New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-12

80, rrsa ,no ,Sst there wac q party Of some ninety
Mormons stationed It the head OF Echo C'hon' Vvui
u sud,d by Ephrsim Hank Una. tnere VIZ VIC =;
700 Stationed az the & rtticat on near the NOUN OF
tie canon and sbou. 800 on Los. Creek, "hcn
runs parallel with tie canon about hve m-es no'ln
OF il. 49,.
d.ned .tlem.pts spoken CT by M. CoDo's, and they
had in their DO. session mal qgsulltles of hour, rap
&c. which they hso found in The houses. Ihey 5ay
that the wheat felcs look very nne
81 saw also twenty-five hoses N the po-s 'sslen Va
some Cte az this camp, which they hal stolen nom
the Mormons these Little Soldier told me he intended
to keep and return to the Morrnons "nen lhey "@Ae
peace with the Americans. -
SiInoLds four head Of excellent beef cattle on COCA
terms. Having bo yeeeta lies or otneG p'osl'1ns
beIe, be started ia the evening i1T EcIo IN a. 10,
the purpose Of getting some fJc U.s. when n7 H@a e'
;E.re On ni5 way from the city. A.,
In the morning he had sent en- lndisn intl tue
canon for the purpose Ct asce'tainiuS no" 'oe "'.
Stationed and whether tney knew Oh tIs
arrival d party at his camp; but ~hen De s;sled
ttis Indian had not returned. Haviog sccoiPiiSoeI
the principal object OF my nssion, and MOI seeiag any
opportunity Of taking such steps as wOaiI nee. wiz
your approval in ;eiyi0g the wits wocn loia 10 my
possession had determined to start the next Gay on
my return to camp.
were e,outed By tae Indian whom o'monds hsd sen,
cut in The mOrung, ro1e IN WITH his iorse fcSKlDs
with sweat He Id u lamp up mime liaC7Iy,
catch ar horses sd sts.t back, thai the Mo'm3ns
were Surrounding Us With large party; upon pqulring
into tie particulars lie told us tnst upon entering the
c,non lie met party Of 81 msn veil Uoua,ed, VINO
inquired Of b nere thai party II Amsrlcsns we're
who had reached Bear River me dsy preyiou'i be
told that lie did not know, this. he Ia no. seen
t.em They tod him tina. he he'd, Tor they La1 seen
the N and counted then.
lie went sbout fifteen miles down tho c.non, and
met two much larger parties who hs1 Just co lie ont
from Salt Lake Cry and these asked hi come ques-
toIs and told II at they intended 10 wipe out tns
party of Amen aus vino were on Bear River. sartlog
back, he met Ben Simords at the cros-lus OF feloW
Creek near the head Of Echo Canon, cemped VITO
patty Of MormCns, ald engaged IN violent c2ntfo-
yersy with them about their coming sTound Ms carp
snd threatening ret,n the horses in his possession
be.or ii 10 the MoTmons. Ben took nm aside and
told bin 20 to quickly a pNsiola, s1d ai'ise
Us 10 start back immediately ming towad camp,
he pssssd the advance party Of aofmons N'nin h'e
miles Of US. .,
Little Soldier told rs that ii stayed he would
send for biz warriors and defend ia, but that BE WAS
not DESTROYS f engaging in the quarrel ost%sen ths
Mormons SID the An eIcans or once the Ild'shs got
.tsIted they could not be- restlaGed.
Seeing tnat by remaining would involve our
Irdian rie.ds in dlcu ~ and tlat We could not ac-
complsh anythiog by an ettempt AZ esisttnce' out
tbst II might have bso effect upon the movements of
the Governor, | immediately started, leaving the
camp at aboat midnight and ssins an 'Ddlin tOr our
guide, crossed the mounialos IA direct Iiae, ana
reached heie tbis rloyLigg St about 10 o'clock
"Keg citing exceedilgy these circumstances, wolch
have prevented me iOm procuring tnese fuQphes,
which are 80 important 70 us,
remain your obeiieI; servant:
United stae. Mar.hal i0I Tan rern.or5.r
II appears from this report that, under the pre-
tense, no doubt, of protecting Governor Cumming
from annoyance and intrusion, Brigham has sur
rounded him with viglant guard who prevent the
people from communicating with him and prevent
him from obtaining the sentiments of the masses.
We know not how the Governor has received
these kind attentions of Brigham, nor what may be-
bis Impressions but still, without the least DISPOSE
ton TO PREJUDICE him in any respect we fear very
much that he has been completely blinded by
Brigham Young.
acknowledged as Governor of Utah Territory by the
Mormons and yet the militia of the Territory, OF
which he as Governor is COmmandern-Chief are,
contrary to the express terms of the proclamation
of His Excellency issued and pubLs ned last Winter,
under arms and in open, hostile array against the
amy of the United States. There is contradc-
ton somewhere.
On the 18th inst, an express arrived in camp
from Capt. Marcy. The expressman left hun
camped some three hundred miles this side of Taos,
New Mexico where he was awaiting the arrival of
Colonel Lorirg with six companies OF mounted
rinemen. Capt. Marcy has with him 1000 mules
aud abeut $40 horses, which he had succeeded IN
purchasing for the use of orr command.
We expect that he will reach cur camp by the
asst of May.
On the 10Th inst, an express was received from
Fort Laramie, stating that provision trains had
been detained al Deer Creek (about 100 niles this
eide Of the Fort) to await the arrival of Col H0h
man. who was expected to arrive there on the Goth
init, with two companies of the 9Th Infantry two
companies of the LIST Cavalry and about 500 mule
wagons. These trains will not therefore be able 10
reach this point before the 10th OF Nav.
This evening We were gratIhed by the intelligence
that the pan is who were sent cut some three
weeks since to purchase beef cattle from the traders
on the road have been successful in obtaining l05
head, and that they would reach camp with them
in FIVE or six days. This supply will be sufficient,
with the dried beef and bacon which we have on
hand to last us until the trains arrive, without hay
ing recourse TO mule meat
Preparations are making throughout the camp for
an early move and we hope to be able to take up
the line of march for Salt Lake City by the latter
part Of next month
Since our arrival here, the improvements in and
about the fort have been progressing steadily, with
a view of making this, for the present at least,
permanent post. Substantial bridges have been
built across the streams in the vicinity OF the fort
aud the roads by which il is approached have been
dched and lraycled-an improvement much needed.
The fort wall has been repaired and strengthened
and the bitches, or mOats, which surround the
hntfS at the opposite corners of the fort have oeen
lined ilh most tOTmdabe-lO looking chcrduI IT. JTiSe
formed of cedar trees.
We are now favored with delightful Spring
weather and a few April showers has started the
Grass over the ahole country SO that We soon hope
- sc our poor animals swelling their gaunted
forms and latteuing on an abundance OF food.
TIE STATE or MORMONDOM
Frns Our Own Correspondent