The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-18
NtWs FROM TBE UTsa EXPEDITION.
Our Fost L.svenv~c, ~ Correspondence
FohT LsAyESw alH. X assAs, March g, 1896


on Wednesday nex., the Iot inst tie fret substantial
novfGsrt tor Eeintcroiog tie Utah army commences.
Two ctpan.e o. tie First Csysry-Tsised TO the maxi
pu standard b. hntfers Of sud horses from the
Ihc conI anyane two copaniss Q! tho Sixth Infantry,
ocmpeied n slTasr wey yroceet direct john
sou oolnrnand
Il IS rather early in tire sea~on 20 such .
movement but the eoverrnepi doubtless desirous Of
aiding Jofrsta al tie earliest pzaetcst moment Atrsin
Of t~o HUNDRED wagons grests " For, Laramie under
tee protection CT these .oops Transport the supplies at
that pes. eooce Ecnnsa, s!xtn Infantry, Is charged
WITH this duty aid Is Il oouISac c! .i.s force The
ty Leu.enar: OTIS and Captain sswN tie Inf Antry
psn.es ant +, oommsnoe; b. &evat Major EiwHc
Jobneon AID S.opi Iaeoiers1t j. A. Smith. AssistAn:
Scseon a.; MS Josas accompany :ls Command n far
Some inconvenience experienced ty pubic agents
the wa. Of 'eiegraphc connection between Loaver
worth eno the ear:err .er-rus at Bonneville At pre-
sent, in mae-s Of importance Expresses must be de
sIatshed bonneville and The returned In the
same way, by which much valuable time Is loet, If 10
sonetmss g the unrest DnpeTluce arising from
sons uscrse contingency AID ann. .ag Of but r:,.e
c. nc delsy The cost Of these dispatches recen',7
amounted 20 ons hundred dollars rne " SOLD mem o.
ieaS enAorth seem Ia he ss'ese az thu poiut
ARRIVAL or SECRETARY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
TIKI ApMy-THs MO.MoNs posrIryINa THE PKIs
CIPAL PAssRs-- sNOw--INDIANs SIDE WITH TaB
AMERICANS. ETC.
lFrcn zoe st fouls Rsfub,cso, March 1871
Very UNEXPECTEDLY NJ Jchn Hlr:ae Secretary c: the
Territory Utsh arrived II this city Saturday right
from Camp scots. He e:, tina. pcs, cr the 3ott o ar
ua-y bringing Us Jews cm the ay two or three weeks
later than our direct Gtv!oes
At the time ne lett the entire ccr,r a,c IN
Portable condition. enjoying excellent health, src, con
sdcT!ns al thcss, getting aoos pleasantly OILY .ocr
and hut ofcer-Iieu S,ntc United st.,es lnisrtry-
sick they had plenty &c eat and ty judiciols sur
ply Of cne.ec: kncs CT .ccc the sc.rvy sctaer
avoided
Al intercourse between .he Mc-mcrs of sai. LAX Is:
iey AID TIE troore a. Camp Sect ceased after tie Let OF
January. was, however, wei established that tue
Norno3s actively employee Z, terrifying mcst
pYcr.as passes leading to Sal. s- CITY and thst they
intend I'd 70 offer resistance the of the army
upon .he.r city. Ii admitted ttat the caroas fortified
ard IN re pcsstssoc Of de.rnec er, cier very great
Il not :nsrrmountabis obstacles tt the march c! the
troops, a-d It aer.ousy discussed IN camp whether
tie march upon Salt Lake City should let be made by
another route, hundred mics cnger IL distance, but
presertJg fewer Ocsroc.io,s AGO these Of nc serccs
msgrita6e. This il sup sed, would be done, rs
renoroesr ents supplies asd particularly animals,
ing this aid by the latter par. Nay Is. Of Ju-e He
haa ordered tee trocps Forts Laramie anc Kearrey
join ha a, the esres. pcssbe period this srrrg, and
they Will move. II Is unierstecd a. sco1 forage su
Gent fer the animals caa 70 os.at-ee.
is satisfactory know that tee reports whi,t repre-
serted that the nesns Of that country the
large ysr.y 81 :Ne U.ats-tso hundred in number Of
the principal men-hsd beer ir Camp s,ctt we're well
recevc cy tae superintendent. who distributed presents
TO ber ard assurauces Of peeceatle Intentions toward
,as ericars were given Such was the general tenor
b..
The CaeJennes On the route sso proessed desire 70 be
o. peace with or peope acknowledging that they had
SO pencsaby i5crpd toward each ether; as large
nuubtrs Of the Cheyenne PaSees AID Sioux were in
cose r-2lim!iy 70 each other, Lear OFaior's Buff, a
t. oo,1e+t weather experienced 1t Camp Scott
Tut the mercury IL degrees bsiow zero at tILrise,
o.. rae days were usually wsrr AID dry, and as
We plenty There was not great zeal OF suffering
iIou this esose. Al ro tine had the snow been more
than ye o. six irchee deep there ,ae2!re, under
one Of the rcs. popular sources Of Amusement
for the troors. md i Was vel attended.
n his progress IRON Camp Scott Mr. hartneds party
on tie south Side q that Pass tie from aud
half to three and haf feet deep for ttiry mics The
crust Ct the sncw sccen TO beer weight Of the
men, b., the PACK mules suffered terribly, breaking
throrgh the crrs., AID frequently sturt-g ard falling
down. Frcrn that poin. TO Fort Laramie there
second Cay oct from laramie general haw commeJced,
reached Fer. Ktarrey. There The weather WAS warm
and ee rcscs better Grass may be expected at AZ
period thar usual
the lat o. October, which vent out with Colonel Cookies
conn and solitary copy ~ the Reppblican found It's
way into the camp !rem Fort Laramie and great
demand. The r,al of November I was me; al Green
river AID would set INTO camp 3oth January that OF
Ridge the Goth February where they had absndoned
Their wagons with the intention Of packing their an ais
ibroush to the South Pass the NAL OF the lat February
mel the 21st, SIX miles beyond Ash Hollow and
the mail OF March four eays out from Atchisor those
Who have correspondence With Camp Scott can, from
these figures zee what prospect there OF getting letters
70 and from that post Mr.. Hartetts party had fifteen
mules with them, and their animals, when they
soS . sS o. sry 10 90
panied by Ne~srs Livingston John Kerr, Carter Mr.
Clark and Peter Rene. hesss. Livingston and Kerr had
IN their possession "express MALI from the army at
Utah, which viii be opened and distributed at Fort
Iesyenwoth.
About the time Of their arrival at Fort Laramie Mr.
Carey, Of the h,m Of Ward Carey, suffers AM
ct the Fort was killed by the explosion OF keg Of CUR
io~eer lie was 10 wagon at the time, and MS body
thrown 10 great distance. The accident occurred
sere disaLoe from the Fort, while he was cut On a
trading expedition.
The Territorial government was 10 rather q pessve
state nj Camp Scott waiting the movements which would
take the officers TO the seat Of government 81 Great salt
Lake CITY Col Johnston was very popular With biz cam
nnnd, ccnpri3.rg wh tic voirn'eoTs, two thou
Gard three hundred and the most friendly relations
existed between him and the civil division Of the
yiorg and money ,ur The trooIs which hsve been
ordered the assistance Of Colonel johnston and which,
has not been uDmndfu OF It's du,y In this emergency In
three four weeks al least coo uoore ul be route
from Fort Isavcnvcrih and every effort VII be made 10
reach Camp Scott Ia the time indicated by Col Johnston
but be 70 Congress H. from their neglect that succor
should fail. and this gallant army be cut on IL known
tbe in the contemplation o thr Normons 10 attack Camp
Scott, n favorable opportunity given them before
Inducements arrive, and this fact ought 70 induce
members plet bleeding Kansas alone until al neces
sary appropriations are made for the army
TIE TEXAS NoRsoSs OPPOSED TO BRIGHAM rorTG.
A statement not long since made, N the san An
tonic Hrdld TO the effect tina: the Mormons Of Texas were
going to Join Brigham Young at Salt lake Rev. Lyman
Wight who the leader Of that sect In Texas conradcb
thai statement in the following letter
MOUNTAIN VALLEY, TKIss Feb. "a, 1858
The San Antonio Hrdid had foundation for ip state
ment TO the efNt bat ire Mormon n Texas wei, going
10 California We le,er N'ueht % such birg ! had
supposed we hsd long snce gives sufficient evidence o
CIV r-rsc bs,Tei ~ Utah, ard We tcsp3o To- 10 nri
conduct 81 Hgnar. o. W. 10 ho sNcg u hcli, lui con-
s.frr pcrf~t rnrcoT Nan or cha-srfrtl hGFe Jur
Nsoc ef with his On paper. POI twelve ye'~, J.
sfI hose III me- have been a. much oFpo-n4 y lH
prtCrr+ ar other sect earth fhave beer rerrf
tgevc year, srf gow appeal y those bes' acquainted
win me 20 gay w6si ny character y. rave civa.
r.cr y-u Lbo-ty puolFA anYtSug yor ploaset con'c
rg Brigham 80 consd.- z m ypef uis east acstet
tg he chr-gS against irD. The ed ct Of hs sac Anon
fJf 4 ye take yCu- pApe' AM 81 khovs W. hatn
rhje 100 ~ your wiring Vhi.rnf - va coBcera
10 .bsDi. 81 ,hau Nol1g have V be an ert. re
rae before he El ts3s a.. L-1p,,-, cvr- rlc -
oL0 IL ths CcmIecy hNsAN Nl1lti