New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-30

OREGON EMGRANrs.-from a gentleman va
arrived here yesterday. ON steamer Gen. Brooke fen
FOrt Nemilion, We have the following siaiementhn
latiOn 10 James fmmcfs Company OF Oregon fmig1,
which started from near Iowa city Ia January lat.
Our informant states that on the Jh of January Al
James Emmett Menncssccae. organized a comp1f
consisting of hundred and three or four p'se1'
men, women sni children, most Of whom were non Pc
STATES of Illinois Kentucky and tennessee, and W.
twenty-five wagons, number OF ho -e-. caitie. iSrm
utensils sc. started from theneighbOrhood OF losstW
for Oregon. Emmett by the unanimous consent Of Z.
was elected before starring Pilot and Captain 81 inc ~
pcllun. rules and regulations were adopted for ~
security and preservation Of the company during A'
nurrg and The property aud effects Oi csch ndsic4a
were thrown into lOint stock Tho company mustered
a. men and lsd- who werc able 10 do military duy
these were t emed sufficient protection and h Ter sous
delay n arranging matters they started taxing nort
west course which soon carried them out Of the seiie
msnts.
Amer travelling for some twelve or ifieon days theJ
bore a lule more 10 the North. and struck the lows
RIVER which they assembled for considerable distance
and then chHng,d their DUE West pluDsns mt
ocean Of wilderness and prairie without compass %
any thing else 10 guide them except the rsing and setns
In this condition they travelled for about ~ day.
whcu prospect Of speedily reaching the Missouri %
ftrns. some II the men became unruy and mutinol'
snd nothing but by psruss and the everest threats u
the leaders and others who willing 10 prosecusi zee
Journey together with the fact Of getting Tar into ~
wilderness thai the road back had more terror. than n,
oil again intent upon reaching the great soa-h'
Missouri but they delayed By difficulties and dsI
gers unihOught Oi-brdye- had 10 De- made and roac
0p,ned Drouse and provisions became scarce and ~
walton gan them ia the face. Ia order 10 ID,
tain -us' for their csilc and hOrses they sen
compelled to keep near some stream, which care-
them often out Oi their coufse and increased the dN
cutie, of travelling aud for betier than eight We q,
only pros endsr the cattle snd horses could get vas ~
buds aud OOughs II young trees cut down alter III q
canpmeDt for the night with prvatOns and aiheu.tn
almost uDheard o. and winch ia the route ,iu-ed lHs
number Of the cattle snd hoT-'s a. die give out
Afsrs Journey ~ over three months they sescnsd ~
NerInI.0n about two hundred rullr- IRON mguu
when they took down that stream and as, sfnps
Al tns fort near IT. mouth win eighteen men snd 40.
hall the number 81 women sLd children with ~hel "a
expedition started
Many l.li The company on The Iowa and others hecon
ing completely worn down pitched their tents Gsn upG
tbe sefullou. snd concluded % nun, buffalo unu I'D
~er" recruli.s rom their iaugues
eur informant ssy- that ior ok weeks he daily aos
Of lnolan wss punt I'm cup fi and srst
tney reached the fort dior Whole STOCK auncnf@d 9
about three bushels here they thought u most pro<'i
10 stop, and therefore inside no s,ismpt 70 cross 's
Missouri The Company hsd been fifteen :"
fNenfy days N.rmiilon. ~ntp the s;rsrDsr Orgsfs
Brook arrived from the Yellow stone. her Ny "
this city. number yer" anxious ~ come down ~
her but were prevented b. Emmett and hi, coonesor'
who number some six or - -bt men, and who sill Vf
going ~ Oregon snd dong their beet 20 feep
the handful they have under their commanG from ssI
terng since their soOurn a. Nefmilion they ts'. ~
-.ed Themselves hunting Dui4o the hssn u winch nej
have mainly sl.sisicd on. ~
" lille The boat vas - .eru.ill0n the sircies rsND
va kept over he dl>sfected prevent heir goinl %
board but our informant no Is a young and sei''
man. with young and sprg hty wife managed by '0s
means b get her fret on board and then BE- gave u
tnenl the slip. l-avlf every thing behind exefY -
clothes thsy ~ore they from " ashington I01p.
~ AID are now making their Wy back peri'cny ''
Ted win their tramp ~ Oregon. ct LOUIS Ne" TIT