New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-03
TIE PUGET SOUND EXPEDITION.
Correspondence Of The n. V Tribune

ST PAUL WEDNESDAY. July q. 1859.
The train from the Red River OF the North has just
arrived on their annual visit ST. Gul bringing III their
rcltri,sto exchange for merchandise, money, &c The
caravan consists OF one hundred and thlryth ee carts
same Of which are from the British side ol the le De
lorolg 10 the Sclkrk settlement. These blPcTOO'edhS
ARE I'M ne sriits having been unusually successiu Tue
past ycur as Wen in their hunts as ~ ther farming
operations bringing in some SIX hundred ndieS o shihS
and fur. still leaving large quantity behind
Tie Pcmbma people are gradually Craving on 10
place called Grand Cote, and are more actively engaged
m farming and stock raising, both OF when are saH -
ln well The caravan passed route herds OF Duilto,
- ,lirh they Lilled as many as needed The RI Rev
Bshop Proyonccr, Of the Catholic diocese, died lev
DAYS before the departure OF the train, OF lingering
chest disease One more pure and holy has gone %
rest. rr
The train was thirty two days coming through and -
in with Gov. Stevens party Lear Lake Iclamfdhl'
hearing in north-Festerl direction. Mr Max >tI'"',
the assistant artist to Air - nley, returned, N-th
makes souc i,e six officers Who lave aoind'ne! Ar
expedition, aud about twenty employees Inc loss g.,
These r.cn viii be severely i. and adted tLr va 0i
the services Of Komin, astronomer, VIA leave 'A'
"Galor.;t' report quite deficient. NJ. Srobri is a
ven accomplished artist. auJ 0n ls r. lf1 l zen tftl
valuable service 10 Minnesota by L's shtic-e' oil te
Minnesota liver from Lac qm Pailc 20 Ifayer-e dos
Sioux.
Some Of these men, with whom have conyersed, feel
vr ere ~ The severe aud arbitrary conduct of ilor
stevens | ycIy much fear that the MAJOR lacks IN
knowledge of human dispositions. lie posse Ses the
iG,s aud acts upon it, that TIE entire responsibility 81
the success of the expedition rests upOl his O@n shout
Gers that every individual Is subseVlet % bis orders
Which are absolute No doubt this is proper, but 1t
would have been much more tuuate Tor tim a1d the
undertaking. lad he exercised tn, power mpdtstV,
flOurh effectively, without being so forward IN
prcr.plroiirr il in season and ont Of season
The Company started from Lank Rapids upon
half rar0Is. which. 80 early as the 2ith ol
june vas reduced to quarter Others besides SroD.I
have disclosed that general diisat1c prevailed IN
tie camp. The mule. were Of bad quat! man! M
broken, many already useless from bad management,
Which eItaed severe hardships upon many who were
but lily prepared To- such ton. -
one complaint most generally made by the different
raltes returned is 'he lrreguary OF travelling hours
They are said TO leave camp some mornings SO early as
, clock and travel till 9, 10. and even tl - ana i,
without refreshments ltmay be the Major Is seasoning
his men for The anticipated mountain hardshps, but
aIn apprehensiye that Ike Pat VINO came very near
teaching lis horse to DO without feed, only he died be-
lore his education completed, the men wii ee more
disposed 70 shorten their euierngs on the plans 10y De
scent Of The Missouri, than any approximations they
dread in the mountain passes
should be eXtromel, reluctant TO write woidwhlc
could in any way interfere with the progress Of the ES-
petition: nor do think that throwing out seasonaJe
hint 10 the Governor 20 be little mo American with
the civilians can affect the enterprise sther@lse than
fvorahiy TIE Red River train say that the EoNe.hpr
would fill in viil buffalo in tvO or ttree days IRON
where they met when the camp would be supplied boun-
TRULY with meat.
The face of the country. far as yet surveyed is as
favorable for a railroad could be desired The swam?s
are neither wide deep nof nunerous nor are there
any streams difficult in crossing There VIII rs before
observed be no difficulties 90 'ncOuner till the mountains
are reached and alt hopes NOW fixed upon find
ng good pass
Al Fort Unon on the Yellow S'one. the Major VIII
receive new accessons to his par ). and flesh supply
of proyis os and will have learned much experience ia
men snd things thar may be turned TO profitable ac-
cnlnt fnr the balance Of Ihe snrLey.