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. New dollar atlas of the United States and Dominion of Canada ... district court was compelled to adjourn court by an excited mob ofarmed Mormons, and shortly afterwards all the Federal officials, with the exception ofthe Indian agent, were driven from the Territory. In 1857 President Buchanan ap-pointed Alfred Cummings, as governor, and Judge Eckels, of Indiana, as chief order to protect these officials from violence, a force of 2,500 United States troopswas ordered to Salt Lake. The army reached Utah in September, but severe weathercame on before it entered Salt Lake valley, and
. New dollar atlas of the United States and Dominion of Canada ... district court was compelled to adjourn court by an excited mob ofarmed Mormons, and shortly afterwards all the Federal officials, with the exception ofthe Indian agent, were driven from the Territory. In 1857 President Buchanan ap-pointed Alfred Cummings, as governor, and Judge Eckels, of Indiana, as chief order to protect these officials from violence, a force of 2,500 United States troopswas ordered to Salt Lake. The army reached Utah in September, but severe weathercame on before it entered Salt Lake valley, and Col. Albert Sidnc-y Johnston, who hadassumed command, decided to winter on Blacks Fork, near Fort Bridger. In the 117 spring of 1858 they prepared to move on Salt Lake City, but, meantime, an vmder-standing had been arrived at between the government and the heads of the church,and the threatened conflict was avoided. Several attempts have been made to secure theadmission of Utah as a State, but uniformly without success. In August, 18T7, Brig- TERRITORY OF ^1 Tamil Oil IlatmonT I:atic!i vi Ranch I BUTerEeefc.) [ f,, c W | ^QKancn b^,,,^ ^^^n _:;iir-+«nt<«l \° , , y^ltbcrr^.-~L.—.^ 2j ° .!lif .»££ -r-^^-p ?^ • .^^•^^^T^ ,C<iV(i Spr, oWof Spring ^f^ -^ XjMiclioch Spr. o\ ? <-^ J r* i ^y, oS^TacotsToons \ \ \ fiNTELOPs Y o I tjatUrSprtng ham Young died, and the presidency of the church of the latter-day saints devolvedupon John Taylor, who had for many years been one of the twelve apostles—the ad-visory council of the president. JPopnlation.—Cexmus of 18S0: Males, 74,509; Females, 69,454; Native,99,969; Foreign, 43,994; White, 142,423; Colored, 1,540, including 501 Chinese and807 Indians. 118 STATE OF OREGON.
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