The daily union., 1854-10-14
LATER FROM UTAH TERRITORY.
Correspondence Of the st. Louis Republican
GREAT SALT LAKE CRY,

correspondence OF the ST. Louis Republican
p" GREAT SALT LAKE Cry
August 80 1854
The emigration for California has about ceased for this
season-he few straggers who arrive wisely consd
erng better TO winter here than the risk of being
caught IN the snow before they get through we'll
authenticated report gives the information that the In
dans west OF Fort Hall have been very troublesome to
emgants this year owing OF the first who passed
through early in the season having wanonly and without
proyocaon shot several Of the Indians who have hereto
fore been peaceable This Is only highly reprehensble
in selfbeng less than wilfu murder by the parties
who did the deedbut also of the consequences
10 emgrants who have to follow.
Lieut. Beckwith has succeeded in finding new route
from this place TO Carson valley which, in addition 70
being good better than the old northern route for
grass and water &C. shortens the distance at least
hundred aud fifty miles The road is considered good
and many accounts il will doubtless be FAR preferable
the old This is the for the railroad from this
place to the coast according the views of who APP
pear TO take interest in that matter and is doubtless
not only feasible but far direct than amy which has
heretofore been suggested 1t has long been supposed that
practical route could be found in that direction, but il is
now reduced to certainty.
There is small band of L tah Indians who have detach
cd themselves from the tribe years ago account
OF their vicious conduct which could be tolerated by
those who disposed TO be friendly to the settler This
small party have pracsed hiding in the mountains in diff
feent districts and committing depredations upon the
settlers whenever they could do so with safety to them
selves On the 9Th instant two boys of the name of W ees
murdered by these Indians while absent from home
to obtana load of wood Their bodies horribly mu-
laied small party of the friendly Indians, on Learning
the facts started for the camp Of these murderous
gades and arriving there presented themselves as
friends Watching their opportunity they invited the muir
derers to ride with them which, Of course cheeruly
agreed to- As they sufficient distance from
Irlio
bore them off riumphany to the settlement where they
given charge to the proper officers and the 2lst
instant they brought into this place and delivered IN
charge Of United States Deputy Marshal Burton, to be
tried before the United States district for the crime
This trial considerable interest nasmuch the
people generally regard it turningpont with these
desperadoes If they condemned and executed may
serve as check the remainder of the band
The California mail arrived the l4th instant. The
party who brought il attacked by large party of In
dians place called the Resting Springs They had
conflict for short time but finally escaped with the
loss OF mailbag and mule One of the party was
severely wounded in the knee by
His Honor Chief Justice Kinney, G. p Styles esq (as-
socate Justice in expectancy and j. HOLMAN, esq, dis
trict attorney arrived the 2s instant Judge Kinney
and Attorney HOLMAN immediately filed their oahs of Of
fee, preparatory to entering upon their duties.
From the 18th to the 10th there arrived three trains
bringing thirtyeight bags of mail matter, and weighing
three thousand pounds, chiefly consisting OF news
papers and public documents Of which would have
been highly interesting in the year 1851, but now are
scarcely worth the trouble Of looking We are cred
IDLY informed that there is about five thousand pounds
more of such mail matter the way by the mode OF
conveyancei e., trains Is it any wonder that the
inhabitants of Utah feel delicacy in subscribing for
papers and periodicals which published in the States
with the above facts before their eyes?
splendid marble quarry has lately been discovered
about ten miles from this city, which bids fair to rival some
of the eastern samples
The crops generally about average notwithstand-
ing the millions Of grasshoppers which have visited u.s.
Some fine apples and apricots raised this Health
generally good and the goahead principle predominant
On the l4th inst Elder William Hyde arrived from his
mission to Australia He left here in the f, Of 52 and
after very dgent and successful labor in that field was
obliged account of i'll health and his health
still poor Sixty saints the first fruits of that faof mis-
sion accompanied him far San Bernardno and try
there awaiting further counsel.