New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-12

had net been connected III duy way WIZ 'no ~
! ;mhi difficulty, as be bad been employee by Mr..
T;chlin as a guide, and the horses which be had
were not Mormon horses. alluded 10 my last let
fer 10 the arrival with Mr.. Fckhn Of Mr.. j. W.
Powell from the Flathead country. II viii be seen
in the article copied from The Desert hcrs that he
il charged with an active preparation IN the indian
difficulties on Salmon River. In refutatlon OF these
charge, Mr.. Powell made the following affidavit IN
regard to the matter, in answer TO the interrOgato
res of Chiei-Justicc Eckels:
JnrHtorv N Ltah, GrecH RiUfr Comfy, ss--
john w Powell, being duly sworn, upon has oa'h de-
pOseh and saith, that he came into the Territory
eiores eid in July, 800 bis HE mas osen ny
,be Mormons, but with the exception Of the loss OF
property has never been Uied by them; he eft the
Territory OF Utah ID August 1906 with "a gu NJ OF
lod,sn goods fox tie purpose OF tracing WIN tne oo
Tack snd shoshonee lDdians; he w4s q, Fort LINN,
on Salmon River, 10 February 1898; there ne ionnd
six Roppack and some ShOsbODee lodges; these In
diers stated that war party Of Ntz Perez Indians
bad be- ~ at the Mormon Fort 10 search oil tnem tne
Boz nackf); that the DoTmons nad iurnshed ths war
Marty with aims and snmnnitIOn; bad led them ON
n products Of their he BJpnacks ~ iandsi that SUP
segment 10 this the bosses belonging TO the Boz nacks
and Shoshonee stolen by the NeZ Pefces; tina.
they had fever received eny compensation from the
Morn ons for the land occupied by them; and they
were Oh this account engaged at the Mornors, and
would drive off their stock the BOnn9cks inquired OF
him If the Government Of the United States wouid
accent Of their and allow them TO JON them
10 ebt the Mormous; be told them that the United
s. ates wac strong ar would not allow them 10 JON
item in their difficulties With the MormoDs; the To-
cians then determined t. sleek The Mofmo1s; No
WARE d the Mormons, ard told them TO guard their
stock; he was not engaged in the affair 10 any manners
six Indians attacked the Mormons killed two and
wounded Others; drove OF all their cattle s0d some
Of their bones he states tina. Brigham Young bsd
endehyo,cd to bride these Indians, who attacked the
Mormon to join him il fighting the troops OF the
Uted States he elsO says that he has seen cstsle 10
ros.tsson of the MOrmons which he knows to have
Iaa s.uiar from
relation 10 the Ipdan ard Mormon difficulty at fo'L
Lnhi. and turtle aith not. "JoHN W; p Pow
Subscribed 'nd sworn 70 S' g"K r.: SITil a. 1888
Chief Justice Of Supreme CouIt, Utah Territory
AZ respects the allusion made to the trip OF Dr.
HUT Indian agent for this Territory to the Uintah
Valley, We deem it unworthy OF notice. Inc DOC
for is well known to be q gentleman " sans Ptu a
sans rcoroche" whose character is unblemlshed, and
whose bravery in remaining exposed IN the hands OF
tie Mormon Prophet in the performance OF ms
duty long after his friends and cOabOrers had fled,
is q matter of history
DR.. Hurt was sent last Winter to the Uintah,
about one hundred miles south of us, to collect,
through his faithful Indian band, all the information
possible concerning the movements OF the Nor
mons south. For this purpose after reaching the
Uintah Valley he sent one Of bis Indian boys into
the settlement, and others in different directions.
The Young man who was sent into the settlements
confirmed by bis report all the statements made by
Mr. Gilbert in regard to the MOrmOns-an account
Of which YOU have received. lie adds, however,
that the Mormons had taken all the grain, &C., and
all the farming utensils from the Indian farm q
tabSshed by DR.. Hurt on Spanish Fork, and had
burned UP some of the houses and nearly the whole
of the fencing about the farm. DIR. Hurt arrived in
camp from this journey on the 18th inst. During
his absence he nearly oil OF the southern Chiefs
snd enoined upon them strict neutrality. Some OF
them were much exasperated at the conduct of the
4. rohlpf, thnir farm bnt fnp Doptor has
succeeded in inducing them to remain quiet.
lhere are two of the Southern Chiefs Of the Ute
and Pi-Ute tribes, namely: Arapeen and kanosh,
who are MormODs having been baptized into the
Church. They and their bands are now with the
Mormons, and are willing tools in their hands. 1t
is these Indians, led on by the Mormons, who mas
sacred the emigrants on the southern route to Call
fOrnla last Fab.
On the goth inst. Col. Johnston commenced
brigade guard mountingthatjs to say, all the gen.
cra guards such as the Outp0sts senlnels, the lu-
line picket guards, the guard for Fort Brdger, &c.,
are all asseu bled from the different regiments into
one before starting to their posts 1t forms most
beautiful sight; and as the Tegnental bands en-
livens the scene with sOu-stirrlng martial music 1t
forms grea. attraction enlyenng our camp HE.
This gaurd is mouhted every morning at O'Clock.
This is the first brigade guard mOuntlng had Ill the
army since the Mexican war.
On the same day the Battery OF Light Artiley
under Capt. Phelps, practlced hrng at target
with their 6-pOundeIs and hOwltZers; they hred
principally case shot. This case shot consists oil
spherical IRON ball containing 80 musket balls and
sufficient powder to explode it with great force, by
different lengths Of fuse communicating with the
powder ia the shell, they are made to burst at
pleasure in any number OF seconds alter they are
fired.
To illustrate the effect of these shot and the great
accuracy which our brave artIleriSts have acquired
with Their pieces, will give you the effect OF the
fourth shot fired by Lieut. kense. The target was
xix f, ct square, and was placed at distance OF 600
yards. The shell referred to struck the ground 20
wards in front of the target, burst and put y out OF
80 balls IN the target. After bursting of the shell
the balls which it contains fly with momentum
equal to that of ball fired from ii rifle.
We are now all Anticipating with certainty that
we shall be Obliged to eat mule beef. We have not
now more than one hundred aud sixty head of
cattle III our he'd, and this army consumes mOre
than ten head Of cattle each day. So that our
stock will not last more than sixteen days. There
are no other cattle in the country this side of the
MOrmOns, for we have consumed not only all the
beef but all the broken-down work cattle. A party
was sent out some twO weeks 10 the Platte Bridge,
for the purpose of purchasing any cattle which there
may tie on tue road between here and Laramie; but
this party cannot return before the middle of Nay.
There are no cattle at Fort Laramie, with the eX-
ctption of The work cattle which are now bringing
up the freight trains from that point and these are
not expected up before the middle OF May.
1t is surprising with what composure AID cheer
fulness the officers and men of this army look upon
tie prospect OF eating mules and horses. Not
word of grumbhng OF dissatisfaction is heard; on
the contrary, you hear nothing but Jokes on the
subject. ii IL, however an unpalaiable fact.
The mail Of the lst of March arrived here On the
18Th inst.