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.

MORMON SETTLEMENTS.
person the highest spiritual dignity with the supreme secular authority. He makes the laws, but
is not in any way subject to them. The Sultan is
not a crowned monarch, but girds on the sword of
Osman, and is sworn to defend the religion of Ma.
homrnet.
Brigham Young also took up the Mormon's slaughtered prophet's sword, where it was stricken from
his hand, and is (at least in his own estimation) appointed of Heaven, and sworn by his followers to
maintain and perpetuate the religion of their more
modern Mahomet.
The Koran of Turkey properly gives the Sultan
but four wives, but the Sultan gives it a liberal
construction, and takes as many as his fancy dictates.
Brigham Young gives his Koran a very liberal
construction, and also takes as many wives as his
fancy dictates. The lives of the women of an imperial harem is monotonous, one unvarying round
of dressing, walking in the pleasure grounds and
attending dances, where "music arose with its volup.
tuous swell," being wholly prohibited from mingling
with the world outside of their prison house. Not
so with Brigham Young's wives; they are self-sup.
porting as far as it is possible for them to be. He
is a great utilitarian; all his family must be industrious and economical. His wives each have separate
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