Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-05

GERS aHe spirited effort to elect
Mormons for Office. Large numbers
OF them are coming Into this terri.
tory from Utah They say Utah is
full. Those have conversed with
say they are her" preparing a way
into Mexico.
| have read the Book of Nor.
mons,' the "Pearl of Great Price"
and the "DWtrine and Covenants,
also published debate between
Ed. Orson Pratt-"nne of the
twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ
and Rev. }. L. Newman-Chaplain
Of the S-nate-which occurred in
Salt Lake City, Aug. 1870. / read
all these carefully, aud without
! prejudice. The impression made
upon my mind was that if God de.
sired me 10 become Il Mormon He
would send an angel 20 make his
will known to me. But fhe Nor.
mons believe the revelations. doc.
trines, Ne. are real. and confidently
, look forward To the destruction of
the unmlieving portion of the Unit
Ell States, when they will rule su
pIeme in the land, which God has
consrcratrd tn the Latter Day
Saints" The Mormon question ia
ugly enough now. Every wears de.
delay by the government to enforce
( the law but strengthens them. Pc
llgaml is their cardinal doctrine;
, but tor ibis their system would fall
10 pieces. II the government is
ever gong to put down Polygamy
now Is the time To strike. And il il
downright cruelty 10 put the time
of, Tor thousands OF victims are
being "galhcrrd" in every year.
Either strike now or let them alone
forever hereafter. One adminisira IA.
ton after another has neglected To
grapple with this question, until
now II has become very difficult
one. This is shown by Secretary
Evarts letter to Foreign Nations.
He contesSrs bv that act the gov.
eriimeht's inability or mtcfliinguess
10 solve it. | am not in favor of
religious persecution. but this ques.
ton should he settled. one way or
the olhr,. now.
From ST. John we continued
West, seventy five miles TO Camp
Apache. On the way We crossed
Il branch of the White Mountains,
which are covered with as fine pine
timber AS ever saw. Plenty of
timber but no sale for lumber.
Camp Apache is situated at the
fork of White River. 1t is hemmcd
ia on I'LL sides b., mountains. There
is but one road that deserves til,
name to il, and when you get there
You must turn round and retrace
yonr steps, unless YOU choose 10 go
over the steepest, the toughest, and
altogether worst road that man
ever passed over. But | made il
across to Camp Thomas. Oh the
ella River, ninety miles South from
Apache. The country between
these points is all included in The
reservation. 1t is a perfect Indian
countrN-no white man in his senses
would ike in it. The whole face
OF the country is covered with vol
cank rock. Black River is twenty.
tivc'mlles from Apache. IlrIr !
killed IA big gobbler. George caught
some fish, and we had IA high old
time. This was the pnresi water ]
ever drank from u running stream.
! could not tell il from rain. water.
caught in Il vessel. ! washed Our
clothing perfectly clean without
boiling.
The Gila valley Is the garden
spot al Arizona. ! stopped few
days At the ranch of "A Mr.. Moore,
near Camp Thomas. He had about
50 acres in culiivatiou-barley.
wheat, potatoes, onions, cabbage.
corn and moasSes. He had sold
the potatoes of 3 acres. He said
this would pay all expenses. The
balance would be- clear profit. Bar.
ley 3 cents per pound; wheat s.;
poiaioes 3; onions Z: Mexican beans
10 cents. Everything is sold by
the pound, except eggs, they were
selling for D rehts apiece; butter 10
cents per pound. At these figures
he will clear At least 5000 on his
crop this year. Potatoes IN Tomb
stone nrr selling for : cents per
pound: onions 10 cents. &c. Ii pay s
To raise "gar,ien truck in this coun.
try, hut You nee there are very few
engaged in that busit,ess, and then
miners are accustomed to paying
hju nrirps any hnu