The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1858-01-21
From the Los Angeles Star. Dec. s. /

FROM the Los angeles otars lee. o.
Utah News by the way of California.
Z Mr.. Bell left Salt Lake city on the sth Of No
vember, and after two days travelling, short
stages, encamped 70: a day or two. While en-
camped an express arrived from the city, who
informed them fiat Col. johnson had arrived. -ee'
Hams Fork, and taken the command; that
communications, short but expressive, had pas {
sed between the Colonel and Gov Young. they
result of which was that Col. Johnson OrderedI i
his command to be ready next morning Tor al
advance on Salt Lake city, where he iHsenderI
to winter Hams Fork is about hundred(
miles from the city. The MoTnens were sta
toned at Echo canon, about fifty miles from thej
city, through which the troops must pass.
collision, therefore, was inevitable, as the Mot
mons were in great numbers, aud were bel9g
rapidly reinforced. A march OF two or tffee
days would bring the troops in front oftholrSPf
ponents, r. ,1@ .nHa
The rumor we alluded to in our lastg
respecting the burning of o number qf
wagons, has been confirmed by Mr. Bel.
The wagons were the property of the gov
eminent contractors, and seventy-six Of
them were burned. 7t A body of armed
mounted men came at night to the camp,
told the wagon master what they insen-
ded to do gave him time to awake his
men and remove their baggage and bed
ding, told him to select wagon to take
his party back to the States, which he
did, and they then set fire TO the whole
train, burning up seventy'Six wagons
The cattle were driven into Salt Lake
city.
With regard TO the Indians east Of Salt
Lake, it is more than probable that Col.
Johnson has propitiated them, and they
will be found, if not on the side of the
government, at least neutral
In case of resistance to the troops, there
is every reason for the confidence that
Col. johnson will force the passage of the
canon, and make good his advance on
the city. u
The force of the Mormons has been
greatly over-eslimated- Wa Pup every man
has been enrolled. In pacing through
the settlements, Mr. Bell found that the
men generally had been called out to the
mountains, and yet the whole force fell
far short of ten thousand men.
The winter had set in with severity -
In the city the snow was two inches
deep; and in the mountains, where the
Mormons were encamped, it must have
been from six to twelve inches deep.
The Mormon army was in a very poor
condition badly clothed. poorly armed
and with very little provisions.
The families are represented as being
in a suffering condition wanting in pro
visions and wood, the winter already
commenced, and the men all called off t.
the camps, ....
Mr.. Bells company had passports from
. Gov. Young, but were only asked 70
: them once. 1t seemed as If intelligence
had been sent ahead of them, and all knew
Of their journey to California but at on
!. station.
! Nevertheless, it was necessary, at eac'
y settlement, TO call on the Bishop, hire a
y. Interpreter, aud send them ahead Of tn
:, company to treat with the Indians 70
} their safe passage, By rcpresentin
themselves as Mormons, using every pre-
caution, and more particularly by the eS
pendture Of over two thousand dollar
% among bishops, interpreters and Ind
d ans. the company succeeded in maxim
"a their way in safety.
4 We havo conGrmalionof the report thG
" - was circulated at the time, regarding til
y, company that was massacred some tim
Il since, that they suffered at the hands {
4 the Indians, in revenge for criminal il
discrotiOus on the part Of certain Of the
members, Small bags containing poiso
: we're found in springs, the waters {
- which caused sickness and death anon
m W the Indians They mustered their forces
"a IA followed and massacred the whole con
of pany. -