The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-09-22

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
We extract the following interesting
items from u : III Like letter to the Chi
cago Times:
TiiE WATER slrrLY.
Out of u range Of hills that blen,
around the northeast corner OF the cit,
there issues broad. pure stream q
whcr. which j. the very litc-blOOd .
Salt Lake City and the plains below. :
About onc-half of this stream is divert
al 81 rs To pi.s through the grounds q
Brigham Young. whence. after II la
appeased the thirst of the prophet
wives and children. AMI the prophet
garden >ausc. il flows down through tl,s
eastern portion at the city. The other
portion of the Il rca,n hllts on the north
crm boundary OF the city long enough Il
turn a Touring mill. AMI then IL runs Ia
the west ill il reaches the western hal
at the city. when it turns south and
flows among the dwellings of the saints
The water runs along thr cutters O'
every block ia the city. Each yard |.
connected with il by side drain. alon.
which. AT stated intervals. each house
holder permit. Tie lluil tn run between
his potato vines and grape stalks, and
around the roots al his trees. and alOms.
his >hrub5ciy. until their want is sup.
piled.
Vehicles are driven through these
streams at The street crossings. cattle
drink from either of them. the clouds OF
dust settle i'm them. hut vet they arc the
source from which all residence procure
their supply for cooking and drinking.
|, is ii powerful stream before reach
ing the city. and although there so much
divided. its individual streams rush on
with fore, that carries them in a large
and musical volume all over the place.
The site Of the city slopes the to south.
so that the currents have Il natural and
easy descent. Below the city they arc
used for irrigatiny the farms. Each
farm has stream that passes through il.
and which j. carried between the rows
at corn and potatoes. or. in the case Of
field, OF grain. a.upy burrows cut with
II piow, and which are fifteen or twenty
feet apart.
This system of irrigation is precisely
that which is used every where in this
valley. and in other places where tho
absence or scarcity of rain renders arti-
fetal watering necessity.
Cat oil this stream above Salt Lake
City and in week the city would be II
city of the dead. and in "a year the whole
fertile and beautiful valley would DC n
bowling, uninhabitabIc desert.
GENTIIEs.
Candor compcls me 10 say that all the
bummcrs whom one sees about town,
MI tho bearded rouglIs with revolver on
hip whom one hears making night hide
nus. all the painted and STAINLESS wo-
men that stare at you from open win
llows. arc what arc known as Gcntiles.
Whatever may he the weakness Of the
saints for II plurality Of bcd-fellOws,
they certainly devote themselves 10 bus
mess. No colony of beavers ever gave
a closer attention to their own affairs
than do these same saints. They plow
and SOW, aud reap; they buy and sell &
they forge, and weave. and delvc; they
pay tithcs. revere Brigham, and leave
the nonsense of cumming, hOrsc-racing,
gambling. ward caucus
inr. display. extravaganza, and tho like.
Ia their more Christian and civilized
residents and neighbors, the Gentiles.
SUNDAY AMONG THE SAINTS.
Sunday afternoon went to the tabor
naclc. 1t is mainly cl:iptical in form.
The auditorium consists Of long wooden
benches on the floor. and n narrow GAL
lcry, which runs around all save the
eastern cud.
At this end is raised portion which
seats for the old men, the choir,
the monster organ. and three tires of
pulpits, which rise ono above the other,
and beyond which arc benches on which
are seated the bishops and elders, in the
order Of their rank. commencing at the
lowest scat and ascending to the highest.
pm which was seated the President. one
Of the Smiths. and Mayor Wells, Lieu
tenant General Of the Nauvoo Legion.
About eight thousand people were
seated when | entered. and yet the cnor-
nous reservoir (which can best be UNI
'lcrstood by saying that il mainly rescm-
blcs all outdoors fenced in-was but
partly filled. None were IN the gallery.
md an acre or so Of the most rcmOtcr
seats were unOccupied.
| was told that thirteen thousand can
DC seated comfortably, and that as many
MS twenty thousand people can be squccz-
ed into the building.
The services were opened by hymn
and prayer. and the bread and water
were distributed to the congregation.
These were passed around by men, some
Df whom wore coats, and some who did
not. Perhaps there was an aggregate of
. clean shirt and half among these
acolytcs: and possibly there may have
been one in the ten Of them who had
cOmbcd his hair or brushed his teeth
within the last quarter Of a century.
AS l want 10 be liberal, place these
estimates as to shirts, hair and teeth rs
high rs they will bear.
While the bread and water were be-
ing distributed, the audience were adj
dressed by
GEORGE q. CANNON,
Who is prominent Mormon dignitary,
and who occupied the middle tier Of the
pulpit terraces. l may here say that, as