Show gold was valueless then richfield advocate it will be remembered that when utah territory was first bellied settled it boon soon became become known that the country waa was full of gold and other precious metals but theL ahn people were advised by brigham young XOU 1 Z then acting aa as the governor of the territory and the president of the mormon church to let it alone and turn their attention to producing the necessaries of life gold was of no value because there was nothing to be bought had the people gone to mining they would have starved to death conditions now bare have changed people have made homes tor for their families and everything ia is plenty if brigham young were alive nohe would have baid said before thia this now fillow that we have communication with the old states there Is so something methin g to buy as M our homes are made and we have plenty now ia Is the he time to develop the mines I 1 I 1 I 1 |