New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-26
ARRIVAL or THE SALT LAKE MAIL.
LATEST FROM THE GOLD MINES.
FROM The S. Joseph Journal, Oct 10.


In ,he forenoon of Saturday the 10th inst, the Salt
Lake Mail arrived again in this city, bringing dates
from Utah to the 25th ofSeptember and three through
passengers. The passengers we've Mr.. Redman o
Santa Fee Mr. Phelps OF New. York, and Mr. A. I.
Wipsor ofIexpgton this State from whom We gather
news of importance.
Mr.. Wiusor informs us that he left Camp Floyd the
22d of September. Trains were arriving Oyery day,
and up to the I'D about sixty had passed Fort Brdger
ard twenty trains were p6ssed Oh Sweetwaier and ak
or eight more at the North Crossing of Platte. Gen.
JOLnstons comm and consists of between 0O0and8 900
nep troops and employees. These had all been con-
sohdated into grand encampment, and would re-
main together during the Fall and ensuing Winter.
There are also about 1900 men at Fort Bridger.
under the command of Col. Cambrey. Col. Morrison
had arrived at Camp Floyd. He entered Salt Lake
City with great pomp, and marched through all OF the
principal streets and in front If Brigham Young
quarters with flags and cOlors flying and martial music
playing.
Good feelings were manifested between the Mormons
and Gentiles. TIE general impression is that Gov.
Cumming is completely under the control Of Young;
and the Mormons speak in the highest terms of him.
Business was brisk in the city, and the merchants
were doing heavy business. Trains constantly
arriving from California loaded with goods and pro-
visions. About l25 wagons, thus loaded, known
TO be on the way TO Salt Lake from California when
the party eft. The Mormon women are neatly clad,
modest and retiring in their manners.
One OF HOckadays supply trains and another mule
train met this side Of the mountains. The mules
were pretty much all broken down, and the trains
net making more than 10 miles per day. Three or
four day. VI bad weather, during which II showed
was encountered between Laramie and the north cross
ing OF Platte. II was the general impression that
there had been heavy storms in the mountains,
and If So there bound 10 be great suffering among
the men and animals, eight or ten trains would DO
0yertaken by the storms.
On the sth inst. the mail party saw three men AZ
Laramie who had just returned from Pixies Peak and
Cherry Creek gold mines. One of them, young man
from Lewrence, X. T., came on til the mail as Tar
Fort Kearney. He stated that he had been out in
the mines al Summer, and that the miners were max
ing from 81 TO go per day with nothing but picks and
pans. He was OF the impression that with the right
kind Of machinery one hand could make 3 per day.
The largest amount that any one hand had made was
Is per day, and the largest lamp found was worth
81 25 He was returning with the expectation OF
going back in the Spring Only about 10 men were
le 10 the mines. The mail party met about % wagons
and several pack mules between here and South
Platte, on their way 10 the mines.
Two companies Of returning cavalry, who came in
by way OF Pixies Peak and Cherry Creek, were passed
Oh the Big Blue They Of the impression that this
Is The nearest anfmost practicable route for Utah.
Lieut.. Bel, whom the last mail party mentioned as
having passed at SCOTS Bluffs went out On buffalo.
chase, and getting lost from his companions wandered
on the plains for period Of three days, without any
thing TO eet or drink When he found his way back
into the trace, and reached station, he was
nearly famished with thirst and hunger. The
mail party left him et kearny. Judge Eckles was
met al Big Sandy; Col. Wilson at ALIENS Bluffs,
both getting along well Grass and water good from
here To Sseetwater but beyond that very Indifferent
indians on the route numerous but peaceab!e.