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the sharp clink of the mason's chisel. The consecrated earth lias luni carefullv 

 restored, and I am informed that no trace of the foundation-work is now to be seen. 

 If this temple should ever he completed, it will be one of the most imposing edifices 

 upon the American continent. 



There is a cloth-factory, a BUgar-factory, a nail-factory, and several ilouring-niills 

 in the suburbs of the city, mid about 4,000* acres of fertile land in cultivation. 



There are several other small towns in this comity, but unimportant, except as 

 forming the habitations of the inhabitants of the farming and grazing districts, and, 

 taken together, afford a population of about G.OOO, making the entire population of 

 Salt Lake County 14,000. 



Tooele City is the county-seat of Tooele County, and has about 800 inhabitants, 

 1 saw-mill, 1 nouring-mill, and about 1,000 acres of cultivable land, somewhat inferior 

 to that about Salt Lake City, but produces fine crops of wheat, oats, melons, and 

 potatoes. 



Grantsville and E. T. City are villages to the same county, and have each about 

 400 inhabitants, and about GOO acres of land in cultivation, with a saw-mill and ilour- 

 ing-mill in the vicinity of the latter; making the entire population of this county about 

 1,G00. 



Provo City is the county-seat of Utah County, and has a population of about 

 4,000, 2 flouring-mills, 1 saw-mill, 1 carding-machine, 1 pottery, and about 4,000 

 acres of laud in cultivation in its vicinity, most of which lies upon the banks of the 



land in the Territory. 



Springville is next to Provo in point of importance, and has about 2,000 inhabit- 



of land in cultivation of a quality similar to that at Provo. 



Potter and the two Parishes, in the spring of 1857, must ever cleave like bird-lime to 

 its history. 



Spanish Fork has about 2,000 inhabitants, 1 flouring-mill, and about 2,000 acres 

 of land in cultivation. The land on this stream contains a slight admixture of lime 

 and gypsum, and is celebrated for fine crops of wheat. 



poorly clad, but industrious and frugal. 



Pond-town has about 300 inhabitants, 1 saw-mill, and about 400 acres of land in 

 cultivation. 



Payson has about 1,000 inhabitants, 1 nouring-mill, and a saw-mill and lathing- 

 machine in its vicinity. It has about 1,500 acres of cultivable land. 



Santaquin has about 300 inhabitants, 1 saw-mill, and about GOO acres of land in 

 cultivation. 



Lehi, Lake City, and Pleasant Grove are situated on the northeastern shore of 

 Lake Utah, and have each about 800 inhabitants, 2 flouring-mills in their vicinity, and 

 about 1,500 acres of land in cultivation at each place. 



. Mountain vi lie. situated in the same neighborhood, has about 400 inhabitants, a 



