Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-08-18
Very Late from Oregon and Cali
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very Late from oregon and CALI
fOrni:a.
Among the passengers last night on
board the Tributary, from st. Joseph,
where Messrs. Shaw and BoLDER, direct
from Oregon. They left the frontier set
Element of that country on the 9th OF May
and arrived at St. Joseph on the 9th ult.,
having made the trip in eighty-three days.
The company to which they were attach
ed, was composed Of nineteen persons,
three or four Of which stopped on the
route. They met witt! little difficulty on
the route, except from the Pawnees, who
levied contributions upon them, in the
shape of clothes tobacco, few mules, sc.
Their danger might have been more seri
Gus had it not been for the Intervention of
an old chief who gave them the prote elton
of iorty of his warriors for fifteen mile
race, and then deemed their services of
sufficient value to enforce further con-
tributlon. ~
These gentlemen inform US, that the en-
igrants 10 California and Oregon were
making on every hand some progress, being
some twenty five days ahead Of the time
usually occupied by the emigrants. One
company, DAvIDsoN's was met at Big
Sandy, and two at Green River. The
Mormons, with SIX hundred and seventy
six wagons, were met at the forks of the
platte, on their route to California. The
1pelue .epostles, as they are called, were
at Fort Bridger, and it was understood
that the Mormons would not proceed, this
season, further then the neighborhood of
the Salt Lake. All the emlgran,s as We
have said, were getting along very WELL
At Fort Hall, these gentlemen met with
Mr.. SAMUEL BRANNAN, and four others,
who had arrived there for the purpose of
! plotting the emigrants on the route to Cal
itornia. From Mr.. BRAsNAs, who is de-
scribed as the editor of the California
STAR" they obtained in'ormation up to the
25th of May the most important of which
is, that Col. FREMNNr has been placed
under arres, by Gen. KEARNY, for DISC
bedience OF orders, and ordered to the T.
nied States for trial. He either had left
or would leave Immediately, for the States
Commodore STo, KEoN was also On his way
home. The American fleet was engaged
in operation against Mazatlan, Acapulco
and other towns in Lower California, and
the troops had been ordered in the same
direction. Gen. KEANSY, it was under
stood, would leave for California in time
to reach home in September. Things ere
not in very quiet or settled condition.
These gentlemen add, if possible, to the
horror Of the accounts heretofore receiy ed
in relation 10 the suffering Of the emigrant
ing parties which failed 10 reach CaIIsor-
MIA last winter. Seven'y-three Of them
persisted in the snow, and from famine
and the living survived only by teas ing
on their dead companions. Among the
number Of this unfortunate party was a
:nscreant, by the name of eysberg, whc
left the States in Col. Russeil's company
He had wife with him, and contrived al
the extremity of their suiierings to sent
her 10 the California settlements. Wher
relieved by persons who went out to ali
them, this william remained behind t,
rob the dead and living Of their property
A family of the name of Bonner, OF Spring
field, H., was robbed by him of abou
81 900, which he cached along with Other
spoils. He was suspected, threatened
aad finally preparations were made TO hana
him up, and then he disclosed the plac,
where the money was to be found. +,
add to the enormi,y of his offences, he i
said to have boosted of having lived, Tor
time, upon the dead body of Mrs. Georg,
Bonner, even when provisions were in In
reach. Other enormities are told of tn;
devil incarnate, but he survived them al
and was employed in the army at the las
account. The whole ofthe family Of Reeds
connections Of the Donners, had reached
Suffers settlement III safety, after endu
ing almost incredible suilerings.
i 1t was the expectation OF these gentle.
men 10 be companied from Oregon b,
commodore Drake, of The British sbll
Modesto, Mr.. John J. Campbell, and per
haps others. But as they failed 10 nee
;hem at the time appointed, at Fort Hall
this party travelled sloIy in the hope Of be
ing oveTtaken by them. This they diC
hot do; and they are probably some iiiteel
days behind. AS the party is small, tn
Pawnees may, it is feared, deal roughl,
with them, should they be met by them
Regarding the affairs of Oregon, W.
have been able 10 obtain no news which
would interest this section OF the country
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