New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-14
Late Arrival from the Plains News from
California Emfgrant-.

Fru 3D. >. lo.-,h'. G.I-tts, Jay 20
Yas'srds, we had lev moments conversation
with DR. Puce OF Keosuk County. Iowa who lef, Fort
Laramie on the 22I Of June Do Doctor lett Council
49, n May a-t tor California and having seen quite
enough OF the elephant. concluded % return from
Fort Laramie To HIN Ne indebted Tor severs!
tens OF intelligence, which w. lay before readers
y 70 The time ne lett FOrt Laramie 50 wagons
hs1 passed 'n~ Fort aud between place sn1 he
Fnri %. met about 100 hich would in al
1870 wagons. A.. were efn'graIt WaglIs cxcepl
ANout 80 which belonged % the Government train.
Dr. 7 was induced 70 return account oi the great
scarcity ~ grass beyond Fort Laramie lie received
information from Two MOrmOus VINO rsturned from
Sat LAKE that for ~ miles along road by Ond ort
Laramie there 10 scare ~ Of grass but beyond
That poilt 20 ne cIo-sfg ~ the a;ts csarce ci
some ~ miles, the grass was very scsrce-not being
suitcieut tor the animals.
Toe grsrfs OBTAINED IN large numbers a. the
crossing a the Platte - miles beyond Fort Laramie
Two MormOns we're engaged IN iefrying them scross
hui were not sble o. cross sixty wagons day
Z nc number - wagons arriving daily ~ thst point
greatly exceeded those thai aere soe 10 get over con
.e0uenily the inter detained were lncI'a,lng and u
Was feared that '3e-e would be mncn stfrrlng from
The wait Of grass before %, would BE- able
Beside h. the rosd would again De- crowded a1d Il
sane difficulties that they had encountered - The
u.rc.nscnt Of their journey would sgsin There
~ abundance OF grass between TINS place and ort
Lafsmle.
At Fort Laramie the emlgrs = were throwing away
bacon -four beans &c 81 and in fact alrnos, every
'rirs could 5e seen. from teaspoon Up 20 cook
ilg s'ofr j ne Napcrs ~ ne Fnff - IuIQ not yIf.
c1asc prDFslOHs % any prce ana Dr. assurcs ne be
saw splendid wagons selling from 81 % s. tomps-
nice were compelled 20 throw them away IN rider o.
grt thrOl ia. their wagons being too heavily laden -
The Doctors company mad abandoned the ldea Of get
ting 10 California tnis all. snd bad resolved upon
-Nng tn-r teams ar lar ss possible. and then take u
on foot l. Oregon, and 20 70 California next Spring.
Dr. p Gays that the Ok teams are In advances Of the
mule teams, and mUca better adapted 10 the trp
Cows stand The tnD better than either beside iurni-n
ing good supply Of milk The pack mule companies
~, re doiug well and 10 advance n 81 the others He
states that Meals and the Platte City companies lett
Fort Laramie two weeks tcforc he arrived.
Major Sanders0n WAS At Fort Laramie when d.
Price left he had succeeded in purchasing the Fort ~
ZOO. Tor Government purposes There mad been but
TWO deaths By Cholera At the Fort one An emgrant and
the other trader. Tie heard Of cases beyond that
place. Dr. Price met 30 Government troops 90 nlles
tins side OF Fort LARAMIE detf Ell for Bear RIVER lie
a. ~ passed y sons command on The fih 81 July, IN
ped 40 miles beyond Fort kesrney. They were
celebrating the birth day OF American Independence
Fort Lararne-iheir mules were 20 certain extent,
broken down. and the teams were passing them,
which csused the passengers " be much dissatisfied
Met The second Pioneer Line on Little Blue about 100
miles from this place.
From he beet information Dr. P. could obtain, be
estnses number OF persons who have died on the
plains between this place and Fort Laramie 1T $50
The health Of the emigrsns had greatly improved, A.
he heard but Of few of sickness on his return Tie
commenced taking the Of those who bad died on
the plains but compelled 70 abandon 1t, a. ms,-
rity OF them buried some distance from the road
lie recOecis passing al place called Loop Fork, the
grave Of Mr.. Grams, Of Wi.consin, who had been
killed by party OF Indians On his return he passed
a war party Of Sioux about 80 strong He made Al
effort to purchase pony Of them but could not sue
coed. They treated him kindly, and after shaking
hands, smoking &c they permitted him 10 pass Oh
without Offering the least violence whatever