The sun., 1889-12-01
AoRMoAs MovING INTO CANADA.
Tho Church Buying 10000 Square Miles
Of Land In 81. MnrYh.

OTTAWA, Nov. 90.-Collector Of Customs
Allen OF Fort Mcleod, has arrived here to re-
port to the Government on immigration and
customs matters. He furnishes some interest
ing facts regarding the Mormon settlement in
the Canadian Northwest near Fort Mcleod.
There are 800 Mormons, he says. residing at
Lees Creek. Two years ago there were only
las Collector Allen says that he has had more
to do with Mormon immigration in the Cana
dian Northwest than any one else. He says
that II they give up poygumy they will make
the finest settlers in the Northwest. To show
the extent Of the influx this last season, they
besides bringing in an enormous quantity
OF free stuff. They never seek to evade the
customs law and give no trouble. pr. Aliens
ln1orinetlon confirms the prevalent Tears that
the Mormons with 10 establish in the Cana
dian Northwest second Utah. minus polyR-
o "Es land from R Soth%est Sss pSS Coal
and Navigation Company OF LethuridRe. This
%tmmenfe % tract ira 70 Of thirty square miles has been
bought by the Church as a hurch. and is in ad-
diti"p to the 800 acres occupied by each individ-
nal. This block is at It; Marys, and only seven
50 that the Irobable Intention is to settle up
coo cno IntpTiTeninS land and thus form solid
DiacinR many square miles.
y; President Woodruff. head OF the Mormon
Church told DR.. Allen that they could pot now
nolu property as community in Utah, and
they there ore proposed to invest their cash
and transfer heir movable property iom Utah
10 81. Marys, the II new Canadian colony They
Allen submilted the whole scheme TO the Min
lister aid Deputy Minister of Agriculture this
afternoon, They expressed no opinion as to
fhe principle 81 encouraging the Mormons.
Government cannot keen them out, aud favois 9
encouraging them rs settlers. He told Woodruff
tnis. hut added that Rs magistrate he would
severely enforce the law against biRRmy or po-
lygamy. In reply. Woo Iruf1, whom Allen de-
scrlhed a. fine old man OF Is years, laid they
intended to observe the law. He himself hnd
complied with the recently passed United
States law by dispensing with several wives,
re- aining only one. He had not cast them out
OF support. Three saints who were with Wood
run subscfibed 70 his sentments. MIR. stem
honse. the High Priest OF Cardston. who defies
the law. Is crazy, DIR. Allen says;
Ihe establishment OF an endowment house.
IN ,WDlcn every Mormon must pass an ordeal.
will probably be attempted but up to the time
oi leaving pr. Allen had not heard Of 1t. Dr.
Alien had woodruff and half dozen elders at
his house the day before leaving. When he
married to one OF Brigham, YoqnG's daug
" Mhen up there recently the Hon. Mackenzie
Bowel was Cards guest. DR.. Alien is enthu-
slastioaliy in favor OF the Mormon colony
but not In the absolute divinity of Christ that |
men Will be furnished for their own sins, not |
ior Adams. and that all mankind Will lie saved |
through The aionement Of Christ. They hold |
e the word 81 God. and Joseph II. Smith its in |
terpreter. DrCAllen saw them at communion. |
IheS used bread and water. breaking the |
bread as other Churches do. The Mormons
imported 600 head of cattle tho other day. in-
lam that Mormon Utah is about to be moved |
into tho Canadian Northwest.