Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-20

sfsroaps cone EHto Einter Quarters-pEEoaTY
snow storms at the Camp--A EEormOn
S1fsfcer shOt--snOTE Three Feet deep fn
she MOuntains-.Greas Suffering Of Men
and Animalss &c.
From the S. Jsseph Journal, Nov.lo.
On Monday lest. b instant, the SAT- Lake Mail
arrived IN this city, accompanied oy three through
,Ssn IobDs,on went into winter quarters on the
10,h mia and Col Cr0sman, Assistant Quarter
1fsg,sr On he 1871 and al the troops would go into
-rintsr quarters in sb0ut q week. number Of
Srasoou horses were strayiug of in the mountains
80 bsinq4ost Heavy rains and high Winds bl0ST
Inc down the tents, had prevailed at Camp Feya
onsrter Masters stores and provisions were plenty
Al The Camp, and no fears Of short rasions during
the winter we're entertained t
The story. which has been going the rounds of the
Trtss. stating that Dr. g. Hurt Indian Agent, was
suffering the Indian Squaws to be sold as mstresses
to the officers and troops at Camp Floyd IS utterly
unfrue and gross SANDER on DR.. Hart, IS well as
Gen. Johnston The Genl would not permit such
coprse even If there vas q shadow or semblanee Of
truth conn ,cted win The story. IL Is sheer tao>
catiou Of the brain Of some irregular Eastern eor~
Tbere was dearth Of news IN Salt Lake City.
Money aud everything else was plenty but lumber.
There was a CREST scarcity, and, consequently q
Sreat demand for this article. The U. s District
Court had adjourned until the first Monday IN THIS
month g.
On the night Of the 18th a Mormon police officer
vas shot and dangerously wounded, in the thigh, By
some teasters 10 attempting to rescue some OF their
eomrsdes from the calabOOse, The affair created
considerable excitement -,
There was 3 great deal Of talk in Salt Lake City
about the new Cherry Greek gold mines, ana nun
bers had left and we're still leaving for the gold re-
giOns.
On the 18th, the morning The party left, snow II
the city had fallen three inches deep, ana u conu
uea showing for three days out from the ci'y. "a
the Big Mountain the snow drifts we're thiee zee
deep aud it took three yoke Of oxen and six mules
TO draw the light mail ambulance over the mountain
through the snow drifts. -, -
hacking aoross the noun aims; the mail am6ulanc'
having been left in East canon, stuck fast IN sno
6rift Several trains will be unable to go through
tae Mountains One train hiss lost thirty five heaC
Of cattle in one night from the effects Of the cold
A fresh supply Of caule had been sent out to SOM
of the trains The water froze every night, and ie
was seen three inches thick.
The weather and roads were good from Sweet
water down 10 the Plate liver. The grass Is Ell
completely burnt of The prairies from the crosslI
of South Platte down The Indians charge tn
Transfers with having set the prairies on IRE TO
the purpose Of driving the buffalo out Forty lodge
Of Cheyenne Indians we're passed at the crossing o
The Indians we're going South to the Arksnss
river country, whittier the buffalo had been drive
By the prairie fires, on hunting expedition Blu
one buffalo wss seen on the entire route Mr.. Ma
lore was passed Of Red Buttes, getting on well
Judge Eekles was overtRken and passed st the Ne
mashs, having in his charge Miss Folydore' Wh
had been rescued from the MormOns on writ c
Kgbsa, eorpus at the request Of the British govern
ment. TIE most advanced Of Hockadays train
were met at SootI's Bluffs Numerous trains Q
Gold Hunters we're met between here and the cross
ing of South Platte Mos Of them would De una
ne ~ reach the gold regions this winter. FroE
here 70 about SO miles beyond Fort Kearney tn
roads we're knee deep in mud, and it either raine
or showed every day the party from SCOTS Bluff
on into this city.