New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-03
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W. ,.sdaycr7,sshcpYer region. 49,, ,,,,;, ,ho
The gfrsns or whites were ne' on he road u1th me
nary reached Sweeiwaer There 'nsS 'u - ~ ~
Ity or f,rtv persons exploring Tor goin' "s.if ]" -
u.,Ssea h viii be found In pretty large qu-huii.s'
Eold signs were seen and particles o. go'1 had D"eh
nDns IN. rot IN qualities Satisfactory - seeh"Is'
They were however at N No. Croi Of ~ jsSe,s
~, 10 b.nd Of The principal party, all OF whom
80 Nc,nors from the VALLEY, AID were Ind 1ssriorsiy
oeocS iu dsinIning and turning Ae bed oiibe Sweet
,cs VII ch il the most speedy way Of coming a. me
tiSct OF tboiT hopes. This enterprise bad been IN
Goy,skfn a little below where strawberry creek mp
,;es into tic Sweetwsier. This u portion OF the
Indian couutTy where ] would fear &c many 1nliah
.roubLs az any other IN fact few miles oeiow, az
De,is late and dependence Rock. the traders we're
very much slarmed having had several threats rom
,he Iodians about the time pGssed. Every animal
about Independence Rock had been stolen Oy 'uc
lssw letter TO G. J.. Craig, from one OF the goa
seekers WHO was about hundred miies ioui .i ~,
body Of tie party, and near tho Dsvl ua'ei eon
stated that he had found leise a. 49,
and that ran in TIA. vicinity pa tsNeh cay Hy..1
of gold in q day. There s no f'eo. IA ny nl'ut
rich deposits Of gold viii be for ID II me owe.wa
cou.ars Numbers Of q ENG anu ihst Jea ,ouiiu y.
in passing up thai beAu-bui sI''"' "a" "'@ N-'o-'
home scrre Of !, with ne.
(,oia Las also been discovered on TIE MEDICINE Dow,
n stream southwest Of Fort LARAMIE.
A band Of two hundred ATapahO Indians were 81
canned a short distance from Ned iue Bow River.
They were pesceeble but tod Mr.. ArcDamoeau the
Indian trader thn, they awaiting the arrival OF
the troops from the States and il war took Piace be,
the Sioux ncians and The troops, they ln'ended
10 JON ibc strongest party go
EmeY ants were first met Of Platte Bridge, about the
9th Of June. They were IN good healt0, ana SetunS
along well. The Sioux had stolen twelve morse LON
ihefa at Ash Hollow.
Indisns were frst seen al Deer Creek, whore the
psrty met hr. John Richards with number OF noun
lancer, Lof reds and friendly Sioux Indians, re-
ripc 10 Platte Bridge 10 build fort for the prOtec-
tion oil Ms bridge. At LeobO.'e Creek, about hity
miles above Laramie, the trading post on thai
stream We met a sual party Of Sioux, who let US
pan wHhOu' interruption. They informed us mat they
cefe yai eLtly waiting for the United SAFES troops
20 arrive AID haO stated Oiat II they did not arrive
within ten days they would no. come at ALL or Old not
ifttnd to come and that tey in ended 10 XII every
white man they found on the road from LARAMIE TO
Devils Gaze. mentioned this threat TO several OF the
old traders as came down. who seemed TO place but
little confidence in their carrying L into execution
ave proceeded toward Laramie on me upperroad
aud ahe we were encamped about twenty miles this
side OF Leabonte, party Of Sioux came up to US aud
urofessed TO be friendly. They viewed our horses
very clcscly and proposed several trades with u,
,gL;cL we refused. We made them Il smal present of
Hnpr They then told us that on that day they had
seep oition Of the savage band IN the vicinity who
murdered the soldiers OF Laramie, and that they had
lodged out Of their way. They warned u to be on
our puard as they were satisfied Of the bad intentions
of lint paity We took the hiut. Fearing more from
those Who were warning than from those whom We
were warned Ggainst-hayDg 10 doubt that was the
intention If the Indians to come upon us that night
and steal our horses-we lett and eHcamped until alter
oork and after short rest we started AMI Travelled
all night lodging their evil intention Arrived al
Fort Laramie on the 18Th fOu, few lodges OF freed
Nv Sioux ercamped near Ward and CAIRNS. We were
informed tint sixty lodges of Sioux were enclnpcd az
AL Hollow waiting untR the troops came up, but did
not see n en-; we only oao al that point, who
seemed to be watching the road
owe had IL company with rs man by the mime
Of Thomuson from San Francisco who said he home
was In Philadelphia, from which city he had been aO-
aent for five wears, and where he had iemu5. This
man was travelling alone when We overlook him, very
hare Of clothing without money, nor had he anything
TO eat first saw him at Salt Lake; be mai then just
anivc1 from California; he left the Valley some time
before us and up to the time overlook him he
had travelled alone. lie had eaten but few times,
going ~ much three days a. q time without any
hing. This man We took IN one Of our party; he
encmnped with at Ash Hollow, and, as usual, when
we we've about breaking up camp he started IN ad-
v0nce Of ". After we had starred and Travelled a
short disian,c seeing the single Indian on the watch
II caused inquiry for Thompson. We looked for his
treck ard MISSED it, we went back and found that he
had taken road which led 10 crossing lower down
on the South Platte. We, however supposed that i
led around the hil and tafi H. fell in 10 the road
short dstcrce CLcad after tbs time did not or
lear eny'hc OF him, though we made every inquiry
possible.
awe met tmgra,ng parte3 ct The crossing Of South
Platte. who were from llhooa aud Southwestern MIS-
so,,ri getting on well. Nei Major Eddy 90 q FaOns
Bluff, getting on well. The grass was good from the
bead Of Platte to that point. The inmence numbers
Of buffalo from there TO within FIVE miles of kearny,
had eaten the grass very bare. Met Woodward x
MnrthHlpf corn train near Cottonwood springs Ma
ions RuseelIs first train dirty five miles above
For Ktrrnv getting on well, and also Mr. Patterson.
in charae AZ a trnin for Mcs.rs. LvinsOn \ kiucan,
salt Lax City. Sassed Messrs. Ward n Guerner
and Mai. Gra.ioi's trains, laden with i1rs coming
down same day; they were boGnd for Fort Leayen-
worth Me' Maiors q Russel's second tram az Fort
Keorny where Il had been hins for ten DAYS; num-
Der Of their cattle stampede With the buffalo.
"Ieft For Keamy on 25th; me. the Dulch tram OF
California and wagon omisraus At "a point ten miles
below, in good beath Between kesrny and the
Plues net several trains of MOI mon emigrants. No
sickuss on the road except among the Mornons. Ooe
of the Texas trains had csi thirty By cholera. Met
Gilbert a. Go. ish The Little Blue, and l. y WI
lams 4 Co.'S train az Big Blue, al wei.
"1he number Of emigrants on the road tins year
and cattle fof California and Oregon are very small,
and the whole number of cattle VIII not number four
Thousand head.
eve had comparatively very fortunate trip ua-
III we were within one days drive of tails city, when
our highly esteemed friend and fc!0w-citizen, Mr.
janice y. Loan, who went out and returned with US,
was taken suddenly and violently i'll of cholera. lie
died in few heurs.
"ln ile less Of Mr.. Lean, Platte County has lost
o,e OF it, most moral, upright aid honorable young
men, and his wife a devoted husband.
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