Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-14
FROM UTAH TERRITORY.
,rrespondsnes Of The MssOuri Republican.

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GREAT SALT LAKE Cry AUGUST 80. 1854.
can now sit pretty cool and comfortable to give you
sketch Of matters and affairs in Utah. We have had
quite change in the weather since my last refreshing
showers and pleasant breezes have been frequent ysers
since the Goth instant During the early part of the
month the thermometer stood at 1919 in the shade for
six days in succession, and maintained very
high temperature until about the 20h since which We
| have had pleasant weather
The emigration for California has about ceased for this
season. the few sraggsrs who arrive wisely consid-
erng better to winter here than to the risk
being caught in the before they get through
welauthenticated report gives the information that
the Indians west of Fort Hall have been very trouble
to emigrants this year. owing to Of the first
who passed through early in the having wantony
and without shot several Of the Indians who
have heretofore been peaceable This is only highly
reprehensibe in ITSELF being less than wul murder
by the parties who did the Decd but also
the consequences to emgrants who have to follow. An
Indian will have revenge, and to him all 0hie
who not of his color and the innocent made
the victims Of cruelty through the reckless conduct Of
the few If the guilty only the sufferers there
would be less to complain Of but such is generally
the oase as has been realized by many during the pre-
sent year.
Lieut.. Beckwth has succeeded in finding new route
from this place to Carson Valley, which, in addition to
being good better than the old northern for
grass and water &c., shorens the distance California
cred good and many accounts it will doubtless be far
preferable to the old This the route the rail-
road from this place to the coast according the views
OF men who appear to take interest in that matter
and is doubtless only feasible more direct than
any which has heretofore been suggested 1t has long
been supposed that practicable could be found
that direction but it is now reduced a certainty.
There Is email band Of Utah Indians who detached
themselves from the tribe several years ago account
OF their vicious conduct which could be tolerated by
those who disposed to be friendly to the settler
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tans in different districts and committing depredatons
upon the settlers whenever they could do with safety
to themselves On the 9th instant boys the name
Of Weeks murdered by these Indians while absent
from home to obtain load Of wood Their bodies were
horribly mutiated small party of the friendly In
dans on learning the facts started for the camp these
murderous renegades seized the murderers and bore
them Oft to the settlement where they given in
charge to the proper officers On the 2st instant they
brought into this place and delivered in charge Of
United States Deputy Marshal Burton be tried before
the United States District Court for their crime.
His Honor Chief Justice Kinney, G. P. Styles, Esq,
Associate Justice in expectancy and j. Holman Esq.,
District Attorney, arrived the 2lst instant. Judge
Kinney and Attorney HOLMAN Immediately filed their
oaths Of office preparatory to entering upon their duties
VI course Mr. HOLMAN acts as prosecuting attorney in
the trial of the Indians.
From the 18th to the 18th there arrived three trains
bringing thirtyeght bags of mail matter weighing some
three thousand pounds chiefly consisting of newspapers
and public documents, of which would have been
highly interesting in the year 1851 but scarcely
worth the trouble of looking We credbly in
formed that there about five thousand pounds
OF such mail matter the way by the mode Of
conveyances Is there redress such grievances
splendid marble quarry has lately been discovered
about ten miles from the CITY, which bids fair to rival
some of the Eastern samples.
The crops are generally about average, notwith-
standing the millions Of grasshoppers which have visited
US; fine apples and apricots raised this season
health generally good and the go-ahead principle pre-
dominant.