The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-21

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esry voice, penetrating our blankets and rooss TIL
bpunbed opr limbs Thick ice fro on the swift ruaoipg
brooks The air tn morning was biting sharp; snnw
"! all aopg lhe hiiis IN some places II feet dasp;
enObps pS AZ and the Wind River mountains could
sior he seen far right In day range
mountains is said TO present magnificent spectacle,
enrolled IN epotless snow IL rolls away listening high
.so the srcn Of heaven, but TO day cloudy damn
humid, then rainy, so our coup do citcumscrioed
the Rocky mountains the air wss chilly cold.
The harsh wind gslIoped and gan holed along the
sSrmsms noun tabs while dask heavy oloics rolled
IN the eoemthe cold the tempest fury Of that desoate
night tar up among the clouds, with snow 70 right,
snnw 10 our lsft spow along the whence
and snow upon the bill tope, whittier were going
MAY ~ Cold, biting, benumbing cold, g-eet,d our
early rise this morning Before four O'Clock mules
were barnessed ana our ambulances moving west ard
The suchsrged clouds discharged part of contents
upon us in the shape Of ana hail The permeang
bobes rattle and teeth tpge All day long is snow cold
blast was poured upon We deceuded from the Rocky
Mountains INTO Utah so gradually along gentle andu-
a''Dg plain that sn naenuve voydgeur would not have
noticed The descent at all Indeed, the face of me
country seemed more level than had found at any
otberpace west OF LarAmie lay through the
cenre OF broad PLAIN, from the extremes OF which, far
20 the right and !eft vcspped mountains could be
descried, rising among the clouds. Though in level
region, We seemed far sboye the ordinary height OF the
land, close amcog the winry clouds, which asonsv
poured DOWN hail and snow upon u.s. The roads were
excelentdTy ana hard But little grass, thin and Short
eonld be found for our anmse There was no wood;
wild sage bushes, which in, some places grow seyera
feet eb MADE rs good fires The occasional patches OF
poor grass aud the bushes all the vegetation that
this sapcy oesert region brings forth We passed the
LEe Sandy and encanped at night just beyond the Big
Sandy The wind ceased after sunset; the night was
pleasant, but cool. About midnight my ohum woke up
anc While taking drink OF water FROM hs csuteen felt
sharp prcpged substance In his throat he canteens are
flied by placing them under the IN the crsekh sod
~ the water ID muddy cannot what goes into toe
one need rever be surprised TO find any Kind OF horn
sLn al in them that can nhabit water Chum felt of the
exterior Of his throat and finding Gu. open CON
menced ubhpg Of again. wheo be got ssmiar substance
in hs mouth this time ne felt il enough to give
chewing before 1t got into bis throat, doing wnich
he found It Vas ice Ice bad in caneep though
with cloth and hanging at the Ieeward Of AN
bulance
MAY % 1t was . cool, windy morning; tbs clouds
rolled between and the mountains that could not
see the latter. About sixty miles from Camp Scott we
met dozen men, who tad they were going 10 the
tains to hunt, % they could obtain nothing to
eat at Camp Scott They were not soldiers About
the same place We passed q little gully or rAyine
where the hermors burned of the trains
sst ial Do,hns but part Of the iron in the wagons
The were all laying around loose in the heavens
Now the wind would blow snow storm upon US, then
rain storm, and next hail storm. After giving hem 70
US in their individual capacity they would all be hurled
pe nell together uron u.s. with such force that il was
difficult to keep the mules from turning the road To
get their heads away from the Storm Perhaps minutes
after 'hB severe blast the sun would be shining fully
upon us Unduatpg, poverty stricken prairie constitutes
the description Of the face of the country soil and erres
a sc.rey to day At noon made Green river Captain
Haws had just creased IT, Captain ia wa divided
his expedition At Deer creek into two and sent
one, Containing the oxen best abe TO travel fast in
advance 10 Camp Scott, under Lieut. Armstong while he
folowtd with the others fast possible Lieut. Arm
sroDes and certainly arrived in Ca NO Scott be.
fore this tine Capt Hsws viii doubtless be there on the
3Ob. There is a ferry over Green river, by which we
crossed The stream, though narrow, Deep and has
rapid current
Ga the west Of Green river We observed the re-
mains Of TIE ether two govern ment trains burDei by the
SAINTS astfa The magnitude OF that catastrophe ia now
fully appreciated Il imperiled the very sxstepce of
Gen. JOHNSON army, for the relief salvation OF which
the most strenuous exertope have been and are now
being made by Col. Hoiman's commaud at
present divided into many small expeditions,
order TO make even day in the arrival of provisions
at Camp scott Flour ct Green liver Is q dollar per
pound, ror cap any material which Ia "meet 70 d for
man" be commanded at lesser price. Gold Is almost a
common rs the commonest substance capable of suetan
ing human EXISTENCE because does not bring mucn more
than is weight Of them In a legitimate mer csuts ex
change We encAuped ut night about thirty i've miles
NAY 20 Hcggarday's mai, expedition encsmped Al
Green river On the night OF the 27th, IL must have
reached Camp Scott yesterday rhe conductor intend
cd immedately After bis arrival there 10 START out
upon his return "Trip, no We will pr ,osbly meet him
der 70 send Il on TO you BY this mail, we meet II
to-day. The Utah Commissioners have stood their trip
scross this nhoepable region afmira bly, they will make
Camp Scott early 10 day. Though General Johnston's
cgn msno has suffered some from priv stoa may be re-
lied ucop that II Ia relieved
] have heard numerous reports about the Norrnous
sending al their Of sat Lake City 70 Provo an
o'her places the mountains saying 10 The "rhere
IN the cry-go into II you wish" alec their nRht
ing and not nghtre bot unable ct the present tms
70 give you anything about Mormopdom from certain data
therefore will not attempt Il Captain Marcys command
date my letters from Great Salt lake City.