New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-09
UTAH.

We have received file Of The Desert Ners to
Sept 2e, in which we fnd some items Of interest.
Col f J. Steptoe arrived in Great Sal. Lake City
with bir command, rone for California, Oh the 3lst
August. TIE officers under Col. Sept0e are NJ Al.
Rey nolds, Capt. X. Dgalls, Quarternaster and Conn
uss5rt, Lieuts. Tyler, Mowry, Livingston, Chandler
and Altton; II. K. Writ, Surgeon.
Thee ore about Us soldiers, being two companies
Of tilery and one of infantry, and about $50 en-
pIoyes or Quartermaster men, 100 wagons aud car
risPes ana about ], 900 head Of horses and mules.
II is understood that Col. SfeptOe purposes hiring
winter quarters in the city for the officers and troops
and locstiDg the employees and animals in Rush VAL
ley, about ten miles south of TOoele City. Rush VAL
hey is excellent place for win,erng stock, and the
animals will doubtless be ia fine condition for the next
spring journey.
On The 4th Of Sept. Governor Young returned from
an official visit to large number Of Snakes, who had
previously sent depuatiou OF chiefs and braves, with
request for interview with the Superintendent of
II dian Affairs, TO be held five miles north of Ogden
City, where they had assembled for that purpose.
Sven chiefs we've present with nearly all their
bar d. and after mutually gratifying talk, the Su
perDenden. distributed few appropriate presents,
but, thi ough lack of means, not so many as were
strictly deserved.
The lpoians said they felt well, desired o continue
ton Of peace and protested TO be perfectly IDLY;
in fact they have uniformly been 90 hitherto, except
when imposed upon by few unwise passing e,ni-
grants. :,
tLis season the northern route to California. Some
turn in accordance with all Indian usage stole horses
from the emigraDts.
There has been some trouble between the Snakes
from the north of Ogden City, and some OF the Uahs
in Utah County.
II is reported that it arose from Utahs stealing
borses from the Snakes, and that the Snakes made
descent upon them near Provo City, killed tnree,
wounded Two or three, had one of their party
wounded, and retreated TO Battle Creek. Here the
Utshs overlook them, aud skirmish ensued, in
which one Itch was killed, and one Snake wounded.
From this point each party returned to their usual
can ping grUuL DIS.
The following letter gives an account Of fight be-
tween the Sioux Indians and party of U s. troops:
PACIFIC CREEK, goth Sept, 1854.
Pyssidont Brigham Young and Council .
DEAR DRETHREN: Our circumstances ana SITUATION
are ar good rs could be expected, considering what
tb;s carp has bad TO encounter. We have Travelled
with our heavy loads and weak teams beyond al hui
msD calculation. -. -,
Sioux at Laramie, thuty one soldiers being killed.
was Old the grouod the third day after it was DONE
The whole country is quite in an exciement-the
traders fleeing in all directions and expecting gen.
eral war. 49,
Al this happened through an unwise move Of Lieut..
O. aiten and The interpreter The chief offered to set
tie the question Oh fair terms, but the ohcer would
not and commenced firing on the Indians. The can
non was elevated too high aud only clipped the tops
Of the lodge poles; the old chief and his brother
were wounded and have since died. Before the troops
had tine to reload, they were all shot down.
Young aid their parties to help up the nalns. We
were glad TO zee them all well. Brother IL ). Ed
ridge and the brethren who came with him, with tue
mule t. ans Start for the Valley this morning the rest
of liz will come as soon as possible. +. L. BENSON.
Our ia. mig ration, says The NeUs, began to arrive
on The 10th and since then have continued come 10
almost daily. The timely assistance furnished from
the ,eiten ents and the favorable weather, will prob
hly enable all the companies to reach here without
sncoun,,rioc aJy severe storms Still those who are
hs,u.en WeLber anu Green rivers, aud especially
some who may be still farther back, wou, "'oo'iess
n, highly pleased and benefited by meeting some OF
their relatives and friends with provisions an lew
fresh apiuas 10 help them out OF the rough end OF
tedious journey
The subiolped correspondence shows the conditions
ON which outsiders can enjoy the society OF the
female Latter Day Saints:
"GREAT LAKE CITY, Sept 20, 1854.
"Can gentleman Of good reputation and charac-
ter not Of your religious creed be permitted 70 asso
cise with YOUR females and enjoy the chit-chat ana
,ociabiiy with them that are usually IN tue circles OF
wbsi NAV he termed good and genteel society In the
world Mt Target .,,, -.
Aasaer.--Jesus says Ye are not oil the Woriu, ou'
al have chosen you ont of the world
II CENT. man wishes associate with our females,
LET hu repent and be baptized for the remission OF his
sins But this alone will not Insure HIN success, tor
mapy have subuitied themselves to the ordinance Oh
baptism ana have added damuation TO The nseves oy
Theoretically bowling themselves to certain rites ann
Ceremonies with motives other than to glOriiy Goa
and ave themselves from this untoward generation;
Let these gentlemen go forth and preash the uosPei
IN The nations, like the Mormon Elders, without
{" nut,e or scrip" Lot them be- mobsed, tarred aud
ftaibered and whipped few times for CHRIST sake,
not ior their own foes and return after Anew years
l.hors ri, In conscience pure in heart, ana unspo'
"a cro, tie world Ii they can do these things, and
endure the, may begin 10 associate With our females
and seek among them a companion and partner LOT
tbs lie that Low is and for that which is to come.