The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-23
Our Nebraska Correspondence,
iowa MISSION, Nebraska Territory

W..
May IS, 1852
Tile Ioso Indian AisSion-Sac Indian Fa,m-Ia-
dian gcnts--Emigration for Utah, Oregon and
Cah(onia--Heaiih, SC.
The place from which write is mission, estab-
lishcd here in 1887, by the Rev. William Hamilton
and the Rev. Samuel NJ, Irwin, (who now have il in
chargc), under the direction Of the Presbytcrian
Board Of Foreign Missions, in the city Of New York.
Of which Mr. Walter Lowry is Secretary The
establishment is situated about two miles north Of
Wolf river Ga tributary Of the Mssouri), and four
and half miles west from the Missouri river, and
distant twenty-five miles northwesterly from st.
Joseph, Mo- 1t consists Of farm, comprised Of 60
acres Of cultivated land and So acres Of pasture
ground, and mission housc-a spacious brick edi-
hcc--which cost in its erection $4,000 The mission
house embraces apartments for the missionaries and
their families, and for the pupils Of boarding
school, which is kept here by Messrs. Hamilton
and Irwin. The house also embaccs chapel and
school room. The school is comprised of IS bows
and 10 girls. all rugged and robust little Indians,
who, under the udcions management Of the reverend
gentlemen III charge, are making respectable pro-
gross III the road OF civilization. Two young ladies
arc cmpoy cd as teachers at the lnssion-MisS Sarah
A. Waterman and Miss Sarah Rea: the first A. in
stuctc-s in the Indian school, and the latter as in.
stiuctrtss Of school for white children, comprised
Of the children OF the missionaries and 0f persons
resident 1t tho agency Of the hokapops. Iowas,
Sacs and I'oX indians, which has been established
near the mission
Al tie agency the sac Indians have fam, com
pliscd 81 l4o acres OF cultivated lands worked ~ u
tanner employed by the United states government
The Indians never work. and, aside from the farm
tie Sacs Do not cultivate hut about THO uars J,
ground. ard the work u that is dpac by squi0-
lie cultivation Of The S.cu farm costs the eope.a
meGt Of tie United state, about 81 0ea per aanua
and the produce Is distributed by tho agent Ut NE
own caprice, TO the members Of the tribe, who do
not exceed 10 ia nun.bcr. These could b. AZ wen
clothed and fed for half the moHey iudicou.ly ex-
pended: ard yet WITH The fam operations tic Sac
lcdians 80 naked ana hungry half Of the year. The
Indians reside on the west shore Of the Missouri
RIVER and the Indian agent lives il Buchanan coun
ty, Mo-. where hc TENDS III own farm ami lets the
iudan affairs take care OF themselves while IL
pockets ~ 800 annually Tor services which hc makes
10 attempt to perform. bt tins the Indians make
great conn laint But rhat can the pnor devils dol
The omigfant read leading from the Missouri
liScr. opposite ~. Joseph. passes near this Is .ab-
lshment; and since the fist Of This month"; on this
this ,oad, There has been almost continuous
string Of igrants bound for Utah OREGON and
California ~ the overland route. px teams. mule
teams, horse teams single and double. packers with
horses and mules, men with hand carts, and men
with packs and stavc, only have formed the long
line of march on this read. which has also incgdca
mary large droyes Of cattle and Sheppard still
they come, Yesterday measured tie breadth Of
The heavy beaten track Of the road and found it
iorty-iiyc PAGES wide. This will Afford the readers
Of the HERALD some idea Of the amount Of emgra-
ton which has tbs season gone out from st. Jo-
scrhs.
There are FIVE routes through the Nebraska ter
riory. for the Pacific coast. extensively travelled
hy cmigrants:-fiIst, from Bclicyon. twelve miles
above Tic mouth Of The Platte, which crosses the
Eikhon river. ana the Soup Fork, and passes up
on the north sile e The Platte: second from Table
silc Of the Platte third lie IT. Joseph roa,i: iJurth
the new military road from Fort lcaYcnworth lead