A-PPENDIX 1ST. 



POPULATION AND RESOURCES OF TIN'. TEKIilTORY < 



Dr. Garland JIu 



Camp Floyd, l\ 7'., March I, L859. 

 Dear Sir: I have just asked Mr. Gilbert who would be the best person to refer 



to for a statement of the population of tin's Territory, ami he mentioned von. Now it 

 you could give me such a statement, I uould teel inlinitelv obliged to von, and would 

 give you full credit for the same in a report which I expect to make to the Govern- 

 ment on this subject. I would like to obtain the number and names of the towns and 

 settlements, their respective locations, the population of each, the quality and extent 

 of cultivable soil in their vicinity, the kind and quality of minerals, the saw and grist 

 mills, factories, and other items of information which would be interesting to the public. 



J. H. Simpson, 

 ('upturn Corp* Top<></ruphir<ti ilnyinecrs. 

 Dr. Garland Hurt, 



Great Salt Lair. City. 



Dr. Hurt's reply. 



Salt Lake City, U. T., March 5, 1859. 

 Dear Sir: Your letter of the 1st instant requesting information respecting the 

 towns, population, agricultural and mineral resources, &c, of the Territory of Utah, 

 is just received; and I would say for the present, that while I distrust my qualifica- 

 tions for furnishing such information as will be satisfactory, I shall, at the earliest 

 opportunity, take pleasure in endeavoring to do so. 

 Yours, truly, 



Garland Hurt. 

 Capt. J. H. Simpson, 



Corps Topof/ruphieal Kiu/'nteers, Cump Floyd 



