Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30
UTAH.

Evanston proposes to build a
$1,000 court house.
A steam wagon is being used be-
tween Kelton, Utah, and Boise City,
The Mormon Church authorities
call upon all alien Saints to apply
for papers of naturalization at once.
A large number of workmen are
engaged on the Mormon temple at
Georgetown.
A very rich ledge of cinnabar HIS
been discovered in the Floyd MIN
ing district.
Over three hundred tons of ore are
being shipped down Bingham cam
yon to the smelters every day.
A Cadetship in the United States
Naval Academy is now open Tor
Utah.
There is considerable building go
ing on, and business of all kinds Is
improving in Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake has a cheese three feet
i'm diameter, nine feet in clrcumier,,
ence, thirteen inches thick, anu
weighs S9s pounds.
Many Salt Lake MormOns are
Joining the Order of Enoch, u
surrendering all their property to
the church.
There are in Utah 500 affiliated
and 200 non-affiliated Odd Fellows.
The Order is growing rapidly and
fast extending its influence over the
territory.
The Emma mine is daily taking
out about ten tons of high grade ore,
which will be materially increased
as soon as the snow is melted OIL
from the hillside, and the mine has
less water to contend with.
The father of Brigham's nine
teenth wife (Ann Eliza) makes a
public demand upon the Salt Lake
Herald, Mormon Organ) to retract
its criticisms upon his daughter. A
heavy libel suit will probably be
the consequence of refusal.
Caterpillars are just now the ter
ror of Utah Orchardists. The Tri-
5une says a little kerosene oil poured
over the nest-enough to saturate
the worms-kills them instantly. A
quart of kerosene will be enough to
destroy the caterpillars in several
hundred nests.
NEVADA.
Bricklayers are needed in Nir.
ginia, at good wages.
A stage line has been put on be-
tween Reno and Virginia-fare, 81,
The ore shipped over the Vir.
ginia and Truckee Railroad at pres
ent amounts to $50 carloads per day.
Smelling operations in earnest
are talked of at White Pine, and
parties are negotiating for the nee
essary capital.
The citizens of Eureka, Hum
boldt county, are contributing for
the establishment of a wooden mill
at that place.
The State is about to enter upon
an important political campaign.
There are to be elected a full set OF
State officers, a United States Sena-
tor, and full sets of county officers in
the various counties.
The Independents of Nevada have
called a convention, to assemble at
Virginia, ON June 9th, ''fOr confer
ence, consultation and Organiza-
ton, of the Independent party of
the State of Nevada.
Spring has come i'm WashOe, and
the Indians are peddling bouquets
of wild flowers, i'm the streets of Vir-
ginia. Yellow is the predominant
color of these, and turpentine their
most agreeable Odor. Being the
handsomest and sweetest they are
acquainted with, the Piutes think
them very fine.
A party of Indians, composed of
renegades from the ShOshones, Pinto
and Baunock tribes, are assembling
in the vicinity of Roberts Creek,
near Eureka, Nevada, and are max
ing for Indian camps in the vicini-
ty for the purpose of engaging in
battle, and to steal horses and
squaws. The other Indians are pre-
pairing to give them a warm recep-
ton, and a battle is anticipated.
The Grass Valley Union says that
this year is to he a great n for
fruits of all kinds in the mountain
regions. The peach trees were new
er healthier, and have never prom
ised a better crop, although this is
the off year for peaches. The apple
trees are i'm full bloom and safe from
frosts. The weather for the past
few days has been doing its level
best to encourage the trees to a full
bearing.
ARIZONA,