Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-06-30
Army News.

ST. LOUIS, June 26 The Republican has
lust received intelligence that the Salt Lake
Mail, with Camp Scott dates to June 9th,
have been received, and St. Joseph. to the
22d Mr. I'll, F. Mayer, who accompanied
the mail party, furnishes the following menu
oranda of the trip: lie encountered heavy
snow storm lasting three days, from Indepen-
dence Rock to Platte bridge ;-mat49ot Hof-
man twenty miles. and Capt Marcy ffty miles
from Camp Scott Gen.. johnson intended
to proceed to Salt Lake City as soon as they
arrived. Governor Cumming, the Peace Com
miasioners and the Postmaster had gone into
the city The supplies which Col. Holman
had dispatched in advance of the train had
reached Camp Scott, and provisions were plen-
ty. On June 10Th, left Nj 'Carty's train un-
loading at Fort Laramie; met Perry train
fifteen miles below the Fort; on the 18th met
another of Pcrrys trains forty-fve miles be
low the Fort; passed two two trains of Majors
and Russeps, at Scott's Bluffs, returning to
the states met NJ Kea's train zen miles below
Chemney Rock; passed two trains, Chateau
and Avery's, and Majors, and Russers in
Camp at Lavant's Fork on the Nth, met the
! Quartermaster for Laramie at Rush Creek,
| and Prices train at Smiths Fork; on the 18th
left two trains of Majors and Russers, wait
| ing to cross South Fork, which was high out
falling; met Major Sedgwick's command of
| Cavalry sixteen miles below South Fork on
| the 10th met Maj Graham's Dragons ten
miles, and Wards teams fifteen miles below
| Fallon's Bluff passed several trains off the
road il. Camp, the names of which are un-
known; met Capt. Roberts command six
miles above Cottonwood Springs; on the 18th
met Hays train about thirty miles below Cot
| NO. Co1 NIoprno -,;t.e above
Plum Creek; also three of the trains of Jones';
on the 18th met Irwin's and Young's train
eight miles above Fort Kearney; left three
at Kearney; saw three trains on the upper
road above Kearney, and two trains on the
upper road below Kearney, whose names arc
unknown On the 10Th met train on eigh
miles stretch on Little Blue, name unknown
on the Goth met Rush's train four miles from
Big Sandy; met Col. May and GOO head o
beef cattle for Salt Lake, also 900 cattle o
Russel, Waddell, and Douglas; fifteen mile
east of Big Blue met Lehon's train and Gen
Harney, at headquarters, at Cottonwood, tel
miles wet of Big Blue; Harvey was travel
ing rapidly, and only that day learned lis ap
pointment to the vacant Brigadier General
ship on the 2lst, met the Salt Lake mail ft
teen miles east of Big Blue Wasson au
Dyers train in camp at Fermilllon; on tn
22d, met three trains at Grasshoppers, name
unknown.
Tue grass was never better as far as Swee
Water from there TO Camp Scott very poor
All the trains with the troops were gettin
along well; the cattle were looking ir fin
order Hockaday, Jones & Co, mail contraC
tors, were pushing their arrangements wit
great energy and perseverance. When the
, get stations arranged as contemplated. tn
time will be reduced to sixteen days with cas-
and certainty.
Mr.. Mayer brings no general news fror
: Camp Scott or Salt Lake.