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V OL. XVIII
IHfTiIKPERANCE BANKER j
IS THE
Organ of llie Sons of Temperance
ANU OF TIIK
State Convention of Georgia: j
PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
BV BBXIAniX BKAHTLV.
LT Term*—One Dollar a year, in advance.
Letters must bo Post paid, to receive at- j
tention. |
MORAL AND REUGIoBs^
“After all, take some quiet, sober
mom ‘tit of life, ami add together the two
ideas of pride of man’s life and behold ,
him, n oreumie of a span, high, stalking |
through infinite space in all the gian-j
deur of liitleness. Perched on a speck .
of the universe, every wind of heaven j
strikes into his blood the coldness of j
death; his soul floats from his body like
melody from the string day and night,
as on th wheel, he is rolled along the
heavens, through a labyrinth of worlds,
and all the creations of God are flam
ing above and beneath Is this u crea
ture to make for himself a crown of
glory, to deny his own flesh, to mock
at his fellow sprung from that dust to
which both will soon return? Does j
not the proud man err? Does he not
die? When he leaaons, is lie never
stopped bv dillicullies? Wlien tie sets,
is be never tempted In pleasure?
When he lives, is he free from p <in ?
When he dies, can in* t scape the com
mon grave ? Pride is not the heritage
of min; humility should dwell with
frailty, and alone for ignorance, error
and imperfection. ’ -Rev. Sidney Smith.
‘Pur Biautiful. — How sweet toour
remembrance are the tilings we have
enjoved in our time, because ol tlmir
loveliness. Pew things present them
selves to the o’is rvation unassuointeu
with this felicity, could we only separ
ate from them the cor uptmii, wliicli
they have engendered. Our vision do
rives its charms Irom the tilings which
are in harm my the picturesque and
tne ull iform contributed largely to its
advantage, ami so do tne thing which
are brilliant; and the colors of which
me light. It is usual for the mind to
x ;*<■ rn nee two orders ct circu-n.stun
ecs, tin- f.ivmable and the unfavorable.
Prom the unhappy constitution of things
in general, it is competed to draw
in ne largely from the in than from
the oilier; but the more we seek to raise
i. above the common five! of surround
i ig influeiic -s the gr ater elevation w ill
i achieve nut l , therefore, it should be
to the fntiter we should adhere, and
Hot to the latter. NoVeithel.-ss, it is,
11i< T IIIV iieCessarv itm: every mind |
D * ~
should Cviifiprehemt nature of stir- j
routining objects. ’•"< tins t lie re j
is no right ap|hioii'.Mo of reason, tilt* j
abscence ot ; eot .ii.-- continual
discomfort an J a w mt oi correct judg. |
i ne ii t .
When the grt.n Author of Nature!
created the vvoild utid all that is in it,;
he made all things perfect; the abscence
of which has arisen through man’s in- j
difference, want of education, and;
want of benevolence. Distant nations, j
acting conjoinly with our own have j
now been affording opportunity for a
more powerful development of the or
gans of excellency, by adding their
treasures to the gnat Exhibition. It
due attention In- paid to this considera
tion much good training will derived
both to the mind and the vision. I'or
the improvements w hich w ill bring com
forts to our hearts we have little to hope
for, whilst we depend upon liie tll iris
of a proud aristocracy. The firesides \
of the rio i, and those of the people, are
too much separate con&i ierutions with
those who take the lead, and a better
state of things regarding the human
family will rest very much vviih the j
operations of a -vise and benevolent
legislature. The people are b tier
aware ot vvliat they need than those
who are better co operating for them.
It is. therefore, highly essential that j
they should not he interfi led witii in
the choice of their represematives
The Kentucky New Era says—
Wild Cats is the very appropriate title
given to th ■ ruinsellers and their sym
pathizers in Maine; such was their des
firnation throughout the late arduous
a°nd glorious struggle it. that State And
most wofully were those same “wild
eats” whipped in that great contest;
and so will they Ire whipped in every
fair fight that takes place in any ot the
States.
Tiie raising and fattening of snails
has of late years very much increased
in France, and, according to a recent
calculation made ot one of the I arts
Markets, the amount cosumed annual
lv in France is about 6,000,000. Ibe
price averages from nbo-t 50 lo 70j
cents per 100, and one individual is
stated to make over 8101)0 p f annum
bv his snail beds.
Discord >Ji ‘ - .-•’•-ugd’ O’ “ “' ,|r -•
>-N- .. .l * iRANCB.
Fledge of tlieSons of Teinpe
rHCfe.““l, withoutreserve, solemnly pledge
my honor as a man that I will neither make,buy,
sell nor use, as a beverage , any Spirituous or
Vlalt Liquors, Wine or Cider.
Officers of ihe Grand I>ivi*iou.
E. If. Myers, (J. W. P. Mocon.
B. Brantlt. G. W. A. Pettfield.
W. S. Williford, S. Scribe, Macon.
E. C. Granniss, G. Treas. Macon.
1). P. Jokes, G. Chap. Palmetto.
War. Woods. G. Con. Madison.
TSM 3loodworth,G Sent. Liberty Hill.
Office of the Grand Division. )
Macon. Nov. Ist, 1852. (
To tht Sons of Tem/ieranc* in the State of
Georgia:
lieloved Brethren :—in entering upon the
duties assigned meat the lute session of the
G. D„ I feel impelled to address to you a
few words of advice and exhortation. I
have but one object—the advance of our
most useful and beloved order. I shall not
make a merit of proclaiming my incapacity
| for the office, but will assert, that with your
co-operation our order will prosper; with
out it, an •‘angel from Heaven” would not
have sufficient capacity to give it ad onward
impulse. We must all work—work hear
tily, unweariedly, zealously, or our order
will prove a “splendid failure.”
I have, according to the best of my abili
ty, selected Deputies for every county. In
a few days they will receive their commis
sions. I have requested them to notify uie
ol their acceptance, or if they decline, to
nominate some worthy brother to take the
otiice. If I cannot obtain a deputy for eve
ry county, who will attend to the work,/
will endeavor to get one for every Division.
I shail not publish the names of any until
they formally accept the appointment, and
as fast as they accept, I will till up the list in
the Banner. J hope there will be no delay
on ihcir part.
There are many Divisions, which have not
reported to the Grand Sscribe, for two,
three ami four quarters. The probability
isth.it they are not Working. Why is this
so, brothers? Have you gone back, or has
the cause receded in your community f Let
it never be admitted. Get to work again, or
if at work, make up your quarterly returns
And forward them at once. If sleeping,
wake up; if languishing, be encouraged,
and make another effort lor Love, Purity
and Fidelity, the three Daughters of Tem
perance. if your Division is not strong
enough to stand by ilselt, unite with the
sister Divisions in your neighborhood and
consolidate two or more into one. 1 hope,
however, that even this will not be found
necessary.
I have been instructed by the G. 1). to
see it tile Divisions, Which have ceased to
uoi'k can be revived, and it any of litem are
past resuscitation, to ask a surrender of
their cn.iriur, books, &.c. Ido not wish to
make iliis demand upon a single Division,
anal hope, brothers, that your Zealand in
dustry in tiie good cause, will save me Irom
tiiis p,.infnl alternative.
Let me urge upon tiie Subordinate Divis
j ions to keep trp a regular correspondence I
i with the Grand Scribe’s Office by sendiug i
! tip their quartely returns punctually at tiie ;
! prescribed time. Elect and’ install your of
| treei'S’ fegulai ly. Remember that any T. i
; W. T. can install,and you need never wait
for a deputy to be present. If you have I
not new men to elect every quarter, remem
ber that there is no longer a Constituiionla
bar to the ptrpetual re-election of all the j
old officers. Few men, true and steadfast,
can therefore, keep up a Division.
Let me exhort you to have frequent pub
lic meetings in your Division. Set every
man to speaking, who can make a speech
for Temperance. Keep the subject before
your community. Agitate—agitate, or else
we shall grow stagnant. If possible, have
| a public demonstration every month. If
you wisli to appear in regalia the necessary
authority ean be obtained from your deputy
G. W. I*.
j Come, brethren, let us move again to our
; glorious work ; let not your banner droop ;
i raise it high—(ling it to the breeze; Heav
en’s balmy breath shall shake out its
drooping lolds, and it shall shortly wave
i over the crumbling stronghold of our direst
foe. ihe order expects every brother to
i do his duty.
Yours in L I*. & F.
E. 11. MYERS, G W. I*.
I’. S. I desire that the brothers into
whose hands this may come, will give it as
wide a circulation as possible. Let the G.
D. W. P., W. P. or R. B. read it in each
Division and circulate it among the brother
hood.
UAWiTa OF TJSMFJiKAftCfc.
J 1 i-iiaM.i:.
No member shall make, buy, sell or use
as a beverage,any spirituous or malt liquors
wine or cider.
Officer* of the Or mid Section.
J. W. Benson, G. P. Macon.
B. Burton, G. A. I*. Pondtown.
L. C. Bhwson, G. S. T. Atlanta.
Rev. J. S. Wilson, G. C. Decatur.
S. M. H. Byrd, G.G. Orford.
SW. P King, G. W. Thoniaston.
1. o. of Kecliabitc*.
Officers of Georgia Diet. Tent, No. 28, loca
ted at Washington, Wilkes Co.,Ga.:
John K. Smith, f). P. G. R. Washington,
i ft H.ml’ ilef, i* G. R .VlahM,
PENFIELD, GA. NOVEMBER 20, 1852.
! Rev.G. G. Norman,D. D. It. Washington
I A. 11. Sneed, D R. S.
I E. Ii O’Neal, D. F. S.
’ L. F. Carrington, D. T. ~
iO. W. Hancock, D, L. ~
_ ;
KeciiubitcN Fledge.
j 1 hereby declare, that 1 wiliabslain from all
j intoxicating liquors,and will not give, nor offer
i them to others, except in religious ordinances,
|or when prescribed, in good faith,by a medi
i cal practitioner ; 1 will not engage in the traf
fic of them, and in all suitable ways will dis
■ countenance tiie use, sale and manufacture ol
! them ; and to the utmost of my power, 1 will
endeavor to spread the principles of abstinence
: from all intoxicating liquors
■aißaßCaT-"
IcaPiaLn oTANtSiiURY’S EXPEDI
TION TO THE GREAT SALT LAKE.
FROM THE LITERARY WOULD.
All Expedition to the Valley of the Great
Sail Luke of Utah: including u Des
cription of Its Geography, Natural Histo
ry, and Minerals, and un Analysis ol its
Waters, with an uutlieulic account of the
Mormon Settlement, &,e. By Howard j
Siausbury, O .ptaiu Corps Topographical
Engineers, U. S. A. Philadelphia: Lippui
cotl, Gram bo, & Cos.
The parly of investigation lod by
Capt. Slansbury lor the purposes of a
reconnaissance of the greut Western
routes and t survey of the Mormon Ter
rilory was organized by the Bureau ol
Topographical Engineers in 1849. In
June ol mat year the expedition, melu
ding eighteen men with five wagons
unit forty-six horses and mules, set forth
from Fort Leavenworth. It reached
Salt Lake City ul the close of August.
A year was passed at this point in win
ter quarters and in a comprehensive
survey ot the adjacent regions, the
route to Fori Hall, the circuit of the
lak by land, its exploration by water,
a scientific adjustment of localities,
measurement of distances, and un ex
amination of the agricultural and min
eral resources and the naturul history
ot the country. On the 27th of Au
gust, 1850, the company set out on its
return, pursuing generally the “same
route, by the emigration road, of the
advance, and reaching Fort Leaven
worth on the 6th of November. The
objects of the journey were of a practi
cal character, and were pursued with a
systematic zeai and fidelity, fully ex
hibiting the value and importance of
the scientific training of the officers of
the army.
A man lias a very inadequate idea of
the services of a modern officer, at
least ot the school of those who gradu
ate at West Point, who thinks his duties
h ; gin with routine and pipe-day and
end with the slaughtering of his toes.
A battle may be hut of single occur
rence m a life-time; but on the vast
area of duly ot our great Western pos
sessions the officers of the army ure
continually exercising their capacity
as engineers, surveyors, pioneers, (or
esters, with the multitude of relations
to the Indians of the wilderness, to the
emigration parties which the remote
frontier life induces. There they en
counter every variety of hardship, of
climate, aud prove their manhood bj
tests unknown to the camps and par.
udes of Europe. They ex Li Li t every’
uu} the virtues of courage and efiffu--
runce, though seldom honored with thej
glory ot military conquest. Their acts!
aie those of tne soldier, hut they minis
ter directly to peace. They lay down
ihe mad for the emigrant, instruct him
iu the best methods of transit, and neu
tralizc Or overpower the hostility of the
savage. When actual wurlare tests
their powers on a more brilliant field, I
they are found, as in Mexico, the sure’
masters of victory.
Gapt. Staushury and Ids brother offi
cer's Expedition t itlie Gp at Balt Lake!
besides providing a Ifbcral fund of in. j
formatior and elitei ;amiAcnt for the
general reader, is Hi ,■ .k> and with praoti-i
cal results which wii, guide over his 1
long journey the little caravan of the/
humnlest emigrant. Buch is the itine- I
rary of evefy day s journey by which
the progress of a camp u.uy he regula
ted with military precision, ihe meteor
i ological journals, the advice as to routes,
and llie example, worth as much as
j any of the rest, of cheerful, uniform of
good sense and perseverance.
The value of u nice calculation of
resources and adjustment of means to
the ends of the journey is not to be de
j sptsed on tile prairie. Every where
j along that great route Capt. Stansbury,
’ in 1849, found the wreck of capital and
I comfort in the abandonment of articles
jof value. We have constantly in his
journal such records as these :
“A small party, witha single wagon,
drove into camp just as we w ere leav.
ing the ground. ‘They had formed
part of a company from St. Louis, had
proceeded within sixty miles of Fort
Kearny, but had quarrelled, and be
come disgusted with the trip and with
each other, and had separated. These
persons were on their return to St. Lou
is. They gave discouraging accounts
of matters ahead. Wagons, they aatd,
could be brought upon the route of emi’
grution for from ten to fifteen collais a-
I piece, and provisions for almost nothing
a all So muelrfif arduous enterprise-!
rashly undertaken, umJ prosecuted with
'out previous knowledge or suitable pro
paction ! What else could be expected ?
• •We passed to-day the nearly.cottsu
med frugmentS of about a dozen Wagons
that bad been broken up and burnt by
their owners : und near them was piled
up in one heap from six to eight hundred
weight of bacon, thrown uwuy for want
of means to transport it further. Box
es, bonnets, trunks, wagon wheels,
whole wagon-bodies, cooking utensils,
and m fact almost every article ot
household furniture, were found Irom
place to place along the prairie, aban
doned for the same reason.
“The road, us usual, was strewn
with fragments of broken und burnt
wagons, trunks, und immense quanti
ties of white beuns, which seemed to
have been thrown away by the sackful,
their owners having become tired of
earning them further or afraid to con
sume them from danger of the cholera.
! Fhe commanding officer at Fort Kear
ny hud forbidden their issue at that post
on this account. Stoves; gridirons, 1
moulding planes, and carpenters’ tools
of all soils, were to bo Imd at every
step for the mere trouble of picking
them up.
“To.day we find additional and mel
ancholy evidence of the difficulties en
countered by those who are ahead of
us. Before halting to noon, we passed |
eleven wagons that had been broken
up, the spokes ot the wheels taken to j
make pack-saddles, and the rest burnt
or otherwise destroyed. The road has
been literally strewn with articles thul
hud been thrown away. Bar iron und
steel, large blacksmiths’ anvils and bel
lows, crow-bars, drills, augers, gold
wasiiers, chisels, axes, lead, trunks,
spades, ploughs, large.grindstones, bak
mg-ovetis, cooking-stoves without num
ber, kegs, barrels, harness, clothing,
bacon, and beans, were loutid along the
road in pretty much the older in which
they have been here unumoruted.
The carcases of eight oxen, lying in
one beep by the roadside, this nioniiu •,
explained a part of the trouble. 1 rec
ognised the trunks ol’ some of the pus
sungers who had accompanied me from
St. Louis to Kansas, on tiie Missouri,
and wtio had here thrown uway their
wugons and every thing they could not
pack upon their mules, and proceeded
on their journey. At tie noon hull,
an excellent rifle was found in tlie river
thrown there by some desperate emi i
giant who hud oeeu unable to curry il|
any further. In the course of this one j
day the relies of seventeen tvuguiis and ,
the carcases ot iwuity seveti head ox-j
ens have been seen.'’
Flour and bacon Jjad been sold as
low as one cent per pound, and in uri
ny cases meat hud boon used for fuel,
and so on till we are sickened with the
recital. In the early summer 0fT849
a Mr. Briilet, a trader fro n Fort Laru
mic, on liis way to St. Louis, in the
course of forty days on the road, hud
met not less than four thousands wag
ons, averaging four persons to a wagon.
It was one of Capt. Salisbury’s reg
ulations on the journey, never to travel
ou Sunday, except in uses of necessity.
Ilis testimony to the favorable results
of this course, looking merely to tem
poral prosperity, ugiues with that of
the most profound observers who liave
tested the results of human labor and
the amount of human endurance by the
institution of a week or six days’ toil
followed by one ol rest. “I here beg
to record, us the result of my experi
ence, derived not only from tne present
journey, but from llie observation of
many years spent m llie performance
of si.ni>ar duties, that, as a mere matter |
of pecuniary consideration, apart from
all higher obligations, it is wise to keep
the Sabbath. More work can be ob- |
tamed from both men and animals by
its observance than where the whom j
seven days are uninterruptedly devoted I
to labor.”
We select u few of the incidents of i
the journey :
A DUTCHMAN ON ROUTE.
“We passed ulso an old Dutchman,
j with an immense wagon, druwn by six
I yoke ot cattle, and loaded with house
hole furniture. B hind (allowed a
covered cart containing the wife, driv- j
ing liei self, ami a host of babies—the,
whole bound U the land of promise, ot ,
the distance to which, however, they
seemed to have not the most remote
idea. To the tail of the Curt was at
tached a large chicken coop full of
fowls, two milk cows follow ed, and next
came an old mare, upon the back of •
which was perched a little brown-faced, j
bare.fooled girl, not more than seven
years old, while a small sucking colt
brought up the rear. We had occa
sion to see this old gentleman and bis
caravan frequently afterwards, as we
passed and repussed each other, from
time time, on the road. I he last we saw ;
of him was on the Sw eetw ater, engaged
in sawing his wagon into ‘.wo parts, for
the purpose of converting it into two
carts, and in disposing of everything he
could sell or give away to lighten his
had.”
A IIA FRY FAMILY O.N THE I’KAIItIK.
“We passed to-day through a large
village or settlement of the prairie-dog,
( Arctomys ludovicianu,) extending in
1 length not less than half a mile. These
liitle animals are very shv, und, at the
least approach of a stranger, hie them
selves with all speed to their holes, in
which they partly bury their bodies,
leaving only their heads visible just
above the surface of the ground, where,
so long us the alarm lusts, they keep
up a continual harking. The note
somewhat resembles the bark of a
small puppy, but is nevertheless so pe
culiar as to be instantly reeognisd ever
afterwards by any one who has once
I distinctly heard it. They are very
i hurd to get as they tiro never fouud far
from their holes; and when shot fall
immediately into them, where they are
generally guarded by a rattlesnuke—
the usual sharer of their subterranean
retreat. Several were shot by us in
tiiis situation, but when the bund was
about to be thrust into the hole to draw
| them out, [the ominous rattle of this
dreaded reptile would be instantly
heard, warning the intruder of the dan
gor he was about to incur. A little
white burrowing owl also ( Stryi cuni
cularia) is frequently found taking up
his abode in the same domicil; and this
strange association of reptile, bird, and
I beast seem to live together in perfect
j harmony und peace. 1 have never
j personally seen the owl thus housed,
but have been ussiired of the fact from
so many, s various, and so credible
sources that I cannot (loiibt it. The
whirr Os the fattldshaFte I h'tive heard
frequently when the a'fteiii’pt was made
to invade these holes, and our men at
length became afruid to approach them
for this purpose.”
game, beef and an Indian’s appetite.
“The flesh of a fat buffalo-cow is
perhaps the best beef that can be eaten;
wholly free from the rank flavor which
marks the fat of the male, it is at once
juicy, tender, nutrioiuus, and very
digestible; added to which it has
u game flavor which renders it tar su
perior to the very best beef of the States.
It may, in fuct, be not improperly de
nominated, ‘■game beef.’
“This was the first time that any of
mess had partaken of that fumous dish,
the hump,’ und the quantity disposed ot
was the host proof of the intense relish
with which it wus enjoyed. This and
tne tongue, tciidor-loined, buss, and
marrow-bones,are considered the choice
parts of the carcase, and where the ani
mals ure plenty, no ether parts arc ta
ken, the residue being left on the
ground for the wolves. Borne idea
may be formed of the great digestibili
ty of this species of food, as well as of
the enormous quantities devoured at a
single meal, from tiie fact that the reg
ular daily allowance of ration for one
employed in the Four Company’s serv
ice is t igln pounds, the whole of winch
is often consumed. It is true, however,
that an old mon'ntftineer seldom eats
any thing else. If he Can get a cup of
strong coffee, with plenty of sugar, and
us much buffalo-meat as he can devour,
he is perfectly happy und content, nev
er feeling the want either of bread or
vegetables. * * *•
[Subsequently meeting with an In
dian encampment of Sioux,] “the whole
band Lulled about ten o’clock on the
bank of llie river, but several of the
old men and the chief of the village
continued with us until our jiaon halt.
I invited the latter to lunch with us,
which lie did to his entire satisfaction,
devouring as much m6at as the whole
mess beside ; and I afterwards espied
him seated at one of the messes of the
men, as earnestly engaged in laying in
an additional supply us if he had not
eaten for u week. The Indian, in fact,
from his wandering habits and uncer
tain mods of existence, acqires the fac
ulty of laying in, when opportunity of
lers itself, a store of food against the
fast that may follow, thus approximating
the instincts of oilier wild denizens of
; the forest.”
MAINE COFFINS OI IDONF..
“I witnessed at the I’uciiic Springs
an instance of no litile ingenuity on liic
part of some emigrant. Immediately
along side of the road was what pur
ported to be a grave, prepared with
1 more than usual care, having a head
hoard ort which was puinled the name
and age of the deceased, the time of his
death, and the part of the Country froirV
which Came. I afterwards ascer
tained that this was only a rune to con
ceal the fact that the grave, instead of
containing the mortal remains of a hu>
man being, had been made a safe re.
ceptaclc lor divers casks of brandy,
which the owner could carry no fur
ther. He afterwards sold lus liquor to
some traders further on, who, by lus
description of iis loculity, found it with
out difficulty.”
A TARTY OF INDIAN WOMEN.
“The valley of Ogden’s Creek, or
Ogden’s Hole, (as places of tins kind,
In the no riC. clatiii •; of this country,
ure culien,j lias long been llie render- ,
cow of tin .V-miliw i Company, on .to-
count of ns lino range for stock in the
i winter, and has been the scene of many
, n merry reunion of the hurdy trappers
i and traders of the mountains. Its
i streams were formerly full of beaver,
, but these have, i believe, entirely disap
peared. Some few antelope ivere
i bounding over the green, lint the np.
, pcarunoe ot (rest) ‘lndian signs’ ac
counted for their scarcity.
, “During our ride through the valley
i we came suddenly on a putty of eight
i or ten Indian women and girls, each
with a basket on her back, gathering
grass-seeds for their winter's provision*
They were of the class of ‘root-diggers,’
: or iko guide called them, ‘snake
diggers.’ The ihstanf they discovered
■ us an immediate and precipitate fliglu
[ took pluce, nor could all the reinoustran.
, ces of the guide, who oalled loudly af
ter them in their turn language, induce
them to hall for u single moment.—.
‘Those who were too close to escape by
i running hid themselves in the bushes
and gruss so effectually that in less time
than it has taken tonurrale the circum
stance only two of them were to be
seen. These were a couple of girls of
twelvo or thirteen years of age, who,
w’ith theif baskets dangling at their
backs, set off at their utmost speed for
the mountains, and continued to run as
long as we coilld soo them, without
slopping, or so much as turning their
heads to look behind them. The wffiola
parly was entirely naked. After they
hud disappeared, we oame near riding
over two girls of sixteen or seventeen,
who had ‘cuohed’ behind a large fallen
tree. They started up, gazed upon us
for a moment, w aved to us to uouliuue
our journey, and then fled with a ra.
pidtiy that soon carried tluni beyond
otir sight,”
A recoimissance around Great Salt
Lake was found to be attended with pe.
uuliar difficulties, chiefly from the ab*
seme—in one Case for a distance ot
seventy miles; and the soil for the inoet
part was found irremediably barren and
unproductive, glistening with salt like a
surface of snow in dry weather, aud
suddenly converted into mud, or rather
mortar, in wet. Thie was the scene of
some of Fremont’s hardships. The dis.
Acuities occur ou the west side of the
lake; upon the oast are the pasture
grounds and mountain settlements of
the Mormon population.
In another paper we shall uotioa
Captuiu Slansbury’s impressions of this
singular people, iu connexion with the
mtcieslmg volume of his associate iu
the expedition, Lieut. J. \Y. Gunnison,
who has written freely of the present
condition and prospects of the Latter
Duy Saints. Mean while wo com mend
Capt. Slansbury ’* volume as a full eat.
tsfuclory, and much desired acoount of
Hie geography, the geological, and oth
er peculiarities of the region, ilis
style is simple end unpretending, hut
it is correct and manly, and we never
weary of it. in flife scientific depart
ments lie has the aid of Professor Bpen.
uer F. Baird, and Professor Haldeinan,
Charles Girard, Titian R. Peels in the
classification emi descriptions of the
animal world. Prof. Torrey contri
bules to the botany, Prof. Hull to the
geology, and Dr L. D. Gale’s ansi
ysis of such of the mineral w aters as
survived the hazards of the journey.
The ineteorolofiical observations were
faithfully kept and recorded. Two or.
cellent maps of large size, calculated
to he of great use to the emigrant, uc
coiripuny the volume, furnishing the
route by the forts and the liberal range
of environs of the Mormon oily, with’
exact detail. ‘The engravings ure nu
merons’ ami from well chosen points’
of observation; but they have, from
! waul of liberality—of which v/e see rio
i traces iu the other portions of the vol
! ume, which is thoroughly well printed,
or from some other cause, fallen into
inefficient hands. They are, many of
them inefficient specimens of lithogra - -
phy.
A BtqUBST to Dogs.— Onthes:li of
May, l'OtJfi, Mr. Bushby, a gentlemun
of considerable property, who died at
Kingsbridge, left by his will a pension
of jC2S to lour of his dogs. Ho had
been remarkable for Ins attachment to
the canine race, and when it was re
marked to hint that a portion of the
sums expended upon them, would bo
better employed in the relief of his fcf.
’ low-creutures, he replied, “Men have
i attempted to deprive me of life ; a faith
ful dog has preserved it.” Mr. Bush.
!Ly had; in fact, owed his safety to a
dog, when attacked by brigands during
a tour in Italy, and the four animals to
which lie made the bequest had d*.
scended from that one. ‘The deceased
fading his last hour approaching, had
the four dogs placed on chairs by his
bedside, received their last Caresses, re
turned them with a trmnblihg hand, aud
died, as it were, between their paws.
A man ol talent |. lost it Iu
y” :o < , j >• o . .i.
, Wittr Ctij Isritern of Diogcnso you
fin odd ;• i.n ha v“ biv Mick.
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