The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-02


Hungry men viii stArvs upoo such fare that
Everything tasted WE'LL and the guests, nj least did full
asuss W mo repAt Salt, ike repper was shook from
I'm box, perorsted ~ md with holes fne scarcity Of
rat during the inter brgo. mia which pr &c.
tome,hog Of an Improvements upon the old rigms Tho
dinner was sccislly agreeable ents ornament en-
men The .Fain.s were not unrcquerty the SUBJECT Of
remark During the four days tne Comminsooers 70
NAMED nj Camp s,nn they were kindly and hrptAbly
ent rADcd by General JJnnson bus tent was not
large enough TO tu'nsh them with accommodations by
nlsn u' L. L. lacn cordially resigned hts 'ent 70 thcir
On The night oI arrival the cold wind was high and
oppressive after supper stepped OF ghs tsni and
wsro thown four gsps 10 Tho surrounding mountains,
through which the VIM rushed f,ousy do IN aeso9 the
camp pain IL seemed 70 be impcllod from those four
nearly opposite points, through tue valley which
were, o. through o tunnel Odd Mr. Brdgsr was ques-
toned oonsiderssy sboul the surrounding coap1y he
" qn,a modest, rct'rng man, bu, will sometimes,
Ike ai Western moun,ainosrs, toll q story. so be very
early informed 10. after some hsa remarked bow
the weather by the uruai odicsiiaps &c hm evsa me
sun bore dsoseysd s kno IN laws by diverr1g hs
course io"srds the north, 'ill now" said he "ns
ri ieatt houssrd yards further north, behind ycnder
blnG, hsr be did when nrst i1tp this c1uu,ry
Al ano,hor time Mr.. B,idger informed sr,up ofof
plains, which thousands Of feet perpendicuArly
above the level dtsert sand The crystal pure and
lust an he could through q window. Bs ~as inter.
roasted
Who other than yourself has seen itp'
Nobody"
Why has opc ever seea Il but yeursewY,
Why. hoe could any GIso IT, when IL r. nfssn
Gays iron wood, wafer and sfsssf"
yooD AT CANT SCOTT risr PRESENT.
Tho ccal reports concerning the subs Of ne
army, and in most n,sposs the statements sent e.s, BY
the members tho army Itself have been correct; but
the reports CARVED to the States by teasiers oeser,s
and oiters expelled he can lst grounis have been
generally ncorrec rxaggeratef. me army has not
nad lrcz abupdance Of provisions nor nss suf
more from tho cold and tbsn from waa. o, food
mo army cDcnmprd bore 10 November last ssenerh
Jooesion immediately lookea the for suosi
ut his cot1natd, and found that, owing the burnsg
the three trains BY the Mormons, there w0 q
serious insuhiceney in the supplies Of the comms.
TO susaias and maintain the army the besi possible
condition uuder the embarrassing circumslances me
ration our reduced 10 II per diem
The dscree OF th rsoo was moi 90 sreai 20 ne soldiers
as these ngurte imply tor the f,lostng IA SOL
rssas, ron Q. nour 10 o1ace, turned INTO the
but since pound OF -four MAKES than Ne weighs o.
bread, there Is saving IN she bakery Of iron n -
tusss The oosnrauy fund 90 Is or II onnss Of -four s
about equal 10 10 ounces Of bread from which v1 be
Of good bakery ia the osap aid not s1sss rses oss
iron The decreased ration Of Hour thsa the company
o' me esevet we're e.oesdngy poor 20 me
lbs. but, o.ing 10 The comparatively FREEDOM mating
amount of bore The beevss ihAi less tsan 10. Of
ordinary meat In February the weather beosnrs warn;
the cattle which bad beea killed Tor food ~ wsIl a. 70
Prevent thcn from dying we're eaher m sheltered "
cured, pefhspe BOTH OWING 10 tn. o the year and
The scarcity OF SALT 20 the nsai begtn 10 spot Hero
was rev difficulty, an unexpected DANGER; tbs con-
nand bat, ho~ever, tn be subssed VIVA, should re-
rcm lbs TO y lbs Shortly afler the ofBcsrs Of the
Ffth rfgm-n cale3 uroa Johnston aud se the
appreciation that bs OF suca meat they nad
not sufficient Tor tho soldiers, whereuooa the General
cft@ef the allowance 70 4, lhs
The ~ ounces Of Hour cont nued - - Ueu 10 Ire sol
dieis until the let os April when ~ss 6wsased 70 Il
oenoe5 oeing oeheyed thai tners was suss 70 isst
the ccrrmsrd that rate Of cMsriSu,on uns Supplies
could no AWARDED 70 them in the spricg CjlopeI
rosd, BIZ sorus aud The dep.b ~ tp. streams. than
wns EXPECTED, 30 found necessary
The 2ls Of May 20 reduce hc nowa,c' Of our IA TO
10 ounces per cay. Upt n y Clarke, TOE Commsssry
Of Subsistence, endeavored to make mp "A equivalent
- ounce, % n,ir by giving e,irs mount Of rec snt
bean. Gu The 31st Of Nav tho proximity Of relief or SUP
the flour ratcn to Ia ounces day 1t witch present
and -ill remain until Col donnan arrives, sod the coa
msnf-g cce- leans What supplies ne brings WITH MIN
On arriving here the 29th OF AsJ ouad there wss
enough floor in commsary 20 subsis; the srmg, 10
Jay per man, until mo 1oh jane The ration OF
btef ccntuu-d be- untl the Let u APRIL when vss
reduced 4, 4. Ios at which since and will still
rerain, Because the meat q better, there beng more
food nos in ~ lbs, than there was IN es spo1rer
srtee fbe ony articles CT fscd wucb have noticed.
are ar az meat bscsuse The rstions IN eli ontr things
ave sab have been the ordinary allowances.
,,, s,o., " Rlch.rs shsy srrvei on ire l2tb all al
this camp from Green river. Shortly after tvesty bead
Of tine ni cslus bought Ia By Ben. smons, sDsa
Indian, who lives forty mies from here on Bear
river win The Srske ndass. whom be exercsesa
treat influence. He sAld no wntered the cattle ~ has
place.
vsny two cnts Ia condition. On tie Stat of toe
ame month Cap. Havs got 10 with 173 beeves 10 tole-
sble condition Lieut.. ". d Snh. of the Second ora
oous srivcd on the Same day win 300sacks Of 1u- %
,esus aoo IS Of rcc; sso 1900 lbs of salt, beng gun
lent n last the command, prsssnt rs1ns u AZ east
be 22d o. June Leu snta ws despatched