Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1858-01-21


lore they reached the camp.
On the llth the party started up Hams
Fork TO go to Salt Lake City, the train Of
mule and OK wagons stretching out some
six or seven miles, consequently moving
but slowly. When within a mile Of the
Oregon road, party mounted on mules was
sent TO prospect road over 10 Henry 5
Fork. This party fell in with about fifty
Mormons coming toward the camp. Cap,
tain Marcy, who was in command of the
prospecting party, approached near enough
for speech with their leader before they
were recognized as American troops, when
they at once made off. No harm being at
tempted toward them, such being the in.
struction of Col. Alexander. A party
which started later, in the same direction,
numbering eight men, met the same party,
put them TO flight ate comfortable break
fast the party had cooked but lett in their
haste 10 fly, and brought two mules of the
routed party into camp. The Mormons
being mounted on ponies they outran the
mules Of the soldiers.
| The first severe snow storm was on the
night Of the 10Th Of October. Snow lay on
the ground on the 9Th fully eight inches.
1t had drifted into the tents which had been
pitched for a north wind, while the storm
came from the south, up the valley of the
creek.
COL Johnston took command Of the army
on the Sd Of November; day or two after
which Sibley tents were issued, TO the
great comfort Of the men, who by dint Of
care are enabled TO keep warm, although
the thermometer had for some ten days Of
December been at 90 below zero. On the
9th COL Johnston started for Salt Lake
City, the train stretching out fifteen miles
On the 9th three hundred head of cattle
were run off by the Mormons, who also
took number OF mules belonging TO tn,
Government. The death of between twC
and three thousand oxen, and the majority
of the horses, rendered movements slow
and il was not until the l7th that distance
Of thirty miles was made. Salt is short
and vegetables are wanting, while the oxel
are being butchered as fast as convenienc.
will allow. On the 9th hundred bush
els Of vegetables were brought into camp
andlturned over TO the hospital department
On the 10Th November, COL Cook,
caught up with the main army, with si1
companies Of the I'd Dragons. He had los
nearly all his horses, and those that wer
left him were unfit for service. Gov. Cum
ming and his wife came up with him, Al
did also the mail. Mrs. C. had her foo
frozen while crossing the mountains, anc
still suffers considerable from it, but is 9th
erwise well. Gov. Cumming is also wei
and hearty. There are three other ladie
in camp, being Mrs. Col. Candy, Mrs. Ty
Ter and Mrs. Burns. They are all as com
Portable as circumstances will allow
Col. Cooke left the main body on the 26tl
fer Henry's Fork for grazing for his hor
ses. Capt. Marcy left on the 9th Novcm
Der to procure salt horses, mules and cat
tie
Mr.. Hartnett, Of St. Louis, is well, as al
the party are reported to be. The Doctor
not being paid by the number of patient
under treatment, have pretty easy times.
The main body is about ten miles abov
where Smiths Fork empties into Cree
river, being about two miles above Fer
Bridger, which is on the same stream.