454 EXPLORATIONS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN OF UTAH. 



saw-mill, and about 600 acres of land in cultivation, making the entire population of 

 Utali County about 12,400. 



Nephi is the county-seat, and the only settlement, in Juab County; has about 600 

 inhabitants, 1 saw-mill/l flouring-mill, and about 1,000 acres of land in cultivation, of 

 a quality similar to that at Spanish Fork. 



Mount Nebo, the highest peak of the Wah-satch Mountains, is in this county. 

 Salt Creek ('anon, about 2 miles east of the town, is at the foot of Mount Nebo, and 

 is composed on the southeastern side of a solid mass of gvpsum, more than 2,000 feet 

 high, which crops out at several poitlts along the side of "the mountain for a distance 



Fillmore is the county-seat of Millard County, and the destined capital of the 

 new State of Deseret, and has about 800 inhabitants, 1 saw-mill, 1 flouring-mill, and 

 about J, 200 acres of land in cultivation. The state-house at this place, built in 1854 

 of red sandstone, is one of the most imposing edifices in the Territory. It is designed 

 as the left wing only of the future capitol of the new State. There is a scattering pop- 

 ulation in this county of about 200. 



* There is a small settlement in Beaver County, the population and resources of 

 which are unknown to me. The county is said to be better adapted for grazing than 



Par-o-wan is the county-seat of Iron County, and has about 800 inhabitants, 1 

 saw-mill, 1 flouring-mill. and about 1,000 acres of cultivable land. 



Cedar City, eighteen miles below Par-o-wan, has about 2,000 inhabitants, an 

 iron-manufactory, 1 saw-mill, 1 flouring-mill, and about 3,000 acres of cultivable land. 



Stone-coal, iron-ore, and native sulphur are abundant in the vicinity of this 

 settlement. There is a scattering population in this county of about 400. 



Harmony is the county-seat of Washington, has about 600 inhabitants, and about 

 1,000 acres of cultivable land. 



A rich mine of lead-ore has been discovered in this county, near the Yagas, from 

 which the Mormons undertook to supply themselves during the war with the United 

 States; but it is said to contain so large a percentage of silver that it could be profitably 

 worked for that mineral. 



The most remarkable event in the history of these two counties is the brutal 

 massacre of 139 American citizens at Mountain Meadows, in September, 185,7, by 



