The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-14
THE MORMON WAR.
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Additional from the Utah Expedition.
Interesting Statistics Of Mormon
Emigration.
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ARMY FoR UTAH,
South Pass Sept Is, 1857.
An Epiouenn in he Plains-P Progress Of The Expeditions
Unmisakeable Eridces Of the Hostile Intentions Of the
Morrnons-Declaraions Of Brigham Toune-Normon
Force at Fat Brid9r-A Collision Close at Hand, dc
deem entirely within the scope Of rational coujec.
ture that on breaking the seal Of this missve coming
from altitude of than 900 fee. above your heavy
and murky atmosphere of Gotham, you will exclam:
Here comes another Of those tresome communications
about Utah and the Mormons.n
Now I beg you will remember In this connection what
once before saidi you, that wrac for my
than that Of any else and II my letters
bore you throw them asideI shall be content The post
age only three cents and this can afford 10 pay long
a. the stamps last find this the least expensive pastme
in this far distant country where transportation from the
States twenty Eve dollars per hundred pounds More
over am In particularly amabe mood at this moment,
having just from dinner the bill Of fare Of which
would not disgrace a more civilized country
You will not be surprised at this when tell you that
our game course embraced three dishes neither Of which
have as ye, made their debu, upon your luxurious city
tables. should you be ncreduous and require the items,
here they are
Antelope, rot au naturel
salmi dc Jackass rabbit a la maitre de cook tent
Sage cock, or Rocky Mountain grouse, a Ia mode de
prairie.
The bird named in the last dish described by Au.
dubon Wilson by any work upon ORTHODOXY that I
have met with The venerable naturalist rst mentone
told me fifteen years since that all the North American
birds he had ever heard Of embraced In his coec-
ton with the exception OF this very variety II had been
noticed and described by Captain (now ColoneD Bonni.
vie Of the o. army upon his early tour through the
Rocky Mountains, but no specimens were procured for
analysis,
noble bird Of the grouse species with glossy dark
L. tna4
grouse Of the northern states is found nowhere
cept in the Armess wild sage barrens, and from the
descriptions have read, appears TO similar ap-
pearance and habits 10 the black game Of Scotland. 1t
lays close before the pointer sordng capital sport TO the
vosarrs a Nimrod, and It's favor is gamy and delicate
You will perceive therefore, tina, the infection Of this
document upon your patience eely chargeable 10 the
good cheer that has been set before 10 day by
mature de cuisine and IL you derive no other
benefit from you will at all events be com
forted with the reflection that you have a
correspondent heaven and the promised land"
than any Of your cotemporares which should be
sheraton Of small moment with who has the mis-
fortune to belong TO fraternity occupying position FAC
cordng 70 the Deseret Aeos 50 very remote from that
comfortable place
the waters Of the Atlantic and those Of the Pacific
called the south Pass.
Standing upon the crest Of this vast continental vere-
bral column we see streams which here take their depar
their long and toruous courses TO the Gulf o.
Mexico while In the immediate vicinity are other water
courses which discharge their contents into the Gull Of
California. ON right hand We have the WIND river
mountains, surmounted by "Fremonts Peak with It's
eternal silver Gaping Of snow raising its towering summit
into the Clouds while left LOFTY serras extend
Ing of the South and West, ncosing te North Park
aud the Great Basin " Utah.
We now only about 200 miles from Salt lake City,
aud are rapidly drawing that point in oU march,
beyond which Tho saints have forbidden United States
troops 70 pass and there will be speedy solution 10 the
a
Mermons are hov@ng around US continually, and their
troops are seen by our hunters daily. What their
i've 10 this We do not yet understand, but IL Is
lectured tha their proximity bodies us no good
think probable they are taefss sent out 10 watch
our movements aud progress, and transmitting des
patches 70 mer beadquarters they may contemplate
sudden and unexpected descent upon supply
trains, which are wholly unguarded and At their mercy
Should they destroy these we are poweress, The
son near hand when all The roads in this country be-
come blocked up with snow and all travel for the winter
Is suspended. Our only alternative IN such 81 event
would be N force way into sst Iaa valley as re-
uess Through thes~ moVnAins N winter would be mose