The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-23

icy, and the Coieso DC Mlssosrl.
osf work ali the cosnuy north o. Mssoar nyer 70 ING
Big Muddy nvss. distance west Of Fort unloa and
wnh The Missouri b. hls survey Of lhai EssI. III
Lieut. Donesol. who arrived al Fort tnic@ GA me 81
Oh JAY had been enolnsd collect all the Information
possible IA regard 10 routes, zcdss intercourse villa ~
dlans, sc. preparatory 70 The coming ~ y lae Mala
train lneiten, the information vas decided al f0ri
Un,oe 10 connae The survey westward 10 iLis PLACE ln
f9o lines The OF The northern one. hn1nk
determining point "a the eypfess mountain Was commit
led 10 he charge parry command OF Lieut. Doneson
The southern Mix River AGe over which The baggage
and sapYly Train 10 move, placed ia charge oil
Lieai Grover. determined 10 pass lhs line myself
accompanied BY Alex. Caberison, esq who had been
appointed special agent among The bsckee iRdsan.f
beias believed We should meet their camps Milk
Eiser-
The survey moved on the 9TH August In The to parties
nnGef lAe respective eomMa nds Of Leus Doneson and
GIoFeT, and lolned camp on the ih on lie Big Muddy
rser here The two lines abandoned IN consequences
o. ny being unable 10 furnish the requisite uanspora
on ala force 10 both parties Under my command
The party moved forward nil the 23d August; when,
Win small detached party, accompanied By Mr. Coi
berlson and two select parties. charge respectively OF
Lieut. Grover and Mr. Laaden, civil engineer, sil The
ifaia and cane BY express reaching here the LIST IN
slan and finding the distance from Fort Union, BY the
odcneer, S73 miles Dr. Evans. the geologisi Of The
expedition, .slved here iron For Union fifteen days.
pursuing ilne between the Mix and Missouri rivers
some 20 mites shorter than he route adopted By The main
ifAn. he man lrala reached here The 9th instant
the animals an me condition, and the all anxious 10
20 ahead
Liru 6rover, wiih his party, who IN advance Tor
tAr paFPoee OF sconnotTlas Cadets Passae one adopt
I'd Tor The passage OF The ST. Narys, aad before
alluded 10 as The biacktooi lrail-started perform
mat duly Oh The sih, with orders also 10 60 10 ST. Ma
village, TO ascertain wheissg depot had been established
~ Lieut. SAXON, ana the event oil hearing nothing
from hr 10 push forward 10 The koolenair post, and II
possible, open iGe communication wlth Capt Mcclellan
and ia tae event oi meeting L-E SaxoB, 10 return nm
medalry 10 Fort Benton survey the riyer iron The
tails, some iWeny mcs above Fort kencn, 10 The point
where Lieut. Donelsonr OF thai river termlGaisa
and IhA4E Stuyrt kxrf
aad cross the mountains during the Eoath OF January
The duly particularly The later s attended with much
aically, oui ~ just 70 Lieut. Grover 10 add that ne
made The SUGGESTION volunteered Tor s accomplishment
and hi. high Character and great energy guar
aaies OF his entire success
Mr Landen started with his party TO make the exam
NATION OF Marlas pass, some hundred miles north OF TINS
point on Ihe SIN instant This reported, iIom fallen
trees and other distractions, 10 be the most difficult 10
ihs viciDay. has patience, forninde. and established
ioce o. Character, gave great promise Of success "a
discharge oi this laaogioDs duty.
10 Lieal Muilan. OF The afms, vas assigned The dny
OF visiting The Fiaihesd village, the Muscle Shell
tTon en good guides 10 The village oil St Mays and.
passing through pass 10 The south OF Cadets pass,
await the coming OF the tram a, ST Mary's village
Having made my arrangements Tor The train TO move
forward and relying The information received from
the most reliable sources obtained from Indians,
gul1es, &c that there yet remained Ten weeks in which
could labor In The mountains, placed the 10
charge OF Lieut.. Doaeison with instructions to
forward The llin or lstn And await my arrival al st
Says. started ths pin foe The camp of The PECAN
Indians, OF the biack4eet nations al The Cypress
tain, huRGfed aud twenty niles north OF fhs
point with personally examine The approaches
81 The mountains, 10 guide through the various
leAdilg from sr FORKS Oh The Msras and
10 have talk win lhen regard 10 fbelr conduct to-
wards oihtI tribes, which might possibly eniaRger the
passage Of whites through tLls country.
SQcn was the condition OF the and the plans o
Operating Yves, ward. when L=GL sdKons successful
conpsRGenf OF has LAHORE, and the return 81 Lieut..
Grover. changed The whole Geld OF operation The ia
h. hall fnr
examination OF tie mountain Passes some i've weeks
Lieut. D,nelsoE about =s4TtIS with the when The
express lion Lieut. Grover announcing has return.
frea immediately sen forward 10 and returned.
The tune Tor our work s2s saou. AID II wsalc noi do
10 eBeunserJle tram with The oas The change of
our entire programme necessary Oar wagons have
been LETT lhs point and yesterday with ite pack tram
Lieut. DonelSon moved forward 10 81 Mans village.
where shall follow the ruiarn oi Dir. Stanley. he
artist OF the expedition wso eoatlnned on 10 me PECAN
camp my return 10 t;ais place.
Lieut. SAXON goes down the Missouri 10 ST. Loas,
thence Washins,os ety 10 bear reports aac dispatches
to The departments la few days Lleai. Grover vii
commence hls survey OF the Mis~oari
meteorological posi- has been established al hls point
ander Mr. Doty ko also as~ wsih the charge of
epogrspher. and Gafng he expedition mas renaered val
liable service The astronomical and magnetic depart
he Wiz collect much Gass an regard the tribes
Of Indians trading a, tar posi-, and adj much to our I'm
tied know ledge OF tls REGION and aake valuable serlss
Of magnetic otservziIoxs.
AT the ST Marys village a winter post Will be esiao
ttsbeo, Charge OF LcGt N19lfzn. he has been IN
srncted examine The lateral valleys and after
The have driven him OF the passes OF the
Izn- Aarvey OF the counfry from tue kool~naIr
post ibe north 10 Fort Hall the south, and thus
connect survey with thai Of Col Flsmoai
He 6he young officer, interchangeable IA the perform
OF his dates and popular 10 the command. Much
valuable meteorological Information Ia regard 20 SHOWS.
&c. daring The winter, wal be obtained The establish
OF this post essential 10 The OF L'eai
Growers wzy-train.
The survey not yet finished bat enough is known to
SPEAK adv sediy practicable line has been found
Meeting the Mississippi with the Psel5e Farther exai
nations 10 develop the best llne- Lieut. Sskton re-
ports Cadets pass 10 be 500 feet lower than u
South pass il ten days the survey by LeGt Donelson
will test ihi~ result.
On tht. ssde have found several good lines.
We Iound the Mix nrer, which on the maps - SCI
down running noflh BRUSH territory running
nearly due west, the level plateau OF which we zv-
sed many esys. 10 this point. Gradually ascend
ing tow arts the mourisns and furnishing a good a2
proscb, whatever pass hereafter be decided upon.
la all aeisS msnts OF the xcrk, have been encoar
aged with the sustained and supported
BY the gentlemen Of my scientific cors take pleasure
IN atfesunx 20 tie s.sl41iy and cheerlnlnsss with
vbscb they hare periorBed their lao0rs
In The hesd OF natural history particularly sue
cessgl N securing he services oil Dr. Gee. Sucklsy
Young, npaisve, and brilliant he has collected much,
and inu-ed desire TO collect specimens IA The mind
Of all
M Stanley, es9 the artist OF the expedition. has
izkr~ great many sketches illustrative of The progress
al the expediton, besides taking various ports 90
The ~ay csguerrsolypts OF Indians HIS rep
ufafBon already well established be enhanced
hy any reference hrs satisfactory discharge Of dofy
In he other sceatse helds entire satisfaction has been
gwen snd proy.r shall take occasion 10 notice
my obligation 10 the gentlemen concerned
Dsfbcuity bad been ANTICIPATED along route from
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