The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-31


From the st. Louis Republican, Jdy20.
Trail OF the Californians.
FoRT LARAMIE. June 5th, 1850.
The head the OK column may be considered as
having now fairly reached this point Heretofore
only the light brigades Of horses and mules have
men, Ih5eltarrow men, and hand cartmen. The
main body will probably be past h,s toiht by the
end Of the present month, and by the middle Of
July the rear guard OF the ''grand army" con-
general, will also, doubtless, have passed. There
has been considerable skirmishing on the way, but
shelly among the emigrants themselves.
Two or three have been killed or severely wound
cd with bcwiE knives and pistols, but the main loss
has been amongst the horses and miles. Mary
have changed owners, and not day passes that
| two or three complaints are not made to the COM
ifiandlhg officer by cmlgrants Of having been rob-
bed by their fellow efnigrants aid set adrit the
pralries. 40 shre~d old farther mentioned the
other day, he didn't mind the wild lndans much,
if he Gould only get out of the way of the tame
dies he believed he'd turn round and go back to
the States, for there must be power Oh hottest peO
pie there since many dishonest ones had left"
Colonel Fremont's protege, Kit Carson, arrived
here lew days since from Santa Fe, with band OF
thirty horses and mules, and is in camp few miles
disautj trading with the cmgrants. Every body
who has read Fremonss Wofs, End there are very
few who have not, wishes TO Kit, and the con
sequence is he holds grand levce from morning
till night, which is a source of great annoyance,
he is modest man and not fond of such notoricty.
Guide books and maps of the road have no chance
against bis word.
youthful emigrant, of twelve years of age, was
picked up day or two since, within few miles of
here, and brought to the post He rad five biscuits
strapped to his back, and small bundle III hi5
hand, and with such outfit was trudging along
as unceremoniously if the goal OF his wishes
but ten miles distant instead of thirteen hundred.
OucstlOncd. 4 anDcaTed
been turned adrift on the prairies with his five bis
cults, by gentleman whose name forbear TO men,
tor.
We have had considerable rain lately, aid the
erase ia consequently much improved
FoRT LARAMIE, June Is, 1850.
For fifty days one unbroken line Of emigrants
has been moving along the California trail, and
there is no sign Yet tia. there will be an end TO
their coming. The leading wagons aie now With
in short distance of the mines, while the hind
most ones have scarcely left the banks Of the Mis-
souri,.
Several passenger trains from ST. Louis have re-
Gently gone along, all well. There has been but
little sickness the road thus far-not more than
forty persons having died by disease shot, and
drowned
FoRr LARAMIE, June 81 1850.
The express starts for the States in about fifteen
minutes, and have only time 10 inform you that
up TO this morning 5000 enrgrants and 800
wagons have passed beyond this post. | do not be-
lieye that there than 900 yet behind,
and the great majority OF them this side of the
South Fork of the Platte.
Every stream is rapidly rising, and the Laramie
river has blocked the game 7 or 500, who
now quietly waiting far fall There has been
vast quantity OF snow in the mount ains this year,
which is the cause Of the high water. There has
been much sickness on the route, particularly be.
low this point DIR. Kno1s train will reach here
this morning.
FoRT LARAMIE, June 90, 1850.
Since my last have found but few new graves.
The health of the emigrants is improving.
Here follows a list of fifty-one graves
the route, all those Of emigrsnts from the West
crn States, with two exceptions-C. H. Moore, of
Syracuse, N. Y, and Alexander Martin, OF Butler
county, Pal
Relative TO the sickness and deaths on the Plains
this year, can only say that the enigynnts have
suffered beyond description. I have taken great
deal Of trouble to ascertain the Of those who
have died, but as our train has been ahead Of the
sickness at its worst stage, presume have not
one fourth the number of the victims between here
and Fort kesrny. ] haye seen, also, over thirty
graves, where no names were left.
LATE FROM TINE yellow SToSE-The quickest
trip on rec0rd.-The fine steamer St. Angc landed
at the wharf yesterday, only ten days from Fort
Union, at the mouth OF the Yellow Stone BY this
arrival We have no news of importance. -Four
California cmigranis wcrc taken on board at Fort
kearny, direct from Laramie, at which point they
turned back on account of sickness. These men
belonged to Illinois, and represent the cholcra and
Nt7N''e0t
the road between the two places
They had, however, no reliable information
speeding the progress OF the sickness the num-
Der of deaths. As body, the emigration, they
say, Is progressing well as might be expected.
The ST. Ange left the mouth Of the Yellow Stone,
or Fort Union, on the 9th inst. The river then
swcliing slightly from recent heavy rains, with
lair stage of water all the way down. Weather
warm and pleasant, and the crops quite promising
In the vicinity of Council Bluffs but the wheat not
generally as good as anticipated, IN consequence OF
the wet. Harvesting had commenced in the vicini-
" of all the upper towns, and far up the
Bluff.
There were very few persons at Fort Union, or
at any OF the other posts along the river The health
OF the traders wac generally good, and there had
been NO serious disturbances among the Indians.
The boat left this city on the 18th Of June. She
reached the place of her destination the sth Of
July, started TO return the 9th, and reached this
city about | p. IN. yesterday, making the run in
thirty-six days, being the quickest voyage ever
made going or returning, and the entire trip in
nearly twenty days lees time than II was per
formed before. The return cargo consists of about
eight hundred packs Of buffalo robes, besides skins
and furs.