The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-06
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THURSDAY ,........~.... MAY 8, 1869.
Letter from Utah.

Editors ddtortiscr:' o-day received
two OF your papers containing my letter
from Echo, the first I have received
since l Mt Upton. I have written you
a long letter OH an average of once each
week, and wonder If you received my
letters a. frequently rs I did your paper.
l must compliment you on your success
In translating them. #.."E
/ have now located ut this point, and
as It is to be the great center OF all noun
tain attraction, / cannot do better than
to give it. a proper notice. 1t is soon to
figure on the map and in the history Of
our country with more expectation and
importance than any other city in all
the Rocky Mountain region. 1t is des-
tined to be the great point Of shipment
Of freights for all the surrounding min>
ing country for hundreds Of miles,
Montana - far up rs Deer Lodge and
Helena |; Idaho, as far up as Summon
River, 6Mset Water, TT. Hall; and all
southern Utah and the immediate sur
rounding country will be tributary to
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this city.ssyss
The Unionf Pacific Railroad Is now
completed about six miles beyond here,
while the Central Pacific Railroad is
now within 20 miles of us. The point
Of Junction or place where they will
meet is about 80 miles west Of here, at
place where heavy cut in solid rock, is
vet to be taken out, aud both roads will
get their track to that point before either
Of them have their cuts completed.
That place Is called 1.-THE Promontory."
You will see it on any of the L. $. maps
"A promontory extending down into
Salt Lake. from the north. There is no
chance to build town there, for there
is 10 water to be had there except salt
water, such as il In the lake In fact
there is no fresh waterto be had west Of
this place for hundreds of miles, except
from smallsprings. Here we have Bear
River, large stream of fresh water,
with good water 10 be had from wells,
which cannot be had west of us. The
G. p. II. II. seem to have sold out body,
soul and boots to the Morinons and is
trying to build up Ogden, a Mormon
town 80 miles east of us. The operation
of Mormon "Cooperative Institutions"
is such that no gentle can hereafter
subsist upon Mormon trade orpatronage.
We are here in a large valley or table
of laud between the mountains; from
the lake ii extends north to the hills, Il
distance of about . miles, and about 10
miles wide and is watered by Bear
River and Malad creek. This city il
laid out on the bank of Bear River, about
six miles. from it's mouth. Bear River
is navigable for respectable sized steam
boats for p miles, but as tho railroad
bridges are in the way here, they can go
no further up Gen. Crum has a steam
boat on salt Lake that is daily expected
herc-others will follow it. ut the
head of Bear River are large bodies Of
splendid pine and spruce timber that
will be brought in logs down the river
and manufactured into lumber here
\ military post is soon to be established
here and railroad machine shops, and
other enterprises will soon follow The
town (city mean} is laid out Oh Il sec
ton and half of land, that is, it is one
mile from east to west, and one and II
half miles from north to south, extend
ing on both sides Of the river-all upon
nice smooth prairie land, except what is
close along the river bottom.
This valley of land is rs rich as any
the sun shines upon Sixty bushels to
the acre of wheat was raised about four
miles from here, last season, without
irrigation. Yet nearly all lands here
require irrigation. This whole valley
can be easily irrigated by water from
Bear river and Maad creek. 1t was
surveyed i years ago aud the survey
accepted. A land office has been estab-
lished at Salt Lake City, and all even
numbered sections are open for pre-
emption. The odd ones go to the rail-
road. Besides this valley there are
others near by, and in the aggregate
there is go, 900 acres of good land sur
veyed here and open to settlers. 1t is
being rapidly pre- empted. The climate
here is equal to Italy, and for fruit,
raising or grape producing country i,
cannot be surpassed in America. saw
to-day the blossoms Of small fruits and
the leaf buds of peach and apple trees.
AS grazing or pastoral country it can.
not be cxcelled. Timber is scarce: Goa
for fuel. The adjoining mountains are
covered with snow. Trout in the noun
tain streams.
But let the country go-nonc of you
readers care about it, yet many of then
write me for description of it. lie
those read it in your paper, as canno
write to all Of them such long letters.
Let us speak of polygamy. 1t is tn
great institution among the Saints.
The word Mormon" is a slur name 70
the church. They call themselves 9TH
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Da,
Saints" They rule the country with
rod Of iron. We are not under repub
lican form Of government here, bat
church hierarchy, and they do about n
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