The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-27

Correspondence of the New Orleans PicayuDel
CAnP Sour, MAR FoRr BRrDGEJs,

UTAn TERRITORY, bctsf, 1857. (
This army has come 10 dead halt We have gone into
camp for the winter along Blacks Fork ut and In the
vicinity OF Fort Brdger hundred and thirteen miles
this side Of Salt lake City. The dragons who up
week or ten days ago with the Governor and civil officers
Of the Territory have gone 10 Henry Fork 10 hber
nate Nothing remains for the impatient spirits
among who wished 70 push at once, but to mode
rate their rage and cndeavor TO keep cool until spring
To this latter consummaton life in the open air and under
canvas, low dict and the Maine liquor sw-which has
been established here by orderw no doubt BIO found
Colonel Johnston the commanding oslccr Of the Utah
expedition h, doubt not, anxious 10 AT
the youngest and most mpusive sub. in the service.
But prudential considerations growing out q the question
Of supplies the ateness OF the season, the scarcity OF
grass and the sorry condition Of dranght animals have
made mperatvely necessary in his judgment for US TO
halt where We are.
Now that all prospect Of immediate active military ope-
camp s not the asoose question, but the "sai ques.
ton. This army out Of salt Yesterday learned acct
dentay that an individual Who had come up with the civil
officers had small sack OF salt, containing not
quarts for sale, for which he asked the moderate price OF
ten dollars Immediately started runner, with the
ready rhino, In pursuit of the bargain but before he
came up the salt had been cold for fifteen dollars. II
could have been bought In the States doubt for fifty
cents Among the subsistence supplies sent out here for
the army salt sent, but in lieu thereof liberal
supply Of large copper kettles for the purpose OF manu-
featuring unlimited quantity from the saline wster Of
the Great Salt lake. Tho venerable Mrs Glass prefaced
her recipe for roasting rabbit with the advice,
"nrst catch your rabbit" Mrs Glass philosopher.
am s,unch believer ia the Of the cxscnce Of
that there Is evil without its eoneom,ant good And
thus, 10 the present instance II compelled 70 eat
bread without salt, do at least with the
solatory reflection that likely die ofthe
veyfor Old Jem Bridger says. that the why tia
Indians and mountain men are not subject 10 that disease
Is, that they chloride OF sodium condiment
From this point Of view may perhaps be considered also
Fortunate that supply OF bacon quite scan officers
and men being limited rston-tbree quarters OF
pound per week. The -four ration has likewise been re-
duced from eighteen ounces 10 thirteen
Captain r. b. Marcy, OF the Fifth Infantry, In command
N a paffu of cd ioff aI,p four
days ago for New Mexico, via Grand river, 10 Abgisi
and Taos. He goes for the purpose of procuring a
mount for the Second Dragons and Phelps battery aad
and those likely 20 perish Of cold and starvation before the
to travel but no better officer for the scrvcs could have
been found IN The army.
The latest from the direction Of Salt lake City
bsough, week ten days ago by intelligent Delaware
Indian, named Ben Simonds who lives In the vicinity Of
Echo Canon He reports that the Mormons had succeeded
recently in capturing federal officer, with considerable
amount Of money In his possession. The officer in cues
ton into Salt lake vaHey from the California side,
and s surmiscd 10 camp that must be Jack Hays,
who recently appointed Surveyor General OF Utah
Territory. Ben Smonds says that the Mormons are as
sembed in force Echo Canon, about seventy eighty
mi lies from here 10 the number OF about three thousand,
and that they have forthed the dee there by every
in their power They had erected breastworks
the heights, and built redoub wall each end
Of the canon and so dtched II as 10 enable them At
ment's notice 10 food completely from Echo Creek