New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-10-05
Later from the Plains.
Correspondence of the Missouri Republican.
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81 LOWTp SENfRoNE SPRINGS. Aug. -. lriI.
n The first detachment Of tho first regiment Of
lf ooss volunteers, lst Port Lesvenworih July With
r Or Of thirty wagons aud forty tsmsters Our march
fifteen days was very pleasant one. having excel
II ~, rcsds and most delicious water Ths country
thfough which the road passes up t. Council Grove
W. rsrn~rkabs f tbs beauty OF ia sarce aud the fer
Vhty Of it toil mound after mound. with here and
mere srlsn grove running streams OF clear water
with suips o timber their borders alec arsngu a.
10 render It most besutiiul county The timber hos"
insufficient 10 permit this becoming An hsncotu
\ raj country Our camp was frequently visited by inc
Sha~nees aud other iocians who seemed very friendly
ebd some Of them quite Intelligent having been esrr I'd
lto read sot write. We rested three days a, Council
t6rOsc. having Toysrcd 81 the Government
lshoo placed here toy that purpose Here cane 10
sifh another Of thirty which placed
lander the protection Of our de,achment Tha,a A.
lsms trading house here established lsl so,inr which
Icsues profitable tfafAc With the oa,sns mos, ~
isbom slthough are sad % be YER moor d.,.nding
'ote upon ne erase Tor .u'sisleno told by tbs
Ileutemsn who keeps the stor that many ~ thec,
sond turn their stentiOD tos,' ,cl,,ro ~ ~ ,ca.
Ga the 18th VIC pr0ceedr oo ON, marc, ron.ide,
% Cusees ninons no ,tlls Indians for after leav-
SO ~, =, ~ 'au s considered sale out OF
.'o sno' VI ns .o,"P' --frequou, cepredsons hsv.
~ 0een oOnin-o op on the persons and property of
isa,.s.n 80 - Jun 'ds point on. BY order Of Col
80 csn,,s 80 ~ oonrsllies march IN front in
-. IA .b Other Ia the Of the train Of
= s,.,.,, A., We encsmp. strong guard Ia placed
l.,,aa, ,,a,.,s >eis-ns from the encampment pro-
Ire nec~ss - As to protect the oxen while grazing
s.,, lo.. " sOr this yrecsuuOn Ia Indicated by FIRE
re ), . n csttls and mules from the trains ahead Of
.semsS sr'e We are am0s, daily meeting. and Cot b
xouF cftcrniued 70 leave nothing uncone which
o,o tu.ore the safety Of his command and the public
|e Sfv plNoed under his protection how lar his
Dsseess vigilance usy be- rewarded, the result will
prove. We had no manifestations Of trouble from the
indians until We came 70 The Arkansss river and me
day sitter first encamye1 upon ls banks, eight In
oians spying us from mound - our right ;
they soon Withdrew In few miles we passed Walnut
Creek. noted point Of Danger Here the grave
81 Wiilisrr 1nsrp. the trader wbs seal ped last
Spring within about three hundred miles OF bis camp
while Attempting 10 kill buffalo. The Indians
cesod in the grass near him rushed upon him
he fired his gun, aud killed him before help could
reach him.
About four miles from hers We encsmped again on
the tsnk Of tho Arkansas We found the river about
feet average depth. although II Is quarter of
mile wde The water 10 far more turbid than that Of
tbs Missouri. About u at night FIRE made s appear
~ The sentnsis Ia the direction OF the road had
passed supposed 10 be- back at Walnut Creek. Objects
snlsht be passing between and the light About
O'Clock II disappeared BY those acquainted with In
dian Usages this was pronounced savage dance.
aud soch il undoubtedly Perhaps those barbarian
nehds revealing the graves OF the unfortunate
fhe next night CAugus, a We encsmped at Ash Creek,
where, three days before, about two hundred Indians
attacked company Of mounted volunteers from Mis-
souri, and succeeded Ia driving of thirty of their horses
slightly woundps two men. The Indians did their work
quietly that they escaped without apparent damage
They depend entirely for their upon frightening
the stock they take then Tying like awsy from
dsEger They well mounted extremely cunning
a. dexterous, bat miserable towards. We nothing
Of them until the next night al Pawnee Fork near the
place where Lieut. Love had his battle with them IN
June Two horses appeared 10 the senDes apparently
Rfs<ing near the wagons. la amOment they were on
IKE lightning awskDg many In camp by clster OF hoofs
sod the Jingle OF tbs huge spurs which their warriors
wear, and which they said 10 have obtained from
the Mexicsns They OF least similar to the Mexican
spur. and be heard considerable distance when
their horses are In full speed. said horss ap
pared tor these wretches lie flat their hOrses
whenthere IL danger about that Is to discern
them oven 10 day Nothing but the leg next 10 you
exposed 10 sight tbot Two Of sontlnels fired
At them but their distance and velocity saved them Ii
is old Indian trick to up during tho night to
inform themselves of the situation OF affairs and ascer
i4in the state Of protection the degree of ws,chiuness
DC before making their attack In the mOrnDgthe time
they always choose Ia attack trains They h 10 let
" alone, perhaps bearing rather sharply the musket
balls sent after them
On the l2th passed Mans Fort found person
there II $ situated the Arksnsas at small grove
and b. Ait Of logs GA tho 18Th reached the
ing ested q day and crossed without difficulty In
shoi time II now fifty miles L. the next
crAss We were told but fortunately We found water
enough II having rsned heavily. We travelled two en-
uro nights in order that might get soon posi-
Die - grass for cattle which we found at sand
Creek and the Semirone, where we now encsmped,
waiting for Col Newly and his detachment express
having oyeItsken tha evening arrived here, with
orders for us to stop until he came up. L. b. l..