Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-02


Telsgraph between CalisoEnaa ana salS
E.aHe--sndian Nevss-0uies AT Salt Lake
City--Terrible Storm and loss Of Cat-
Ties etc.
The California snd Salt Lake overland mail ar
rived At st. Joseph, No, on the 2Sd. We copy the
following news BY this arrival from the St. Joseph
Journal
line Of telegraph is being constructed from San
Francisco to Salt Lake City Il is already in oper-
ation rs far Plaoeryille and the posts being
put up eighty miles this side It is intended the
entire line shall be completed by spring.
The citizens Of Carson Valley were asking for the
formation Of Territorial Government. They are
without laws, ard self protection, in all its va
rious forms, is The only code recognized Rich gold
mines have been discovered on Carson river in Gold
Canon, and there are now about 200 men engaged in
working he mines.
Col Andrews Of the 9Th Infantry, with 1000 men
and $50 wagons. was met al Akali Springs en- route
for Oregon He expected, however, TO march aecord-
ing to orders to BeRicia California which Is nearly
1000 miles out Of his way, and then to Walla WGla,
in Oregon.
The Indians were numerous all along TO the
Mountains, and the Shoshones tried to stampede the
mules, but we're unsuccessful The grass was fine
90 the Humboldt and the weather fine all along 10
Salt Lake The mail arrived in the City Of the
Saints on the GOTH making the trip through from
PlaceTyille 10 sixteen days. Mr.. Wallace speaks in
the highest terms Of the California and Salt Lake
Mail Line and of Mr. Dan. Taft, the agent Mr.
Uocord, the other passenger informs us that he left
Camp Floyd, Gen. Johnstons head quarters, the
last of September About 1000 adobe houses had
been erected, and active preparations were making
to 60 into winter quarters The dust At Camp Floyd
was from six, TO twelve inches deep, and from one
hundred to one hundred and fifty head of cattle per
day, we're wandering off TO the mountains aad being
lost. sr. s
Everything was quiet and prosperous at Salt Lake
City The United States District Court would COM
mence its session on the 9Th inst, Judge S.. Clair
presiding. Grand Jury, composed exclusively Of
wagon masters and old mountaneers, had been sum
moned None of these we're expected to show par
tialitv to the Saints they all violently OppOs
ed to them.
The mail left Salt Lake City on the I'd of October.
The first ght eat from the city cold rain set in.
which continued on through the night. The next day
the Sd inst, a terrible storm blew up in the
mountains The sGow continued falling until the
party srFived on this side Of the Sweet water The
Big Mountain was perfectly white and the shrubs
berry all beat down with snow. The nights were
intensely cold and the mules had to be driven rapid
! " to keep from freezing Between the mountains
AID Sweet wafer ninety-fve miles we're made in
tWentysfOur hours Vasque's train was met between
the Two Noun aiUs. His train lost one hundred and
fifty head Of cattle by the snow storm. Hubbells
two trains Of tRenty-six wagons each, were met at
! Rocky Ridge One hundred and seventeen head Of
cattle beOging 10 these trains, chilled and froze to
death in one night and in all first and last, they
lost one hundred and ninety head of cattle by the
/ snow storms Hockidsy's first mule supply train
was met at Ash Hollow, progressing slowly.
Judge Eckles overtaken and passed ct Black
! Hills, returning 10 the Safes
Large herds of buffalo we're seen at Cottonwood
/ Springs The mail ambulance had to be guarded
through the night to keep the buffalo from running
pel NELL over both the carriages and mules. From
South Platte in large numbers of Cherry Greek
gold seekers we're met Mr.. Colcord had sent out
some young men prospecting, from whom at Lara
ME, he received intelligence They reported rather
unfavorably of the mines. They had only been able
! TO make from 81 to So per day.
Col Wilson was met near Laramie, and Mr. Ma
/ iors near Plum Creek The former vas progressing
finely, but the latter had had to walk portion Of
! the way and was somewhat fatigued
One Of HOckiday's OK supply trains was passed on
! the Big Blue The wagons were all breaking down,
the conductor SICK and the train was forced to ley
/ up
The prairies were all on FIRE out about three days
travel fir his city AT night the scene is said tC
be beautiful beyoni description The mail line be
tween here end Sal, Lake is in good order and pas
seuPers speak in the highest of the agents and
! Conductors