Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-08-01
From the PIains---TraiI of the California Emil
grants.

The St. Louis Republican of the 20th inst, contains
some interesting items in reference the emigration
which pretty well towards the South pass, in the
Rocky Mountains In his letter of June 9th, he says
Up to last evening II, 270 and 436 wagons had
passed this post. To this number may be added some
700 persons, who, owing their haste to reach the
mines had time register their Names making the
number 1000, at this moment toing through the
Rocky Mountains The head of the OK column may be
considered having fairly reached this point -
Heretofore only the light brgades of horses and mules
have shown themselves, with small sprinkng of foot
men, wheelbarrow men and hand cartmen. The main
body will provaby be past this point by the end of the
present month"; and by the middle of July the guard
of the 'Grand Army" consisting of diapidated gentle
men and loaers in general will also, doubtless, have
passed There has been considerable skmishing the
way, but chiefly among the emigrans themselves. Two
three have been killed severely wounded with bowie
knives and pistols, but the main loss has been amongst
the horses and mules. Many have changed owners
not day passes that two three complaints not
made to the commanding officer by emigrants of having
been robbed by their feowemgrants and set adrf or
the prairies.
Col Fremonts protege Kit Carson arrived here few
days since from Santa Fe with band of thirty horses
and mules and is in camp few miles distant trading
with the emgrauts Every body who has read Fremont
work and there very few who have not, wishes to
see Kit and the consequence is he holds grand levet
from morning till night which of great annoy
ance, he is modest and not fond of such
rey Guide books and maps of the road have chance
against his word.
A youthful emigrant of twelve years of age wa:
picked up day two since, within few miles of here
and brought to the post He had five biscuit strapped
his back and small bundle in his hand and with such
outfit tudging along unceremonously if the
goal of his wishes bat ten miles distant instead
thirteen hundred. Upon being questioned, it appeared
he had been turned adrilt the praries with his five
biscuit, by gentleman whose forbear mention
This is but solitary instance amongst hundreds of
similar that has occurred the plains this
son.
June 1sth-For fifty days unbroken line of emf.
grants has been moving along the California trial. and
there is sign yet that there will be end their
coming. The leading wagons now within short
distance of the mines, while the hndmost have
scarcely left the banks of the Missouri. - .
Up this morning, thirty Thousand nine hundred and
sixtyour men, four hundred and thirty nine women five
hundred and eight children, and thousand hun
bred and thirteen wagons have past this post Several
passenger trains from St Louis have recently gone along
all well There has been bat little sickness on the road
thus far not than forty persons having died by dis
ease, shot and drowned
June 2lst-Up to this morning, 35 900 emicrants and
$500 wagons have passed beyond this post. do not
believe there are more than or 1000 yet behind and
the great majority of them this side of the South Fork
Of the Platte. Every is rapidly rising, and the
Laramie river has blocked the game on some or 800
who are quietly waiting for fall