New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-30

q general s,oppin; place, known - WOOD E.ve. On
Tho rcat cic-ant route through The Nebraska Na'y 20
the South Pass. This post-ohce was osiaoi'-hea La.
raunary and William c. jones "a lawyer OF 'ouhe"
Bluff appointed Postmaster. II w.s applied tor ainios
solely h view 70 afford posioice :selii.ct % parts
Of eirrauts In Going they Will write back 10 Tue"
friends and parss coming east will be able usual. I'd
have letters precede them from that place some DAYS on
their Journey as the mail viii 20 TO and IRON 'ounc"
Bluff once in two weeks. The regular monthly mai 10
Sal. Icke City does not pass Nebraska toate ou
Indsrcnderce No. and strikes the Nebraska kiNer near
Fort Ecarnoy and ihen continues in the valley Of the
river as far as Fort Laramie The mail has heretofore
failed altogether for four or five months d- the winter
season bu: stronc efforts have been made in the new con-
tracts for this service during the nest four wears to give
the inhabitants of Utah n regular monthly mail without
failure
ST. VRarS's FoRr. fur.trading post named from its
founder Mr. s.. Vraia. is The South Fork o; the Ne
braska River Immediately under the mountains, about
seventeen niles east of Longs Peak and oriy-h'e mules
from St Helen. in lat 40c 10 j2 ". and LONG. lo50 IL
a5D W. at an elevation above the sea o; 1890 iee' IL Is
On the right bank the verge OF the upland PRAIRIE
about forty feet above tie river OF Which the immediate
valley about yards wide. The streams divided into
various branches by small islands among which II runs
with swift current. The bed Of the river is sand and
Gravel the water very clear, and here may he called
mountain stream. This region appears to be entirely free
from the mestones and mars which give TO the lower
Nebraska lis yellow and dirty color The Black Hills lie
between the stream and the mountains whose sunny peaks
glitter a lew miles beyond These neishborng mountains
did not appear 10 enter far into the region perpetual snow
which was generally confined 10 the ncrtl side OF the
pesks On the southern remarked very l;tle. Here II
appeared so far could Judge in the distance 10 descend
but few hundred feet below the SUBMITS. Pixies Peak
about 100 miles to the southwark is said TO be visible from
this place in clear weather
The foregoing is derived from Fromonts account OF his
visit 10 this place in lsia and he halted here July - ls
on his second expedition. A. this Is the main settlement in
this section oil country it ia tue common stopping place OF
traders Indian agents and others travelling this way and
they are always received with grea; hospitality ,oera
bv good road leads hence along the South Fork of the Ne
braska River and the Boiling Spring River 1.-THE Arkansas
which il continuously timbered with cottonwood and will
low on generally sandy soil ST. Vrain Fort is now in
each year one the places where the Indian tribes of the
plains, which were parties to the treaty OF Fort Laramie in
ls5l receive their annutes, provisions, &c.
FoRr LANCASTER ten miles south OF y. Nrains on the
road aonghe South Fork of the Nebraska River thus
described by Col Fremont, July 6, 1913;
Passing on the way the remains Of two abandoned
forts. Of which however, was still in good condon
reached miles Fort Lancaster the trading es-
Establishment of Mr. Lupon His post beginning to AS
snme the appearance of comfortable farm: Stock hogs
and cattle ranging about ON the PRAIRIE there were
different kinds OF poultry and there was the wreck oil
promising garden, in which considerable variety OF
vegetables had been in lourshng condition. but 1t had
been almost ruined by the recent high waters. renamed
to spend with him agreeable hour, ETC.
Aswe have not received any account lately from this
post perhaps il has been abandoned.