Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-06-21
FROM THE PLAINS.

The Republican OF last Saturday,
some interesting items of news
rom the plains, derived from gentle
nan direct from Fort Kearney, which
place he left on the 9th ult.
Col. Loring, with his command,
would reach Fort Kearney on the LIST
Of June. He had several cases af chol.
era among his troops, and number Of
deaths, but with this exception, he was
getting on very well. Our informant
left him al Wolf Creek.
Mai Bonneville expected 10 reach |
Fort Kearney on the 5,h of June.
Maj. Sanderson reached the Fort on
the 25th of May, and left the next day
for Bear river, where a new Fort is TO
be established. Maj. Sanderson had
under his command one company of
Rifles. Another was expected under
the command Of Capt. Roberts. 1t was
to leave Fort Leavenworth on the 18th,
and formed, as far as the line permitted,
the escort of Gen. Wilson, the Agent Of
the United States for the Indian tribes
in the valley of the Sacramento.
The condition of the emigrants on
the Plains, and in the vicinity of Fort
Kearney, is represented TO be really dis.
,ressing, and their difficulties have not
vet more than commenced. Our cor.
respondent, "Pawnee," gives some par
ticulars, but there are more incidents
than can be described in a letter.
Al,ng the whole line more or less of
Cholera and other diseases prevailed.
Our informant, on his journey, observed
at frequent intervals, the fresh graves
of deceased persons. Among the mum.
Der he noticed one Of DR.. F. Sims, OF
Louisiana; grave containing three
Indianians, and another containing
three Illinoisians; also the grave of Mr.
Sloan McGillen, of KY. There were
many o,hers-some unmarked--and OF
others the names are not recolected.
Along the route the water was good
and, until they reached the valley OF
the Platte, the road was generally al
that could be desired.
But for more than twenty miles be
fore reaching Fort Kearney--which is
is about 800 miles from Fort Leaven-
worth-lhe ground is exceedingly hea
Wy, and il is with difficulty that any
teams or heavy wagons can get through
il. Along the route, from the settle
ments 10 Fort Kearney, the emigrants
had followed the same road, and it il
now as distinctly marked as any roac
in the United States. The grass for {
mile or more has been destroyed or ea
ten up. Many of the oxen, mules. ant
horses we're giving out, and at the For
men we're abandoning every thing, il
their zeal to press forward. Many ever
went so far as to abandon their wag
ons, clothes, trunks, &C., and attempted
to convert their harness into pack sad
dies, and in this way to prosecute ,hei
journey. Coffee, sugar, meat flour &c
&c, were offered TO the suttler, anC
/ persons about the Fort, at any price
and often thrown away, for the wan
Of purchaser.
Our informant states, that in his who'll
trip he was scarcely ever out of sigh
Of wagons. In one Of the companie
, a stampede occurred with their ami
mails, in which they lost 90 oxen; othe
companies had suffered similar losses
1t was believed that The Indians had
hand in the matter. Up to 9Th May
1927 wagons had passed the Fort
these are exclusive Of companies ira
r yelling with pack mules, and the Nor
mon emigrants 10 the Salt Lake, WIN
go up on the other side of the river
These wagons Asdsnearly all left tn
settlements on or.hefore the 5th Of May
Charles Miller and bis party, from
ST. Louis, passed the Fort on the CSC
ult.. and ahead of all others and well.
Mr.. Bryant and his company, from
Kentucky, passed the Fort on the 23d
getting along well. Dr.. Hammon'
reached the Fort on the same day.
Our informant thinks there will be
rise in the Platte river and its tributa
ries; and from the low banks. and tn
wide overflow which always occur
when there is rise, he apprehends in
creased difficulties to the emigrants.-
The Platte was rising when he left, an,
lie accounts from the mountains Civ
reason 10 anticipate high water.