The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-10-01

town In force, burned down the jail and
relieved some Of these kind, who were CON
fined there. Feeling elated with their
success the mob, about three hundred well.
armed desporadoos, marched up the street
to one of the Leading Of the streets, and was
met there by about thirty citizens with
rifles. The first volley was enough for
them, and they fled as fast az they could,
but left fifteen Of these wounded dead.
One citizen was killed.
The next station was Mills. The coun-
try around here is wild and picturesque.
Now we are at Evanston-thirty minutes
for dinner; the walters, Chinese. Evanston
has population of about 1900 white and
$50 Chinese. All the section hands are
Cinnamon. In leaving Evanston we pass
Wasatch and Bear River, and through the
longest tunnel on the road no feet in
length.
Castle Rock is the next station-taking
its name from high lowered rock, from
500 to 1900 feet above the valley. am
descending the Canyon. Scenery is grand {;
and here at Emory we can see a natural
bridge spanning the rocky walls and the
Hanging Rock of Echo" About six
miles below Hanging Rock" up on the
Top.mast heights OF the cliffs, one thou
sand feet above the bed OF the Canyon
can be seen the fortfcation, erected by the
Mormons to defend this pass against the
army under Johnson, sent out in 1857 by
Uncle Sam These notifications consist
of massive rock placed on the edge of the
precipice in readiness to topple over on the
heads OF the soldiers below. But they
never got to use them so they still remain
there. But we must pass on with but
little notice of the many things to be seen.
We must pass plateaus and everything but
what is very noticeable first we come to the L.
000-Mie.Tree, strong pine, bearing on its
trunk sign board that tells the western.
bound passenger that he has passed over
1000 miles of K. r. from Omaha.
Next in the rocks is what is called the
Devils Slide" This slide "a composed of
two ridges Of granite, from 80 to 200 feet
high
Now we have seen Morgan city, and the
"Y. c. NJ l." which means "Yious Coop.
erative Mercantile Institution branch
house from the Salt Lake city one. We
are now in Utah and have been for some.
time. We have passed the Devils Gate,
and are at Hintah Station, 80 miles in
Utah. Near this station in 1862, was the,
scene of the Morrisite massacre.
There 500 men of Brigham Young's
mormon legion, and 500 men who voun-
teered with pieces Of artillery, command
ed by Robert Barton, attacked the morris.
ties" and atter3 days fighting and about
25 killed, the Morrlsites surren1ed.
The noble Burton took all he could find
in the name OF the church, and shot down
their leader, Joseph Morris, and two NOR
mons who begged him to save their leader.
The followers Of Morris consisted of about
80 men, (unarmed able-bodied men, and
over 800 old men, woman and children.
The prisoners were taken to Salt Lake city,
and made to work with ball and chain to
their legs. On the 18th of March, 1868,
when Hon, $. 5. Harding got to be govern
er Of the territory, he pardonel them.
Here we are in Ogden the Junction Of
the II. ?. and C. p. K. r., l,O32 miles west
OF Omaha, and S82 miles east of San Fran.
cisco. | spent two days here and visited
the Utah Hot Springs, where great many
90 for their health. The water comes from
the rocks, over 100 degrees.
spent a Sunday night in Ogden as We
arrived in the afternoon; thought | would
go to the Mormon Tabernacle. but was too
late, as they commence about p, m. Og-
den has about 1000 Of a population, and
the city Is run by the Mormons. Salt
Lake is &c miles from Ogden,
After leaving the above named station
we soon come to the great Salt Lake, and
get good view of it, 1t Is about 125
miles long AID As miles wide, and great
many islands, The principle one is the
Antelope, (l5 miles long, AT rrowontary
we pass a sign-board, which reads; "Ten
miles Of track in one day" During the
building of the road there was two compa-
ny's, each trying to beat the other The
G. p. X, Il. not to be outdone, said they
could lay 90 miles in one davu The no?
president OF the 4. L, IL. H., onereu 10 pet
$4,000 it could not be done. He lost
over 400 hundred men and hundreds of
wagons were employed. 1t took 9S,SOO
cross ties, $500 iron rails, $4,000 spikes,
7,O40 fish p lates and 14,0SO bolts. We are