. Exploration and survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah : including a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains. . , will, I think, result in the confirmation of thisview and the ultimate establishment of this road. Should suchprove to be the case, it will, in addition to shortening the distance,open to the emigration, at the season they would reach it, the inex-haustible resources of Cache Valley, where wood, water, abundanceof fish, and the finest range imaginable for any number of cattle,offer advantages for recruiting and rest possessed by no other pointthat I
. Exploration and survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah : including a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains. . , will, I think, result in the confirmation of thisview and the ultimate establishment of this road. Should suchprove to be the case, it will, in addition to shortening the distance,open to the emigration, at the season they would reach it, the inex-haustible resources of Cache Valley, where wood, water, abundanceof fish, and the finest range imaginable for any number of cattle,offer advantages for recruiting and rest possessed by no other pointthat I have seen on either side of the mountains. Before reaching Great Salt Lake City, I had heard from varioussources that much uneasiness was felt by the Mormon communityat my anticipated coming among them. I was told that they wouldnever permit any survey of their country to be made; while it wasdarkly hinted that if I persevered in attempting to carry it on,my life would scarce be safe. Utterly disregarding, indeed givingnot the least credence to these insinuations, I at once calledupon Brigham Young, the President of the Mormon church and. RUMOURED HOSTILITY OF THE MORMON AUTHORITIES. 85 the governor of the commonwealth, stated to him what I hadheard, explained to him the views of the Government in directingan exploration and survey of the lake, assuring him that thesewere the sole objects of the expedition. He replied that he didnot hesitate to say that both he and the people over whom hepresided had been very much disturbed and surprised that theGovernment should send out a party into their country so soonafter they had made their settlement; that he had heard of theexpedition from time to time, since its outset from Fort Leaven-worth; and that the whole community were extremely anxious asto what could be the design of the Government in such a move-ment. It appeared, too, that their alarm had been increased bythe indiscreet and totally unauthorized boasting of an attache ofGe
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