New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-30
Trail Of the CaIiforuinns.
Correspondence Of the 81 Louis Republican.
TnEr LARANIK WednAsdaY June s [

Fosr LAR.MrE, "Wednesday, June 5 1854
Uo 10 last evening Il, 270 men and 3, i36 wagons
had passed this post To this number may DO
added some 700 persoLs who, owing 70 their haste
TO reach the mines had not time 10 register their
names, making the nambeF Abo1. 5000 Z. A.i
moment toiling through The Rocky Mountains. The
head of the OK column may be considered as having
now fairly reached this poiat. Heretofore only the
Hebt brieades Of horses and mules have shown
,be mselyes, with a small spriDkling Of iootmea
Ubeelbarroy men and hand cartmen. The main
body will probably be past ths point by the end Of
the present month, and by the middle OF Jlly the
rear guard Of the "Grand Army" consisting OF d..
lapidated gentlemen and loaiers In genera VIII
also, doubtless, have passed.
There has been considerable skirmlshing on the
vay. bat chiefly among the emigrants themselves.
Two or three have been kiledQr severely wounded
with bowie knives and pistols but the main loss
has been among the horses and mules Many nave
changed owners, not day passes thattwo or tnsee
complaints are not made TO the commanding oncef
by emigrapts, ofhaving been robbed by their fellow
emiersnts and set adrift on the pralries As
shrevd old farmer mentioned the other day, he I'D
not mind the wild Indians much, II be coald oniy
get out OF the way Of the tame ones; ne oeneEeo
he'd turn round and 90 back TO the states ior thefe
must be 4 power OF honest people there since 30
many dishonest ones had left" The rule oil ACTON
which appears to prevail on the praries Is, the
wholesome one Of each man for himself and the
devil take the hindmost one" / do not intend 20
cast reflections on the great body Of the emgrane,
for they appear to have come from the most re-
spectacle portion Of the community, and would be
an addition TO any country but merely wish to in
innate that there are many more penitentlary can
didates on the trail this year than there were last.
Col Fremonts protege, Kit Carson, arrived here
a few day. since from Santa Fe, with band of
thirty horses and mules and is in camp few miles
distant trading with the emigrants. Everybody
who has read Fremonts work and there are very
few who have not, wishes 10 see Kit, and the con.
sequence is be holds grand evee from morning
till night which is a source Of great annoyan as
he is modest man and not fond Of such nosoriety.
Guide books and maps Of the road have no chance
against bis word
PoRT LARAMIE, June 2l, 1850.
The express starts for the States 10 about fifteen
minutes, and have only time to inform you that
up to this morning $4,000 emigrants and 1900 wag-
ons have passed beyond this post. do not believe
that there are more than or 1000 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 on
some or e00 who are now quietly waiting for
fall. There has been a vast quantity OF snow in the
mountains this year, which is the cause OF the high
water. There has been much sickness on the route,
particularly below this point.
Yours, &c. CHEYENNE
I'm long list Of the emigrants, contained in an.
other letter, we find the name Of G. 81. Moore, Of
Syracuse, N. Y. and Alex. Martin, OF Butler. Pa
The remainder were from Missouri, Indiana, Ken.
lucky etc.