The Arkansas banner., 1849-07-03
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 1 fFspn tbe Sl Losis RsPusiicaa. Prem the Plains. Yesterday evening gentleman ennaecied win the Pay Department q the .. <. Army arrived in
 this city, direct from Fest Keasny, wiich place he
 rsaehed on tbe 23d, and Ieis on the 25th ulL From him we have been enabled ts gather several Intes- estng ifeu.s.
 Col. Lorins, with his command. would reach Fort keaEny cn the lsi of ySae. lie had had several eases of cholera among hls troops aad number ci deaths, bslt win shis exception, ke getting on very welt Our informaas lsft kim at Won Greek. 1 Maj Bonneville expected to reach Fodt kearny on the Sth of June.
 sEsi Sandssspa reached the Fort on the 18th of May. and Iei ths hexf day fer Bear riveF, where a new Fort is iD De established. Maj. Sandersoa had under his esnmsnd ose company of naes. Another was expected under the e0mmand cf Capt. Roberts. lt was tD leave Fcft Lezvenworth on the l3th, and foTmci, zs fas as the Iine permitted the escoa of Gen. Wiison tbe Agent nf the United States for the Indiah tribes in the valley 0f the SaeFsmeaio. The coalition of tbe emigrant2 on the Plains, and in the vicinity Of Fort KeaFney, is represented 10 bs really distressing, and their difficulties have not yet more fhaa commenced Our correspondent, apawnee gives some partieuars, but there aFe more incidents thsn can be described in letter l Along the whole line more or less of cholera and other aissases prevailed. Our informant, on his journey, observed as frequent intervals ske fresh 1 graves of deceased persons. Among the number, he noticed 0ae Ol Dr. r. Sims of Louisiana; grave ceaizining three lndlanans; and aaelber containing three His oisianz; also the grave of Nr Sloan Me Gillen oi Ky. TfRre were many cthers--soune un- maEketand of others the names not recollected Along The route the water was good, and. Hntil they reached the valley of the Platte, the road xas generally sli thai could be desired.
 But Tor more thaa % railes before reaching Fort KeaIney-which Is about 300 miles from Fort Leavenworfh-the ground is exceedingly heavy, and 1t E with difficulty that any teams or heavy wagons can get throagh ii. Along the route from ths settlements to Fort Kearny, the enigTants had followed the sane read, and it IS now distinctly marked any road in the United States. The grass for mile moTR has been destroyed and eaten up. Many of the oxen, Baies, ant horses were giving out, and al the Fort men were abandoning everything in their zeal to press fnrward. Many even went tar to abandon theIr wagons, clothes, trunks acc and attempted to convert their harness into pack saddles and Tn ths say to prosecute their journey. Coffee, sugar, meat, four, &e, &e.. wese offered to the suffer and persons aSo1t the Fort, at any price, and often thrown away, for the want of purchaser.
 Oar informant states that in his whole trip be was scarcely ever out of sight of wagons. la one of the companies stampede occurred with their animals, Tn which they lost 90 oxens; other eompa had suffered similar losses. It was believed the Indians had hand n the matter. Up to May 25th, 25Zi wagons had passed the Fort; these are exciu- siye oi companies traveliag with pack mules, and the Moxmon enigrznis to the Salt Lake, who go up on the other side of the river. These wagons had nearly all le the settlement; on os before the 5tA o Nay
 { Charles Miller and his party. from St. Louis. passed the Fost the 23i ul,, ahead of all others aad well
 Mr. Bryan; and his company from Kentucky, passed the Fort the 23d ully getting along weli Df. Hammond reached the Fort ea the sane day.
 Our infoFiaan; thinks there wih be rise in the Platte river and is tributaries; and from the Iow banks. and the wide overflow which always occurs ~hsn there Is rise, he aPPrehends increasing dIt e0ities to the emIgranls. The Platte was rising when he left, and the accounts from the mountains give ressOa 10 anticipate high water.
 Below give letter iIom our esteemed eosres- poadeni, who Is sta,i0aed al the Fort: FoKr KEAxsEY, Mag 26, Is49.
 DEAR STR-Siace my last the army of gold dig gers has received mighty and powerful reinforce Inents4 IL now numbers over 10 Do0 men, and has Ia baggage and provisions train of ], ,521 wagons The prairie Is dotted with them as tar as the eye can reach; not an instant for the last two weeks has there been tha, eigrants and emigrant wagons have not been In sight frsm this post Fer two three days past, weather has beeA most dtsagreeable and the effect has been somewhat to eampea the aror of the efnigrants, particularly so the ram has been falling in torrents most of the time have heard hundreds wtsh themselves at home, and several have actually turned back at this point The great majority now crossing the riaIns profoundly ignorant when starting of what be- fore thsa-hat no idea what outfit consisted of, and in short. looked upon crossing the praite as nothing but pleasure trip, where killing buffalo, wolf hunsing, &.. formed the prominent features. The result of surh want of experiences was loaded, not with articles absolutely necessary, but with sneh things each might fancy he would want while the prairies alter he reached the end of his journey mills, pick-axes, shoves. anvils, blaeksmith's tools. featheFbeds, rocking chairs and
 thouzsnd other useless articles for such trip flied inc wagons as they left the Missouri river. Soon 1 II was found that the loading too great for the 1 teamls, and now oyerboNId gees everything The rnad Is lined win various artcies-eyen golf rasSs and gold tr1sherB are abandoned by the roadside, Quantities of provisions share the same fate, which His to be feared will be sadly wanted by those who ] threw them away before they reach the Pacific. | Several serious accidents have occurred on the road from the careless use of firearms. Three men i have been shot dead, and yesterday young man
 brought to the hospital dangerously sho, through the shoulder. His name is Swop, and IS from Mis- 1 sotifi.
 Maj Sanderson, with one company ofrifies, reached here yesterday on his say 10 Fort Laramie. Ma Sanderson, Rith squadron of rides, leit
 here the 2d inst to esablnt post al or near Fort
 Hail. dreary pros pect for ttssl squadron. l Yours, &c.. PAWNEE. 1 I~Benneti. of the New York Herald, an original Taylor man, IS getting very uneasy about things at
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