, 1869-01-18
UTaH.
ATr,p t. s.ltzLaks City.
wallis and .TaIka with 'the
+. ~ 1eor,1,a y.
Correspondents Of 1he Cn{cago Tdbun<.

mormons.
;. cnuespordenes Of 7hs cA{esgo Tdbun<.
Ruzx- VALLEY. Nevada, Dee. 80, lsea-
While IN th6 cltyot Chicago, IN June hat,
conceived The Idea Of coming to Nesads, In
guest Of ono OF The manT a1lreE utucs which
mew must exist he7a from tbs Epmbesiets
eeherea with which became acquainted,
dcscrIhipE countless uinea snd pointing out
The prreasc way TO enormous weal:h, through
the medium Of stock companies, 10 be "Eot
up'' md orgsnized on the ground hoot"'
plan. My past experience with stock com"
pan.cs, the scanInesa Of my excheqad,
and my natural Thirst for knowledge
led me to determine upon seeing
and knowing for myself. Whilst settling
my huslness Affairs In the western .Aet1opo-
lis, ruade lgent inquiry - to the means
and naodu. o7<nandi of reaching the great
modern II Plata. Throug the Intervening
months--1om June to hoyember-1uct 10
mJ surprtse, did not mees With. SIX PEP
1ous who knew aught Of the route to, or The
general resources cC, the sta.o Of Sevada,
Even at the of1lce OF Wells, Fargo d Co,
ehere one would naturally expect to gain
al desired Information pertaining to The
Overland route and its stations, cotld learn
little beyond 1hc price Of through ticket to
the PHcifR coast. eoms OF our ent<rpFssnG
10 Salt Lake City. ard from them l gatucd
much valuable Information. 1nnv propose
to reciprocate, through the Medium Of your
columns, with such practical Information ~
hare picked up NJ the WayAtde. on trip
west Of the Rocky Aountssns, through the
Tys~ ND f$ksA -
Sesada-
I We arrired At Bryan, the ptesent point OF
! dehszk1tion from the Uulon Pacihc Rail
rua1, at 5 O'Clock p: H., aite5 seEessl houss'
dctsntisn & :. Grsen se'a hEsr' o eaased BY con.
| ls-perhspa We should write tea-oEe Of
| those pcripetetfc canTasa town., containing
N inordinste dest1e 10 akeep even;
1h ,ae srts,sta's ts,st oe|sdag ,1s sDd
bear, 1urned loose IN the street, gave
Us q lasting Impression Of the lively and
! pIsyful nature Of the people, certain por-
! tion Of whptn Arc much xiSen 10 the past1ne
Of shooting aud disenbowetling eaca other
IN the absencc Of Irregular circus" {sec
| the STORM" was \ "dalce house,'' The d.
aeusions of which were about 10 By 100 feet !;
| and flpm the inte1lpr there e1na1ated med.
| ley Of cat-eut tcraPlcg, horn glowing, shut
ding Of feet, ehouti1k, swearing, etc, form
fpg eoncertatfon Of sounds that / could
cheerful1y recommend as 50 appropriate sere-
made to his most Satanic HlR hness. Looking
n. 1hrpngh the wlde'opeu do seene
| Of raudemonium greeted the ere, not easl-
ly efaced from the memory. The bar,
fom when The most riilainous hooking con
pounds we're rapidly dispensed. occupled
about oue-ttbd OF oue slds OF the building,
and a CORES pending space opposite was DE-.
voted 10 i've or t1x tables, tehind which sat
"gentiemanly looking meuH initiating tho
initiated Into the MYSTERIES Of the .'sNeat
elotb," '.puleste," faro" "monte,' -
game" thst nkbt .e called iol. 6ae tnisd
OF the remainder Of the room Was tlIed with
behT provided, And The other Third
WAS occupied by the "dancers," pro.
poEtioned in the rail, Of a!x females
Ing tneir claims to their PARTICULAR sad favor:
sssore. lev stoies e.o qusa Hndet aos canvas sna
rocfs," verE decent-looklng building, Ia:
hetled bank 4 few dozeu "Rin mills
and three or four restaurants. With Wells,
constitute tee seisSs of 8rysa law ~ Tees. *
Rgo. Now 1hat the railway has been com,
pleted to within seventy Are miles Of salt
Lake City, It nsy be difficult to decide
wheze this portable town Will turn up next.
Booking our names at the aiAsc office. VIC
went in search Of supper.
It does my heart GOOD 10 chronicle the
fact that our Efforts were rewarded BY 4
good, clean. "sQusre meal" and 1eg1e.
that have forgotten the name Of tho "sa'
1oon'' and It's philtnthtoplc proprietor. They
should be handed down TO travelling pos
Hi.ipg several letters OF Introduction to
tho V,ca President, Superintendent and o:hel
officials Of the railway, I made laauiry fos
thoet persons At Bryan, but ieasped that
they wore all At the "end Of the track =
hard At work, pushing the construction n
thc Load IN the most unprcceden.ed nanner
On the daY oi our alriyal At Bryan, eight ami
halt miles OF track had heen laid An II
o'clock the same night our party wa& sar
! dined Ito Two Of Wc1la, Fargo j. Col
wagons, at the rate Of th1ec On 4 eat, rcr nd
less Of tize or adap.abillty, aud OF we stsstci
two hours, feeling thoroughly tcooden. ManJ
Times, On the way, wished had been
| trunk, carpet bag or express package but
wasn't. Our route lay through sn unlntcr
eslDg sage. brushy county. not worth de.
scribsng. | should consider the nsn wh,
owns ~ acrc Of II very poor; 200 poor, Il
1 tact, that his poverty can bo exceeded onl
BY the man who oEns morr+
SALT LAKE, CITY.
Coming down through Fn1iey's Canon
: and ont upon tho 'sfoot hiits" OF the " rwi
. Peaks" which tower i.OU0 feet nb ore NJ, /
The southeast Of Salt Lake City, tho view
, cne Of unparalleled beauty; At lcaxt upo
: tho "oyrrland route" Fsr II tho eya ca
: reach, stretchcs ahe fertile valley Of the Gees
Salt Lake, bounded. upon al sides
: spow-tspped mountains, sud the lake ltsel
). miniature ocean, cleaning lfke buru'she
!. silver, lies apparently beneath our very fer
j. We IRE mls1ed as to ctstsnce, IN all tac,
> mountain regions, By the purity and clel
:, ness Of the atmosphere. The lake Is full
= twenty I've miles distant. Camp Douyia
g the rs Of 1hssh Is plainly vlsiole, seems on
# hours ride from rs. Passing the river Jo
II dAp, we soon enter the city, which we md
~ be located upon m inclined plAtsau ne
n r. hase Of nountsia.: .kno~n :
i :,ih ias'fa 3,. Pau" = ast Ias 'treeas s, ero
r. rery vide, we'll shaded md stream Of c1e
- ipsIklmE water, fresh from the mount.fr
n darr*s and kurk1eA On either side Of the va
- This walc1 Ia conveyed through ali T.
principal sareets IN the city and Is used
every necessary puspose, though th.t Of fr
. gation Is tbe principal. The blocks" e.
l. Gsact IN areA Of len acres, subdiyided u
a. a. lota Of an acre and quarter each. T
% building m2ieti11 Ia chiefly Sun dried bsiel
I, calied adobe bnt there are many 1ue bu
w. ness houses hnilt OF stoae. The offices
Z. Well, Fargo , 8 & 6. are perhsPs the 1n'
-
Y as Kertal snd gentlcunauiy set
no "GeuiEts" II it has been my rood tortu
= TO catouoter.-: To the General 3upcrfutcnde
e ]. J, Traeey, Esq, we-tbat is, rny wife 4
I-are indebted tor tnany courtsles, and
e the suscotAiag ofmeuy Of sae rough pass,i
:, 10 theuld saSc enco1f..esrtd n our "st1
=. :. e1p9 Renee but far bis forcthou3ht .
:. 1sndtc&s. May every st1gt OF his exlste.
" run upcn The TOAD Of prosperity and hap
., neeA sa1s Lake CITY contains several hui,
81 IS 10 the merits Of which, We can speak
~ bnt one, The Townsend Hcuse II fh,s
- tel Is kept ID the most uuexccptIonahle m
~ ~ nef By Elder Townsend, "one OF
eu seventies"
III II clean honse clean beds. good cooki,
g. md plenty OF h-superintend:d hr Gee
- considered rcccmmtndat!on, our !tle1
=; and aequaintances may stake ncte the
!, a."
o. IN. B. Ta pad or bill, At the rate
e, | eight dollars per day for two persaus, q
4e dld not t. Ink the charge Mt NJ. e1plbitar
IN Tuh kpHA1S TnEAZRE.
J We ytAiteu Tho theatre, IN edidcc II
or would be e9edIsAblet to aoJ Eastern c;ty, :
ne mayrtl Mhen It ~ considered that ii '
~ buAt cntlrsly from the resources of Aorm
u dom, hy Aormsn nEecbaulc4 anG woskH
ne OF sat Lake CITY. The Performance Y
% to1Gnbfc, conki1tiog Of drama and fsr
ca some Of the pR1tf ueTr sustained by me
no ber4 Of Brigham Tonne's family"
~ One portion OF the parquet, capable
'c, kAstscE sixty pe1rons comfortably, Is app
40 Innna To the wiyea aud l31ughler4 of
T. T. Preaident"-as Brigham Is aued-and
ID ! dhttnRrishcd from The rest by the u
y beEr eprered sod cnst!oucd with dirr