New-York daily tribune., 1849-09-11
Fonr LARAMIE, Sioux Ter) July 81, isl9.

FoRr LARAMIE (SiOux Ier) July u, loD.
BeyOnd 50 miles west OF the Missouri River ns
civilized settlements can flourish east Of the Rocky
Mountains Then commences sandy plains, intormixed
with saline matter which grow nothing but short scant'
grass, with few stunied cedsrs In the favnes ana al
least 800 miles of the space between the Rocky Noun
tains and the Missouri River will remain an unnhabied
desert long the world stands. $500 wagons have
passed averaging ~ souls per wagon, and the numhef
OF deaths from the Missouri River 10 this point about
per mile which Is below the mark. The greatest iatai
liy has been among the Missourans and the Western
people generally while among the people OF the Eastern
States t has been scarcely et At all The Eastern peo
pile well provided with every necessary comfort
for the trp, and with medicines To suit every class o.
diseases incident To- the Plsss while the Western peo
pie 10 too many cases lacked this foresight
Since my last gentleman In this train has furnish
ed me let OF the deslhs the road from 81 Joseph
20 Fort kearny and 10 this district, have completed
the schedule far as have been able. 1t is not any
approximation 10 the exact number but only such ss
were along the road side together with few others
which have been from time 10 time accidentally discoy
cred IN by place Al the upper crossing OF the South
Platte remained three days, and found four graves
since icli, informed that II are buried to
geber at about mile from the road which the pass
will see, unless they 60 on 20 camp m that
direction Daring the time the Cholera was at its
worst along the route the forward trains bad swept
all the pssturage from the road, and the thou
sands of teams ia the had 20 OF sometimes TIVE
or three miles campAnd In hundreds OF out OF the
way places and grsveyards can be fuund which
II the names of their tenants arranged, would
swci the fatal list 90 melancholy size. The follow
ing s the st of deaths from St Joseph 10 Fort Lara
mie. 80 Tar ss they could bc seen from the road
Samuel Campbell died May a; OF Mobile, As 2 = =
CucionAu, o; = 4 wsihcrt MAY 80, Hancock Co III
Or. Ryan. May a. no residence Jas McA!iiser May :.
Nicholas Boismens. III; B. y. Adams. May 10, Jcsrpl
sharpe, May "a, Sloan Mcmillan, May M John Degute
sged a John Albert MAY .S,aged 70, New Albany lnd
Mass Lew smith. MAY p. Wilmington, lni james
Grcot, Nav "a, aged IS, Essex, Va p Wilson, May \
MAY q A h Douel. May a Red Rcck Iowa; II 7
Johnson. May ~ Florence. As. Joseph Hunter June ii
ssed s.. Columbus O. John % Bradshaw, june 81. age
90 johnson co. Mo q. ii. Conwell, jane 10. aged ~
Wsukesha, WIS J. } Hardy, June ., aged sA Wnchcs
Rogers June 5, Puiucsh, Ny John Ocland June .2 q.
Levi smith June 49, seed S, Lawrence Co Mo, }. "
Rcsley, June IA. Charles ; Gilman. near RocnesieI
y NJ Conovcr. June "a aged q, " aukcshs Co Wis
Lemuel Lee, June s. aged "a. NAndaha ia l. fredenbeg
8uhAls sho, by accident July has friends IN 81 Louie
". Moore. June n Rachel y Pstuson June ls, age
~; -- Keenau, Pleasant ht, Naa Buren Go Mo Joh
Hoover lslh Jnne. aged ~ Mrs. Matilda Taylor June
aged SS. OF Illinois; Morse aged Oh, Poland. Ono
Masonic symbol ou hoard; n. T PHILIPPE june II, as,
ren Co No; John Campbell sged rs, of Fsyeue. NJ,
k-d by accidental di.chSge Of gun; Preston Muir Jun
IS Of Midwsy' Milford CO XIV; W. K. Coliy. June Is
aged " Ray Co Mo. q, Mcbeih, NJ, ID June ~ Buffalo
q Griffth. At base cf Chimney Rock W :. fergusoi
June "a AGED Soj james Rohy June =, ssed >, MI X
frs, formerly OF Ohio; 4 Bum and Jos. Bssey, d
scott. Buas A. hsydoa and h. O. hayes, 8unalo-sot
died Juue "a. al Horse Greek Charles Bishop July
aged IS. Washington City; I. 4. Lease, M pleasant
defsoed jos Blake, Juse l9; Ellis Russell June Il
aged IS
Scores have been passed which have idenn,
placed their remains, and have not been enumeE
aied In any catalogue Tne graves that saw had 0ee
dug up by the wolves the bodies dragged 10 the sur
face and the limbs and fragments scattered all sround
From this place west the sickness did follow III
trains, % far ss heard from
Atthis point and Tor some distance back, hundred
Of wagons have been burned and tons OF provision
thrown away, the owners packing the rest OF the road
IL fact .! dcsT-oought oapercncc that this is th
only scnsihlc way of going 10 California and the mex
sensible iies l.. that " SO foolish A. 10 hrn.
wagons be sure and haul them with oxen linless to
families, there 10 Tor wagons. Only about 10
families have crossed the Plains this season
The first train that passed here came up on the 22e
Of May. from ST Louis ana the majority passed De
fore the LIST OF Jry the 81 Louis Pioneer Line pssse,
the "a inst ana were not getting slong as well a
their friends could wish indeed they have been an
fortunate sil TIE Way. DR.. Whites company from -
Louis passed on the 23d OF lsss month-sA well; an
whether from luck management was getting sonl
better than any other train the road. Al Ash Ho
loo cav carved tree that the 81 Louis Esg
Company passed there on the 18th Jane-sii well
Pickering, late OF 81. Louis, passed here shout Nv
weeks sgo with train
Five OK wagons snd eighteen men, from near =
Joseph, Mich at Nottsws. have come up here day
and although late. are bent getting through ihi
fsll--sii well
got scQusnted to day. IN the hospital with Msio
Edmund Y. 6snes OF Anderson County. Ky. who hs
been confined for sx weeks with paralysis Of The ei
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