The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-11
Our Nebraska Correspondence.

FoSTrrII., DODGE Co., Nebraska, June %, 1857.
life in Camp-Our Western FSomtier-kumons Return
ing from Utah-Neaps from Sail Lake Csy-ViR 10 a
Mormon Settlemea-0enval Meas, dc.
Since wrote the HERALD, your correspondent has
visited "s further west" rather that portion Of the
frontier lying between this place and Fort Kearney, Or
the reader viii refer the map that portion OF Nesrass
Territory lying between the Ekhorn and Wood rivers.
We, that is party Of ave, composed Of frontier
Irish speculater OF life and fun returned Cafor
nian, good camp hand and companion TIVE Ohio boys
and your humble correspondent, DESTROYS Of seeing life
still further west and aordng the HERALD's readers still
information concerning frontier started
twelve days since from this thriving town with
good team Of four grays and black "spke for the land
Of Indians, buffalo, antelope and deer We travelled
some the ground celebrated In hsory-or rather our
country's romAnce-by Irving and Fremont We oampcd
old camping sites Of MOrmous traders, trappcrs Call
fornians, &c. Our camp season pleasant one.
We passed up the beautiful Platte valley where the
Loupe fork unes IN waters with the broad and shallow
Platte We passed thriving farms and embryo cities We
campcd by the side OF pleasant streams, and upon the
edge In fine groves OF ash cottonwood We fried
bacon, cooked and eat such Wild game had killed
during the day told our tales OF "oher days. sang our
songs and afer passing evenings pleasantly by
light OF rude camp FIRE, would roll ourselves up
blankets and away to dream land
We passed the town sites OF Buchanan and Fremont,
he latter by the way, far ahead OF the formerly and
found an abundance OF stall es stuck upon fine piece Of
NAH and finally reached small German settlement the
Loupe fork, called Columbus. We found o little store,
where repenshed jug with "dre water }" for fear
of course OF The bad effect Of the water IL drank by itself
A little farther beyond, we found new town com
pany engaged In the very common occupation OF lay:
ing oct the town Of Ceveland-au opposition rival
point 70 Columbus. That point at of
There PLACES will make largo inland town well salts
either am unable To saw some eshcsn or twsny
miles beyond and the right bank OF the Loupe fork
the embryo town Of Monroe, and about ntsen miles be-
In half hall uf
the mouth OF Bave' creek Here the overland and
the emgrant can ford the Loupe fork
Here met some Mormons returning from the valley
OF the Saints tired Of the abuses they H. OF
mouism. one intelligent gentleman told
that the people Of the Sta CO had heard much OF the Nor
OF Utah and their behavior yet 10, half IL told
Many he says anxious 10 loave, yc, afraid OF the
church and n leaders who control the murderous DANTE,
Ia branch Of the church called by God or Brigham
Young to do the vilaaous Of the body They, he
says In firmly believed In the valley, murdered Secre
tary s,bo Aoou, three hundred were there on their
Baobis wives and her brother were In this little advance
train They were Mormons and believe, az told them by
the church that he murdered BY Indians and by
Normons or Mormon orders.
few days after and some SIX hundred Mormons passed
the return train Of dsgus,cd Mormons Aboa, one hall OF
this train "hand cart' train. To each cart, upon
which about three hundred pounds weight, from
three 10 ak personsa majority OF them were womea and
grls-tuggng away drag ropes, tong along their
one thousand mile jsun rm In the belief that the firm Of
Brigham and the Almighty would amply repay them nj
their journeys cad humbly trust there reward for
these deluded foreign followers OF sensual religion
~ked one Of the members, resident Of the Valley,
what would be the effect upon the popular pulse and
ries OF Utah Uncle samuel should send out troops 10
bring the Mormon church into the great fold OF the church
OF the stars and stripe.2 "Ie em csme and be ID 10
EN- Mormons ngb and strong In the valley,
and there are many willing hands 10 The States 70 assist
in our hour Of need, said he and on TO the valley he
passed But must hurry with my letter.
understand from a reliable that about $50 pro.
vision and ammunition wagons and upwards Of 1000
troops about starting, have already stafted,
from Fort Jeavenwoh 10 Utah, and they propose erecting
fort somewhere In that vicinity. Tir Ia Mormondom
We had last week the most rain and The highest stage
water In most Of and vses known for many,
many years Pre- emption claimants are fast entering
their lands. Public sentiment begins 70 be the q
concerning Angus, election. seems 70 be generally
acceded that Gen John Thayera democrat not OF the
Pierce schools the strongest candidate for Congress
Considerable anxiety manifested concerning Territorial
Apo ntments, and the hope that President Buchanan
will hasten before the August elections and make cean
sweep" OF Pierce's officials here.