Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-08

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FoRr LARAMIE, (lnd. Ter Sept. }
18th, 1919.
Dear Sir: reached here, from Fort
kearny, towards the latter end of July,
and had hardly got my tent pitched, hen
was ordered over to Fort Pierre on the
Missouri, with ten rifles, to escort Col.
Mackay to that point, and 10 keep the
Sioux and other redgen,lemen ofthe prai-
r'es from molesting his scalp. The trip
was most interesting one, as our trail ran
through the celebrated "Mauvsis Terre,'
where petriiica.ions OF all kinds can be
found by the cart load The country is
also well stocked with game, aud many a
fine buffalo Tell beneath my rifle land many
a aside rib and fleece" were discussed
around our evening camp fires. While
III the "bad grounds" picked up some
bnshel or so OF petretac,ions, which | will!
show yon some OF these days--that is,
provided ever again take the trail TO-
| wards the frontiers.
All hands are driving away at our new
buildings, and strong hopes are entertain
ed that before the mercury is at zero we
shall be around our new hearths.
We were visited, a few days since, by
about two hundred Cheyennes and Sioux,
who danced little, stolea little, eat grea,
deal, and finally went on their way re-
joiclng. These Platte Sioux, by the way,
are the best Indians on the prairies. Look
at their conduct during the past summer.
vi the vast emigration, which rolled
through their country this year, not per-
son was moested, not an ar,:cl. stolen.
Such good conduct deserves reward.
News from the Salt Lake has Just reach
ed here, and the accounts from the emf
grants are anything but fat,erng. You
may rccollect that early in the season |
predicted great suffering amongst them
1t is now about to be fulfilled. Between
fifteen and twenty thousand emigran,s, ac-
cordlng to these accounts. will be obliged
to pass the ensuing winter amongst cur
Mormon neishbors. Such number of
additional mouths, you will readily see,
mus play the deuce with the limited sup
plies OF the Mormons. This detention was
caused by the careless or wanton conduct
OF the leading portion of the emigration, in
burning the country beyond the Sal Lake.
Ali the grass is consumed for nearly two
hundred miles, which, OF course, renders
the passage of animals impossible.
"A change has been made in the troops
intended for Fort Hail. Major Smonson
has gone on 10 Oregon, and Colonel Por-
ter been left in his place. This change
h,,i t,i. | H.
he5.rTre',s-hs's resoilas! eEaE. Uall in good
condition, but they had the wors; Of the
road ahead Of! them. Col. Porter's COM
mand will Throw up winter quarters some
where in the vicinity of For. Hall, and in
the spring move down near the Mormon
settlement.
Those grand rascals of TIE Plains, The
Pawnees, have again been inbruing their
hands in the blood Of the whites. Two
men Thomas and Picard-carrying the
L. S. mail from For: Hall to Font Leav-
enworth, were attacked ly them few
days since, sbout half way between this
post and Fort kearny, and it is feared that
both were killed. 1t. Donaldson, on his
way to this post found the dead body of
Thomas, and the hat OF Picard stained with
blood. Before lie reached the spot he
met war party Of Pawnees, who eviuced
by their actions chat they were the perpe-
traitors Of tile deed. Thomas body had
several arrows sticking in it. 1t. D. had
bat two or three leam>ters with him, and
he could only give the body hasty burial
without seachirg very thoroughly for the
al hn
plnndered some government wagons be-
low Fort Kcarny, and it is high time they
should he brought to their senses. The
chiefs and head men are well disposed,
but the young men Of the tribe are the
worst Indians in The west. The troops a
For, ke4rney, | presume, will pay these
gentlemen a visit at their village Oh the
Platte, at the mouth OF the Saline, and it
is to BE hoped that the commanding officer
ofthat post, Major Chiffon, will overhaul
them with rough hand.
a sort Of a general Indian war, it would
appear, could now be go, up. There is,
three or four small Indian wars in differ
ent quarters, but entirely disconnected.
The Seminoles, Camanches and Pawnees,
all want a thrashing, and hope will get
it; and while our hand is in, the Yancton
Sioax, over ON the Missouri, might be in
c|uded. They killed white man last
season, and performed other antics which
ought to be noticed.
have run this out to much greater
length than at first anticipated, and will,
therefore, throw down my pen, take ID
drink of brandy, cgar,and deliberate on
the safest way OF attacking grizzly bear,
which intend TO DO in few days.
DON, forge, to send the paper.
Yours, truly.
lin Irish Rcjui;e. A lad from the