The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-05
A NEW COLONY
FOR MORMONS.
Latter Day Saints Have Estab
lished Themselves in
Manitoba.

tNNIPEG. Man. Oct. iS.-To lev
wv people Is 4, known tina, SAT-
Lake City, In Utah. Is not the
only territory in full and undispu'ed pos.
session OF the Mornons. Yet such II tne
case. Some time ago couple OF hundred
Mormons simply ''trekkei'' away IRON
Salt Lake City into the northern wilder.
ness. and. after marching seven hundfei
miles came TO their present. location ~
Alberta and settled. They soon had ouiss
a fourtshing little town. They named
the place Cardston. First they com'
menced To cut down the white nm, Ana.
with women and children pressed INTO
service. proceeded 10 erect substantia
dwelling houses. shops, stores, blacksmith
shop. gristrnils and sawInills.
The town has several characfsfissics
that are original In the extreme Neg
York and other large cities have tneis
rich people. who, after spending winter
or hard work ri the city. leave IT az Wv
beginning Of summer for the gioFies y
the summer resorts. but there II no feeola
% the population OF an entire city aese's.
ing their homes a. the beginning OF Aa'ca
and returning In October This IL just WAX
the 80 Noinons OF Cariston DO.
II IS curious custom. hu, NJ Fcon ~
the time arrives for the planting o. efets
the whole population moves out IN VAT
ous directions. and. taking up their san'
Uer residences far apart. begin '''"osi
cusly the pursuit ~ farming. when shea
crops are safely housed and they haHe
gathered I'm the gleanfngs their sc<saa1
nature ssserts Itself, and they again .s1s
TAP their residence in the city. where ,ars
settle down FOR the winter. As the s1els"
Of the prosperity ~ the new Mormon !.
Element have travelled abroad. o'nss '.
their kind have arrived from Salt La.
City and established their towns esch1
hand. until at present The co.ony eon
Of five towns. with the principal one, 80. -
ton. rs the capital 81 ne entire con"1
~. Here are the ramss a the 49,
with The number Of inhabitants: Aooiss
View. $40. Etna. 3so f<ay!t. se: ana
little hamlet ~ COLES which boasts OF 20
twenty-five souls. PolTgsmy mas oe.h
'irely abolished. fhe men building "s
and providing FOR the women whoia
married previous 20 the Anu-posss.
laws q Utah TIE ~o.onis,s are ssry '
d,sstrious and thrifty. ard they are sosas
Ia work with o will 70 make sues.
their dtstric. The surroundings roass
one 10 believe that they dream 81 . .s..ss
Salt Lake city In Canada The sou~e
IS well iafi. and great development"
follow :.
In conversation with one o, fns".
said. This Is the hest county oH
pie cvev Foszezsed We are ds'e'H.s =.
70 improve II. ard SIS p-ogress csnaDs .s
retarded We like tire laws OF
and are we'll treated by Tire p*op'e.
The Norrranua haze taken eoh
from the Irrigation company 70 az
vase ard construct = portion -
ranal. and in addition 10 a case 80
sldy are taking lard grant. shMn = ~
already Fsssers aeiected amounting -
acres 81 twc reserves 4 aooaf s
each -
AZ 20 the str~-s - 'Eese pTsocis -.
come sertcultur'sts ard 50 20 ~" "a
o'liii~z thar avail, them, tnese -
can only be- ore conclusion 100
farmers and piens~rs, or FafneF -
and farmers. and pursue sarn'hf .ss4
enttae principles = - 70 asSv~
work atm the ana AZ thai rss<
zary 20 demons .fate this IL 20 sA
ston-