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Title |
Western wilds |
Subject |
Salt Lake City (Utah); Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Latter Day Saints; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; White people--Relations with Indians; Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857; ; Bridger, Jim, 1804-1881; Missionaries; Federal government; Adventure and adventurers; Arizona; Maps; Indigenous peoples--North America |
Keywords |
Narrative; Far West; Wild life; perils; Canyon; Desert; Custer's defeat; life and death of Brigham Young; "savages"; Native Americans |
Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
File Name |
1of2-1850s-SS006.pdf |
Tribe |
Navajo; Shoshone |
Source |
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Language |
eng |
Description |
J.H. Beadle provides his account of life west of the Mississippi River. Beadle discusses Mormon settlement of Utah, including Mormon lifestyles, Brigham Young's leadership style, conflicts between Mormons and the federal government, and relations between the Mormons and Utah's Indians; Beadle is critical of the LDS Church and its policies. Beadle also gives an account of Indian lifestyles in other Western states, and along the Colorado and Rio Grand Rivers and the Pacific Coast |
Type |
Text |
Coverage |
Utah |
Format |
application/pdf |
Rights |
Digital Image Copyright University of Utah |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6fn42mh |
Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Creator |
Beadle, J. H. (John Hanson), 1840-1897 |
Date |
1879 |
Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City (Utah); North America; Nevada; California; Washington (D.C.).; Tooele (Utah); Oklahoma; Colorado; Arizona; Kanab (Utah); New Mexico; Wyoming |
Setname |
uaida_main |
ID |
355210 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fn42mh |
Title |
Western wilds and the men who redeem them. An authentic narrative, embracing an account of seven years travel and adventure in the far West; wild life in Arizona; perils of the plains; life in the canon and death on the desert ... adventures among the red - Page 19 |
Format |
application/pdf |
OCR Text |
Show xiv CONTENTS. CHAPTER XXXIV. PROSPECTING AND MINING. " Hoodoo" mines. Where not to look. Geological formation of Mississippi Valley. Into the mountains. Looking for " float." The amusing " pilgrim." We find a " blos-som." And post a notice. Searching for " indications." Proportion of metal found in ore. We have found a mine. Taking out a United States Patent. Counter claimants. Summary of mining laws 558- 567 CHAPTER XXXV. MINING FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES. Leadville, the Magic City. From Hoosierdom to Denver. Greenhorn Range. The Royal Gorge. Railroad enterprise. Good spelling and bad pronunciation. Grand scenery. An artificial thaw. Geological formation of Arkansas Valley. Haphazard prospecting. Yield of Leadville mines in 1880. Future possibilities. The romance cf Leadville. Early discoveries. The big strikes. Sudden wealth and fast life. A business of $ 18,000,000 a year. The Grand Smelter. An expert examination of ores. The ides, the ets, and the ates. Influence of mines on a locality. . . 568- 585 CHAPTER XXXVI. MINING IN 1882. The trans- continental railways. The Wild West abolished. Railway development in New Mexico. The Desert. The Casas Grandas ruins. The great Silver King mine. Globe City. Rough roads and alkali dust. Tombstone. The mining interests. Fu-ture prospects. A view of Arizona New Mexico and Colorado. Silver Cliff and Rosita. Peculiar geological formation. Increase in population of Colorado. Denver. The Black Hills. Annual metal product of Colorado. Natural wealth of the West. 586- 596 CHAPTER XXXVII. THE DEAD PROPHET. Brigham dies. His history. " Hard working Brigham Young." The Kirtland folly. Brigham carries a level head. Building upNauvoo. Martha Brotherton " blabs." Hot water. " Spiritual wifery" introduced. " Persecution." Death of Joe Smith. Head of the Twelve Apostles. Journey to Salt Lake Valley. Trouble with the United States. As a marrying man. His wives: Mary Ann, Lucy, Clara, Emmeline, Amelia, and others. An extensive parent. Division of his estate. John Taylor comes into an easy succession. Collapse of Brigham's great plans. A discussion of the problem of Mormonism. Declining. Moral storm approaching. Then comes a better day. 597- 610 CHAPTER XXXVIII. WHERE SHALL WE SETTLE? Go West! Southern Minnesota. Iowa. Southern Dakota. Nebraska. Kansas. The Indian Territory. No! Texas. Don't believe all you hear! The Indian bor-der. California: Land monopoly. Oregon. Climate and soil. " The Great American Desert." Probable population in 1900. Where is the surplus population to go? Good land pretty well occupied. What will be the result? Western Wilds will continue wild for a centurv to come. 611- 628 |
Setname |
uaida_main |
ID |
354593 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fn42mh/354593 |