The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-10-06
ARRIVAL FROM CALIFORNIA.
LATER FROM FoRr BENT-PRoGEEss OF
I'NIICp N.rs
EMIGRANTs.


The St. Louis Republican, Of the 10Th
instant, mentions the arrival OH the pre-
ceding day OF the Little Missouri, from
Missouri river, bringing passengers Solo
mon Sublette, Wsl:er Reddick, and sew
eral fellow travellers from California
Mr.. Sublette had been absent three years
in Oregon and California.
In company with ten others, he left
Pueblo dc Los Angeles about the last Of
May, driving some eighty mules and hor-
ses. They travelled the road usually ta-
ken to Santa Fe. His account from
Lieut. Fremont is not so late as that re-
ceived at Washington, but he left him on
the Sacramento. and when last heard from
it was understood that he expected to
reach home by the first Of this month.
Mr.. Su5lette met the first company Of
emigranls to California, under the COM
mand Of Mr.. Davis, eighteen miles on
the other side of Green river, on the Sth
Of July last; thev had eighteen wagons.
He understood from them that they had
no difficulties with the Indians on the
route. On the 10Th of July he met a
Lieutenant of the United States navy, the
same who passed through this place some
time ago, going as an express from the
United States Government to our fleet in
the Pacific: he was between Little Sandy
and Sweet Water, and left this city in adj
vance Of the emigranls. Gov. Boggs was
met two or three DAYS in the rear of Col.
Russell, and some 800 miles from the
point where they were TO separate; the
one party going to Oregon and the other
to California. At the dividing place there
would be two guides to lead them on their
way to CalIfornia-Mr. Greenwood, who
proposed to take a route north of the
Great Salt Lake, and Mr.. L. p Hastings,
who preferred going south of il, Mr..
Subletie prefers the former route, and adj
vised the emigrants to take it. By the
latter route they must travel sixty miles
without any water whatever, and the dis
tanee is nearly as great as the former.
On the 10Th OF July he left the last
party OF emigrants at the Willow Spring.
Alter passing them AIr. SubIete met a
party Of Sioux warriors, about ten miles
in the rear of the emigrants, and he learn
ed that a party Of six hundred warriors
were not far distant. He understood that
these Indians were on an expedition a
gainst the Crow or Snake tribes, and if a
small party of the latter were met ii is
probable that they would be killed; bat
their real design, it IS probable, was TO
rob. and. if necessary. kill the emigrants.
The Pawnees had, however, been sue
cessful in despoiling the emigrants Of ma
ny OF their horses and sixty head Of cat
tie.
Subsequently Mr.. Sublette's party was
attacked by twenty-five or thirty of the
Sioux. from which they escaped with DIFF
fculty. He met a man by the name Of
BoNNEY, from Ohio, who had been rob-
bed of his horses and provisions, but es-
capped 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
sown patches Of turnips, and were cut
ting logs for their habitations. They
seemed cheerful, and during the time Mr..
SIS party was with them-a week-ihey
had preaching, two or three baPtisms, and
sereral dances.