The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-25
NeMa from the Plnina.
Arrival from the Salt Lake-yNetcs from the CalVor-
mia Enigrants-Ih Their Progress Territorial Cor
eminent in the Great Basin.

Ayripal from the Salt Lake-rNe,os from the Cal1or-
MIA Engrants- Their Progress Territorial Cor
eminent in the Great Basin.
In the Frontier Guardian the paper published at
GAINESVILLE, Iowa, by Mr.. o. Hyde, we find some
later and quite interesting news from the Salt Lake
Valley and the California emgrants The Guar
dian the organ of the Mormons, and of course de-
votes good deal of its space, this occasion, to
Mormon affairs. We extract so much of the intel
hgence as is of general interest
This news was brought by A. w. Rabbit, who
arrived at Kanesvile on the Sd instant, in thirty
six days from the Valley of the Salt Lake. He was
water bound on the route eight days He per-
formed the trip with man and seven horses,
and light wagon, in which he brought the mail.
About twelve or fifteen thousand California emil,
grants passed through the Valley, and about three
thousand calculated TO winter there. Many of the
Calfornians had been baptized, and intend to make
that place their home-some of the first class of
them for wealth, character, and influence No
difficulty occurred between our people and the Cali
fornia emigrants and the Indians are all friendly
and seem anxious TO learn and to become civilized.
The cholera has been very fatal among the In
dians. In one place, Mr.. Rabbit mentions having
passed ten deserted lodges with many dead Indians
lying about and their bodies torn and half eaten by
the wolves.
He met Livingston & Kinkade's company, which
was commanded by William Miller, about two hun
dred miles west OF Laramie, then all well. Met
Egan at Weber River-Hickman and Hatch be-
yond the South Pass-Perkins' and Taylors com
pany this side of Laramie They had one STAN
pede; about a hundred and fifty teams hitched up,
took fright in the day time, and with their loads
like wild buffalo. One lady was killed, MRS.
Hawk,) and several others badly bruised and in
jured. George AS and Ezra's company were all
well, but getting along slowly on account of high
water and constant rains. Gully, McCarty, and
Kellogg died of cholera out of the first company
But four Of our people died of cholera on the road
General Wilson is getting slowly on he will
have 10 remain in the Valley this winter, most
likely, and not visit the diggins until spring.
We lear Inv hat haa
established the government post at Smiths Fork Of
the Bear river, about fifty miles from the Salt Lake
City. We learn from the same source that the cit
liens Of the Great Basin have organized a provi-
sional government, called the State of Desert"
under which the civil policy Of the nation is duly
administered, and will 80 continue until Congress
shall otherwise provide by law.-Missor1i Rep,lbii-
can, In INST
TROUBLE AMONG THE ISpASs-we learn from
the Frontier Guardian, Of the 9Th instant, that Mr.
Reed, gentleman connected with the missionary
station at Bellevue, has returned TO Kancsye from
journey into the northwestern country, some 300
or 400 miles, with the Omaha Indians, who were
out on their summer hunt. At this distance they
were in the neighborhood Of the Psnkas Indians.
They were very successful in their hunt, killing
and packing away about sixteen or twenty tons of
buffalo meat. While there the Pankas surprised
and killed three Of the Omaha young men, who had
separated from their party. This was regarded as
declaration ofwar. The Omahas prepared them
selves for the fight They formed circular breast.
work Of their skin bags Of dried meat, and en-
trenchcd themselves as well as they could just at
sunrise, the 4th of August, the battle commenced,
and lasted until O'Clock. The Pankas then re-
tired, having killed four Omahas and wounded eight
nine, but not MORALLY, and lost about fourth of
their dried meat and fortytwo of their best horses
IL was supposed that fifteen twenty Of the Pankas
were killcd-among them their head chief-al-
though only two scsps were taken, the bodies Of
the others having been removed by their friends
This attack was made 10 punish the Omabar for
stealing four horses, two years ago.
The cholera is represented 10 have been very fatal
among the Pawnees, and, toadd 10 their calsmtics,
the Sac and Fox Indians were about ~ make war
upon the remnant Of them.-M Repub. I7h inst.