The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-05-26
THE PROMISED LAND.

brigham Thinks 1t Lies In New Mexico
and Thither the saints Will Wend Their
Way.
[salt Lake Cor. Detroit Free Press.l
We arrived at Ogden, Friday evening
at 6 o'clock, and after two hours ride on
the Utah Southern railroad, were safely
deposited in the city of the Latter
Day Saints, about whom so much has
been written and said. As had but
one day to spend there was up betimes
the next morning, and 10 o'clock found
me at the residence of Brigham Young,
President and Prophet of the Mormon
people. He had not yet breakfasted,
and had to wait nearly an hour before
he put in his appearance. After 1 had
been given cordial greeting, the follow
ing conversation passed between us:
Correspondent-Iun understand you pro-
pose leaving Utah and taking nip your
residence in Mexico. Is it so2
Mr.. Young-It is.
C.-What are yonr reasons for leav-
ing
Mr.. Y.-The fact that in six years at
the longest Salt Lake Valley will be en-
tirely submerged in water.
O.-Will you please state your reason
for this belief2
Mr. UT is a well known fact that
Salt Lake has no visible outlet for it's
waters, though number of streams of
considerable volume are continually dis
charging their waters into it. 1t has al
ways been conceded that there was some
subterranean outlet through which the
surplus water of the lake have been dis
charged. In the past few years the
waters of the lake have been raising, on
an average, ten inches per year. Now,
through my power of divination have
discovered that the outlet is being closed
up on account of the vast quantities of
sodium and chloride gathering at its
will be sufficient to close it en-
tirely, and then Salt Lake Valley will be
one vast ocean and Salt Lake City a city
in the ocean.
C.-Do you think all the Mormons
will be willing to leave on this bare sup
position2
Mr.. Y.-All true Mormons will do as
their Prophet directs, and those that
will not we are better off without.
C.-What time do you propose leav-
ing2
Mr.. Y.-As soon as possible, but per-
haps not for year.
C.-To what part of Mexico do you
propose going9
Mr.. Y.-That is not yet decided, but
probably in the northern part. Gov.
Axtell, of New Mexico, is at present
looking up place for us.
VIII - - IL - ~~.ook ox,x~oDco -
leave here after you have expended so
much time and money in building up
an empire here2
Mr.. Y.-Of course it will but every
thing N this world is all for the best.
When in Mexico we will be free from
the prosecutions of the Government of
the United States, which will be one
point gained for the better.
C.-Do you propose founding an en-
pire in Mexico independent of Mexican
rules
Mr.. we do, and in thirty years
from now the Mormon sect will be the
strongest in the world. We propose to
have the best government on the face of
the earth. There will be no treasury
grabs or Belknap affairs tn disgrace the
government or to bring down shame on
the administration. Everyone will be
equal and Chinaman will have as many
privileges as Caucasian.
C.-Will the government be monarch.
ial or republican,
Mr.. we have not yet decided, but
probably monarchial. The larger mass
of the Mormons would be better salts
fed with this than with republican
form of government.