The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-08
From the ST. Louis Republican, August J..
Trail OF the Emigrants.
FoRr LARAMIE

| FORT LARAMIE, June *.
| send you short let ter from Fort Kearney,
giving you some information relative to the emil
grafton, and having a little leisure | have con-
cluded to send you another from this point. We
made the trip from Fort Kearney here in two
weeks but have been Detained here day by the
crowd of emigrants at the ferry over the Laramie,
the bridge having been swept away by the late
| freshet. Tomorrow start for Salt Lake, which
point we shall reach in twenty or twenty-five days
Kennett, Day s. Co., have just crossed, and are
now pushing over the Black Hills. 1t has been
reported that the bridge the north fork of the
Platte has been carried away, but we are assured
that this is incorrect, and that for the consdera-
ton of five dollars per wagon, fifty cents per
animal, and twenty-five cents per man, the priv
lege is offered us Of crossing the Platte pun
cheon plank. Prices range tolerably high here
Just now, and the traders and spectators in this
country are bound to be rich. Flour is worth $l7
per hundred; bacon 20 cents per pound; sugar and
coffee 40 cents per pound. Blacksmith's charge
for shoeing horses 81, mules IS, and oxen S6 per
head or IS cents for setting shoe, and sell horse
shoe nails at pic. apiece These prices are con-
siderably up in the pictures, and emgrants should
expect and be prepared for them. heard a
blacksmith to-day ask $50 for Strengthening and
putting light bar under the iron axle of a light
spring wagon, in all probability four hours work
The health of the emigrants continues excellent,
and with few exceptions they have more than or
binary success with their stock this year, and they
grants are beginning to discard the idea OF being
pleasure trip in going to California, and, in con-
sequence, they are prepared for what they meet
with The grass, too, is much better than it has
been for several seasons and this is greatly to our
advantage. @
| Three or four days ago serious difficulty took
place between band of Mnecongos, who form
part of the Sioux tribe, and some persons con-
nected with the fort. The Indians took possession
of some small skifs left by the fort on the North
Fork, and when they were retaken by the corpo-
raj who had charge of them, the Indians fired
upon the soldiers. Word was Immediately de-
spatched to Lieutenant Garrett, commander at
the fort, who sent detachment of twenty SOL
ders, under Lieutenant Fleming, to their VIII
lage, north of the Platte some four miles from
here to demand the skiffs of the Indians who
fred on the soldiers. The Indians refused to
give them up, and the result was an attray, IN
which three Indians were killed and four or five
wounded. On the next day the chiefs came in
to talk over the matter, and, after some pariey-
np expressed themselves satisfied with the
reasons given by the officers; but whether they
were satisfied or not, time will show. Serious
apprehensions are entertained that in consequence
of the difficulty the emigrants on the north OF
the Platte may be embarrassed, or even attacked
by this band of Indians, whose hunting grounds
are on the Upper Missouri, and who have come
down here, it is said, for the purpose OF stealing
and plundering. But perhaps there is no danger,
and If there is 1.-The cmigrants are ready tor them,
and will give them hot reception. This band
| are only to be found on the Council Bluff road,
| and Of course cannot disturb us on the south OF
! the Platte.