The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-02
Interesting from Fort Laramie.

from the Missouri Statesman, August 10
The ferry company Of ID. III. Hickman ~ Co,
reached home in good health on Sunday last.
Their location on the Platte river was about one
hundred and thirty miles west of Fort Laramie,
and seven hundred and thirty miles from St Joseph.
They left the ferry for home on the Sth of July.
Previous TO their leaving, the great body Of the
emigration had passed Yet on their homeward
trip they met about five hundred wagons before
reaching Fort Laramie, and near six hundred more
between the latter place and Fort kearney. OF
this number, about seven hundred were Mormons,
an route for the Great Salt Lake. The mortality
from cholera, or disease much resembling IL, has
not been exaggerated by correspondents of the Re-
psbtioon and other newspapers. The sickness,
however, had very much abated before the emf
few deaths occurred that far west. Mrs. Lamme,
VIE OF M }. Lamme, and daughter Of Mr.. Thomas
Y. Maupin, OF this county, and ronfs for Cali
fornis, died Of cholera at Court House Rock,
eighty-hve mules this side OF Fort Laramie. Ac-
cording TO the register Of the commanding officer
at Fort Laramie, the number Of wagons That had
passed that poet before the ferry company left,
about ten thousand three hundred. Number Of
emgrsnts not short OF fifty thousand. A large pro-
portion, perhaps as many as one twelfth OF the
whole emigration, abandoned their wagons, and
packed through from Fort Laramie. or between
A Court Martial was in session at Fort Laramie,
when ii. and company passed. Col Sumner, late
commanding officer at Fort Leavenworth, was
there, on hrs way to the Arkansas river, for the
purpose Of establishing one or more forts on that
stream. Fort Hall bad been abandoned, and the
government supplies designed for that post were
stopped at Fort Laramie.
There is, comparatively, no danger from Indians
on the route. They returned to the States with
only eleven men In company, without interruption.
and the California train experienced no loss or AZ.
tenton on account Of them. A large number OF
wagons, heighted with goods for the Salt Lake.
passed during the season. Yet II is Thought that
the supply will be insufficient, az the Mormon emf
grafton 10 the new land Of promise has been i'm
mense, and many Others, who made late sta RI for
california, intend wintering in the vicinity Of Salt
Lake city. "
The we ather was pleasantly warm, and the water
OF the Platte river cool and fine up 10 about tho
nddle OF June. About this period, the snow dis
appeared from the mountains, which appeared i'm
fuil view eight or ten miles south of the compsnv's
epcsmrment Many portions of the Platte bottom
are sandy and barren, while others, and the val
ltys between the adjacent hills, afford a luxurisnt
gsss, resembling very much our finest blue grass.
IN the latter part Of June, host Of era hoppsrs,
wh'ch no man could number, made their appear
ahce, and destroyed almost all the green yegeta-
'uon TOT several miles this side, and beyond the
crossing oi The Platte, that emgrants were COM
Fned 10 Rave the road a distance Of eight OF ten
nnles, 10 hnd ersss for their animals. From Fort
LARAMIE 10 the Missouri river, the comps az, On
hs ntnin trip, found The grass exceedingly nac.
IA. X 20. brought In about three tboussad LETT
trs, designed for persons In diAereat sections Of
me lncn, chiefly, however, tyr the wes,em
Stsits