Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-09-26
ARRIVAL FROM CALIFORNIA.


The ST. Louis Republican, Of the 18th instant mentions
the arrival the preceding day Of the Little Missouri, from
Missouri ve bringing passengers solomon Subette Walter
Reddck, and several fellow travellers from California Mr.
Subete had been absent three years Oregon and California
In company with Others he left Pueblo de Los Angeles
about the last OF May driving eighty mules and horses
They travelled the road usually taken Santa Fe His
count from Lieut Fremont is late that received
Washington but he left him the Sacramento and when
last heard from understood that he expected reach
home by the first of this month.
Mr.. Sublette met the first company Of emgranis TO Cao
na under the command of Mr.. Davis, eighteen miles the
other side of Green river, the 9Th OF July last they had
eighteen wagons He understood from them that they had
difficulties with the Indians the route On the 10th ofJuy
he Lieutenant Of the United States navy the who
passed through this place time ago. going express
from the United States Government to fleet in the Pacific
he between Little Sandy and Sweet ate and left this
c,y in advance Of the cmgrants. Gov Boggs met two
three days in the OF Col RUSSELL and 800 miles
from the point where they separate the party
going Oregon and the other to California. At the dividing
place there would be guides lead them their way
CalorniaMr. Greenwood, who proposed to take route
north of the Great Salt Lake. and MI L. r. Hastings who
preferred going south of it, Mr. Subelte prefers the former
route and advised the emgan 10 take it. BY the latter
route they must travel sixty miles without any water whatever
and the distance is nearly as great as the former
On the 9Th Of July he left the last party of emgrants at
the Willow Spring After passing them Mr.. Sublette
party of Sioux warriors about miles in the of the
emgrants and he learned that party of six hundred warriors
expedition against the Grow Snake tribes and If
small party the latter probable that they would
be killed but their real design, spobabe rob- and,
necessary kill the emigans The Pawnees had, however,
been successful in despong the emgans OF OF their
horses and sixty head of cattle.
Subsequently Mr. Subees party attacked by twenty
five thirty of the Sioux, from which they escaped with diff
fcuy. He a by the name of Bonney, from Ohio
who had been robbed of his horses and provisions but escaped
with his life, and accompanied the party to Fort Laramie
Near Fort Bent he found fifteen families of Mormons. They
had selected their grounds had patches Of urnps and
cutting logs for their habaons They seemed cheer
fu, and during the tme- Mr. SIS party with them-a
weekhey had preaching, three bapsms and several
dances. eaH.
Between Fort Laramie and Fort Bent be met fifty lodges Of
Sioux Indians who told him that they had determined stop
all for the travel of Americans except that they
would not permit them be taversing the country every
direction.
Mr.. Subletts's party reached Fort Bent the nth of
August when all Gen. Kearneys party had left for Santa Fs
Lieut. Simpson command of the military at the Fort
Many wagons had reached there and companies
far distant from the Fort. In his progress home
ward he met trains of wagons all along the road
At Pawnee Fork Mr. S. met two companies of COL Prices
regiment. Col Price himself at Cotton Wood Fork
The battalion of MoTmons met fifteen miles the other side
Of Counc Grove Mr. Sublette twenty-thr days in
travelling from Bent's Fort to St Louis.
Mr.. Subette represents the Governor OF California dis
posed encourage the emigration Of Americans but General
Castro very hostile to it, He says that the usual quantity
Of rain has fallen in California during the past year, contra
dctng in this respect, the reports of other travellers.
The following is extracted from VIM. H. Russels letter.
dated Sceet Wafer Rue, 80 miles ,cest Of Independence
Rock l2fh June 1916
am whinAen miles of the valley of the Pacific, and
shall hereafter drink Of its waters instead of the muddy Mis-
sissppi This country that may captvate mad poets but
will nothing but big rocks and great many of
them high mountains and wild sage without other vegetation
to admire. II is miserable country passing through
resigned my command of $50 wagons at North Platte,
where considered all sae and am travelling with twelve
mules, which procured at Fort Laramie In my
company Messrs Bryant and Jacobs Of Louisville, Ken
lucky, Curry, &c. of St Louis.