New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-26
From tbe Crenf Sail Leke.

From the Great salt Lake.
From the ST Louis lntelgencer.
The st. Ange arrived from the Missouri last
evening, having as passengers Capt Stansbury,
OF the Typographical engineers, and Lieut. j w.
Gunnison and party, who are on their return from
an exploring expedition IN the Great Salt Lake
country.
Capt Stansbury, with Lieut. Gunuiscu aud
twenty men, left Fort eaveuworth in May, 1912,
to explore and survey, by order of Government.
the region of the Utah Mountains, from Fort Hall,
in Oregon, to the valleys of the Great Salt aud
Utah Lakes, in the now Utah territory.
On their outward trip they pursued the route of
the Sweetwater Pass, OF as it is now called in
common parlance, the South Pass and theBce to
the Great Salt Lake, on two routes by dividing
the surveying party Mt Fort Bridges, on the Black
Fork of the Colorado--Capt Stansbury retaining
the command of one division, while the other was
entrusted TO Lieut.. Gunnison. We learn that the
survey has been made OF the two valleys OF the
Iakes-a complete triangulation extending over
their surface-the route explored to Fort Hall,
and, on their return, direct route was taken
through the plains to the east base OF the Black
Hills, which lies about eighty miles south OF the
Platte route by the Sweetwater river
This was found to be a very level, well grassed
and watered route, and turns the points OF the
Medicine Bow Mountains on one hand, and the
South point of the Black Hills on the other. Goal
in great abundance was found in the bluhs the
Bitter Creek an athuent OF the Green or Colorado
River, up which the party followed to the dividing
ridge between the Atlantic and Pacific waters---
There are now four crossings OF this champagne
country between the North Fork and Wind RE
yer Mountains viz: the South or Sweetwater
! Pass" the "Smoni's Route, taken by the Cher.
okee emigrants with eighty wagons, and passing
at the North Park, the Evans Route, followed
by party under the command OF gentleman OF
that name, in ls49, and crossing near Sage Creeks
forty miles north of the Park and lastly, Captain
Stanbury route, of Ie50, between the latter two,
to the crossing of the North Fork of the Plate,
thence to the head Of Lodge Pole Creek, which,
creek lies in the plains, and is tributary OF tho
South Fork, whence they come to Fort Laramie.
Capt. Stansbury was upward OF twelve mOnhs
actively, and, we dare say, probably employedn
making surveys and explorations, and his parry
return in good health and without accident, eNceE
spran sustained by the commanding officer nedg
| Fort Laramie, whence he had to be conveyed
to Fort LeavenwOrth on litter, but we are graft
lied to state he is now better, with lar prospects,
of a speedy recovery.
| The Mormons in the country whore the principal
duty of surveying was performed aided the opera
tions all in their power and are spoken OF in high
terms by Capt. s. and his party for their industry,
| and deserve the favorable consideration of
Government for adding cultivated Territory to-
the Union where the ordinary manner of civilizas
ton would not have reached for years, and nst
where we need thriving agricultural people be-
tween our Atlantic and Pacific empires.
Capt. Stansbury's party left the Salt Lake City,
on their return home, on the 29th OF August Just
on the outskirts of the town the first OF the Nor
mon train of emigrants from Council Bluffs was
met, under the command of Elder Orsan HYDE
! From this time up to where Capt. Stansbury lett
the usually travelled route, Mormon trains were
daily met vending their way slowly but surely 10
the land of theirhope. They were all getting along
finely. Nothing can exceed the admirable manner
with which the moving OF the Mormons from Coans
Gil Bluffs to Salt Lake was planned and executeG
this season. They were thoroughly organized be.
fore leaving the Bluffs, and appointed captains OF
hundreds, captains OF ftties, and captains OF tens,
and throughout followed the manner OF the moving
of the children of Israel as handed down by the
most ancient and best Of books, and now, as theHs
most admirably has it succeeded; when met, theiE
teams were all fat, their wagons in repair, thelg
women and children remarkably well, aud the
men, to all appearances, happy. 1t IS estlmateG
that twelve hundred wagons will have reached the
city of Salt Lake this season, from the States add
ing to the population OF that already namerouS
and prospecting people, fall seven thousand souls
The crops are all good IN the valley, and such q
thing as q scarcity of provisions, even with the
increase of population, is not even dreamed OIL
On the trip in, Capt Stansburys party were
charged upon by war party OF Snake Indians, buG
they did no harm, for on coming to close quarterss
they discovered that preparations were made TO
receive them; and also that 1t W as not the Utahgs
with whom they were at var. The Sioux and
CHEYENNE Indians were seen in great numberS,
but they were friendly, and showed great dread
of offending the soldiers at Fort Laramie, near
which are their hunting and wintering grounds,
The Cheyennes are at war with the Utahs, the
Crows and the Snake Indians, also with the Paw.
nees, from the East large party OF whom had
driven them into the vcinityof the Fort, and afew
accompanied the surveying party from the Platts
to Fort Kearney.
In this connection, we would inquire why has
Government overlooked the position OF the Green
Al H., 81 Itana of t1a q
Mountains, and adjacent to the " Neutrat Ground,
whore their battles are nearly all fought aud push
the troops to Fort Hal IN the niase OF the lnerdy
Indians and point tar distant rom any OF th9
rnnin rontes TO California? This IS certainly q
n, oyeraiebt in Government, and calls loudly
10 In coming in Capt Stansbury met with j.
Owens sutler of Fort Hall, whose tram had been
robbed by the Crow Indians, at the south Pass,
in the latter part of August. He had sent To
Fort Rr;doer for assistance and has ere this OBJ
tained II Livingston & Klncaids train was
met Of Fort Bridger on the 10th oil September.
Other trains, with goods for the valley, In the
vicinity The first G. s. mail arrived at Fort
Bridger on the 9th Inc secohG was met oct'
n near Ash Hollow. Capt. Tuttie,s train on
pInmb Creek. IS miles beyond Fort Kearney or
no 9th nit. and Rchardss train with Indian
Gods at the head of Little Blue on the 2ath.
train was to have left Salt Lake City on or
about the 10th Of September Tor the states. Or
ION Hvde editor of the Frontier Guardian, and
an Flder in the Mormon Church, was to have re-
turned to his post at Council Bluffs by this train.
A large number of missionaries to all parts OF me
elobe were to have been appointed at the gFear
Conference of the Mormon Church, held on sept
& and would also come in by the same opPoftu'
nifty. "
r7- What has become of the Artesian Well in Charles
Ion, g. c. she boring Of entirely suspended, p,ess
Probably it is The people down there have
latterIy taken to boring the rest Of the "ofla ,"