New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-26

u,sss Of GRIPPING the army vii be reso,.eo 70 one
!. hsrom.. natter Of life and death Inefe :, oow
ever a hope prevailing among TIE hoI""Ts snSs -.
Adm u,t-stion VIII yet cal on the srnly: "a
~ 81 hs men are for war. In fact, their ieaoers hn
-. :, S;scul,v 20 keep some down who were FESTIVE
and painting for fight. Brigham toiu ~ p.td -"
" bs would exercise faith that the troops sooa'u "
4" Iert awtv and he wished all % do me same W.
4" stead of wishing them 20 advance' Is another
were .raiiye not 70 shed blood, 40 mat II %
course should be adopted by the "
vsrd them, the feeling of revenge should NOT h'le
the establishment OF peace. WINE gu,
NAMED in the city, he heard OF no dissenslohs;
Tho inns Informant and patty leaving o'it Nn :
IN IN. lO,h Dec crossed the the big mountain, a" W
came upon Mormon camp OF rangers 81 INC 10,
Echo Canon. the second day out They had Pe ho
nit 10 go through the canon, and conciudeu ta. . va
Mormon. continue the sbors they nave -. Snrno
thers il will be n fine path 10 glory ID the SPRING
The snow was deep. but by the travels Oh seoue "a"
couriers back and forward the road was passaoe'
There were great numbers OF troops IN que Ca" ~
passing and repasslDg. The hormon soide Iii nd
coming accustomed TO camp-e, and looked wen anu
eop,ened The canon with lts towering mountains Oh
every side looked fnghtiul. II,
They passed on through the mountains and VaIey
til they reached Fort Muddy from which tney struck
off, leaving Fort Bridger to the rgnt; on peisns
down along he beach, about Il miles above Bndser,
they saw the tents of the troops and some NUS 10
course OF erection on the bottoms. lnere WIS OIL
abundance of wood in the vicinity, 80 that II me amy
teams do not give OUT, tue trooPs arc NV 10y -
suffer inconvenience from scarcity lhe weeinsr wa
bitterly cold and would be severely felt by those mol
in active exercise in and around the camps.
Some twenty miles below Bridger the party came
back again on the main TRAIL where they found aDun-
dant evidences of the uncertainty OF human aairS
and the effect OF bad calculations The bones OF the
animals that had frozen to death, and some that mao
probably died from being overworked, were stre"n
along the road in great protuslon 10 have mum
bered the dead" would have been a task.
Txxo .hrpp
the old camp of the Army on Green River who were
ANYTHING but pleased with the campaign. They gave
q most dscouragng account OF the situation OF the
troops and far as hope was concerned the future
locke TO them darker than the past They reported
much discontentment the management OF affairs
and thought that ii any had the opportunity and could
count on a good reception at Salt Lake, pretty ex
tensiye stampede would be the result.
After crossing Blacks Fork the party left the man
road and took straight course across the plains fo
Devils Gate leaving the South Pass tir 10 the lett
The weather very pleasant, but cold; saw no In
dians on the way They crossed Mr.. Richards bridge
at the upper crossing of the Platte, hundred and
twenty miles west OF Laramie. Having no business
at the fort and being well furnished with provisions
they kept on their journey, taking the lower road dowr
the Platte and recrossing forty miles above Laramie
which road they kept till We arrived at Florence on
the 18th inst being thrty-four days from their de
parture from Great Salt Lake City.