Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24
Late and Authentic Accounts
from Salt Lake City..RepOrts
Of Col. Kane,s Party.

Of Col. Kane's Party.
Tile party of Col: Kane, from Camp
Scott the l6tH Of May, arrived at St. Louis
June 25th. We clip the following inter
esting account of proceedings in Utah and
the hegira of the Mormons, derived from
Col. Lane and party, from the St. Louis
Democrat:
The party left Camp Scott on the l6th
of May. Governor Cumming had return
ed there from Salt Lake City. He stated
that almost instantly upon his arrival at
the Mormon city he found the population
moving of. The movement had indeed
commenced, and shortly increased till the
entire people of the Northern settlements
were in motion. Brigham Young formal
ly delivered into his hands the "great seal"'
and all State records. The Mormon chiefs
appeared particularly solieitous that Gov.
Cumming should take possession of these
momentous documents, relying upon this
measure as the only one for their preserva-
ton. They were urgent that the Governor
should at once deposit them in a fire proof
safe. The reason of this soon transpired
with the discovery that extensive prepara-
tions. had been skilfully made to give the
city to the flames, a la the Russians at
Moscow. Large quantities of dried fence
wood had been arranged in many houses
which match would have kindled to con-
fagration. Happily better councils pre-
vailed among the leaders, and strenuous
endeavors were successfully made by the
major part of the population TO preTent the
catastrophe.
Having received the capitulation of Brig
ham, and taken efficient means to prevent
the still dreaded burning of the city, Gov.
Cumming deemed it proper, if possible
peacefully TO prevent the migration south
ward, and set off after the trains. The
whole population of the northern settle
ments were on the ROAD few guards
alone being left in the villages. The num-
Der of men, women and children could
scarcely be less than $4,000. Many were
far advanced, so that it was useless to pur-
sue them. The forward trains were three
hundred miles southwark down the valley.
The Governor counted seven hundred and
fifty wagons laden with families. They
were abundantly provisioned. Many hun
dreds had "hutted" by the way; j. c., had
built adobe houses of the road mud. The
cold and heavy rains had disappointed
their expectations of the dry weather nee
essary to the pernanency of such structures
and had washed away their walls. They
were thus left exposed TO the winds and
rains. But there appeared no very serious
suffering, though much and trying incon-
venience. The attempt to procure gen
eral abandonment of the march was of
course futile.
. There is uncertainty about the destina-
tion which the Mormon leaders now pro-
pose to themselves. They keep their own
counsel in this respect with remarkable
closeness, The suggestion that they were
bound for Cedar City is rather discredited
by the fact of their having driven large
herds of their cattle much southwark of
that point. II is feared they may coalesce
with some of the Indian tribes of the south
which were already sufficiently vexatious,
and thus give much trouble TO the Govern
ment. They themselves complain bitterly
of the treatment of rowing parties of In
dians, who, finding them defensless on the
road, cannot resist the temptation present
ed by so much booty. The Indians ridi-
Guile the Mormons, saying they are squaws
and can't fight.
: Camp Scottremained healthy. The ac-
counts of inadequate provisions have been
exaggerated. The quality of the fare is
alone matter of complaint with the troops
Gov. Cumming has taken efficient steps to
remedy all Inconvenience and preclutls the
possibility of suffering in the arm. from
his source.