The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-11

misfortune to come before a second Mexican.
Rrportcr-Tl"rc will be- no resistance then.
Bshop~I think not. but do not look for
ANYTHING TO occur TO put him TO that test "a
Erportor-wore you in Salt Lake when the
attempt was, mad" g. assassinatc the corrc-
Bishop-l WIS there ut the timc that he said
h. mad hccn fired at, and when he said sonic-
body had tried to stab him in his hotel.
Reporter You don't sccfn to believe his story
BISHOP dQ not believe IL. His story has no
cons iSt"nry. II IL unreasonable in everything.
Nobody heard the report of the pistol at n i-ht.
and no one saw any person either going To or
coming from his room in the daytime. Az the
time he saws that some on fired at him was
only one block away from the place where he
said il occurred. Twas WAC awake at the time
reading Diapers Intellectual Development Of
Europe. and no shot VIA heard Ivy me. Liquid
| not have failed to hear IT had II occurred. That
/ the other at, upt upon his life would he mad"
! in "A public hotel. early in the afternoon. II
| ridiculous II any one wanted to- nssass nate
| MN th'rc was no necessity Ior squeezing such
/ place. where the hurried effort II escape would
! less singular was til" Tact that the .orrcspund-
/ cnt. instead Of giving the alarm and crying Tor
assstnncr: Inlrty r4M re m,u nm nrs s,h' IN, ~
! order To relate g. him the story OF his hhir-
! breadth - appel The story is too thin. don t
| believe a word " Il. In my judgment there il
not word VI truth in his statement; but there
lisa good reason Tor MIN making II.
/ Reporter Did you see the Atntlcman .
Bishup-I saw him when he arrived In Salt
Lake CITY. and when | learned that he had
come from the New York Herald aud wanted to
| south. | showed him what attentions could.
aud gave him pass forward and back over tue
| southern Utnh lsailruad He seemed plrasani
gentleman. and ! was sorry t. learn thht ne hu'i
fallen into the hands of the radicals, or anti
Mormon fre,eatcrs. when he rcturned;,
krpprtcr-Do you not tnink tho Mormons
would be- elad To g't him out ul the way
Bshop-No. sir. They have no reason TO wish
him out of the way. He does them no harm. Tie
only hurts the Gontiles who nave gone there Ia
speculate IN merchandise or in mining. II Il
sensational letters and tlegrams are telling
uron mining interests there. MANY. men ar,
| curSiug htm in New York to-day. Nonoiy IL
gn,up il SIND money To- tab to inv, At in proper
iic- while they are apprchcusNe ~ tromhl"
| The Mormons don't cure what he says. lhcl
have got USED to- mat sort Of ,hing a.. ..
Rrporter-lOu seem. Bishop, to treat the pres
cnt excitement very lightlyt
and can afford Ia let bustcrers howl.
Reporter intended 20 ask you something o
the future PROSPECTS OF Utah from commercla
Bishop-Now you come to what I have som,
pleasure in. | hate this eternal Jangling an'
wrangling over religion would rather spen'
n day with anybody who wanted to know some
thing of the resources OF Utah than giNc ilv
minutes To controversy. Jtah - grea
| country. and iis last developing in minera
wealth. The Mormons "a people conHn
Themselves TO iarmin g ana sni.rprlses uil
benefit the mass Of The people: but We are rcaI
, t. build railroads for the Grntlcs Just ~ Inst "a
they need the transpoftati'n ot thrir or
bullion. and machinery. Inr southern Utl
| Railroad has not advanced tls year hcNun
York station. sevcuty-ilVe miles south OF Sa
| Lake. II IL a trunk lin" VITA marrow -guug
feeders from Bingham. Little NoltlLW"od. an
American tork canon- DURING NE prs u
I wear work will be- done on other lines ieadiu
= from the JGh southern through SAT- Cree
canon into san PETE valley. where lent cu h
9 is made from the Wales coal h"d. Another ront
Z ! viii be constructed through Spanish For
canon into Thistle and t3l-tie valley, win Z
~ there IL nl-o an Abundance OF coal. When IA
southwark. 1t will make Tor tho star. san Fran
al 4 n tfIn II &C. |