The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-19
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TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. 10, 1871.
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THE PoLYGAMY QUEsTIoN-How LONG WILL
1T coNTNUE?-THE UTAH MINES.
Ell Perkins thus writes to the N. Y. Com
mercial. Adrertiser:
met New Yoker last evening who has
spent the last four months in Utah.
What is the great thing talked about
thereT / asked
Mines anu mning," he replied.
,How about polygamy?''
Oh, that is dead. The people had got
ready-o kill it before Judge McKeon got
tnere. No decent young Mormon now mar
RES unless with the express stipulation and
agreement that She shan be the only wife,"
funkey, one OF Brigham's favorite daugh-
ters, continued my friend, land a very beau
tiful young lady toe, was married while / was
there, but she held out against every entreaty
OF her lover till he would swear never to take
another wife besides her. One night L saw
ssrteen of Brigham's daughters at the
theatre"
More than one young lady does marry the
same husband sometimes, even now, don't
theyp inquired.
Yes, but such cases are rare among intelli-
gent people. Recently rich young Mormon
ieuow iell In love with one of the bellies
OF the city and proposed to her. The Young
lady's parents were strict Mormons and She
had young lady friend whom she had loved
from infancy. They had always been togetb-
er. So she stipulated that the lover should
marry them both, which he did, and you will
see them almost any night at the theatre, ap-
parently happy. One is blonde, the other a
DO they have perfect faith in Brigham ?'
Yes, perfect. If he should say burn Utah
tomorrow and fly to some other place, they
would apply the torch and raise the knife
Ihey are religious ianatics-and when we
thlnk that twenty-five years ago to reach
Utah they travelled thousands of miles on
foot, over trackless deserts, to get away from
civilization, it does seem almost mournful
that we should go among them and break
them up"
"WnaG do you think of the fight of Brig
ham Yonng after the indictments were gotten
out against him ?"
goes four hundred miles to the South to
spend the winter. He'll be back again in the
spring."
Are the indictments sound-will they
stand against Brigham?"
II have no doubt of it. Murders were
committed. Everybody believes it, and be-
iieves they we're instigated by Brigham Young
'What will be the final result with polyg-
amy?'
at will die out with this generation. Emf
grafton will kill it."
will the Mormons move again?'
mo. They will live and die in Utah."
"What about the Emma mine, in which
Gen. Schenck is director?''
1T is very valuable silver mine-one of
the best in Utah. I've examined it closely.
The company will make money"
"What other mines are there ?''
"There are mines of bismuth, coal, salt,
EPSON salts, saltpetre, copper, tin, iron, am
monia, and almost every mineral in the
world. Roll up twenty States like Pennsyl-
vania, and it would not make one State so
rich in minerals as Utah. 1t is the Eldorado
of America.
This gentleman is a practical miner and is
so well posted ON mines, ores, transportation,
and everything in connection with mines,
that Pm going to have long talk with him
soon, when will let out some mining secrets
which will put up or let down some Of the
fancy mining stocks