New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-16

The weather in this section has been very cold
for the last ten DAYS, the thermometer ranging
most Of the time from 50 to 15o below zero. This
is said to be the coIdest weather that has been
known here for many years.
Correspondence Of The Buffalo Courier.
OMAHA Monday, Dec. 81, 1855.
Since wrote you last military posts, defended
by Nebraska volunteers have been abandoned. The
Omahas have concluded treaties of peace with the
Puncas and also with the band of Sioux North
em border; and the Omahas have been on hunt at
Blackbird-hs and the vicinity for the last SIX weeks,
unmoested by other hostile bands. Their hunt has
been very profitable one, finding deer u great abun-
dance and plenty Of small fuTs; the buffalo and elk
have however left this region, but in vast herds
on the Platte, east of New Fort kerney.
We are much gratfed here 10 learn that the War
Department has wholly altered the plan of operations
between the Missouri and the Rocky Mountains and
instead of keeping up gsnlsons and armies hundreds
of miles beyond the settlements, are now taking
measues to render us the long desired aid and pro-
lection from robbery and murder by the sayages.
Fort Piene is to be abandoned, and six companies OF
dragoons have just arrived from that place, in the
neghbOrhoOd OF our northery settlements They have
taken up Winter quarters at the mouth OF Puma
Creek ten or twelve miles above the mouth of the big
Sioux, on the Nebraska side of the Missouri River.
/ learn from our Governor that Gen. Harvey is now
consulting him in reference to the best protection tha
be can give TO our new settlements, and we all
feel confident that shall have no more Indian
troubles in Nebraska in that part now being settled
The route to Utah and California will also be well
protected hereafter.
t7The border savages are becoming much alarmed at
the approach of Gen. Haney and his dragoons and
this has undoubtedly kept the Pawnees, Puncas and
Sioux below Fort Pierre, much restrained Tor the lat
two or three months.
Our Winter here, thus far has been unusually cold
and severe Snow has been from six to twelve inches
deep here for the last three weeks We also had quite
q snow in November, and for the last two weeks the
thermometer las been below zero more often tnan
above. Two mornings the mercury has stood twenty
degrees below. This is extraordinary weather for this
county.
mountains and toward the sources OF the Missouri and
we expect high water in the Spring.
OIr Indian troubles have retarded settlements IL
Nebraska, but everything now looks well here for the
future. Our lands are being rapidly surveyed, and
the whole country from the vicinity of the mouth of
the Big Sioux to the Kansas line on the Missouri viii
probably he in market by the lst OF June next.
We expect large immigration here during the
next season; and although you hear much more about
Kansas than Nebraska, rely upon it Nebraska is
much the best country, and settling with the best III
babitants.
Our election passed off quietly except for Delegate
to Congress- and for that office circumstances gave
Tie field TO two candidates, neither of which was the
fair choice of the people. One has the Governors
,rticate and the other, think, has the airest show
for seat. Both have gone to WASHINGTON blrd B
Chapman of Ohio has the certificate, and Hiram p
B,lnet late Of GlenwoOd, Iowa, Is the contestant.
Money here is worth from 80 to 40 per cent on good
securities wages are high the prices of produce
very uneven and dsproportionate. Flour is worth
here from sl2 to SIG per bbl, according to quality
while wheat is 81 to 81 25 per bushel Corn, 25 to 50
cents and corn meal 75c to 81 per bushel you
the great want of mills. Pork is selling here and at
Council Bluffs at s4per hundred. Salt Is 80 to - per
sack of four bushels Butter 80 to 40 cents per lb
and cheese 90 to 25 cents. The merchants get enOr
nous profits for most kinds of goods stock growing
and dairy business will always be good here. We
have 500 head of cattle on the hbeds at Iekamah
that have not been fed or cared for since Winter
in and assure you they look as fine and plump as on
the pastures in Summer
We have neighbor across the river in Iowa. oppo'
site Tekamah who keeps 800 head OF cattle, and he
assured me he had not fed hs cattle, except oxen that
he worked for years he says he formerly prepared hay
for them but is now satisfied they winter better on
rushes than hay. YOurs truly r.