Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-03
TRAIL OF THE CALIFoRNIANs.

CORRESPorDENCE OF THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLICAN,.
FoRT LARAMIE, JUSE s, 1850.
Up to last evening 1920 and 8, ,436 wagons had
passed this post To this number may be added some 700
persons who owing their haste reach the mines had not
time to register their making the number about 600
at this moment toing through the Rocky Mountains The
head Of the column may be considered having fair
y reached this point Heretofore only the light bgades
horses and mules have shown themselves, with small
spnkng Of foomen, wheebanow men, and handcar men.
The main body will probably be past this point by the end
the present month"; and by the middle Of July the rearguard
Of the grand army consisting of dapdated gentlemen and
oafes in general will also doublessy have passed There
has been considerable skirmishing the way, but chiefly
amongst the egants themselves. Two three have been
killed severely wounded with boweknives and pistols but
the main loss has been amongst the horses and mues Many
have changed owners and day passes that three
complaints not made to the commanding officer by emil
grants of having Eeen robbed by their and
set adrit on the prairies.
youthful emgran Of twelve years age was pick
ed up day two since, within few miles of here and
brought to the post He had five biscuits strapped to his
back, and small bundle in his hand and with such
fit udgng along unceremoniousy if the goal of his
wishes but ten miles Distant instead of thirteen hundred
Upon being questioned appeared that he had been turned
adt on the prairies with his five biscuits by gentleman
amongst hundreds Of similar nature that have
red on the plains this season.
FoRT LARAMIE JUNE lS, 1850
For fifty days unbroken line Of emgrants has been
moving along the California a and there is no sign yet
that there will be end their coming The leading wagons
within short distance Of the mines while the hind
most have scarcely left the banks Of the Missouri
Up this morning thirty thousand nine hundred and six
tyfour men, four hundred and thirty mine women five hum
dred and eight children and thousand hundred and
thirteen wagons have passed this post Several passenger
trains from st. Louis have recently gone along all we'll
There has been but little sickness the road thus far
than forty persons have died by disease shot, and
drowned.
Fort LARAMIE, JUSE 81, 1850.
The express starts for the States in about fifteen minutes
and have only time to inform you that up this morning
emgans and wagons have passed beyond this
post do not believe that there more than 5000 or
1000 yet behind and the great majority of them this side
the South Fork of the Platte. Every rapidly rising,
and the Laramie river has blocked the game 700
vast quantity of in the mountains this year, which
the of the high There has been much sickness
on the route particularly below this point.
FoRr LARAMIE, JUNE 20, 1850.
arrived here to-day, and have but few allowed
me to communicate with you On the 18th, Robidouxs
met the Express Mail and sent you what had written.
have not time to enter into particulars relative the
country route, the emigans &C., but merely wish to
advise you Of our safe arrival here.
Relative the sickness and deaths on the Plains this wear
only say that the emgsnts have suffered beyond de-
scrpton have taken great deal of trouble ascertain
the of those who have died but has been
ahead Of the sickness its STAGE presume have not
oneourh the number Of the victims between here and Fort
kearny. have seen thirty graves where names
were left.