Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-09-13
FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

We End the following interesting inielli-
gence In the 81. Louis Ne,o Era of Aug 23:-I
On yesterday the Radnor arrived, and brought
down ten or Twelve men from the mountains,
being part of those 10 the employment of
Messrs Pra;te e. Cabanns. They were un.
der the direction of Mr.. Winnie, who has
been for considerable length of time in the
mountains. The present has been favorable
year for obtaining robes and furs; the winter
was mild, and there was very little snow
The company had collected about 600 packs
of buffalo robes and quantity of beaver; they
started from Fort Laramie (he upper Forty
with four Mackinaw boats and four hundred
packs Of buffalo robes, and descended the
ter became so low that they were compelled
to abandon their voyage; and landed their
pel.ries a. the Cedar Bluffs. and sent back to
the Fort for wagons. Whilst there, Colonel
Kearney. with two hundred and fifteen dra.
goons, arrived on the 9Th Of June. He sent
out deputation to a Sioux village to invite
the Indians to talk. The Sioux could not
DC Iouuu. tueH WeDk Oh 10 Il orr 1EdtIe,
(ihe lower Fort,) and there had the Sioux In
dams assembled, held talk with them. and
entered into an agreement or treaty with them
to regulate their conduct with the whites -
He at night fred his artillery, discharged
bomb and some rockets in the air. and surprs-
ed and astonshed the Indians exceedingly.
Col. Kearney intended to go to the Chimney.
thence to the South pass. and from that point
a. tba AL
! Whilst the traders were waiting a, the Ce.
dar Bluffs $50 wagons of Oregon emigrants
passed them. They had gotten along very
well; the Pawnees had shot few of their cat.
tie, and caught few of their men struggling
from camp, and had stripped them, but did no
further injury.
| On the - day of June the traders started
from the Cedar Bluffs towards Missouri. with
| 10 wagons. 1853 packs of buffalo robes and
packs Of beaver, and came in rapidly wi,hor;
difficulty. They met with no Indians, saw
plenty Of buffalo, and came TO the mouth of
the Kansas, 1856 miles. in % days. On a
par, Of the route they were Strengthened for
provisions.
Mr.. Cabanne is behind on the Wapello
which is aground. When they left. there
were ffty.ive men at Fort Platte and thirty.
FIVE a, Fort John.
| In the Indian country they fell in with An
.onia Rubidoux, who had been trading with
the Snakes and Yuiaws. He had with him
40 or so horses and mules. and seven or eight
thousand dollars worth of pel,res. He had
been successful ia trading with the Indians;
the Yuctaws had once robbed his fort when
| left in the custody Of some Spaniards, but they
were generally very friendly with him. He
stopped with his brother al 81. Joseph.
| Mr. Viuue. states that in December last the
Bruler Sioux raised a war party. went TO the
forks of Platte, surprised Pawnee village of
100 lodges, killed 10 of their warriors and s
squaws, and took three warriors prisoners,
burned the village, and plundered the Pawnees
| Of their beaver, horses and corn. The Paw
nees fed 10 great CONSERVATION, and The Sioux
returned home in triumph.