New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-29
The Great Salt ake-Captain Stansbury's
Reconnoisance.

Afttr an interval Of ak months, during which the
party were completely isolated by the impenetra-
Bile SHOWS OF the surrounding mountains, iatelli-
eence has ut length been received from Captain
6tsnsbury Of the Typographical Engineer Corps,
wro Is engage in an examinati n Of the Valley of
the Great Salt Lake, and photographic survey Of
that singular sheet OF water. The last previous
news Of the wbereabout OF his party was dated Ia
Octcberlast The present dispatches come down
to ss late as the 10th of March. Capt Stansbury
sayt;
Tbs winter season here has bsea long and very severe
commencing sbcu the middle Of November To day FEB
rssiy 2 The mountains white with snow, and In many
hny feet deep reaching the tops Of the isest trees Al
though only IN TIC lat Of seo 49, II has more saan equaed
In severity the winter of 10 Philadelphia which
was en- UNUSUAL one snd lila eyea nov quite uncertain
When IL viii sefmnsie"
Again, he says, writing on the l6th Of March:
"Tae mountain passes are fuller OF than ever
fssn during he night and last tight nearly Llcl THIS
Oh he fains In sae mounails the fall iron four TO ak
being here much rapid saa complete. At his
ment While hs Am aiming bnghuy on the Plains, tits
"Aasr eewplesise mo resoone,saree Of Cache Valley,
we TetarItd 10 oar camp lear River. When Col Por
down he east Sos q Ss ss Sse anaes Lieut. o
laud II The kdsA VIA ORDERS report TO eat ounaisoa
men sod sxsss Gles addressed "a, make The toar
sou,d he western AIDE Of The L>ke Tue lrlp vas by
especially at hss late Of the year. Many Of ths
no tsd A. but none bad sacceedee In arheyiog h
Tts county represented be barren tas exgrene
ard alros not entirely, detutuss II fcesh water In
aaditson 70 wbish disturbances and utissing
hso lsken Elecs bolWeea lhs whites and the Snake
or SApshcDee lGdiaEs, arising out OF gross outrage
which rad been ~sntOniy hnctd upon Inc later by =
hard of unpTf eipled eHs 4as hieA several OF Ssr
men v ese bih,a s1d wolnen voiasd aud murdered. |
ives oeternif ed however TO proved and hoving pro
victc ourselves with India r1bbcr bags for packng
water IN csse reeessiy the 18Th 81 Oooer con-
utrce. our Tourney. We provided with ooo
40 clus tent sua one wsu tent fly for protection kom
rsirs bal they OF ls use, Ia bal one Two IN.
saue,s odd ess for sreehne hen
N cesntuo Of unp hef ,he region through which
psssc. TIE journey occupied as anil ms Sa OF No
veGbtf.
We found that the whole western shore Of ne iase
Of Ia level plains Of son mud asccessoie
wiz many mice OF he waters edge 10 the eei Of mules
or hose beng syeed frequently Oy mesnde. ng rs u
ss tClpeor whieh appseaty sink and seem 10
ibue End ssiurac TIE whole SOIL rendering q mry and
These pluns but e elevated shove t1e
present level Ut the lake sod have ~hoei douol NJ
dine, bot very ong snee, formed part ofti for k ev
poron Of lhese Of soa viii water
sssir. co not thirk hsxsfd by saying aa rise
% foot IN his haze woad nearly not qase double lis
rrese1t area
he plates sre for he part ealirey denudec Owe
retsiicn excepting occasional patches Of Afteness AID
sre.se voor ard they Gef In he sunlight pressniDg
fs age ssabee Of prIfecJ hku almost
the t me 10 eonviacc himself bat bets On tas mas
,ise shore - the Lake ieh THIS u owing the crystal
Of portions 81 sa he ssco OF tss mad
sd o. rs cline ocessoncf oy tao ceH, 80 satars,s0a
sgees WHICH 10 greater here Than ever witnessed ese