Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-01-28
The Latest from the Utah Amy.

Ilhe last advices, a sketch of which
we have had by telegraph, gives some
of the particulars of operations and e
vents i'll the army, for the last part OF
November. On the 9th of November
while at Blacks Fork, between 400 and
500 head of cattle belonging to the SUIT.
ler's train of the 5th Infantry, and to the
private train of Gilbert and Gerrish,
were stolen by the Indians. Both these
trains, thereby, had to be left behind.
They have enough cattle between
them, to pull train along a short dis
lance one day, and go back and fetch up
the other the next and their men are
numerous enough, and well armed to
defend any attack likely to be made by
the Mormons.
On the 9th, Major Taylor, the Nor
mon prisoner TON whose person impor-
tant papers were found from Brigham
Young,) against whom writ for high
treason had been issued, succeeded in
making his escape from four sentinels
who had him III charge.
The army did not advance at an av-
erage of more than two miles a day.
1t was necessary to employ all the cat
tie on hand to haul along one-half ofthe
trains, and on the next to send them
back to bring up the remainder. Most
of the artillery horses are dead, and
their places are supplied by mules
while the march had been seriously re-
tarded by the inefficiency of the employ,
ees of Messrs. Russell and Waddell
who have charge of the supply trains.
November 18th, three Indians reach
ed the camp, one of whom gave impor.
tant information in regard to the MOI
mon army. He said that the male pop.
ulation of Salt Lake City is almost all
under arms, and is drawn out upon the
road between Emigration Canon and
Yellow Greek. Bishop, or rather Col.
West informed him that the force pos
ted in and about Echo Canon is 5000
strong. His own observations have sat
is6ed him that this is not an under est,
mate On the northern side of the Can
on the bluffs are almost perpendicular
and several hundred feet in highth but
on the southern side they are lower, ant
the MormonS have thrown. up earth
works along the summit line. They
have also dug bitches through the Can
on, aud have 80 arranged,an old beaver
dam on the Weber River that they car
divert the course of the stream into
these bitches, and submerge the roaG
for miles. Al the eastern end of the
Canon they have also built fertilization.
of earth, stone and wood. Among The
persons whom Ben has noticed within
ten DAYS, in the neighborhood of these
works, was Major Joseph Taylor, thu
same individual who had escaped from
our guard on the evening of Novembel
is.
With regard to the quantity of snow
which has fallen up to this date on tn,
Wahsatch range, he says (measurins
the depth on his boot that it average
at least one foot on the eastern slopes
and on the Big Mountain about one foo
and half On the western slopes Their
is not so much snow, and in some places
even on the line of the main road tn
grass is accessible and abundant.
On November 10th, preparations 70
locating depot of the supplies of the al
my at Fort Bridger We're being mad
rapidly. -Four Companies of the ST
infantry, and two of the 10th have bee
detached on fatigue duty for these pui
poses, under the command of Capt Rol
inson, of the 5th, and have establishe,
camp within few hundred feet of tn
I, Fort, where the supply trains are recei,
ed as they come up. The stone wall
are of sufficient strength to support
q roof, and with the aid of posts one ca
5 be easily constructed.
On the Goth, Col Cook arrived, wit
the Governor ; the Superinten lent of II
: dian Affairs, Mr.. Forney the Secretar
n OF State, Mr.. Harnet the Marshal. Nj
= Doison, and the District Attorney. Nj
. Hockaday.
On the 2lsS, Lieut.. Taylor was di
patched with that squadron of draroor
which came on with Col. Smiths 6atta
c ion, and with $50 mules, to bring nm =
T, the wagons, camp furniture, &c, wbic
b have been left on the road by the var
Gus divisions of the army, and to asst
Mr.. Bradford the sutler ofthe 5th infal
try, in bringing up his train.
/ By Nov. 27, the army had gone I'M
II winter quarters at Fort Scott.
e Their winter camp is in the mario
II valley of Blacks Fork, sheltered by hig