New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-21
LATER FROM THE PLAINS.
[OorEespondence Of the New York nerala

| Correspondence of the New York Herald
| OMAHA CrTY, N. n, June 20. 1851. Last
evening Attorney General HOLMAN. n Utah
Territory, and some four traders, arrived here
safely from Salt Lake He made the trim II
twenty nine days. travelling most of ne time N
the night, to svold any war parties of Indians
that might % ont. ny, They stopped at Fort
Laramie on ne 10Th inst. All were well and
safe there, yet aPprehensive. A few DAYS IRE
vious to their arrival at the fort, some three Or
four Sioux chiefs had visited there for talk.
and asked the Lieutenant in charge, SO report
says, what they (the Sioux Indiansl shonld ~
must do meaning whether thew were to he
friends with the whites or must fight them,
They were told to go to hi Cor come new conn
try as they at Fort Laramie would have
nothing to deWith them
The chiefslett IN 40 very good humor. Afew
days after leaving the fort, ct q trading sta
ton, the general and party were told that in q.
day or SO thsy would meet a small train If ami
grants lit was the last of the season emigration
to California which passed through here some
time since.) They never saw this train, and On
the second Or third day they found a carriage
which, fromdescription belonged to the train,
completely .torn to pieces, and some clothing
scattered ateut. The probability is that they
were destroyed by the Indians. Not far from
this place they were in the vicinity of o war
party Oh IVY huhufea warriors, and q number
of Indian tires were seen at various times but
by travelling mostly in the night thew escaped
They speak Of the route now as decidedly dan.
gerous, yet 90 not think the Sioux Indians will
open general war until the soldiers commence
The Shian Indians, powerful tribe on lie
Plains, statg their desire to Join the fight on
one side or ne other, and say, if the American
people are Stronger and larger than the Sioux
y o. aioe, they will join with them; but
II, on tne oifer hands the Sioux are the largest,
they will jon them. This l cite as the GENERAL
impression existing amongst the warlike tribes
on the Plains concerning the strength Of our
forces =
The newstrom Salt Lake is interesting. The
news Of judge Kinney's appointment to the
Governorshp Of Utah had not been received
amongst thasaints when this party left, yet q
few friendswere satisfied, from letter written
BY President Pierce to Col. Steptoe, that in the
event Of he Colonel declining the appoint
ment, Judgs Kinney would be appointed. lie will
doubtless accept the appointment. Every thing
gives evidence there Of greater scarcity of pro
vision thanever before. The crops are far. far
less than ever before, and emigration somewhat
larger. sad state of affairs exists there.
treat numbers are exceedingly anxious to re-
turn, yet hsve not nor cannot get the where
with to leaye--to such an extent that men.
women andehildren, by thousands, would sacri.
nee anything almost to leave the valley. Hun
dreds upon hundreds of females would Law down
life to escape the horrors of Mormonism, as ex- |
emplifed in the valley. The Mormon army.
now numbsring about 10000 soldiers, drill
often, and Utah is in excellent condition 10 |
stand long and hard fight, if need be. The
American fag 10 not recognized as their fag-it |
is independent in device and style. One Of the
party who has been merchandising in Salt Lake |
for sometime, informs us that the people of the
States Cannot imagine half the evil, misery, etc,
which xistamong the Mormons.
An interesting case of pedestrianism is told |
by one int the Generals party. A few DAYS
previous totheir leaving the valley, a man ar
rived. On foet and alone, without money or even i
q a, blanket, from California. His name was \
Thompson, from Philadelphia, ss homeward |
bound Alter resting day or so at Salt Lake, |
on ne STARTED to continue his journey on foot, |
as before, through to the States, across the |
plains Gsneral II. s train overlook the solitary
traveller 4S0 miles this side of Salt Lake, living
BY the sideof stream completely tired out.
Ihey assisted him by occasional rides and fed /
MN all theHsy until they reached Loupe Fork.
some elghy miles to the westward of this, at |
which camping place he failed, for some reason, |
to reach. They, however, left some ierked
buffalo meat and trust this wonderful pedes
iran will reach here safely in few DAYS. He
Will doubtless take the first train on Walkers
Inc for Philadelphia, thereby making tramp
rom California overland, via Salt Lake Fort
Laramie, Omaha, ETC.