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UTAH. 



There were believed to be in all the repub- 

 lic about 8,000,000 head of cattle, estimated to 

 be worth on an average $6 a head ; 16,000,000 

 sheep at $1, and 1,000,000 horses and mules 

 at $5. The annual slaughtering of cattle was 

 estimated in 1883 at 1,000,000 head. 



The amount of iron and wire fence in posi- 

 tion in Uruguay in 1883 was estimated to rep- 

 resent a value of $10,000,000. 



Agriculture. There were of arable lands un- 

 der cultivation in Uruguay in 1883 about 

 500,000 acres, and pasturages of 35,000,000. 

 Wheat and maize are extensively grown. 



Immigration. Between 1866 and 1875, both 

 inclusive, there landed in Uruguay 162,592 

 immigrants; in 1876, 5.570; in 1877, 6,168; 

 in 1878. 9,464; in 1879, 11,188; in 1880, 11,- 

 367; in 1881, 8,336. There left, on the other 

 hand, 6,376 emigrants in 1878; in 1879, 6,250; 

 in 1880, ,6,641 ; and in 1881, 6,339. 



Commerce. The amount of merchandise im- 

 ported into Uruguay in 1883, in the absence 

 of official returns at the close of the year, was 

 estimated at $20,000,000 worth; the exports 

 at $22,000,000. 



American Trade. Uruguay's trade with the 

 United States has been as follows : 



While importation from Uruguay has fluctu- 

 ated widely, exportation has risen suddenly, 

 and since then remained tolerably steady. 



The wool and hide importation from Uru- 

 guay has been as follows: 



From this it is evident that the falling off in 

 American importation from Uruguay has been 

 due chiefly to the decreased amount of hides 

 coming from there. 



UTAH. Territorial Government. The follow- 

 ing were the Territorial officers during the 



year: Governor, Eli H. Murray; Secretary, 

 Arthur L. Thomas ; Auditor, Nephi W. Clay- 

 ton ; Treasurer, James Jack ; Superintendent 

 of Public Instruction, L. J. Nuttall. Supreme 

 Court: Chief-Justice, John A. Hunter; As- 

 sociates, P. H. Emerson and S. P. Twiss. 



Material Condition. The assessed value of 

 property in 1882 was $29,080,656; Territorial 

 and school taxes thereon, at of 1 per cent., 

 $174,483.93. 



In 1883 the assessed value of property was 

 $30,834,425, with no returns from Emery and 

 Piute counties. The gross revenue for the two 

 years 1882 and 1883 was estimated by the Au- 

 ditor at $459,390.48 ; net revenue, $323,559.44. 

 The Treasurer's report shows payments during 

 the two years to the amount of $307,609 05 ; 

 balance in treasury, Dec. 31, 1883, $51,988.10. 



The area of the Territory is 84.000 square 

 miles. The population is about 150,000, about 

 40,000 being non-Mormons, many of whom are 

 so-called apostates from the Mormon Church. 

 The people are generally engaged in agricultu- 

 ral pursuits. Since 1869 the business of min- 

 ing has become an important interest, and from 

 that time the total out-put has been over $60,- 

 000,000 in silver, lead, and gold. There are 

 also valuable deposits of coal, iron, and copper. 



The bullion product of 1882 has been stated 

 at $8,143,175; 1883, $7,017,682. There is a 

 territorial insane asylum at Provo city. 



Polygamy. On July 1, 1862, an act was passed 

 by Congress which provides that " every person 

 having a husband or wife living, who marries 

 another, whether married or single, in a Terri- 

 tory or other place over which the United States 

 have exclusive jurisdiction, is guilty of bigamy, 

 and shall be punished by a fine of not more 

 than $500, and by imprisonment for a term not 

 more than five years." Under this law there 

 have been very few convictions, not more than 

 three, as it is said, for over a period of twenty 

 years, which is due largely to the fact that a 

 great majority of the community are in sym- 

 pathy with the accused. The law of March 2, 

 1882, known as the u Edmunds law," is much 

 more comprehensive. In addition to repeating 

 the same penalty for entering into the poly- 

 gamic relation, it amends the former law by 

 providing a penalty " against any man who 

 simultaneously, or on the same day, marries 

 more than one woman." New sections are 

 introduced into the present act relating to the 

 qualification of jurors, amnesty to offenders, 

 and the legitimation of children born before 

 Jan. 1, 1883. The last section declared vacant 

 the registration and election offices in Utah, 

 and provided for a board of five, appointed by 

 the President, to take their place. 



The Commission and its Action. Under this act, 

 Alexander Ramsey, A. S. Paddock, G. L. God- 

 frey, A. B. Carlton, and J. R. Petiigrew were 

 appointed - commissioners, and proceeded to 

 the discharge of their duties in August of that 

 year. They conducted a revision of tlie regis- 

 tration, appointed election officers, and under 



