New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-02
Senators. as follows
Later from the Mountains.

From the 81 Louis mtelusenoer. POI ult.
We have had the pleasure OF meeting with
DIR T. ID Papin, who, with about 30 others engaged
IN the services of the American Fur Company, has
st reached this city BY the steamer Duroc from me
Missouri. These gentlemen left Fort Pierre. one OF
the trading establishments OF MeSsrs. L. Chouteal'
Jr a Co. some four weeks since, Win SIX Mdchlht'
boats loaded with robes and furS On the ltth INST.
they arrived in safety al Belyue at which point tey
transferred themselves and the cargoeS of their boats
TO the Duroc. The freight was quite large ana per
hans more valuable than any that has come To md
for some months
Mir Papin REPORTS that great deal OF mortality
prevailed among the Sioux tlbc OF Indians during
the last winter and that al least 1000 tell victims 10
those terrible ScOutgeS the cholera ana small poX-
The latter disease Slll raging and 1t was feared
that rs direu influence would be extended TO other
tribes During the rlbuatlOn felt by the unfortunate
Indians. the traders IN the employ OF NeSsrs, I.
Chouteau. Jr & CO., were untlrng IN their efforts
20 afford relief. Being well provided by the company
with medicine and vaccine matter, they were AWAY
nrepared 10 attend on the afflicted and by their skill
and attention probably saved the lives of thousands
The more credulouS of the Red men, are hrmy
Of the opinion, that they owe the introduction oil
the disease INTO their country, 10 the large California
emigration whlchhas crossed the plains since 1919.
The agents of The American Fur Company have
done much. however. 10 remove TINS erroneous IN
preston from the mind, ol these children of nature.
Mr. papln farther states. that on the 26tn UT,
while he was M the Big Cayenne, near Grand rlVcr,
he met the Express which, was conveying ID u.
Mtchtll's invitation 10 The various tribes 10 assem-
ton was gong on with great rapidly, which Is III
great measure 10 be- attributed to the facilities al
fofdcd by the energetic ionore Pnoitc, ESQ, the
agent al Port Pierre. who furnished the most com
pffc ARRANGEMENTS tor carrying ont the plans oi the
Government m tins matter. 70 was the general I'M
preston that the invitation would De re,pOndedto IN
a friendly manner, by majority OF The tribes ana
unless the sickness continues to prevail great mum
bers of Indians VIII De present AT the rort.
SICKNESS oN THE RYER.-Ihc steamer II. Ange
was met on the 10Th INST, by the Duroc' some ~
miles above Beyue. There had already been some
sickness on the - Auge. and there were hve deaths
from cholera and TWO others were not expected 10
I've. The favorable change IN the weather had
however checked the TdydgCS of the disease. and %
was confidently hoped that there would De no more
mortality during the voyage.
II viii be recolected that the -. Ange, under a
charter 70 the American Fur Company, LETT hers last
week FOR Yellowstone. She TOOK up large quaint
" OF stores for The different forts owned 0y me tom
pany. and among her passengers were Rev Faihers
De Smcdl and Van llaken, the distinguished his
slOudrles.
Captain J. \. sire, OF the American ur company,
returned 10 the city Yesterday Oh the Duroe.
MAJOR Hoiton an Indian Agent, VINO was also
passenger on the Duroc left the boat, 10 II Louis, 70
transact some business.