The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-21
From the ". Y Times
Arrival of Mormon Deserters in Nebras-
OMAHA Cry, N. T. Oct. %, 1857.

| OMAHA CITY, N. L. Oct. ", 1891.
| News has just reached here from our from
tier Mormon settlement upon the Loupe
Fork of the Platte River, near the mouth of
Beaver, and known as the Beaver settlement
OF Mormons, (about one hundred miles inland
from here, that some renegade Mornons,
or seceders from the Mormon Church, fleeing
from the Danites of Salt Lake, had reached
that settlement few days since, bringing the
news that large force of the Mormon mill
ia, under Brigham Young and Hcber G. Kim
oaii, were preparing to leave Salt Lake City,
With provisions and ammunition for six
weeks campaign iii the mountains to the east
ward, and thus to stop, if possible, the pass
age OF the United States troops. Although
the positive designation was secret known
only to the leaders of the Church, yet it was
generally supposed that at the pass in the
mountains near Bear River cutoff or at Stee-
pie Rocks, the stand would be made by the
Salt Lake forces with an almost certainty of
''wping out" the entire, force sent against
them. In Salt Lake City, and through the
Territory for some months prior to this move
ment, the militia or volunteer force have un-
dergone more than ordinary drill and a num-
ber of regiments would com are favorably,
in point of drill, with the independent corps
of the States. The Mormons feel conf
dent of destroying the force sent against
them this Fall, and, with their next Spring.
allies from the States expect to stand q
regular fight against the whole United States
avalale force, and not only conquer, but es-
tablish themselves as anindependent Govern
ment
Between Fort Kearney and the valley
these three or four men travelled almost en-
tirely at night, and under the gui lance of
one of the party-a thorough mo, ,.ntain man
-evaded the regular travelled route, seeing
no troops or Indians, and making the travel
in about nineteen days. They end all the
mountain men with whom have conversed,
state that in the event of stand being taken
in some of the mountain gorges this side of
Salt Lake, ten men can easily and successful
ly cope with one hundred and fifty United
States soldiers. And who knows these
mountain ranges and gorscs, with all their
advantages and disadvantages better than
the Mormons? This report also brings the
somewhat expected news that many of the
Indian tribes from Southern Oregon and
Utah were secretly preparing to join the
Mormon force.
There seems but one policy for our Gov
ernment to pursue IN the event of war
againse Utah, and that is to adopt, as far as
possible, the Ranger mode of fighting, and
call into service frontier men-men WHO are
used to all manner of hard life, and can meet
more successfully the Indian mode of war
fare which will be adopted by the Mormons
One company of mounted rifemen or infant
ry, taken from the cabins of the tar West
Will do more service and stand har6ships
better than four companies of Uncle Samuei's
"bright buttons"-or 'squaws," as they arc
derisively termed by the Indians. Let the
War Department, with its capable and eff
cent head, look well to this matter Let
him ask himself whether that company of
hunters from Southwestern Virginia, many
years ago, over which he presided as Cap
tain, if recollect Alright, and who aid militia
duty under his orders-siX feet in their stock
ings-would not do more service in frontier
fighting than four times that number of regu-
lars.