The Washington union., 1858-06-29
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM UTAH

We learn through the medium OF the telegraph that
intelligence has reached St Louis from Camp Scott to
June 9TH, the mail party having arrived at St. Joseph's
the 22d instant.
Mr.. H. f. Mayer, who accompanied the mail party
furnishes the following memoranda of the trip They
encountered heavy storm lasting three days from
Independence Rock to the Platte Bridge.
Col Hoffman command met when twenty miles
from Camp Scott and Capt Marcy's over fifty miles
General Johnston intended to proceed to Salt Lake City
AZ they arrived.
Governor Cumming the Peace Commissioner and the
Postmaster had gone into the city.
The supplies which Col. Hoffman had despatched in
advance Of his train had reached Camp Scott and pro-
visions plenty. On june 18th the mail express
left Mcsrtys train unloading at Fort Laramie They
met Perry's train fifteen miles below the fort the
18TH and another Of Pcrrys trains fifty five miles below
the fort They passed two empty trains Of Mayer and
Rusels at Scctts Bluffs returning to the States They
met McReas train ten miles below Chimney Rock, and
passed two trains Chenteoue and Avery's and Mayer
and Russell SIN camp at Iayants Fork On the I4th
they tho Quarternaster for Fort Laramie ut Rush
Greek, and Prices train at Smiths Fork. On tine 18th
they left two trains Of Mayer and Russclrs waiting to
the south fork which high, but falling They
met Major Sedgwicks command Of eavary sixteen miles
below the south fork.
On the 10th they met Major Grnhan's command of
Dragons ten miles bslow Faows Bluff, and Wards
train fifteen miles below.
They passed several trains of the road in camp the
names of which they could not ascertain. When six
miles above Coonerod Springs they met Capt Roberts
command.
On the 18th they met Col. Manvols command ten
miles above Plum creek Also three trains of contractor
Jones
On the 18th they met Irwin and Youngs train eight
miles above Fort Kearney They left three companies
Of the first cavalry under COL Summer at Fort Kearney
They three trains the upper rod above the fort
aud two trains the upper road below kearney but did
not ascertain their names
On the 10th they met a train the eight mile stretch
on Little Blue river, name unknown.
on the 10th they met 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, Traallelly Douglass.
When fifteen miles cast of the Big Blue river they met
Lehon train. and Gen. Harncy and escort Gen. Har-
ncy travelling rapidly and only that day learned his
appointment to the vacant brgadier gcneralshp. On
the alst they the Salt Lake mail thirteen miles east
OF the Big Blue river.
wasson and Dyeg's train in camp at yermil-
lion.
On the 22d they met trains at Grasshopper. Names
unknown
The grass better, far Sweetwster. From
thcrc to Camp Scott it very poor.
All the trains aud troops getting along well. The
cattle looking in fine order.
Hockalay, Jones, Co., the mail contractors, were
pushing forward their arrangements with great energy
and perseverance,. When the stations arranged as
contemplated the time win be reduced to sixteen days
with and certainty
Mr.. Mayer does not furnish any general news either
from Camp Scott or Salt Lake.