New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-16
INTERESTING FROM UTAH.
MURDER OF DIR. G. W. HICKMAN.

Sp,c.s' Correspondence of The CinGinnst Inquirer.
C.yP Scorr U. T., March ]. 1853.
One who has not been accustomed " this climate
could hardly believe the rapid changes which rn-
dergoes. When wrote y u my lat letter hsd to
tbAw my iIk, and with difficulty only could l keep
mysef from freez ziDg inside my tent Nov am wit.
ips viii out ire, and am very comfortable Were It
not for the lack OF verdure IN our lar ana me
mountains, apparently within stones throw ofIs,
whose tops end sides are groaning qnder their heavy
mantle OF snow, and the ice yet bridging over our
little stream, i would think / was writing this on
SUN mel g day, and under tropical sun. To-day is
really Spring day-warm, pleasant and lovely With
ont The thermometer marks 30 above zero. Tns
opens well for March. II is old saying tbs. when
March "comes in like a lamb it goes on. Ike hon."
Ii this holds good here, we are yet TO be reminded
that still in the Rocky Mouniains The old
mountain men, however say that the Winter s over.
One Of them told that he saw, the other day, grs
growing on the sunny sde Of the elevations. The
snow lie an gone from the valleys and lower attitudes
where the sun could shine. About two weeks ago
the weather char ed suddenly from cold to warm and
has continued warm ever since; but the mountsn
streams have not yet begun to bow.
The beef stored away for our supplies until sprirg
has commence TO tbaw. Fears are entertained that
much of it will spoil if this spell contuuss But
eit ITS being made to preserve it by surrounding il
with ice. If this project fails, We have aoou. 6eD
head of cattle on the hoo that can be slaughtered ct
pleasure TO supply the demand. Six hundred more
can be had from Platte Bridge early in the Spring.
Divers rumors are ahoat in camp concerning the st-
titude Of the Mormons in Salt Lake. Blu. We have NJ
rumors says that the Nj rmons all leaving the city
and seeking refuge in the mountains Another states
that they sending only their women and chidren
to the mountains and outside villages for security,
while the fighting population are 70 remain and pre-
pare to give US hot ard hosptable reception IN the
Spring These rumors are brought in by Indians, who
ma be interested in behalf Of the Mormons 10 circu
late them.
No tdings have reached us from Capt. Marcy,
whose return from Tause, New. Mexico ia expected 10
April, or sooner. Neither have we heard from the
Rangers" under Fickin, who left more tnsu two
months ago to go to the Flat Head" ns,ion for To-
dian ponies. His return il also expected soop.
The expedition alluded TO in my last article as kav
ing gore to reinforce Capt. Marcy has been 90 f,u
nate as to reclaim A battery horses, which sup
posed to have been stolen from the army sst Fsl.
Those horses brought into camp three dsys ago
by some Utah Indians. On being questioned where
the horses were found these Inoans would only Iepy
Away of yonder, away of-msny hesp Of Steps
from here 1t is supposed they were reclaimed some
where in the Utah Valley They are In tine cor
di.on.
Two days ago intelligence came to US that the bcdy
OF man was found hanging to a tree near Smiths
Fork. Some dragons found the body thus spendsd
cut il down and buried il.
Those who found him report that he had red vhsk-
ers and mark as il from cut, on his night check.
His skull was knocked in behind. Ihi, shows that he
did not hang himself TIE body had the appearance
Of having been hanging there some months. He eyes
were eaten out by the GROVE, and his face was 50
picked and maDgled that nothing more was observed
that W0u.u dQ IN iueDtJying Inc INDIVIDUAL. Inero
are however strong for believing the body 10
he that Of DIR. George W. Hickman, who was released
from Col. Alexander camp lsst Fall. DR.. Hickman
bad red gostee on bis chm, and whitsh mIsts;he.
He bad scar on his light cheek.
A lew days after DIR. Hickman left our camp IL wes
whispered around amOIg the mountain men here
that be had not been able 10 make the connection"
meaning that he had been cut off before he could JON
the MoImons then at Fort Brdger. DR.. Hickman,
as well his brother, the notorious A" Bip Hickman,
had had much to do in the outrages committed against
the resident mountain men. His clique, he sded by
Bill" Hickman, had driven them from their homes,
had stolen their horses and cattle and had reno,sey
appropriated 10 their own use much Of their property.
II was stated az q fact that the mule DR.. Hickman
rode out of our camp when he was released, wss
stolen by Bill Ii. from one OF our guides, now pres
EFT in our camp.
1t is thus rendered highly probable that the dead
body is that Of DR.. H., who was murdered TO grsuiy
the malice which all the mounaineers bear not only
TO the Mormons generally, bu. particularly 70 . Blu
Hickman, the doctor ard their clan. Some .hiah, on
the contrary that Is the body OF person return
iLg 10 the States from our camp or California, who
was murdered for his money. But, no matter whose
body E every means will be used to ferret out toe
perpetrator Of the decd and bring him 10 condigr
punishment. By the next mail shall be abe 70 give
you mere particulars concerning this inhuman AFFAIR.
The BODY will be dissected by surgeon with view
Of Identifying il.
II was not known until last week that anything
more could be done by the agents Of Messrs. RGsseD
Nadde, contractors to freight for the army here,
or that another disclosure OF the dongs Of this hnn
could be made which could surprise anybody here.
We ali know and you in the States have heard OF tne
Inc fciency and msmanagement OF the agents OF tins
firm; but 10 one could ever have dreamed ms,
while freigh.ipg for the General Government and re-
ceivrg pay from it, they also feghtinS Tor our
enemies. Ii Is even 70. j doubt il anything eso
which the future may reveal concerning this frm esu -
now astenish any one Last week, IN examining sus
wagons that Mr. Rupp, their agent packed at fSn Ss,
Biicger, there found in an interior wagon ~ -
Eliridge, the agent for the Mormon ChUrco, W. ~
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