The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-28
IMPORTANT FROM UTAH.
Gov. Cumming and the Territorial Officers
n Salt Lake Citxy

ST LOUIS, June 26The Republican has just recaived
intelligence that the Salt Lake mail, with Camp Scott
dates to June 5th reached St Joseph the 22d inst
Mr.. II. +. Mayer, who accompanied the mail party fur
nishes the following memoranda of the trip-They
countered heavy storm, lasting three days
Independence Rock to the Platte Bridge
Col HofIman's command met when twenty miles
from Camp Scott and Capt. Marcy's fifty miles
General Johnston intended to proceed Salt Lake City as
as they arrived.
Governor Cumming the Peace Commissioners and the
Postmaster had gone into the city.
The supplies which Col Hoffman had despatched in ad-
of his train had reached Camp Scott
plenty. On June 18th the mail express left McCar
tys train unloading Fort Laramie They met Perry's
train fifteen miles below the Fort the 18TH another
of Perry's trains fifty five miles below the Fort They
passed two empty trains of Mayer and Russs Scott
Blufs returning to the States.
They met McRaes train ten miles below Chimney Rock
and passed transChenteoue and Averys and Mayer
and Russells-in camp at Lavant's Fork On the 18th
they met the Quartermaser for Fort Laramie at Rush
Creek and Prices train Smiths Fork On the 18th
they left two trains of Mayer and Russells waiting to
the South Fork which high, but falling. They
met Major Sedgwcks command of Cavalry sixteen miles
below the South Fork.
On the 10th they met Major Graham's command of dra
goOns miles below Falow's Bluff Wards train f
teen miles below.
They passed several trains off the road camp the
names of which they could not ascertain. When six
miles above Cotonerood Springs they Capt Roberts
command.
On the 18th inst, they Col Manvos command ten
miles above Plum Creek Also three trains of contractor
Jones'
On the 18th they met Irwin Young's train eight miles
above Kearney They left three companies of the
first cavalry under Col Sumner at Fort Kearney. They
three trains the upper road above the fort and two
trains the upper road below Kearney but did
certain their
On the 10Th they met train the eight mile stretch
on Little Blue river name unknown.
On the 29h they Rusks train four miles from the
Big Sandy River. Also met Col. May and six hundred
head of beef cattle for Salt Lake Also nine hundred
cattle of Russell, TraddeIly Il Douglass
When fifteen miles of the Big Blue river they met
Lehon's train and Gen. Harvey and escort Gen.
Harvey travelling rapidly, and only that day learned
his appointment to the Brigader Generalship-
On the 2lst they the Salt Lake mail thirteen miles
east of the Big Blue river.
Wasson and Dyer's train in camp at vermillion
On the 22d ult they trains at Grasshopper Names
unknown. f...r.
The grass was never better Sweetwater From
there to Camp Scott it very poor
All the trains and troops getting along we'll The
cattle were looking in fine order.
Hockaday Jones Co, the mail contractors were push
ing forward their arrangements with great energy and
perseverance, When the stations arranged as CON
tempated will be sixteen davs with
and certainty.
| Mr. Mayer does not furnish any general news either
from Camp Scott Salt Lake. .....