New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-28
Interesting from the Far West.

Auexpedition the objects of which are fully eX-
ained in the subioned selection from the cores
pendent Of the Boston AHas OF October 25th, who
started from For, Lcaycnworih recently under COM
mand of Col Kearney. Of the ST Regiment The
information which il contains is interesting IN the cN-
treme-givnr, as it does, some idea Of Capt Ere
mont whereabouts
THE objects Of this expedition We're. 10 that the
long road 10 Greg open the emigrants' and the
santa re trail 10 the traders visit the Indian tribes
this side OF the Ro ~ Mountains and by kindness ana
presents show them that The white man is ineir ineni
Al the same time 10 OYcraHc them and, % shu" oi
force 20 convince them that any molestauon OF cuzens
of the United states would not go unpunhed Anoinef
object was 20 explore the country and discover IL mill
iarv resources On the 2fh OF May, we struck tue
Great Oregon Trace which kept 10 the south Pass
of the Rocky Mountains. On the 18th Of May We ar
rived the Nebraska or Pate River STRIKING twenty
miles from the head OF Grand Island. Inc NtoIasA"
River is very wide very swim, very muddy ana very
shallow IL puts the airs Of formidable rvcr nui
i. unnay gable aud Washington Irving expressed ~
principal features when he called u the most ptaulul
Apd useless OF rivers. The water "a peasant 10 uIlA
and preterr,d bv the mountain men 10 any other. On
the 4h Of June upon the nrst herd Of bunal0
They continued IN great numbers Tor a week supplying
the command with plenty OF meet For twenty days
after we struck the Oregon Trace, we were continually
oyertaking and passing the cnigranis Ihis was an cH
coed ngly interesting feature IN the campaign i1f We
saw the manner IN which they conducted ntT mdfcrr
ng 10 them 70 know that the Government was sehul-
her troops 10 keep them from being moested ny me
hand OF the OF the savage on their long and lonesome
Journey. They assemble annually lu ihe sprinl o tAc
year from the middle and Western states al different
points the frontier generally AZ - JOSEF h anu IN
dependence. $40. where they form themselves INTO
companies. OF from Nv nfynve 10 nty iau1uies and,
when the grass is sufficiently forward to suosist their
stCcs they commence their journey.
They are bold, hardy farmers, and are fully competent
in every respect to lay toe foundation 81 Colony
..,rhn nov 4sfO
W fast and that, too, with cIuzens from the Jued
States There have passed the road 10 Oregon THIS
season. 6l2 wagons and an immense number 81 stock
allowing nve 70 wagon when Is lo" estimate, thtte
were accompanying wagons, 300 souls On Tie
l4th Of June arrived a. The Laramie FoFS " the Ne
braska having followed The latter and 10 y FORK 70 ius
place Here are trading posts Fort john belonging
20 the American Far c.. snd ron Platte 30 comp any
OF gentlemen from Louis On the Ion Grand Coln
ell was held al this place, win the SouN-thcr being
present some 1900 OF al ages. THIS Council |is one I'd
great interest the troops had made ter appearance
ia country Inhabited ty the most pOwefiu an1 "arke
Tribe of the West and the motives Of their visit being
mystery the Indians they Were quite alarmed AZ tsi
AID thought they were 90 oo rna=iiseo-An "ils i-l
well ~ The, scs'us OF White we're smoking la their
lodges when told the intention ~ TIE Command
er To hold Council they were reassurcd AMI came
forward well satisfied that harm was 10 Del done Oh
them The Col1ne. gave them Some ,loc advice ana
warned them against mo.esung the traders and inni
grants. THIS they chrcnuly Frclnlsed-Anu alter TIE
business OF the Council ended the Coiono! csif'
ins and acceptable the Indian. On the in ne com
nasd started for the South Pass leaving detachment u
one hundred men A. Laramie On ne ,ull me com
uSnd mustered the hesd waters Of The Rio Colo
rad0 which enpties mo The Gulf Of California, and re
turned 10 Laramie on The 18Th July.
Our next move was from the Nebraska, Souihwa-d ~
me Arkansas RIVER passing 'pO miles along ne tH'e ~
the main chain II the Rocky Mountains. This part q
our journey Was Interesting the extreme The hish
peaks covered with eternal snow the valleys, which
have never been visited BY the blessed sh, Of the sun