The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-09
AFFAIRS IN UTAH.
The Reported Split Among the Nor
mOns-The Truth of the ARair-New
Gold Fields.

The Reported Split Among the Nor
mOns-The Truth of the ARair-New
Gold Fields.
GREAT SALT LAKE CITY, July ia week or
two back paragraphs were going the rounds of
the press, East and West, to the effect that a
split among the Mormons in Utah had occurred
or was imminent, and that Brigham Young had
severed from the Mormon Ch lrch three of the
Twelve Apostles-Orson Pratt, Orson Hyde, and
Amasa Lyman. These paragraphs grew out of
statements made by the Union Vedstte, the
GENTLE" newspaper OF this city. In this ln-
stance 1t is to be apprehended that the Vedette,
in It's eagerness to make a point against
the Mormons, rather stretched the facts,
or at least made them as sensational as
possible. l have heard nothing to lead me to
suppose that either Orson Hyde or Orson Pratt
is not in "full fellowship" with Brigham and
the Mormon Church. There is some reason to
think that Amasa Lyman Is not held in such
esteem. All the above three gentlemen are
thinking men, and each entertains, or has enter
tanned, doctrines which Brigham contends are
heretlcal. Amasa, rs he Is tamiharly called
here, does not believe in the atonement of
Jesus Christ, which Bingham asserts is a funda-
mental principle OF Mormanlsm. Amasa also
teaches this doctrine TO others, and has done
so up to q late Date, although a recantatlon of
his views in that particular, with his name at
the loot OF the document, was published few
months ago In the Deseret NetoS. Hence it
appears that Brigham thinks Amasa should be
tied up little, and the people warned not to
give heed to his doctrine, all which has been
done. #t.
Orson Pratt and Orson Hyde, so far as have
heard, do not now teach doctrines obnoxious to
Brigham and the Mormon Church at large. Con-
sequently, see no reason to conclude that any
Church action has been taken against them by
Brigham, nor have heard that such has been
the case OF late. ..l r..s.I
have not heard anything of any split in the
Mormon Church in consequence of the non
orthodox doctrines of the three gentlemen
named. 1t is possible that some of the Mormons
believe in those doctrines, but If SO the number
is com paratively few, as there Is no stir what.
ever concerning the matter. do not think that
either of the three would have any great inHu-
ence as q religious leader in opposition to Brig
ham Young, even were such opposition contem-
plated, or an actual fact. H..
There has been considerable excitement of
late in this city and in most of the Territory
over the late discovery of gold diggings two
hundred miles or so east OF this place. The
locality of the new mines is few miles north
east OF the old overland route through the South
Pass consequently is on the Atlantic slope.
The prospects are reputedly rich. 1t has been
stated that fifteen hundred people have gone
from these valleys to the new El Dorado, but
that is probably an exaegeration, though many
persons certainly have gone, and some rich
specimens OF quartz have been brought in. The
Montana mining laws have been adopted in the
new gold fields, which laws, 1t was wont to be
fsmiliarly stated, recognized claims extending
iron summit to summit" Hence the claims
at Strawberry, the name given the new diggings
are of liberal extent.
I0G Culcl IcdbOu why 81 many pSOple TuSueu
from this Territory to these mines was that it
was rumored that Brigham had advised such a
movement, being contrary to the advice gwen
by him in all previous gold digging excitements.
However, last Sunday he publicly declared that
he had not done anything of the kind, nor had
he sent anybody to make claims for himself as
was reported. He stuck TO bis own old doctrine
that those men who staid at home and raised
grain and built houses would be able to buy out
those who went TO hunt gold. He had only ad-
vised one man to go, and he had been prospect
ing unsucccessfully for a long time, and nov
thought he had got the big thing at last. 70
However valuable the new fields may prove
for gold producing, there is one thing certain,
that locality is anything but inviting as place
OF residence. 1t is blessed with none but cold
nights, with very short summer, with long
Winier of extreme cold and heavy SHOWS. Few
people would like to make their home at the
South Pass, though on Green river, SO miles OF
so west farms have been made, and grain and
potatoes raised. But still. the number of people
who would think of the attractions of home on
the ridge dividing the waters of the two slopes
could not be gIeat.-N Y Times.