New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-13

cent End kind and werr > -nUc'.in - raise stock.
lie sid 81 saw thai do Racial, Brigham Yong.
there in tho Spring." Thought DO me' ., 10 s'nke
4 settlement there; hoped the lad.aas would lss
b;,, "a e. lie said the MOrmOns were a,tsf
tyirycs ard murderers, who abused The mountaiaer.
m,de ib.m ray taxes. and hal their ven Wei in
everything be, ause they hsd the power
There are good many Of thcse moGn'aihe 'rs or
traders on The road. They buy lame stocs, sai
trade with the emigran,s They al ba'e lnfias
women for wives. saw pock married ifiShIss
with 4 great iat sguaw IN his Lodge. i.Aea nm
how b. liked the &. AN us beaollui' ss,a re.
'tbs preaie, life entirely work ~ all, az all. ana
fine souaw to DO il for Ne. An II ye git SICK Of
her. an want New one, JIs sind her ~, mon' uAea
ciutlrrnaa and no harrum 20 the lady
They ere most Of them fond of sprecs. even y the
whisky oats $50 q gallon. L often does. Ihey
.re splendid horsemcn, aud invariably rie al iua
psop. They worship gOod pony snd opsinsn
saddle. Some Of them have large westh ~ ponies
and bor>es. A nOuntaneer can tell the nation ct 9
horse the minute he puts bis eys on him. For IN
stance the Camanche pony Il = sduars-ohiif' deep-
cbcsted. hravy.lIabcd fellow, and. az my compaa:
ion said of inine will stand II 20 galop 10 III and
bsck scain. The Flathrad horse Is a proud step
piuo animsl with lofty arched neck. sud white eyes
The Cheyenne pony snugiy butt clean hinoe1,
wicked eve and active rs a cat. The nooics' ho'~
| saw was = Batte>e horse. His color was deeP
',
picture: his build perfect, and such lie ihat
beautiful description of the horse IN JOB (cnap'
MIMI che paweth in the valley and reloicetn III
hi. strength" gives a conception OF his loon anu
motion. Howard purchased hun OF m Indian, VINO
was afraid of him, and cosNcd and petted HIM every
day until he succeeded nge;tng splendid Spanish
saddle on him. lie then leaped upon ms back,
The horse soon threw him, and away he went WITH
five or six men well mounted in pursuit. But he
seemed 10 have regansd his native fields. and would
not be- caught They finally had to shoot him
rather than lose the saddle. | could hardly Keep
from shedding sears 10 see the noble animal IN has
diving attitude with distended nostrls, gasPlng tor
breath.
For several hundred miles this side of Soda
Springs the Indians Ga species of renegade SHAKES
snd tabs. murdered all tho emgrants they could.
The, also stole and stampe,led much valuable stock.
The ,migrants thought they were instgatcd 10 II BY
the Mormon traders, so they could buy the stolen
property at cheap rate, paving IN guns, a'nmuni-
ton and salt Lake whisky II moi So, ~ IL singular
tina. the same trsdcrS-liying right among them-
are unmOlested -
The emicrsut trail follows the Humboldt or Mays
River from its rise to ts sinh. distance of nearly
three hundred aud fifty miles. High mountains--
some of them capped with snow-rise oneiher side:
sometimes they crowd on the river SCI as to form .
deep gorge or huge winding can! on. In the-S
places the Indians frequently roll down large rocks
mountains recedr 10 n distance. leaving q grassy
valley or wild-saee plain along the river banks
These plains extend for rules level ~ prNrie. An
emigrant train can be seen on them 1t great dis
lance resembling from the immense dust raised. q
distant train Of ears.
Galloping along on this river one morning heard
a terrible nose which came from around y bend OF
the river. l sackened my Camanche's gait and
looked wild for indians | could See nothing for the
thick willows with which the stream in places -
lined. | listened atteniNely and distinguished
voices grooming in great agony, mingled With osths
and loud shouts. Whoever il was, I soon made up
nv mind that they used the English language. and
approached. just then the soicex
changed aud " hat should hear hut the singing Of
u regular old fashioned psalm. which made the air
ring. They were large camp Of Mormons moving
from Carson Valley to Salt Lake, agreeable b. tho
maudatc Of their Great Prophet for all of ths
Saints to repair 10 Ziep. They were jolly set.
Their women looked neat and tidy. IL was Sab
bath. and service being over We all took a round.
shooting our reyolvers at n board about the size Of
an Indian. The, told me they had buried three
emigrants, killed by Indians, the day before, and
that about half mile off there were two unburled
bodies, awiully mutaied and the leg Of 4 woman.
told them II was no news 10 me, Tor they would
find dead bodies Nil the way 10 Salt Lake. | soon
fell into conversation with red-iacch EnglishmsD.
touching their religion. He said they had been
beard of them Was through the mouths of
their enemies. | acknowledged they had been
persecuted, but thought that il did them, body.
more good than hurt. Said l. What sort of ~
man is Dir. H trader and called b, Gentiles
pne OF your destroying angels" lie said he wass
rough, bold man. | told him the emigran,s called
lin great rascal-thnt il, u cut.thruat aud a
said |, "Can II be a good religion
hat tolerates such man ?" lie asked me- il our
'hurches had no bad men. replied that q" was
'orry 10 say we had some unworthy brethren but
great rascal We always kicked out of the church"
Tie SAID that was wrong; ought to keep him
n and reform him; We were great heathens 1
.shed him how be- justified having all the wives hs
'ould support. opened common Bible aud com
nenced reading about King DAVID and some other
worthless of Antiquity | told him to spare me that
niicton, tor had heard Of those gentlemen before
md had no great opinion Ot them patterns 0f
morality wanted him 10 Justify the system om
If the Bible. "Well." aid he, III thing is
good, The more Of it the better" The rest OF his
III the presence cf the women
would not do to repeat in MI "mixed crowds"
In crossing the desert, commencing nj Humboldt
lake II Is curious 10 see thu quantity Of bones,
uns Of wagon.rons, chains and gun barrels scat
erred along the road. IL is dreary ride, and vel.
come to man and beast * ID. green grass and clear
water at kag Town.
On Carson River il tribe of Indians. called
p utes, that reminded me Of the Aztecs or ancient
sexlcabs, according to the description Of Prescott
They are large and stout and have kindly look.
lbcy make excellent servants and are good 10 work
saw their CHEZ; he was nearly seven feet high; Ia
wore curiors sort Of spotted blanket-probably
made of the shins Of sOme small animal.
Ny heart bounded with delight when first saw
The snow peaked SIT IRA eSadas, blue in the dis-
lance. From Carson Valley they rise abrupt snd
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