The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-28

Qsse-A soda sTvsne-7Ae Valley Of the Cree 81"
LAke-Ias City of tie Sai~ts, de-, &c.
Bot few readers throughout the Eastern States are
-okuihar with the route 10 this much talked OF TOR
rtory and the ordinary mode of getting there, hsve
prepared description particularly Of journey thitner,
wsh astendsnt incidents, &c.
In The early days Of the Mormon emigration 70 Salt Lake
MY, the distance about 900 miles from she As-
sour river s.nce tnen however has been shortened
by cut Or as they are termed and now 500 miles o.
travel will bring YOU there notice. however, that Col
slnstons command the upper or old route ana
q this will write The military route from Fort Leaven-
worth-some 400 miles below here-ntersects ths Nor
mon route 70 Fort Kesrny As the Mormon route We
have 10 desi WITH will start from Forcnce-formeYly
known as winter Quarters, by the Mormon world-nows
,yyius prosperous OF some 800 inhabitants, situat
ed On the Nebraska Of the river and connected with
the Iowa by good steam ferry Here the Mormons
have title 10 land, and here their warehouses
and their Quitting pest for the Plains. From thence
emigrant proceeds TO the ferry crossing Of the
I1k Horn river 81 this place, at Elk Horn city, come
thirteen miles tie southwark. Tic Elk Horn river
about 15o feet wide, deep and rather swift The
Distance from Florence this place is about 80 miles
and trife nearer Elk Horn city, being farther 70
Tho eastward TIE stream you Shell creek,
twelve feet wide and three or four feet
deep; distant from the Elk Horn 80 miles. On both
~ these streams good camping places Just before
seachng poin: you travel along the Platte river
stream about three ourths Of mile wide, quite shallow,
aSsec by Islands and dangerous and unsafe stream 70
srsse, OF the quick sand bottom 70 miles tar
nner travel along the Platte brings you the Ioupe Fork
- that stream where good camping places and plenty
ane ,nop ,hs ssrrv Or II Won nre.r nsss
Up ths; some 70 miles, crossing Looking Class
creek bridge snd fording Beaver creek3 fee, wide
md voc upon a thriving settlement Of Aormons To-
sssed under orders OF Brigham Young Here frd the
Ieupe Fork 900 feet vide, hard road 70 travel and
k..flaa nri him fn Wn1lr fa.as
and ABOUT foot deep; Al miles farther brings
You TO Elm creek, branch OF the Platte river
sons Ju.t below the creek the ford OF the Platte
70 Fort Kesrny q small and Ut present some
cune IL Continuing on the norm side Of the Platte river
yor Buffalo creek ten miles farther. The road
Laramie somewhat infested py warhke tribes OF Indians
From Eufso creek " Skunk creek II Is hfty four niles
The creeks begin 70 be scarce Of timber and your
camping places sometimes sought upon the Platte
river your left From Skunk creek 10 what is
designated the "Wilows' il is nineteen miles. 10 this
dsanoe and only some seven miles from Skunk creek,
you pass "oharm" OF sprng-large, clear and cold 1t
situated a few rode the south Of the road,
phheStre formed by high bluffs This point is about OPP
pose junction OF the north and south forks o. the
Platte river. At the Willows you gather enough
ssr fire be thankful this the last species of timber
N any Kind or this route hundred miles "BuGa-
Do chpe - dur this travel must be used TO cook by,
and, whsr dry, they make tolersbly good hre Water
you will find enough OF. Seventy miles from the
s'wilows" you pass Ash Honow-on the south Of
Platte riyernow somewhat celebrated for the tight be-
tween the ogalshs and General Harvey some two
pears ago. The altitude here is about 2,7oo feet
me roaS is decidedly "hard road to travel and
q ,issle anxious 10 get ohome again. seventy three
miles farther Ash Hollow and you come 70 Chin
begins 70 be sandy and barren except growth Wild
sage and proky pears which continue the remainder OF
che journey. Scous Bllfs-on the south side Of the
Pate river also-is twenty miles farther. thence
laramie Peak o. the Black Hills u thirty two miles,
1a eighteen miles Save orPss you bs 70 hSc 1s
Fort Laramie Is both trading and military post Il s
pleasantly situated mile and haf west OF he tlaue
river q clear beautiful stream known Laramie Fork
There considerable timber in the neghoorbood and the
buildings and around the Fort are nea! and ts.'y and
constructed Of adobe and frame Here you may cross
The and 20 through the Black Bills twice
crossing the Platte considerable distance, and keep
che norm side The latter n preferable AID you
may travel After passing eighty miles OF
rough road, with but two three good camping places,
sos se ssrs S and svoa @aef s
You sccn leave the Platte river, and 10 parting you
feel /. Il leaving an cid and true friend fi,y'iour
you reach Independence Rock, and five miles
fsrther brings you 70 Devils Sa.e-s hare
arsset worthy Of the Trip 10 visit IL sa deep knnyon in
sho Ra,tesnase mountains, through which s~eetwater
hsryon on ei,her sde the mountain wall rses perpendi.
cuarly from 800 TO 400 feet Passing through this Devil
q Ss.e you travel along the Sweetwater river for
miles, and occasionally you pass and for
nearly 100 miles, only leaving 10 rs you reach the
dividing ridge between the waters Of the Atlantic and
Pacific is altitude T0s5 feet Twenty miles farther
Junction Ci TIE oregon a1d Caiorpla
rcsds We will take the lief, hand, and strsyel OF -
miles brings you 10 Green river, After passing Little and
Hs Sandy You ford Green river here the stream .
and you reach Ham Fors-three rods vide and two
fecs deepo Green both the fork and man stream
vel supplied with tsh and ssirted by timber. Fort
Brdser ~ mles farther, and in tina, distance you
Back Fork Of Green river four times AMI four rushing
hafs mile this side OF the fort the fcrds Of the
former from four rods wide and about three feet
deep. he fort s composed Of number Of old LOG
houses and enclosure FOR horses Here there good
roSlw
sniles W the summit Of the ridge you pass few
muddy creeks and an excellent soda spring. The
attude al the summit - 80 feet Then you pas down
marrow and dangerous descent into small valley, then
.oend the dividing ridge between the waters q the Coils
rdo a5d Great Basin and again find the descent steep AMI
dangerous. After passing Bear six rods
vide and two feet deep, distant from the Of the
ridge fourteen nes-ysu travel overs steep road
thirty miles Neber rver and ford about twenty miles
further up non where you reach IL The stream a. the
ford about four rods vide and two three fcet deep;
thence kAnyon creek one rod vide and enc Zoo, deep
% eleven miles. You are IN latitude 30 degrees 81
road and YOU reach the summit CT the highest
rosntA,E on the whole journey; altitude, 2ib feet
Prom here tie vew beautiful overlooking The southern
part Of the valley o. the Great salt lake Then passing
FOR little distance along Brown creek climbing anotaer
seer mour;sn by crooked road descending INTO little
trnes-yoa rescA the mouth Il the Ksryou distance Of
thirteen niles from the summit And now you descend
into tie valley q the Great salt lake.
Salt 1Ase City, the Jerusalem for Mormons from all
parts q Tie vorli, burt upon an inclined plane on the
city covers an area CT nearly twenty square miles
erte1dnr nearly 70 TIE Jordan outlet 81 SAT- lake
Two clear oco mountain streams made water the
Whole ely running each eide of the wide streets. be
rdes irrgatng much o. he adjoining land. zach Jet
trs about ard hs' q land and the house.
principally buit u adobes set hack from the and
nftfirnes surrounded By beautiful shade trees indeed
very much doubt rtether another as beautiful place
be found the Union. Particularly docs look delight
ful aner your long and vesrsome journey the
plains sandy deserv through rocky ksnyons, ford
Eng bad streams and turgng your one hundred pound
hand cart after yo1 The valley o. salt Lake s about
eoe hundred mes ong and twenty Eve miles wide Here
dwell Tie later lay SAINTS and the route have de-
scrhed hundreds iron hundreds yearly travel. They
from Denmark England Wales, Scotland. and num-
esrs from he United states. Their trans, generally
bering twenty thirty teams, from forty
tfy hand carte under the charge OF elder cap
vain vno % familiar With the route and usually lesve the
rsscur river about seven days travel from other.
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