New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-11
FROM THE PLAINS.


We had brief conversation yesterday even
ire with MAJOR SANDERsoN, who lrrisei night before
iat on the Clarn from Fort Leavenworh route nom
Forf Laramie The Maior il viii be recolected len
Jefferson BarrcAs in June last under orders ;or the
South Pare Of the Rocky Mountains account of some
reports Of Indian ho,-ies in that region We learn
from him that on his arrival az F0rt Lenvenwoth he
found dispatches there ordering him march with the
troops under Ia command. VIZ rwO companies OF
mounted Rifles and one Of Dragons 20 For Atkinson.
The Arklnsnf where i rum0ref that some ljO)
lodges OF tse sioux and other tribes Of Indians had con
gTcgatei with he intent 70 destroy the For.
On their arrival ~ the Fort this found 10 be nc0r
rect the Indians having gathered there BY invitation OF
Maj fTTZPATRIcK, t0r talk From thence the COM
pauy proceeded direct 20 Pueblo leaving the company
oi Dragons AZ the Fort the head waters Of tn AZ
kansas approaching 10 the foot of Pixies Peak;
thence up Boiling spring River 70 SOda Spring: thence
10 tie head winters Of the south fox ~ the Plate 10 the
base Of the Rocky Mountains; thence down the south
fork 10 - Nrln F0rt thence across b Powder River
thence 10 Font Laramie and thence down the Platte 70
FOr Lebvcnworh matching. during this time over 2OO
miles The Mrior informs u tiat tnis Is one OF the
longest aIfno-t upd marches ever made by United
States osps. and that during four months OF the time
tie were in tie saddle The health the troops
excellent during the whole march, one man only
being lost and he by accident having been killed by
being over bv one Of the wagons
No depredations nave been coumted upon the whites
1nce the murder and scaipng OF ern-rsnt by war
party Of Sioux in May or June last which was reported
in the papers. NfJor SANDEBsoN used hs utmost on
order to accomplish th- ent evenly mules = the
Indian village for NA.TAWIo-wA the lead Chief " the
Sioux. who Is iriendiv 10 The white and would have de-
hvered up the culuritz but he absent hunting
excursion, and could not be found The Major learned
that the three who committed the murder hai been
whipped by order of the Cie and discharged .-om the
tribe Before be left, the Major made M Arrangement
TO have them delivered up in the spring provided ne
-hould again VII. the Plains
During the march tAev visited six different tribes Of
lndions viz: The Osaccs. Comanches, Kowds, Arropa
hoes North and South Cheycnncs, Pa~necs and several
bands of Sioux Tho Indians generally peaceabe
toward the whites. but there have been some difficulties
between the various Tribes, especially tAe Cheyehhes
and Pawnces war party Of the former bad attacked
the latter not long since and been beaten one oil theT
chiefs MARK PIERRE SQUIRE. was killed IN the engage
menl In retaliation Cor ths the Cheyenne nave de
terlnncd with tine help Of the other tribes friendly 70
them to gather IN tie spring and eNterininate inc
PsWnecs Tie "Wer.pipe' his been smoked Wlth some
five or six Of these trbes who in consequence, will act
with the Cheycnnes The Pawncos, hearing OF this
have made sllance- with or three other tribes, IN
anticipation OF the coming hostics, and "A warm time
il expected in the spring.
On the WAY in the detacllnontmet CAMPBELL ; train
loaded with Indian presents the eth ut nj Ash tio
low all we--BISRENETTES train at Cottonwood folhs
on the lTh-HOLLIDAY, PHELPS X w ARNER tram Ior
Salt Lake on the 18Th. cncamped nj Plum creek every
tcanster in the train -lCk with chlls and fever ROBIN
SONS train at the same time and place On the
18th three wagons laden with grain tor the mail con
tractor at For kearncy. were met at Little Blue On
the DIST SHlw's WARDS. and GEARyS trains weremet
at Snake Creek. snd the same day az the Junction OF
the - JOE, pl and Independence roads dock OF 1000
head OF sheep. belonging TO Mr. REsH,w. bound for
silt Lake The company Of Mormons. with the ma
chncry and other materials Tor Sugar Rohncry were
Fort Laramie the Sd o. september the day the de
fachment left
Hon. 5. CLAY WHITE, who, it will be remem-
bcred lost bis wife and daughter by sickness 1T Fort AZ
kinson during the summer together with hessrs
GYyYIFTrF and WEED of Georgia. DR. ANDREWS, OF
Kentucky, Mr. RIcH Buffalo, n Y, and Mr. Mason OF
This CITY. all OF whom have been travelling for their
health came in from Fort Laramie with Major SAN
DERsoN who il elso accompanied by Capt CLAIBORNE,
of the Rides who il on his way 10 Nashville, Tenn To
visit his fan.iv Messrs Rich and Mason came down
on the Clare The others will follow soon.
Major SASDERsoN is here on business and
will return 10 Fort Leavcnworth in few days to take
command of the pot.