Beyond the West: containing an account of two years' travel in the other half of our great continent far beyond the old West, on the plains, in the Rocky mountains, and picturesque parks of Colorado. Also, characteristic features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho ... Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and ... California, the end of the West ... the great continental railroad, together with the ... most wonderful natural scenery in the world .../ by George W. Pine.

BEYOND THE WEST.
justifying him in what he wished to undertake.
We might with propriety substitute Brigham
Young's name here for Mahomet's, as he professes
to receive from a divine source an authorization to
do whatever his false professorship may desire, and
thus proselyte a poor, ignorant multitude of followers.
While speaking of these eratic people we are reminded of the domestic relaqions of Turkey, the
government of which is an absolute monarchy. S(-)
also is the Mormon Church rule, Or Brigham Young's
government, which is taken from their Koran, and
is altogether oriental. The supreme government of
"Latter Day Saints" seems to consist of a President
and Prophet united, who is Brigham Young, a revelator and the vicegerent of heaven. He has three
chief counselors associated with him, then twelve
apostles, then bishops enough to have one in each
town and village. The bishop is judge, jury, ruler,
alcalde, teacher, preacher, magistrate, and perhaps
store-keeper, manufacturer, farmer, or hotel-keeper
of the village. Then there are several subordinate
officers under the control of the bishop, omnis homo.
Young makes all the appointments, and manages
generally to get the right man in the right place for
him.
Iii Tuirkey the Sultan is supreme, uniting in hss
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