The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-29

to be ignored, though their prayers are
through Christ" He urged the people
to work-or 10 fight if need be-for their
faith.
Bishop Whitney followed in a much
more eloquent, but more pacific speech.
He was very confident of ultimate
triumph. 1t would not be the first time
that the Lord would show that the race
is not always to the swift or the battle to
the strong. But it would be bloodless
contest. eff the United States send
their armies, we will welcome them and
show them that VIC are law abiding
people demanding only the liberty that
is granted us by the Constitution"
l was struck with the lack of intellig-
cnce in the countcnances of the congre-
CATION, and the prcpondcrance in num-
Der OF the women indicating that tho fair
sex believein polysamy. $4,000, 900 have
already been expended OH the new tenn
pie and it will require another million to
complete it. Work is inprogress now,
but with the probable down fall of
Mormonism it is not likely that it will
ever be completed. The stone walls are
eight feet thick and one stone covers
that width-and with the tower it is to
reach height of $50 feet.
In large letters on an immense build
ing l noticed Joins Cooperative Mer-
camille Establishment" Holiness unto
the Lord" The Mormons are advised
to do their trading here. The building
is 3OOxlOO feet and four stories high,
$50 clerks are employed and the annual
business is said to reach $5.OOOOOO.
l value my visit among the Mornons
very much. Aside from their leaders,
feel sorry for the poor, dcluded creatures.
The men bear a dull unhappy looking
countcnance. OF the women l SYM
pathize with Mark Twain's opinion that
"any man who would marry one of
them was doing an act of Christian
charity. and the man who marries half a
dozen ought to command the universal
Pacific road ut Ogden at 8 p. IN. Dec. eth,
respect of manhood"
We spent our Sunday evening OH the
train, changing cars for the Central
Monday:-Cold and showing in the early
morning but fine afternoon. The run all
day was through rather desolate coun-
try i'll Nevada without seeing anything
worthy of note except pretty body of
water called Humboldt Lake. Dec. Sth,
Tuesday:-Wc crossed the Sierra Nevada
Mountains in the night running through
40 miles of snow sheds OH the heights.
At "a. III. the snow was two feet deep
around us and at daylight it was Il beauti-
full spring morning in the Sacramento
Valley. The grass was green and the
wheat just nicely up. We reached Sacra-
mento City at a. M. and enjoyed the
day in the Capital.
The chief points of interest to the
visitor are the Capitol and the Art Gallery.
The grounds around the former are the
most magnificent haye seen in any
State. The luxuriant growth of trees,
plants and grasses is made possible by a
climate that few States enjoy. The
population of Sacramento is about sc, 600.
Dec. 9th, Wednesday:-We passed by
the wheat fields of the San Joaquin
Valley i'll the night but this gave us day.
light for the mountain scenery of the
Tehachipi Range. For good many
miles the sights were as picturesque and
romatic us in Colorado. But the tunnels
married the pleasure-the longest mcasur-
ed $4,000 feet. While winding around
the mountain We noticed three parallel
tracks at different heights and our train
curves over them all. At one point on
the ascent the track crosses itself.
Before noon we are crossing the Mojave
desert which needs only water to turn it
into a garden.
F. S. WALLACE,