, 1870-06-25

the trans ara run so that i party caa set Oh
the Pacific train 1T Ogden, 60 down to the city,
spend four or ttVo hours, and return
in time to 90 bsck over the road BY which be
can have all day in SILT Lake, and returning to
Ogden ue1t morning, sitter good nights
sleep, take tho naxf train East or West.
Bingham Young, or " The President" ~ he
il deeiggnated alwaya BY The Mornons, VAS re-
turning from his northern, tour to bia capital
when We were there, and Haa expected 1t
Ogden that morning. The train for Salt Lake
was accordingly delayed nearly two hours for
his accommodation, but be did not come, aud
Ts finally h.. .sRs Of wtho9. bin, bin.
one in the United States, 80 far as I know which
does not extend any '-coursesies' to the press.
Az stood On the platform Whiting for the de-
rartu1e Of the cars, I heard the ticket agent
say to an Eastern visitor, "The press Is an
Institution, sir, which ne do not recognize On
I cannot blame the MoImons for opposing
the free press Of the United States, and only
partially sustaining locA and sectarian one
Of heir Owl. The peculiar institution Of Nor
monia can only exist 30 long ~ its followers
read only one side Of the question; fzee dis
cussion would be. - fatal to it. as to negro
slavery in tho South. But, in spite of al ef-
forts to repress and stiae it, = free praBs Is
bound to rise up, At no distantday in the heartof
Mo1uondom. and oventaally destroy an insti-
we can exercise toward it, disgrace to our
nation, and satire upon our boasted civiliZa-
tion+
modeatly paid my two dollars like ittls
man, took seat in the cars, and was Boon
gliding down the valley toward the capital
city. This conductor did not strike ~ ~ per,
for the luxury Of seeing him through un-
pEetudieed eyes; that may have made
. summer On the Pacific slope was fsx 3D.
vanced into xutuuln, IN fact, when We left it,
June6; but here, on the shores Of st1t Lake,
il ii Is yst s.1ly sprps; Ihe -. country between
snoH-crowned ,-Wasatch Honuhtains, is well
cultivated, the farms being Email, sad general
ly irrigated by ntreaEua running down from tho
hills. Much Of the land Is szanpy and rather
cold, IehouM Judge. Myrisds Of waterfowl
g1as. BY tho roAdaids as the train rolled by;
the ducks, especially, seem to resort here reg
uia1ly - breeding place. Tho grain mas
only few inches in height; we aaw none
which had commenced to hesd ont, and the
corn was just ont Of the ground. In nona
yet put in the seed. The contrast between
the deep grean me2do1n Of Utah and tho
etr2w-colorcd bills and ripe grain-delds of Cal
IoInia, which We had just left, was
| striking. The peach md ether fruit trees
wsra IN blossom, while in California they are
loaded with ripe or rlpening fruit.
The road passes in sight OF numerons ham
letn and Til1ees, but fuz some reason appears
to have been hid ont 30 ~ to avoid passing
| through OF very near to them, and the casual
vi-itor must form hiB opinion Of the condition
OF matters IN Mormaadozn m&in}y from. what
he sees snd hea1s IN Salt Lake City. 4 few Of
the farms have two, three, or four separate
houses standing m cluster, near to centre,
fssh S.soa seas being as 10 are ssn,a tod tbs 'pss
| but more have only a single house Of !
| primitive bae9woods appearance, and sur
/ rounded by 3 swarm OF tow-headed children,
I hAlf dozen sometimes OF nearly the sAnns
age, and apparently the offspring OK the same
father by different mothers.
The tfain stopped, from time to time, at
| stations standing IN tho vicinity OF small
| towns, but nobody got oz or of, save once,
/ when very pretty, Vell-dressed, And lRdy-lik
| looking young woman came On board alone,
gave quick glance through the car. and. ap-
| pafently recognizing no one, seated herself
alunc in the corner, pulled her veil over hez
! face, and remained silent and solitary to tho
end Of the trip. Many women and giria were
It WosE IN the fields Or gardens
along the ., road. They were generally
| faces buried in hideous dark calico sunbonnets
which made them look all alike. At length
| tho great HhiteAzrrhed roof OF the Tabernacle,
| looking for all the world iiko the half OF ;
gigantic watermelon whitewashed, wxs seen
lQOu1lub up Iu9 Q1ALaQCS% A1u . 1eW uuluLC3
later the train stopped At Great Salt Lake Sta-
ton, something like milo from tho hart OF
| the city
| TIE CITY or Tux sA1yTs-
Quietly and orderly as = New England VII
lsys is the City Of the szints- Tho streets are
dikhes filed by swift running streams OF pure
mountain water, and shaded with the cotton
| wood and locust, and there is to tho cAana1 OBJ
server IN air Of prosperity and confmt about
the houses each surrounded BY vide garden
grounds scattered at vide intervals along
] them. Joseph 9. Young had very courteouA1y
| sent his fine team OF quickatsppng grays and
| open carriage for my nse during my brief
stay IN the town, and, accompanied by my
| friend, Frederick Gaylord. Esq, Of Chicago,
lotd made suggestion, whch, after twn
days nde over the alkaline deserts OF the
"Grtat Internal Basin OF the Continent"
was prepared to look upon with favor,
md We drove first to the Townsend
.Houze,-.the plaes generally resoztsd to
names- ''Where ahau NO say NO live? "
se have travelled around unit our actual
place Of residence is in doubt" said GAYLORD
Il 'Anywheres except Boston," suggested An
clerk =" Why, the Boston party must have
been heze?" We suggested. Yes, you peta
dey vas, and tkey schleeps Ill night On der
cars in fear dey shall pc charged for sumtings
ut der hotel T. was hin pxpmpt and bitter an
sweE. We split, the difference besxesn East
and West. and compromised on Chicago .
very good place to. compromise On and hail
from. -
We then looked about US, but s1w moth
ing which looked Ike refreshnent
saloon il the house, OK anywhere IN IN
ies est c,osI7 nlty Tapgs hi s.,er essn sS Hero 70
beloved Of nv heaTs, do you know What this i i
for7n demanded Of the representst1sGe G o.
Fatheriand, holding harp-shsped e afeel eosA IL
screw, with the screw inverted up; pe3o;e ~ NJ
wondering evee. "Y-e-a-s, dlnk' 5,n't ~
elder Odd Feller or Masonic ~; nd e7is
noss ; a whs1 r.s ,ss,1 bis hssse1aed The screw,
% snd ;n.ds the instrument ready for action,
thea TIED LIN o1 sgae; untsa.ace ssa% 81 nd lfhs bs
seemed to &C 5lah pIase. W don't be Allow
II N ~ : " teep @ nothing to use it On here!"
he he - gaid, with a mouEnful shake
nssrer nes gth thsn ogden!" Our hearts sank Al
| Fbat hour does the train leave?" "At half
past p. m" Could We possibly stand il !?
We could and would Try, as it was impossible
for us to leave before.
We re-eptered the carriage, md started for
formerly editor Of the Salt Lake Telegraph,
Who has OF late become estanged, IN meas
u1e. from the old line polygmatic bu1k Of the
church and adhered to the "Godbeites," who
preach and practice monog7mY right under
the ve.J nose Of Brigham Young. Ills house
is situated upon one Of the benches or 7nesds
on nthenortheastern side Of the ciiy, and from biz
parlor window one OF the finest views Of the
whole city and the beautiful valley OF Salt
Lake, md the broad blne inland sea itself,
with il mountain ialands and grandr and
more azysee mountain surrounding, TO b hafl
I B.. 3 o.
ceived 10 warmly, and ue felt 1t home,
showed him the emblem of the c1aft, HI
anlled craftifJ and told ua he knew whare tht
lodge WAS aituated. II " would ait down !