consent OF the condition
that she should have as many husbands
as her liege lord had wives. We guess
they didn't push that suit any further.
The Doctor 10 very terribly impressed
with the immensely Of the task Of build
ing q railway through the mountains on
the stage route. He says they cannot get
through without tunneling, that 1t takes
the coach Ave days and nights to over
come the distance, that It 10 q stretch Of
continuous mountains, that the route
makes a dstour Of at least $50 miles over
the direct one via Berthoud's Pass. and
through the most u~ninhabitable country
on the globe. Never mind-if 1t takes
Ave years to build the track through the
mountains It will be Colorado's gain, for
meantime she will have the Quitting
for that length Of time, which will be
very considerable.