, 1858-03-12
PUGET SOUND HERALD.
sTEILACooM, W. T., MARCH l9, 1858.
LATER FROM UTAH.

the following news from Utah:
81. LOUIS, January 10, 1863
The Leayenworth City Ledger, ofthe sth inst,
saws that three young men, Henry Baker, James
Smith and Alexander Francis, arrived there on
Thursday afternoon, the 7th, direct from Fort
Bridger They came the whole distance, twelve
hundred miles, on foot, and accomplished their
Journey in iorty-hvc days. They report that the
day they left, six Mormons came into camp and
reported that the Mormons were in state ofcivil
war, Brigham Young and about One-half desiring
to march against the troops; the other half be-
ing in favor Of the troops coming into Salt Lake.
and establishing a military government there,
and oVerthrOwing the present powers that be.
These gentlemen left Leavenworth last July,
with the train Of Henry Charles. On their re-
turn they were caught in a snow storm at Rock
Ridge, and suffered considerably; but they
weathered the storm, and came through without
any molestation 1t was cert linly an undertake
ing at this season Of the year.
The Republican has received information from
Fort Lawrence, through an Indian trader who
arrived at Jefferson City yesterday, and who re-
ports meeting on the 23d Of December between
six hundred and seven hundred Cheyenne and
Camanche Indians returning IRON Salt Lake to
their villages on the Black Walnut Hills, about
eighty miles southeast Of Fort Laramie. They
were accompanied by about twenty MOrInon
leaders. II was their intention TO remain IN the
camp erected there until spring, and then EN-
ploy themselves, under Mormon influence, in
harassing and cutting oil the supply trains sent
to the relief Of col Johnston. 1he lndai.s had
been led to believe that the MOrlnons had eighty
thousand fighting men well equipped for service
They also spoke oil numerous tortiiicatIons and
u large number Of Indian allies, and declared
that the MormOns have no idea Of running away
from Utah.
Last evening, says the 81. Louis Republican,
Of January 18th, we received intelligence frOm
the army at Fort Bridgsr, and from the territory
Of Utah, and proceed TO give he news, which Is
Of highly interesting character.
The whole Of the troops sent out upon this ex-
pedtiOn have been concentrated, and were at the
date Of our last accounts in winter quarters on
Blacks Fork, about one mile and quarter above
Fort Bridgsr, with the exception Of Col. Cookies
command Of dragoOnsS who were posted forty
miles distant, on Henry's Fork, where there was
some scant supply Of grass for the horses. Five
companies Of the infantry were stationed ct old
Fort Brideer and were engaged in rebuilding the
,rorks for tho puruose of protecting the proyis-
ions. and To be occupied hereafter as a perma.
ne fort by the United States. The whole Of
.bo works h was an,icinatsd. would be couclud.
sd bv the spripr. The locality is an excellent
one for this object There is an abundance Of
good wood for fuel, and Of water. The troops
were all comfortably stationed in tents with
stoves, and the weather had been, luckily, very
mild. They were in excellent health, and mum.
bCred some fifteen hundred-in addition to which
it may be stated, there were about a thousand
teansters and other attaches Of an army.
It will at once be asked how, under the cir
cumstances, so large body Of me can subsist
until June next ou the provisions which had
reached the Fort To this we arc enabled TO
state that, while some things will DO wanting,
there is q sufliciency OfiOOd to last the command
for some months. Some articles were wanting,
but the main one, salt was on the way, and
would be received in time. 1t is not to be con-
cealed, however, that every precaution would be
necessary against wastefulness in every article Of
provision. When il is stated that horses and
oxen in tho last stages Of dissolution were killed
for provisions, il can be understood that there
was very great anxiety 70 make subsistence go
rs iAr as possible. Nearly twO-thirds Of all tine
animals attached to the expedition had died.