New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-20
From THE PLAINS.

Correfpondtuce Of The ST. Louis Republican. ,--
ISDEPESDESCE, Jan \, Is0l.
The arrival Of the Salt Lake mail here, on the 2fh OF
Dtceu ber / neglected 10 mention when lasr wrote
Won Fro 10 the conductor Mr.. Ferguson, | have or
iaL ed statement Of toe hlp Nblch, cohFloe'lS 1ue
character of weather and amount OF snow on toe plains
vas one reoupg no little forttude on the part OF those
IN charge oil he mail, to bring y Tor any port o, w
safely through. Accompanied by Mr. Briggs, ana ,e~
others the conductor left Salt Lake the LIST OF No
vtmber few milee from the city, at the canon OF
Waack Range they found snow to The dePEh OF Two or
three and even eight feet, through winch they were
compelled to travel for some distance, and aiter nucn
oeeLtion, reached Fort Laramie Oh Nov ~. lhey
d,sied an Escort but being proviaed they pushed
on; at Cottonwood Spring met the outTard-o Iuud
mail under the charge Of Jones, little after Hblch
they encountered a snOE'stOrm OF nuch violence, I'M
pedrp their progress go much that they were seven
days 10 making ee five miles they arrived at Fort
Ktarney Dec H. " bile delaying on account OF a
storm at Kearny, man IN the employ ot mr.. Dyer
the Su,ler was driven before the storm wolfe gong
from the sore to biz quarters and doubtless persisted
a. be has not been seen slce. Qaite number 10 and
aiouD the poet have been iDured by the extreme cold
of the season. Accompanied by Lieut.. ketOn, q NJ,
end DR.. Page Of Fort LARAMIE the mail party lett
KesIney and rescued here without much in'eTup
tion or last Monday. On their way 10, near Bean
River they met the third handcart train Oi MOrn0ns
going West. This was one of Brigham Young ia
yore methods 4 travel and the successful Arrival Of
the first and second train induced the citizens OF SAT-
Lake City 70 bold public meeting passing resolutions
expressive of their thanks &c, u the Gjveraor. la
reply he stated that wa not brigham Young me4,-
u or sugp eston but that of the sprl. OF the Lord,
and that " hen He Undertook the work nothing could
ets I'd their progress The fourth and nth trains we're
met at the three crossings OF vest W ater IN avery
different condition fon those Ia advance Ihey We're
ucnng beyond measure for the want Of provisions and
on account Of the cold They we're very badly cOthe1,
and in col of the hardsbps many OF thon
dy ing; in one camp they buried fifteen In one day.
The mode Of burial since they canuot dig the fr0z-n
ground, s - lay the bodies in heaps, pile over Diem
willows and heaps Of stones. Gov. Brigham Young
learning something OF their condition, dispatched some
men aud provisions their relief; but there were met
by the mSi party returning 70 the city again, having
been TUNED back by the violence Of the rorms they
encountered. What the poor creatures will do, or
wha will BE- come Of them 1t If hard to tel Under de-
uson they have left their homes 10 foreign lands, and
n tati,y vbin Of the veruor, undertook journey
of housaIds OF miles Il half pr)yisoned or httei Tor
tip that even in good weather ia difficult enough,
let alone Fl this incleneut teakOn of the year.
mentioned bat the mail arrived b. way mail vas
all lat reached here Near Marysville by some pro
ctss of law not understood in the Stntei, Mr..
Marshall attached the mules, the Sheriff and Deputy
took pJssessou Of them aud the cOBjd tor
was comIt Led to l. ave the ais at Mary svle and get
hce Ii be- wsy he could. IL was Always our in
preston that the mail could not be interrupted, and
IL such il the c,se this m-y prove more serious A.
fair than tho 70 interested il the MISTER may think.
We understand thst the whole 81 ojsct will be made
known 10 the proper authortis a. Washington
and Undergo q legal investigation. Magaw, the
contractor, is not Often thTsr.d in his purpose aud
we opne he will not be 10 this Instance. Ever since
be became contractor the Mormops and others have
troubled him. bu, he has held in bis course IN spite
of all obstacles. And nov, if the MornOns undertake
10 carry the mail, We will lind interruptions and
pOuble from the commencement 70 The eud of thar
contract They are b. coming emoodened at any rate,
ard bid dehsnce 10 the laws AMI Institutions of the
United States.
No local news of interest. Thermometer six degrees
below zero on Saturday morning ls't in.