[Tennessee Nana]

His strong opposition to mining, for example, kept Utah free of non-Mormon influences for as long as Young could manage it.
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and yet he sent men to California to the gold mines where they demanded that other non-Mormon miners hand over their gold because Utah “owned” California and all its gold...

he wasnt against stealing in the least...

This was an article from San Francisco during the California gold rush that was reprinted in a New Zealand newspaper of the time..

Gee I guess back then the Laws lived in California too...

[svcw]

There must be 150+ books, papers, and articles about Brigham Young - gold - California.
I just picked a random sample, and did not read any.
;-)

http://books.google.com/books?id=6uq9Ay6Si-4C&pg=PA201&lpg=PA201&dq=%22brigham+young%22+%2B+%22gold%22+%2B+%22california%22&source=bl&ots=BTw3KY7H1A&sig=uLIRpLfMe21Ga0j0__JkMspT3LQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=65a-UJv5NoTGrQG94ICAAg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22brigham%20young%22%20%2B%20%22gold%22%20%2B%20%22california%22&f=false

http://www.angelfire.com/trek/forthetruth/brighamyoung.html

http://signaturebookslibrary.org/?p=11039

http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/california-saints-150-year-legacy-golden-state/chapter-8-apostles-amid-gold-seekers