The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-06-17
Letter from Utah.
BRIGHAM, Utah, May Both,

Mr.. EDITOR Il have not seen a saint or
sinner, whose visage is familiar to my eyes,
since I left-only The Wing, which came in
due time, dated the Goth of May. Welcome
visitant! Is this the first Wing that entered
Utah? IF so, have the honor of intro
ducing into Mermondon the Wig. Up in
the Oquirrh Range of Mountains, in thun-
der storm, my meteorological observations
were such that stood in the second heaven
or stratum, which was snow, the second
hail, and the third rain. 1t is very inter
csting to observe the clouds on the approach
of Iain or snow. 1t resembles the escaping
steam from a safety-valve of 4 boiler, mas
much that it is frequently remarked, that
the boiler is sbusted'' again The wind
almost invariably follows the course of
canons-generally downwards matter
which way the canon may run, although on
high it pursues one course. Up in this
Range, few days ago, had for the third
time, full view of the Great Salt Lake,
whose waters are so salt $50 l am informed)
that three quarts precipitate a quart of
salt; and away out in this inland sea is an
island, appearing to be a mass of high
rocks, many hundred feet from water level.
The depth of this lake, in many places, has
never been reached. Herein the City Of
Corrine plies from Corrine a tiourishing
town on the C. P. Railroad, to the mines,
on the Lake. The boat was only launched
a few days ago. Wrapped with astonish-
ment at such grandeur, reluctantly with
drew from the scene, when 10 . on the other
hand, beheld, far away, the blue waters
of the Utah Lake, environed between ma
jestic hills of the Wasatch Range, where
the kingly crests tower over the surround
ing country, and pour down from their
sides the gurgling waters which flow into
the lake. wherein are innumerable supplies
of the tinny tribe still struck with amaze
ment, l retraced my steps toward home,
uttering within myself,
"These are Thy works, Parent of Good
| Almighty Thine, this universal frame
Thyself, how wondrous then ~
Here the botanical family are few, though
see many species which to my ego are
strangers. Where the sun has power, and
in sheltered places, for acres I have seen
the hill-sides yellow with sun-hower; also,
thousands of acres of sage. Violets are
numerous. Mountain mahogany, cotton
wood and the mountain pine are the only
trees have seen.
Animals are not plentiful in this immc-
date neighborhood. Owing to so many
Mormons being here so long, it appears
that they are disguised with Mormonism :;
therefore have retired to more secluded
spots; although some mountain lions, cou-
seen. have seen porcupine, also a rat
| tlesnake; the latter was too large to rattle
before l struck it with nay walking cane
| pick 1t was nine years old, according to
its rattles two feet and a half long.
Minerals are plentiful; gold, silver,
galena are the principal minerals. Quick
silver is said to have been found recently :;
also, Goals, at 800 feet deep, were found a
few weeks ago. Copper has not yet been
| found in any abundance, yet it's oxide is
| plentiful all around. l found it too plenti-
full on my first coming here we dram k
some water, possessing not disagreeable
taste, but in few days our mouths and
gums became raw ; and change of water
was the only satisfactory result. If we had
continued drinking it long, we might have
been appropriated, and of value some day;
for here are beautiful specimens Of wood
pctrificd with the oxide of copper-hard as
a stone and here, too, | have found the
impression of rain drops, according to sci
entific men and many hundred feet high,
| | have found the stratum of limestone very
thickly impregnated with myriads of petri-
fled shell-fsh, &C., very similar to the
microscopic observations in marble. How
strange, therefore, that man should choose
those rocks to place at some distinguished
PERSONS head, as q token of Immortality
itself being but the emblem of mortality.
With all those precious metals, no Won
der that Utah is exciting the world, Cap
| ItallSLS from all paftS arc coming ana pur-
chasing mines, giving enormous prices, and
will be handsomely remuncrated therefor.
Darlington said in the Tabernacle, at Salt
Lake City, that the Lattcr-day Saints are
Il rolling stone-alrcady on the legs of
the Gentiles, was still going on toward the
body, and would eventually reach the head
and crush it to dust. All hypocrItical
deceiver, the head of Mormonism is
already feeling the weight of tho stone
crushing it to dust. Gold and silver
are the weapons whereby this adul-
ferrous people will fall. Many of tLeil
own sect would this day abandon it and
them, but are in jeopardy of the destroy
ing angel, Zone appointed by the apostles
to kill any one who is intending to aposta.