What to see in America . Balance Rock on Wilson Mesa Utah 389. The Witches, near Echo plowed, and so con-fident are they oftheir safety that theycan be approachedalmost within armslength. In 1849 it was pro-posed to establish astate governmentand to call the state^Deseret, a name that occurs in the Book of Mormon,and which means *the honeybee. The hive, expressive ofthe characteristic industry and thrift of the people, waschosen as the symbol and seal of the prospective not until 1894 was statehood granted by Congress. Salt Lake City was on the road to the gold regions whenthe gold f
What to see in America . Balance Rock on Wilson Mesa Utah 389. The Witches, near Echo plowed, and so con-fident are they oftheir safety that theycan be approachedalmost within armslength. In 1849 it was pro-posed to establish astate governmentand to call the state^Deseret, a name that occurs in the Book of Mormon,and which means *the honeybee. The hive, expressive ofthe characteristic industry and thrift of the people, waschosen as the symbol and seal of the prospective not until 1894 was statehood granted by Congress. Salt Lake City was on the road to the gold regions whenthe gold fever was at its height, and the settlers found aready market for an^i:hing they could produce from thesoil. Merchandise was brought in by fleets of prairieschooners. Up to 1871 the original settlers lived apart fromthe rest of the world, but mining discoveries brought anincursion of Gentile population, and the Gentiles havesteadily grown more numerous in Utah ever since, though theMormons are still the dominant sect. Salt Lake City, whichis the capital and t
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