New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-10
THE PUGETs SOUND EXPEDITION.
Letter FROM Gov. steven.

From The Memphis EsE'e and EuTuirer.
We have been favored with the folio wing prv,te @r'e'
from Major Stevens who conducting the survey Of the
Northern route to the Pacific O'-sn:
CAMP NEAR LIGHTNIS LAKE. June 10.
1--WE are now over one hundred and fifty miles fro oar
starting place Camp Pierce which named in honor Of
the President ard is beautifully situated Lake Amelia
about miles south Of - Paul and over three from For,
Smelling My force is well organized. and my means OF
transJ orfaon eIectus a. need feel highly
aged thus far At the result Of labor and my prepss
tions think. good guarantees Of success
"Of the objects OF the Expedition you vel aware
As for nyse my mind is unprepared ia regard 20 fixing
any particular line Of road for the great inter oceanic
railroad communication Ny determination u TO collect
facs learn the geography and topography OF he country
which pass and develop the resources Of this
hitherto unknown region. Should good line for railroad
be found connecting fbe head waters OF the Mississippi ana
Pugets Sound trust the day will not be far distant when
railroad will be bull.
After careful study of this question have 70 the
conclusion that If the routes be practicable two Dads
early date be built connecting S8a Fran
csco ih the Gulf and Central Slater and the other Pa
gets sound With the valley Of the s, Lawrence have
ooutt 10 the praccabiy Of the Southern Ina and
| trust no delay will occur in commencing IT, Nhen /
coDscer the growing importance OF our P4cif; poses
ons the concentration Of the Of China japan,
and the Indies, that coast, making our country the
center Of the world cannot but be convinced that two
crest roads will prove INSULT Gent TO supply its wants and
that We shall need these and probably more roads
Bu; apart from the railroad survey proposed other great
advantages will flow from this expedition have sde it
special point OF interest TO tbs friendship Of tbs
baceet Indians through whose country We are 70 pass
70 do . have engaged the services Of Alexander Gu
berscD, Efq whom have appointed by the authority OF
the Indian Bureau special agent He has lived among
the Baokfee for than twenty years Knows everg
adult male Of that tribe and possesses unbouoted ntl
them. / made his acqu sin, ance At s.. Louis;
found him 10 be steady intelligent and reliaol7
He Joins the expedition at Fort Union, which expect 10
reach about the 9TH Of July and sccOmp to the
base Of the Rocky Mountain. BY means of expresses
tent By SIR through the country council will BE- con
at Fort Benton abou! 400 miles west Of Fort CGon
This distance has good wagon road the whole way and
II the Fur Companys heavily laden wagons makethe
journey in twenty days For myself expect to be in the
Territory in the early days of September | presume
this will be the last opportunity of sending letters back
Until arrival in the Territory OF Washington an
very truly yours, ISAAC j. STEVENS.
LEoAL MURDEH.-Thomss Conner murderer himself
and bad man doubtless but siill human being,
fully TsT ged TO death by the Stats authorities at ,
sst Friday He went upon the gallo rs composed
and firm" The rope was BOosed around his neck and
he swung of The rope broke and he fell distance
Oftv eDty 6veftet He was horribly injured but not killed
The authorities took him again, noosed his neck second
time and swung him of sgsn-agan the rope broke and
bis BODY fell TO the ground Sill he not quite dad.
His twisted and stretched and he sensible,
but the pusatioDs of life throbbed 10 the human breast
third time his body taken upon the scaifold-a third
tine Bis neck encircled by the third time the
body lsunche of THIS time when the sense we're
dued by repeated hanging and falling distance Of
twenty FIVE ieeths third time the rope stood the shock,
and tie body dsngled in the air in the presence OF thirty
thousand spectators, who had assembled to fellow
struggle the agonies of death, and whose unhealthy
apIe@s finally fed by the unusual scene and the 10
human practice that have here briefly described. Do
such things tend 10 morality DO they really lessen enor
cnIes or in any way protect society from the AZ
gressions Of the wicked Hartford Daily Times.