The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-12

THE WALKER wAR-ATTEMPT TO FORM A TREATY OF
PEAcg-EMIGRAxTs IN PERue-NDIAF FIGHTING
AND STARVING
There has been some arrivals on the Upper Missouri
from the Salt Lake CITY bringing news of strange AMI
stirring character. The Fremont Qowa) Journal givesa
rnd Capt Homer, Of Sc Joseph NO. and Mr.. Brewer of
Council Bluff City. TAey arrived the Missouri river
in thirty vc travelling days from Salt Lake City Mr..
Jones brought the u mail and deposited it ut AUSTIN
They left Salt Lake CITY on the 25th December and
weather between there md Fort Laramie. From the
htter place to Austin they experienced very mild
starving condition. and eSting their horses The Utah
chief Walker, was preparing to give the Mormons BATTLE
and as he has enlisted in his cause the Camanches and
Apaches, bloody struggle may be expectedi He has
swsrn war of determination, and betide the Nor
who fall into his hands.
The Mormons endeavoredsto make treaty with him,
but his demands considered intolerant and they
would not comply with them. He required that they
should build him house as Large as Gov Young,s,
q prominence near the city, pay him large sum Of
money, and furnish him with many wives their
liable Governor has So far the house and money
concerned the Mormons willing to comply but fur
nshng tho wives another matter and here the nego
tatons ceased s be regretted that this state of feel
ing exists as IT wiz be dangerous for small parties Of emf
grants to the plains the coming spring, and
the cese Of poor Gunnson and his party, many whites
will perish who do not believe in the Mormon
war party.0f the Sioux and Cheyennes met with
In three sleeps Of New Fort Kearney who had been after
the Pawnees but had not found any, and then
nar hsr wm,on 'hsy Iei days
posing, marching to the number of fifty abreast their
ponies and mules following after the and twenty
or thirty dogs bringing up the guardians of their
stock,
Mr. Jones states that the first frost occurred in Salt
Lake City on the nth Of December up to which time
green vegetables were plenty He reports the city very
healthy as also Fort Laramie and New Fort Kearney.
Mr. Jones' party had to travel principally at night
lie by in daytime, to avoid the numerous Indian war
parties prowlng around. They killed buffalo fifty miles
thisside of Fort Kearney.
A: w. Babbitt Esq, Secretary Of Utah, and orson
HYDE. to leave Salt Lake in February
States They win be accompanied by Chief Justice Read
and Judge Adams.
The Afappahos Cheyennes and Sioux are masking pre-.
parations to exerminate the Pawnees in the spring.
They express determination to wipe out the entire
tribe Bloody Indian battles may therefore be expected
soon.
Mr. Jones and party loud in expressing thanks
Lieut. Garnet commanding officer at Laramie, for his
many acts Of kindness His hospitality Is proverbia
engrant beset with misfortune appealed to him
that he did not find him willing and anxious to assist
The sams may be said Of the commanding officer at New
Fort Kearney and is matter or regret those whose
business pleasure induce them to travel the Plains
that there probability Of this post being abandoned
the coming summer.