Show AN HISTORICAL FORTUNE 1 A Mormon Book of Rare Interest I to Western People Found In This City Mr Joe Megeath of this city recently recent-ly discovered in an old storeroom of his fathers residence a work of decided I interest tb the early settlers ofthe west It is a handsomely illustrated volume printed Liverpool in 1855 under the auspices of the Latter Day Saints and is descriptive of a visit made to this country in 1853 by a young English artist for the purpose of procuring exact information concerning the Mormons Mor-mons and their interests Most of the illustrations are steel engravings of the finest character and include a iow of Nauvoo Illinois ruins of the temple at Nanvoo on which the sum if 1000000 had been expended the jail at Carthage Illinois where Joseph and Hyrum Smith were killed a landscape view entitled Entrance to Kanesville Council Bluffs Ferry Fort Laramie Great Salt Lake and Salt Lake City in 1853 Portraits are given of Joseph and Hyrum Smith Lucy Smith their motherWilliam Richards John Taylor Heber C Kimball Jedediah M Grant Brigham Young and others That of the latter represents him at acout 25 years of age and is the picture of a very handsome man The suffering endured by the Mormons in Kirtland 0 Independence Mo Nauvoo Ill and in crossing the plains are graphically described The advance guard consisting of 143 men including several of the Twelve Apostles with President Young at their head entered I Salt Lake valley July 21 1847 and a few II days later laid out the site for their new city which has since become so famous Old mountaineers and trappers told them the soil would produce nothing 1 but the 4000Uormons who came into the Territory during the rtjpnths of September and October sowed 2000 bushels of wheat with what success is not stated In 1848 a large colony arrived ar-rived from winterquarters NebrasKa the locality being now knojvn as Hor ence Brigham Younghaving returned fo the point the fall before in order to guide them out to their new home The following winter was very severe and great hardships were undergone an inventory taken by the bishops in February Febru-ary of the quantity of breadstuffs in the entire settlement showing that there was but threefourths of n pound per day to each indiivdual from that date until July 5th The people joined with the Indians in dieging for roots and they ate old old hides taken from ditches l the roofs of houses The crops of 1810 were abundant and the return during the summer of the Mormon Legion which had been in the employ of the government the Mexican war and who brought with them gold dusr found in the new mines of California did much to brighten the prospects of the settlers Tim gold dust was deposited with the authorities and a paper currency issued the old notes of the Kirtland Safety Society being again on a parwith gold lor the convenience of the people thus fulfilling the prophecy made by Joseph Smith at Kirtland that although that society had become bankrupt its notes would yet be on apar with gold0 aia IlcmW |