Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-01-02
From the Land or Many Wives.
HEpER City, UTAH, Dec. %, 's4

HEBER CITY, UTAH, Dee. %, 's4.
DEAR JOURNAL As the Political CAM
paign is over, and you will probably have
space, will give you lew items from
Utah.
The success of the Democratic party was
hailed here with the greatest manifesto
tons of Joy. Ratification meetings were
held, and the greatest of enthuslasm pre-.
vailed for several days. Why the Nor
mons should feel so elatsd over the election
of a Democratic President, is more than
genuine yankee" could guess. All the
prosecutions, mobhings, and oulrages the
Mormons have had heaped upon them, has
been during the administrations of Demo-
cratic Presldents. Johnson's army was
sent TO Utah to put down Pelygamy, and
h ng the Church authorities, and no doubt
would haye mndo the Mormons serious
trouble had they not been showed in ut
Ft. Bridgsr, where they stayed until spring,
ruffsrng many hardshIps and priva'ions
They were permitted to come into Salt
Lake Valley, by Governor Brigam Young,
on agreeing to molsst 10 one, and only
staying long enough TO recruit up, and
then go back. This advent OF Government
troops into Utah proved, after all, to have
been great benefit to the people, who at
that time were almost entirely destitnie of
clothing, with prospects OF still harder
times, when the army came in. This at
once opened market, and all kinds o.
produce were sold at the most fabulous
prices. While the Saints were unloading
their produce, the Soldiers were handing
over the coin, clothing, mulea, horses,
wagons, ammunition, guns, &C., and in a
short time the Saints had IL all. Johms0n's
army was a sorry sight when they march,
ed through this Valley on their way to The
States, and many good Mormon can al
tribute lis success in life 10 the start he
got at Camp Floyd" The Mormons in
tended TO fight. and had the road through
Echo Canyon, l,he only on elen known, J
completely blockaded, large dams were
built across the Canyon, which comid have
heen converted into IA large lake in "a
hours, and the high perpendicular walls Of
sandstone on either side were heaped ON
top with thousands Of tons Of stone ready
to he thrown upon the unprotected troops
when they came TO a halt at The artificial
lake in the Canyon. Large cannon made
Of pine lrgs, and painted black, were plac-
ed on every prominent point, IN view of
The enemy's camp, and mnny otl or tricks If
like ilk were resorlsd to. Perhaps the
Mormons expect some more fnn and mon
ey. under the next President, but things
are different now,
The defeat Of Blaine 10 here attributed
to the fact that the Republican platform
contained "plank," "alaIing that The twin
relic pf barbarian must 60 and that God
| decided The Question, and blaine weni
instead oi Polyg,my.
On The l5'h yoVns man BY the name
of Hiram NIher I,fl a logging camp 10
come home, His father coming home two
days alter, and hnding the boy had not
arrived, gave The alarm hnl thirty men
started "nl 10 Rnd him. They have hnn,
ed ever since and can find no trace OF him.
He undoubtedly got lost and i dead
The snow has iaien since his disappear
nnce io The drplh Of four feet.
Prodnee is very law. Maney is very
high. and lew get any except lho4e who
stand in very higl, places.
Some black leg among The naltls also
some among a certain class oi mrn ~ The
mining camps, but they don't die.
Respectfully Yours,
Wu.n OAra