The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-09

bluffs are very Wild picturesque, their bleak bold,
barren smost perpendicu'sr siass, at places
entirely enclose the traveller tina, he iand Ia
any direction tarec hundred yards distant rae
hnls and ely see almost within ais reach We
desoence ed roa these lelsss sand hills py preclptou
steep, into Ash Hollow, ~hich opened to Us he valley
hundred yards SIDE rubDiog between ire over
hanging bids. fhe brakes not ooy applied put 30
vera ren were required u hold back the Amoasocs:
when they dsscended ato tbs valley c'ysss ssreA niet
CT flows through vsiry 10 some pars OF wore
good grass aud few stu1ted uses were observer GU
blurs IS Ne wourd rbroSsn Asb Hollow 1: ascr oded
spread valley OF toe WORTH fisue. Ioere
trading post at Ash Hollow but ,.e Or nr,n,le ssps
in excsp. iot gut the most da nnaoto k'na wnicn
Is sod at b,tsnt prices TO tue poor Indians and
to besotted prairie gamblers inefe Svpe .ron MY
post rhsse lodges mace ont OF tanned buffalo
hides; they are very clesny and qu.te pretty wien
viewsa from with A largs herd az ludian pouies
grazsd aor. the banks O; the Pate Some OF them
very dee Asirn.s, but barely any amount Of mooeY win
purchase them from Inians; the poor animals caa DO
hcoent very readily Theu the la 1isn trap
ripes on upon proud, feet pony, ne feels Ike
enirronef kog snd no'niog wi indece him 70 part
xh tha, I'D puriant part VI kingdom-his horse. We
msce about icrtJ ave miles the i4sh, and eacauped
The ls,h Of MAJ passed Off similarly 70 tina I4th We
told us strange peace being made with
Mormcps Their departure iron Great Salt Lake, the
uSrSs c. General r Josns,cp's oommanS SO @o
Prairie tales, however, merit bat liule credencs
The DAY WAS very cold wpdy aud dissyrec.bie heavy
winter clothing hardly kept Que warm en- ,ugh We on.
campbell a, Chimney Rock. stone not unknown 70
fame. nhas, indeed rather striking appearance. 1t
is seen many miles Distant and looks cloud piercing
spre on the top or some lofty church. When several
mites from the dstar to II very deceptive Sjns
OF the offered 10 bet any amount that wss not over
a quarter, or at most ha = mile distant, when
really miles. The base OF the rock lies Ike cone,
and om the OF that shoots perpendicular shaft
Shortly after noon the 18th Of May we arrived at
Fort laramie having made III miles in three days and
half.
The l6h was cold and dssgreeAble day. like the pre-
cedng one; the wind was very high and II rsined some
We passed SCOTS Bluffs about They very Gu
rousy formed rising from an .moct level prairie to
TO be only baked sand. There i've six rressAr,
amossyp ndcuAr, elevations, quito close together, yet
disco sAd; at distance they resemble range OF vast
We sved here al laramie to day the l7th about one
The commissioners len Fort Leavsnwortn on The asth
OF April arrived st Fort KeArney the I'd or May, re-
NAMED there till the 4th hsn made the crossing at south
Platte the evening OF tie Sth aud remained there n me
morning Of the l4lh inst.
SOIL AND FACE or THE COUNraY.
From Fort Iesvenworth to Big Blue there high rolling
prairie in some places quite hly and abounds in
creeks nearly all Of which pretty well wooded. The
soil Ia good and quite similar 70 that OF the Northern
Missouri Between the Big Blue and Big Sandy tho
prairie ia very fiat; frequently far the eye can
reach plain level the the soil is good, but
there Is no uber ALL which almost disaualass /;
farming region Water is also Al the Big Sandy
and along up the Little Blue the country rauencr
more picturesque there some xceent coil and good
supply OF water and wood. TIE valley or tue Platte
river fertile grass grows well in II, and there some
timber. continuous range OF sand hills or butts run
along nearly parallel TO, snd from four TO eight miles
from, the river, tbese sand hills are several miles in
ney the land very poor both in III bottoms and the
bluffs Inc tine rich prHr,o soil ceases and thore Is
poopiS there !, no wool travelling would b. very ain
cult 1t not for buns,o chips, and as buffalo have
ceased to frequent the upper waters OF the Platte they
will be wanting The land too poor for anything;
the wild Indians ana buffalo scarcely live upon
IL, The Platte isbsllow) river is no. deco enough for
savRaoo too deep ana too full OF qucksa1os for ford
ing while there sufficient wood for hundreds Of
bridge H. Between the North and South Fork OF the
Platte the so rougber and SCORER than the
bank Of the South Fork Inoeed there Is nothing between
Fort Keeney and Fort Laramie 70 invite agriculture orfarm
ing settle This OF course applies only TO ,he coun
try aloog the CahorLia or military road By way OF which
have just come The land south, on tue Republican
Fork Lieutenant Brysns route 70 Uah, 10 sad 70 be
much better
FORT LARAMIE.
This military station situated Laramie creek, in
the midst OF rough, sandy, barren country. There s
good grass several miles distant but generally it "a
quite poor Wood The fort consists Of two or
three story wooden buildings, and abou, twenty
story adobe ALEC two stone houses. all
OF which 10 have been built regulary In any aud
ever direction Az usual with tins cass OF forts, there
is large open square, centrally situated, for
drill aud parade purposes. The adobe houses
have pssred the outsde add much superior
10 thoee At Fort Kesrney, though the commanding off,
Ger reports nearly useless The post Is command
ed by Major j. synde OF the Seventh Infantry. There
company here Al present me fort cspactaed 10
quarter three
AS ! have omitted The distances between many points
along route will here present them In much more
yerftci shape by SWING soe o. The distances Of posts
from Great salt LAke Gy TO Missouri river ms table IS
Hormon authority believe they have chaoed the route
The distance sppy 10 the old military rad There are
some cut which shorten the route. SONS Of tbs
places uArred IN hs table have other names and there
are oLber marked In this still the table and
Stsnsburys map give q person good knowledge Of the
route TO Utah.
DISTANCES PROM GREAr SALT LAKE CITY TO MIS-