New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-22
FROM FORT LARAMIE AND THE ROCKY
MOUNTAINS.
From The Nebraska CITY Nel,s, Se1l g.

Edward Norm, with q company OF five men, left
Green River three hundred and ten miles west OF Lara
mie, the 18th OF July, and arrived at the Fort on
the goth of the same month. The Fort he reports IN
good condition for defensive warfare, the troops in
excellent spirits, and eager for fight with the Sioux
The horses however are, he save, in very poer trim
for chasing Inoian ponies, they have grown very
thin upon prairie grass
Leaving Laramie on the lst of August, he arrived
Mt Fort Kearney upon the 22d of the month, hav
ing met with neither Indians &c 'ident upon
the route. At Kearney he found Gen. Harvey with
500 men preparing 10 start Immediately Tor LARAMIE.
The day upon which he arrived happened to be Gen.
Hamey's birthday and consequently he found the
post in general state OF rejoicing and heard cham
payne cOrks popping as though whole regiments were
discbargng their pieces al one fire. He says the Gen
eral IN fine health, and medltaes the determination
of all the Sioux be An meet with, in which laudsble
ambition We hope be may be- gratifed.
M Norm further reports thai skirmlsh occurred
not long since point The North Platte bridge
between five Sioux and Fix white men. in which those
of TIE Red Skins were entirely kilt and two Sc
vereiy wounded while oil OF The whites remained un
iriuIed.
Mr. Norm broueh; with him the remains Of young
Gibsop, whose murder by the Sioux we gave an &c
count OF lat month. The particulars Of this savage
homicide are detailed 10 Us by Mr. NORM who obtained
them from Capt. Gibson. brother OF the deceased.
They ore follows:
On the Odd Of June Gibsons Company reached s
point 10 mIes below Deer Creek, where they expe ted
90 meet with Indians. Here every precau ion against
al ATTACK was consequently taken, alter winch IL was
discovered that two three OF TIE men hal ol,ered
mile O, two behind the ret OF tie train. II order 10
warn them Of toeir danger and hurry them along the
deceased walked back, and whue he was talking 20
them, two Indians up, appearing very friendly,
and shook hands with Mr.. Gibson the other
stepped behind tin and sbo; him throu "a, ~ in
stsDt death. The unexpected assault so bewidered
the thai before they regainod their presence Of
mind the Indians were out OF shooting distance having
swain the Platte River and escaped.
Ninety miles west of salt Creek M Norm shot
very fine Buffalo COW rome Of the beet of which we
had the pleasure OF tasting aud pronounce 1t first
rate. He informs that for great number of years
be has been travelling back and forth bcts e,n Fort
Laramie, the Rocky Mountains aud the Mssoui
River, but that he has before seeu buffalo 50
plenty and the Missouri River rs they are the
present seasOn. We met Mr.. Morn on the Z aims
about sixty miles west O; Nebraska City while We were
out with lew friends on an exploring eX petition.
And a. We camped with him end drank cur coffee
around the sane robe. We had excellent OpporfG-
nlty of gaining Information concerning ,he Pian. &C.
Therefore, in mex; weeks issue shall report
more al length upon the county lying west OF Ne
hraska City, and is soil, timber SAT- and other IT.
sources.