The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-13
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ST. LOUIS, August % 1893.
The Far 7'ads o. the Upper Mssomf-A'ricos
Of TIE Steamer Robert Camp5el-tte CroD and
Blaekfat iadians-Diuisions of the Tribes and
tier {actionS-M1rmon Dctacamsats and their
Acknowledgment Condition of the SIX
Late SettierS-iSanitary Condition of the Litter
Day Sainfs-Emigraas- R4ilroads, &C., &c.
! have thought that a brief suinnary Of the news
from the mountains aud plains mighs not be atoge-
ther devoid Of interest to your readers. Two days
ago the steamer Robert Campbell arrived from the
upper Missouri. She is owned by the fur traders.
and makes an annual trip to carry up supplies Of
groceries and goods for the forts, and bring down
the robes and furs which have been collected in tha
interval by the activity aud diligence Of the traders
The renowned Captain Kip who has been success
sivey in charge of all the posts from fort Pierre on
the western border Of Iowa, to forts Alexander and
Mackenzie on the Yellow Stone and Maria's river.
among the Crows and Backfeet, came down upon
her as far Weston, in the neighborhood Of which
place his white family resides. OF course the captain
has an Indian family also, with whi,h much the
greater portion ofhis time is expended.
learn from the officers Of the boat all that Is az
interest relative to those regions. The Indians maY
be more or less quiet but they never at peace.
There are hereditary feuds between the Sioux and
the Pawnees the Sioux and the Arricaras the Sioux
and the Grows. the Africans and the Crows the
Africans and the Blackieet, the Crows and
the Blackfeet, the Backfeet and the Assina-
boins, and the Sioux and Assnaboins Thesa
feuds may sleep occasionally, in consequence OF TIA
| deficiency Of the means of prosecuting them buA
they can never be extnguished and break out.
from time to time with O fury corresponding to the
length of time which they have been unavoidably
suppressed. During the past winter, the peace has
th0r fIxv Iynpf
extraordinary in,lemency Of the season. 1t is mot
easy to sustain force in winter without commits
sariat, and this an Indian never dreams of-c0nse
quently their marauding expeditions are always ON
foot at that season. During the past winter, theso
were entirely checked by the prevalence of the deep
| SHOWS The traders assure me that there has nos
been such fall Of snow seen in the mountains for
many years The drifts along the streams and in
the ravines deep to put stop to all travel
for several months This accounts for the long CON
| tinuance Of the June freshet of the Missouri. Al
though the SHOWS efectually cut off the hunting q
the buffalo in the mountains they drove large herds
OF them down into the plains where they easily
taken by the Indians. Hence the seasons operations
have been very successful, and we shall receive a.
full supply as usual of robes, and not very bad
supply OF beaver and other skins bearing the iner
furs. The health of the traders has, as usual been
good. Men rarely die in those regions save Of old
| age or violence.
received a letter from Utah yesterday. Tia
health Of the Latter Day Saints has been good aud,
| upon the whole, they have been prosperous. TIA
agricultural has been the only branch Of industry
whchhas suffered. Much damage was sustained b
great storm of wind and rain, which occurred
about the first OF July. Every ravine descending
| from the Timpanagos mountains on the east, wan
flooded, and ere the waters reached the plain, they
! expanded almost over the whole surface, sweeping
of whole fields Of corn and wheat, destroying fences
and In some instances carrying away whole dweuI
ings This storm was fortunately confined to narrow
| limits.
The Mormons have appropriated all the fertile su2
in the valley Of the Salt Lake, and detaching IT.
tie colonies to all the valleys in the great b En w6A
Valley-another between Bridger's Fort and tho
Spanish pass of the Timpanagos range, south of Be
River, and others scattered along the base Of tho
Wahsatch chain, and in the upper valley Of tho Sen
Joaquin.
The emigrants have been uucommonly fortunes
this season. There has been but little sickness among
them, and they have been very little annoyed BY tho
Indians We have no recent news from Santa R&
The party from the Salt Lake met with persons from
the Pueblos, on the upper Arkansas and Del Morris
rivers, and from Taos These settlements are ali IN
prosperous condition. They have not been disturb
ed by the Indians lately. Indeed, better under
standing with these Ishmaelites of the plains seems
| to exist now than has been the case heretofore.
| Our railroad projects are moving forward with
considerable energy and under the happiest auspices
Forty miles OF the Pacific road is completed, and .
hundred more under contract and now in course of
completion. The directors of the North Missouri and
Iron Mountain roads are preparing with great energy
and efficiency to begin the work in earnest. Tho
Hannibal and st. Joseph road is, believe, all under
contract, and in safe hands, When these great works
are completed, Missouri the central State of do
min0ns will take her station alongside of the Empire
State, as a commercial, mining, and manufacturing
community. Az an agricultural one, God has boaR-
tecusy provided her with a soil capable Of Yielding
more wonderfully than ancient fable assures us dM
the valley Of the Nile. We have city news Of anV
interest X.