New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-22
FROM CALIFORNIA.
Later from For, Bcn,-Progre-s of Emigrants

I4IIcf from u 0Ts Brul-frORfeHS oil tfnIkfaDtS.
The It. Louis Republican OF the 18th instant
mentions the arrival the preceding day OF the Little
Missouri from the Missouri River bringing passengers
Solomon sublette, Walter Reddick, and several fellow
travellers from California. Mr. subc;,e had been absent
three years in Oregon and California.
in company with ten others he left Pueblo de Los
Angeles about the last of My driving eighty mules
and horses They Travelled the road usually taken to
re-. His account from Lieut. Fremon, ia not so
late tina. received et Washington but he LEI him on
Sacramento when last heard from !. was ur
dersOod that he expected to reach home BY the first
this month
Mr. Subctte met the fret company of emigrants to
California under the command of Mr.. Davis eighteen
miles on the other side oil Green River, on the 9Th OF
Iulylat they had eighteen waons re understood from
them that they had had difficulties with the Indians
the route On the 10th OF July, he met Lieutenant
OF the Unitod States Navy the who passed through
this place time going express from the
United States Government TO fleet in the Pacific he
was between Little Sandy and Sweet Water, and left
this city In advance OF the emgrans Gov. Boggs
met two three days IN the of Col Russell and
300 miles from the point where they were sepa-
rutc the one party going TO Oregon and the other 70
At the dividing place there would be two guides TO
lead them their way TO California. Mr.. Greenwood
who proposed To take route north of the Great Salt
Lake. and Mr. L. F. Hastings, who preferred going south
OF it, Mr. Subctte prefers the former route, and advised
the emisrants take H. BY the latter they
travel sixty miles without any water whatever, and the
distance is nearly great as the former.
On the 10th OF July he left the last party OF cmigrants
al tine Willow Spring After passing them, Mr.. Sublee
AZ tho nn;crarts md he learned ba, mart, If s;, bur
.! .e anu " u"' p u, s.A .
these Indians were expedition against the Crow
VI Iti ,h, - ~ w. III 49,. -;
uni dcHcp IL S nrohabe w,s ~ roI and
In .h ,;,,rar, IN. payro.s had bo,rr -
successful in dcspoing the cmigants OF many OF their
horses and sixty head OF cattle
Suiz uaptlvM Mr. r1urtg NyuS n'a cd hy
@ M 9"S., Se P"s! va, ,,n ,, "y
49,! Ca, ,;a;,i;; - IL ~ -, " -, 10 ~, -. (,
1hn bo bsd bac h Of vi. hnrses
S n,,ia;ons hm, ascanad VIII b; RIO and occo,
nnad tho Marty IN Fort taTomic Nror For, Rcnt h.
ttound 6teen families of Mormons They had selected
,h;r r,,,,ia md eou,n Matches of rrnns and ,vcro
,.; I ,r ,ho;r bob;1atons Tbcv sac,,cd chez
sui md 6nrpr rho time Mr. : marty was with Them,
~" wsnE,bey had nreacbjnr two or three baptsms md
- aancSs
pc.,ycen For, lsrsn,ic and Fort BEN, he me, ftv
lodges OF Sioux Indians who told him that they had de
cxcnnt ouc-.tbat they would not PERM, them to be
traversius the country in every direction.
MY suoe''e part! Ieselcu OH peil' on .' VI
70
ION, Sr,nsnn was in command of the military AZ
Tho port Many nrovision wagons Ind reached there.
mud two comnanss ven met NOT far distant from the
Fort In his progress honcward h. me: trains OF wag
ans nh along the road
A. Pawnre Fork Mr.. $ met two companies of Col
Prices regiment Col Price himself was Il, Cotton
Mood Fo,k Tho battalion of SIormons WINS met f;tecu
nils the other side OF Council Grove Mr. Sublet,e
wxs DAYS IN travelling from Rents Fort 10
- ouis
Mr. Sublctte represents the Governor of California as
snoscd 10 encourage the emigration of Americans bu,
Gen Castro very hostile it He says tina, the
usual ouuv OF rain has fallen in California during the
nast vcar contyadctnc in tins respect the reports OF
o,hcr travellers
TIE following is extracted from Vim II. Russels Net
ter dated Srtet Ea,cy RirG 30 miles HeS Of idspegd
eace Rock l2;h JRRe lSi6:
am now within hen miles OF the valley OF the Pacific,
and shall hereafter drink of is waters instead OF the
muddy Mississippi This is country that may capt.
va,e mad poets but will swear STE nothing but big
rocks and great many Oh ihtin hish mountains ana
wild sage without other vegetation 10 admire.
lis 8 miserable country we are passing through
resigned my command OF llO wagons ~ North Platte
where considered all safe. and now travelling with
twelve men ON mules which procured al Fort Lara
mic In my company arc Messrs Bryant and Jacobs OF
Louisville ny. Curry sc &c ot 81 Louis
~ by an ARRIVAL nom 'nt Ho''' '''e 'Sat .as
received letters from Upper California as LAKE as the Isl
of yuly from which il makes the Sonowne summary OF
news;
The inhabitants were generally IN favor OF tue
United States retaining possession o the country mar
riascs were becoming frequent mines were being
discovered and the busy hum Of American INDUSTRY :
great Pacific.
After several dry winters, they have now rad nan!
season and prospect ot good harvest on 'he pa''
tons The NATIVES seem to look Tor aiatTso' nos