History of Utah, 1540-1886 - Brigham Young University

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POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL.
those that afterward attained prominence. They differed
but little in outward appearance from the pioneer
settlements in other parts of the United States,
except in one particular. Throughout the entire territory,
there was rarely to be seen, except in Salt Lake
City, a store or a mechanic's sign, traffic being carried
on from house to house, and the few extraneous wants
of the settlers being mainly supplied by peddlers. 51
81 Among other works consulted in this chapter are the Route from Liverpool
to Great Salt Lake Valley: Illustrated with Steel Engravings and Wood-cuts
from Sketches made by Frederick Piercy, together with a Geographical and Historical
Description of Utah, and a Map of the Overland Routes to that Territory
from the Missouri River. Also an Authentic History of the Latter-Day Saints'
Emigration from Europe from the Commencement vp to the Close of 1S55, with
Statistics. Edited by James Linforth. Liverpool and London, 1833. Though
this book was written mainly for the purpose of giving a review of the
latter-day saints' emigration from Liverpool to Salt Lake City, together with
statistics to date, it contains much historical and statistical information on
other subjects, drawn, as the editor says, 'from sources far and wide.' Mr
Linforth acknowledges that he was assisted in his work by missionaries, whose
position and acquaintance with affairs gave him access to many valuable
documents. In chap, xvii., we find a description of Nauvoo, of the Carthagejail
tragedy, the persecutions in Missouri and Illinois, and many details concerning
the life of the prophet. In chaps xxi.-xxii. is an account of the
territory and its settlements, and the industrial condition of the saints. In
the last chapters are brief biographies of some of the leading elders. All of
this information is contained in notes, the text merely relating the travels of
the artists by whom the sketches Mere made. The engravings are well executed,
and among them are portraits of several church dignitaries.
A Journey to Great Salt Lake City, by Jides Remy and Julius Brenchley,
M. A.: With a Sketch of the History, Religion, and Customs of the Mormons,
and an introduction on the Religious Movement in the United States, by Jules
Remy. 2 vols. London, 1861. In addition to incidents of travel and descriptions
of the places visited, we have in these volumes a sketch of Mormon
history to 1839, together with chapters on the Mormon church and
hierarchy, polygamy, education, and propagandists At one time it was
considered the standard gentile authority on Mormonism, and is freely quoted
by other writers, though greatly inferior to Burton's work published two
years later. 'The greater part of the matter,' remarks the author, 'was
written from day to day, often in the open air, upon the slopes or the crests
of mountains, in the heart of deserts, among the occupations and frequently
the perils which are the necessary accompaniments of so long a journey.'
Hence Mr Remy lays no claim to literary finish, a defect which he hopes may
be atoned for by superior accuracy. Though there are many interesting
passages and some interesting chapters, one cannot but feel that he might
have said twice as much in half the space.
The Husband in Utah; or Sights and Scenes among the Mormons : With
Remarks on their Moral and Social Economy, by Austin N. Ward. Edited
by Maria Ward. New York, 1S37. Here and there in this work will be
found some interesting sketches of Mormon life as Mrs Ward observed it in
1835. Among them are descriptions of the industrial and social condition of
the Mormons, the stores, manufactures, streets, street scenes, costumes, the
theatre, the tabernacle. In style the work is sketchy and entertaining, and
written in more friendly mood than could be expected from one who, as
Mrs Ward declares, ' escaped from Mormondom.' At the end of the work is