New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-18
FURTHER FROM SALT LIKE AND THE
PLAINS.
From The 81. Loah Denoera,. l5h.

BY the last nights train on the Pacific Railroad,
arrived Mr.. Albert &. Browne, Utah correspondent
of The y. y. TRIBUNE, who brings us the following
latest int ligeuce from Salt Lake and the Plains bc
ing The communicated, in part, by him 10 1hs 81
Joseyh JOafHdi of the 10th instant. Mr. Browne lett
salt Lake City the 10Th ult., with the follow z z
persons in company: Charles u. Schmidt Of New
Iorh Quarter. Masters Clerk, |. ). a., and j. W.
Wood OF The firm of lIensey, Russell n Co., Lcayen-
worth
He states that the investigation into the ease Of the
Indians Nose and Looking Glass had commenced be-
fore Judg, Sinclair, and to be contuued ON the
day the mail left. II will be remembered that these
Indians re charged with having committed rape on
Danish woman AID her daughter, near Payson, on
Lake Utah, which occasoned the dispatch OF $40
troops to that vicinity, the breaking mp Of Dr. uT
Indian Farm aud the flight of P,itee-nete's tribe of
Utals TO the mountains. Pet-tetencte has not re-
turned the Farm and there seems to be every pros
pect Of an Indian war, unless some satisfaction Is rh
dered Tor the death Of Pin,utts, chief, who was
killed by the troops while they were endeayerng to
take hostages 10 secure the surrender OF Nose and
Looking Glass.
Mr. Schmidt came direct through from Camp Floyd,
having left that point the 18th Of October. Gen.
Johnston went into Winter quarters on the lth, and
Col Crossman, Assi%alt tuarte master, On the lJth
ard al the troops would go into Wioter quarters IN
about a week. A number OF dragoon horses We're
strayir off in the mountains and being lost. Heavy
rainr and high winds blowing down the tents, had pre-
vailed at Camp Floyd. Quartermasters stores and
provisions plenty at the camp, and no fears "i
w
The story which has been going the rounds Of the
pres stating that DIR. &. Hurt. Indian Agent, was
suierrg the Indian squaws To- be scli m-tr-ssess
to tie tfiicers and tioops az Camp Floyd Is utterly
untrue and a gross slatder On Dr. HUT, as well as
Gen. Johnston.
There was dearth of news in Salt Lake City.
Money and everything else was plenty but lumber.
Thor, was great ecarity, and consequently great
den and 70 this article The L. :. District Court had
adjourned until TIE first Monday ia thi- month. Ga
the night If the l2th Mormon police officer shot
and sugefously wounded in the thigh 10y some team
sters in attempting 70 rescue some c their cumra les
from tie caaboose. The affair created considerable
There was great deal Of tall, in Sail Lake City
about d 4 pew Cherry Creek gold mines, lnd nu nbeIs
hai left ard were s leaving for the gold r gions.
On the 10Th the morning toe party left, 10 the
cts had fallen three inches deep and It continued
showing f,r three days out from the city. On Big
Mountain the snow drifts three feet dee D. and L
took three yoke Of oxen and siX mules 10 draw the
light nail ambulance over the mouhtlu, through tt
snow .dIiits.
The cut mail due in the city on the l7th was ne,
packing across the mouutaGs the mall ambulance
having been lett in East Canon stuck fast in
DRIFT Several trains viii be unable 10 - through the
mountains one train lost thlrty-hye head Of cattle
one night from the effects Of the cold fresh supply
of cattle had been sert ont o Of the trains. The
water roze every righ AMI Ice was seen three inches
thick.
The weather and roads Were good from Swee'water
down to the Platte River. The grass all completely
burned III the praries from the crossing OF South
Platte down. The Indians charge the teamsers with
having sci the prares on fire. FOR the purpose irv-
inc the buffalo out. Forty lodges of Cheyenps In
dans were passed at the crossing of the South Platte
The Indians going South 10 the Arkansas River
courtrv whittier the buiiao had been driven by the
prairle fires, a luntiTg expedition. But one buffalo
was seen on their entire route. Mr.. Maos was passed
nj Red Butts getting on well. Judge Eckles was
oveItaken and passed al the Nemahs, having in his
charge Miss Polydore who had been rescued from the
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the British Government.
IN. most advanced Of Hockalay'- trains were met
at SCOTS Baffs. Numerous trains ot goll.hluters
w,r- net between =: Joseph and the crossing OF
South Platte NJ Il olihem wonli be IT able 70 reach
the gold regions this Winter. From ~. Joseph -
about lS5 nies beyoud F,rt kearuey the roads We're
knee decpiu mud anu i either rain i ~ showed every
day On tie patty NON Sets Bluff.