LIST of Correction Surveys effected in Manitoba and North-West Territories, to date-Continued. A. C. Webb 1886 Posts moved, &c. LIST of Correction Surveys effected in Manitoba and North-West Territories, to date-Continued. do do 1887 1887 do ...... do do do 1887 Jos. Doupe do do do do 17 do 52 28 52 1887 North boundary resurveyed. 1887 Position of river on West boundary determined. do do 1886 Traverse Saskatchewan River. 1886 Resurveying North-East portion of township. Jno. McAree...... |1887 Substituted iron for wood posts. 1886 Resurvey of part of township.' do Section 24. portion of East outline. 1887 River lot corners removed. 1887 East boundary of Sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 24 and 27 surveyed. 1887 River lot corners removed. ...... 1887 Rechained South boundary. 1887 Completed survey of Sections 5 and 8. 1887 North boundary of Sections 31 and 32 surveyed. of Sections 19 to 24 resurveyed. 1887 Determined position of Beaver Creek. 14-4}** EXTRACT from a Report of J. S. Dennis, Inspector of Surveys, on the Mormon Colony in Township 3, Range 25, west of 4th Meridian. For the information of the Departement, I beg to say that I found the Mormon colony to consist of twelve families, or about sixty souls, most of whom arrived in the country in June last, coming overland from Utah. The colony will be considerably increased in numbers on the arrival of some families, now on the road from Utah to join it. Those at present here are all settled in fractional Township 3, Range 25, W. 4th L.M. They are in hopes of having a sufficient number of families settled in this township this fall to enable them to avail themselves of the provisions of clause 37 of the Dominion Lands Act, regarding the location of their houses as a village, and with this in view, they have put all their buildings at present erected on the N. of section 9, the homestead and pre-emption claim of C. O. Card, the head man of the colony. These buildings consist of thirteen houses and a number of stables, corrals, &c. The colony is farming as a community, and they have about sixty acres planted with grain, and some five acres of garden, in which vegetables of all kinds have been most succesfully grown. The grain crop consists of wheat, oats, barley, &c., all of which promise a very abundant yield. They have also some valuable cattle and horses, which they brought with them. from Utah. Any person visiting the colony cannot help being struck with the wonderful progress made by them during the short time they have been in the country, and I may say that I have never seen any new settlement where so much has been accomplished in the same length of time. I am satisfied that they are an exceedingly industrious and intelligent people, who thoroughly understand prairie farming. There is, however, something to be said against the encouragement of the immigration of these people in large numbers. In the first place there is no doubt that some of those at present here are fugitives from justice in the United States, in consequence of their having practised polygamy. They speak of having left valuable farms in Utah, without assigning any reason for their immigration. Again, it is a well known fact, proved by the experience of persons who have lived among them in the United States, that while Mormons are in the minority in a settlement, they are very good neighbors, but they become very intolerant as soon as they become the majority; and while these people say that they have come to our Territories with the intention of obeying the law, they still are proud of being known as Mormons, and to the question of whether they practice or profess polygamy they return no answer, but say they believe in the Mormon articles of faith, a copy a which was given me by Mr. Card, and is herewith enclosed. These articles of faith of course authorize polygamy. While fully realizing that the desire of the Department is to encourage rather than throw obstacles in the way of immigration of good settlers into our Territories, I cannot help feeling that some decisive action should be taken in the beginning to prevent the growth in this new country of a power, that beginning just in such a small way in the United States, has for years set the law at defiance. No doubt the subject will receive due consideration by the Department before an extensive colony of these people immigrate from Utah, which is likely to occur very soon, if those at present here are successful. Although this question is one entirely outside of my duties, I thought it right, being the first officer of the Department who had visited the colony, to forward any. facts which might be of use to the Department. ARTICLES OF FAITH of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. |