The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-18
The Expedition to the Great Salt Lake.

We learn FROM the 81 Louis Republican that the expedi
Salt and Utah Lakes, tho surrounding country lying il
in that ety. i has been lsays Rep"S
sisted BY Litutonant v. Gunn.os the Toposrsphcal
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and thence directly south by route to the Salt LaRs
the Sierra Sevas the and r%
Indians and in which the Mcrmons have made sotts%sns
tue inner edge q the basin near Utah Lake The
country with view to tho supply Of forts aud troops
roogca and other purposes which shall rive
eouPss view Of its physo. geography and then explore
access may be had to the great basinNdtionai tsen
We advised says tho Washington Tntel,gencer
that letters have been received in this city from the
above expedition which was to set out from Jefferson
barracks about the LIST instant 1t had bsen ally
intended that tho party should have accompanied the
rifles on their route to Oregon far Fort Hail. but
the notice having been short the necessary arrange
ments could not be completed in time and Capt STAINS
bury will therefore make ths journey
by any the officers and the to be engaged in
the contemplated survey But they all we'll armed
with rifles and revovers and, should the Indians make
an attack will be able TO give good account Of them.
The expedition Is well supplied with the necessary
Instruments; and accompanied by several gentlemen
eminent for their aainments BIOLOGISTS, naturaliss,
and astronomers from whose united labnrs under the
known energy and experience of the officers
msnd, we may hope fora thorough exploration of the
regions they are ordered to examine In
due time the government and the country will he fur
nshed with detained report Of their operations and,
should equal in interest and accuracy those already
given to us by Col Fremont and Col. Emory, valua-
BILE addition will have been made to acquaintance
with the interior Of this great continent
We understand that. after exploring the great Salt
Lake and the entire surrounding region the party will
probably proceed TO examine route thence to the
head waters of the ella river unite with the present
southern route to California about Santa Fe rhe whole
cosntry through which they will pass. south Of Fort
Hall, has yet been very partially explored and our
knowledge OF 1t quite imperfect.
Captain StaD-bury gives appalling account Of the
ceDdng the river they found the small villages it,
banks deserted IN dsmay On board Que OF the steam
boats which had gone part Of the way, there
yeight d. atbs aud great the panic Of the
surviving passengers and that they had fastened
the boat the shore aud abandoned her At lndePsn
dence b. ais hailed from the houses aud ordered
of nine FOUNDER being planted at the landing places
to prevent their approach. The alarm through the
region surrounding the fort great that the
try people would not enter and the officers hal to send
to the mouth OF the Platte before they could procure
drivers for the Wagons He says that the mprudoncs
and total i'm providence Of Of the enigrants
hey ond belief many Of them setting in utter igno-
Of what they had to aud wholly unpro-
vided for such journey The roads covered With
them, and numbers would inevitably perish the
plains
The exploring expedition will probably be absent
some eighteen months or two years. Success attend
them