New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-08

This rev road is an excellent one. Htfe the
emigrant will always find what be most desires
wood water and grass. he distance Is Iess' ana
tbe rosd better. by far, fhaD the other roads. IL
,he south Platte we're brdged (Which is very
necessary. an emigrsnt would have nothing n say
sosinst n trim across the Plains. The South Platte
/. to he bridged II must he done, and the sooner
The better Imagine o rapid river near one mile
wide. with quicksand bottom, and which in the
month If june contained mean depth of FIVE and
half feet water. Up to this time this immense
stream has always been forded, aud 1t is an every
dsv occurrence to find the mail wagons laid
nm on account Of that stream being too high.
Wagons containing mail matter have been cap
sized and mails lo,t before to-day; and, on tbr
other hand il allow fair chauce 10 lose mail mat
ter by fh.t with the old sore OF an excuse, ,uch a.
lost a bag in crossing South Platte. MagDanlmOus
United States Government, please order this rlyer
brjdeed immediately: and by the way of hint. let
me tell you, that Fred. w. Lander, ia the safest
man to take such thing in hand The fact Of this
daily notice and for example will simply state
that the gentleman who undertook 10 build this road
last wear reached Independence from Washington
City. earlier than Col. Lander did this year and
did not effect the completion of his train until
duration of over month longer than II took Mr..
Lander this year. Beside which the gentleman OF
last year occupied the entire Summer in getting up
to his work; which forced him 10 90 immediately
into Winter quarters, which il complete idle
ness for five months, as the Winter begins
in the month of October and generally ends
in March-sOmctimes in April. On the other
hand Lander has already completed l42 miles
Of his most difficult road. Rocky sde hills
have been picked away, numbers of small
streams bridged, trees iced in all directions,
and the willow roots Of the caiiOns grubbed up,
through his superintendence; and yet, with only
lCG men under his charge, so far, not murmur of
dissatisfaction hss been heard. Here you will see
the Mormon and the Gentle working like band
of brothers from the old Granite State. This is
now the 18th Of August. On or about the 9TH Of
October We are to leave for the settlements. when
the road will be completed or very nearly so. We
have worked 81 days, over One-hdlf, and we have
53 days 10 finish the remainder, which Is much
the easiest portion. Up to the "a day of August
We had but 90 men; from that date we have had
an addition from Salt Lake Of 80 MormOns. In
stead OF making enemies, Lander has made
friends even with them. The road, ] venture
to say will be we'll nigh completely finished
this season. and tie train taken back to the States
and the people all discharged, thereby saving the
Government the sum Of many thousand dollars.
On or about the 10th Of June, Mr.. /. Justice,
one of party, was dispatched by MIR. Lander
10 Salt Lake City for men 10 build the Pacific
wagon road On the I'd day Of August Mr.. JUS
tice reached camp with fifty men, principally Nor
mons, with one or two discharged soldiers OF team
sters. OF the fifty men, there are only five Ameri-
cans. The MOImons are Swedes, Danes and
Enelishn,en, all the most terate men ever met
with The majority of the MornOns we have with
us are much embittered against Brigham Young,
esq. From them ] learn that Young has 81 wives
and ~ children. The ages of his wives vary from
II to 30, thereabouts Some of his children are
maIriaeeable. His eldest daughter was married a
short time since. His son, who is about ~, will
no, marry, but is a wild young fellow. One of our
tIoope possesses no less than seven wives.
i 4 IL. q
II look of great surprise. He asked me the cause
Of it. | told him it really surprised me to see
man " hO had impudence enough to tell me he had
what belonged 10 six other men. told him con-
sideTed HIM wholesale thief and brute He
said IT WAS kind a british" and would think
IT 20 Tor certain if ! should ever visit his house.
What is the reason ?" asked. d" III tell YOU"
said he. "Woman is strange critter; it makes
:" 10 difference If you have Il hundred on em, they
" al i'll want your affection at one time; but you
" see It can't BE- done" He then Informed me that
his house contained but three rooms: one WAS his
parlor, one large bedroom, and the other his
kitchen ard eatinC-rOOm. The bedroom held three
large beds, and the room was pretty well arranged.
He said be war getting tired of their quarres with
one another. told him such WAS my opinion aso
as he appeared tn be very thin and meager.
In eur whole flock Of saints on their arrival
at this camp from Salt Lake, not one of them had
q Suit of clothing fit even for the poorest slave or
bcggar, aud their appetltes were surprisingly good
Col. Lander immediately clothed them, and gave
them good provisions, and after short rest set
them 10 work. They began Justify, and are now
ranking among our best woTkmen. After the
NOik is completed or rather, when Winter sets in,
the MOrnons viii return to their homes, and in
the Spring viii meet Gs aud finish the road com
pletely. They depend more on Uuncle Sans gold
Than they do on loung's promises, be they Nor
mons or hot
/ verV tribe of Indians ue bsye met with since
leaving The States is very friendly with us and the
whites in general Tue I'elawares, Caws, Souxs,
Chienues Shawnecs and Snakes are all 50, and
trade with us. he Crows are shy; they steal
horses whenever they can from any tribe. or from
the mites. The ArrapahOes are fac smile of the
Crows, but their lands far distant from u.s. con-
sequently We do not fear losing horses mules by
th,m. bald of the Mes Perres was encamped
lew days sluce upon the banks of Smiths Forks,
when Col Lander, who, with mountain boy, was
out on recon- ossance tour came very suddenly
upon their camp. He accosted them with the
usual salutation, but they did not make any answer
or show any signs OF desiring To be- friendly with
the pale-iace Chief. Lander was fully determined
TO know their hearts, consequently picked up n
calumet belonging To them, and told them
be- wshed 10 smoke with them They
obstuately retuscd, and Lander arose Ia depart,
when the chief ot this party told him that if he was
irield, then I" show his friendship. Col. Lander
counted over the number of days it would take him
TO sLow his friendship, and returned to his own
camp which VAS distant Some eighteen miles He
then dispatched an express 10 this camp for some
few Indian presents, and in few days will have
their friendship. Lander's immense size, deter
mined manner o acti"n, and bravery in approaching
and entering an lndisn encampment, interpret to
them in moment the superiority of the pale face;
beside which, Col. Lander is one cf the best rifle
n, 20 In. "a nd h,ra ~.