New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-21
FROM FORT PIERRE.
Co,y.,pondenc, of The Nebraskian.

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FoRr PERRY, TUESDAY February Goth, 1856.
Thinking that few notes from Camp Desoation
would not be unacceptable to the benlgnted uehzehs
of the lower regions take advantage OF the Outgoing
mail to communicate them, although nave nol iIucn
of news TO write In fact, are too far away from
Nowhere iclose by where little empes into nothing,
Won know to get any news. We did get the fresl
dents Message by last mail and also The Aebrdsk'aH
for which are Gully thankful. -,
Col Vaughan Indian agent, arrived here on the 50
inst from Fort Clark. He left there about the 2oth
December and came down IN the coldess tne-thef-
morneter so below zero. lie said he LETT at that
time because he was afraid to remain longer, anu say
TINT he is prepared to hear of the Fort being burned
mn at apv time This does not look like peace very
much In fact, some more OF those devils must oe
whipped Meanwhile about ten OF the several bands
who have got big scare on them are row waiting
for the grand council of peace or war to come on on
the LIST of March proximO The Platte Brules, W nne-
conees and Ogelsles, and one other fragment, the
ones who 80 grossly insued the agent, Vaughan ast
Summer and Fall are not here, nor VIII tney oe
present OF course, therefore, they VIII De III suoec's
for another Summers operations
Gen Harvey returned here from l. eau qul court on
the 18th inst, having been absent 90 days. lie
walked all the way down and back; went down on
snow two feet deep and back on icemtotal distance
about 400 miles. This in the dead OF w inter with the
mercury 34o below Zero is no trihe 1t Is said that
Gen Harvey found the squadron down al L. eau qui
cort in such FUSED up state that II could not go on
down 10 Sioux river this Winter was contemplated
but il will 60 ice breaking up.
Fort Pierre" what music IN that name Is a.
ouiet as church when half the people are sleeping,
while the bills and country round and ABOUT ooruAn
are beautifully desolate, magnihcenty dreary, ana
awfuuy barren About the 10th inst. we had Il com
pcte let up here in the weather, aud suddenly fo'n
II deg below We had the mercury o5 deg. hDoSe
and il has continued ranging between ~ ues Oelo"
and 90 deg. above since. There u no sno" 10
be seen from the fro ning ramparts OF tins Blooiy
fortifcation"; even far as the eye can reach,
mother earth IL invisible in quiet lonely barenness-
dsinegrGtion of her bosom Il rapidly gong on ana
PARTICLES act free carried To the invisible channel oI
HE Missouri At a few places crossing il sl kept up
on the ice but il IL DANCE and must soon cease
| Reports are conflicting II respects snow above;
| hence, without rain high water may be doubtful.
One thing is ccrtain the present weather continues
for "A few weeks the snow will be eyaporated, ana
| cannot produce much Of rise On the contrary, IL
rain should follow so0n, may expect to have water
| iVery reasonable says joe, az my chow
| The Indian traders have not done very heavy
business this year farm tact little or nothng-ani
Cnd knows il l. time they should cease To exist MI
lion, op million. of doars have been made by traders
stpspg these luGnns, which IA the cause OF all thelf
rr,ssnt troubles, poverty and cfinr or Nv" Piht,
| a common sugar they purchase btnalp robs anu
other kim aud pe trcr At hike rats cihr IN sugar
oee tobacco powder and ball, &c, thus holding oui
Inducements 10 the Indians to kl hundreds OF tnou
,npds of buiialoes every year merely for The robes
,nsitng sway the meat che selling H. too =" 'Hes'
traders fot a tTfe who cure ana sell II BACK 10 INC
! Indiana At one thousand per cent advance. In t"i
| 80 Tie buffalo which would have la~'ci tr cen
! ,,,te. nfe FIT becoming eAtnCt, and, ergo, inc
| I,d,ars must atarre. such tone OF The eva" o.
,.futing traders 20 carry on tfaihc among innlAn'
| Other evil exist tu ~ great, nnd worse IN P@'n
| 80, by filling up the ffoutiefs with n baud Of han
| L,.ed, Canadian FRENCH renegade 4" Naii'e Amen
| ans altogether making kinS OF sansgan hos We
On nenee vrtue industry. o. even anything hons'' o.
,s,ryyo,,hy In the pursui's Of i'". Ahi from sue
H. poo, udiap get, hD 'nF,fvc''on' d" o'A''IhE ~