The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-01-15
[From the st. JOSEPH Journal.
I wo Wee.s Entcs tom Utah.

Arraual Of M 6erlond Mad-Great Suffering
IN the Molntdsns-Ldtsa troa Goha
Mines and Placefs.
On Saturday last, 18th inst, the ST Lake
mail arrived in this city, in contract time. IT,
gether with the mail that shonld have arrived
the week previous, bringing dales from the
llolv- aitH to the 10Th ult, and 3D. inst. The
f those dates, contains but little
news of importance. The United States Dis.
trict Court met on the 23d uit., pursuant to
adjournment from the 18th. Garland Hart
having made a motion to have clothing, etc.
provided Tor the Indian prisoners by an order
Of the Court. it was agreed by conseI on both
sides, but held under advisement by the Court,
We were mlsintormed in our last report in
regard to the summoning brigham Young
to attend Court TO answer the cilarge.of false
imprisonment Of Gentiles.- A motion was made
by Gen. Burr to expel one James Ferguson
from the bar. The General filed an affidavit,
which stated that the testimony IF Brigham
Young, Sen, was material, and an alias supu
ia was ordered for his attendance.
On the night Of the oath uit., a soldier was
knocked down il the street and lobbed Of $50
or $40. He was decoyed ont into some BY
street. knockcl down and pistols were drawn
on him and his pockets rifled. The perpetra-
tors OF the deed were two in number, and one
of them at least, it was thought, could be
identified. r.
The three gentlemen, whom we mentioned in
our last report as having started for California,
were forced to return on account Of the deep
SHOWS IN Goose Greek mountains. They would
try it again in a few days by taking the south
ern route.
The report that Col. Crossman had left
Camp Scott for the STATES is untrue. Col.
crossman is still! at Camp Floyd, and will re.
mallf there as long as duty requires his services.
From Mr. T IL. Ligget, Of Independence, a
son OF one Of the mail contractors, who started
to cross the mountains with a supply train.
aud who met the mail party a short distance
beyond Devils Gate aud returned, we learn
That there was great suffering among both men
and animals crossing the mountains. Ont of
ten mules, while encantped at Devils Gate. all
were frozen to death but one. This was unlv
saved by being completely covered and
wrapped up, and brought near the fire. There
were i've passengers besides the conductors, all
OF whom got slightly frost-bitten, and some ofI
the conductors so severely. that it was thought
ampntation of their hands and feet would be
necessary, Snow in the mountains on an
average was from two to three feet deer, and
some places drifts were eyet, forty or fifty feet
leep. The snow was deep coming in front from
Devils Gate to la Prell Creek. but from there
10 Fort Laramie only slight snow, and tile
coed.
From Laramie to Fort Kearny, the e was no
now OF auy consequence, but mud in album
lance Large encamplnents of Sioux Indians
we're passed on the Platte river. The Sioux
Indians are going to join the Cheyennes and
a war against the Pawnees. The Paw
ices have recently been stealing horses from the
5heyennes. and the latter say thef will have a
'caip Tor every horse stolen by the former. A
ong aud bloody war may be Anticipated.
MIR. Light informs US that be saw q ~pentla-i
nan al beabvais trading past, neur Laramie,
ust in front the Cherry Creek gold mines. who
tailed that the mines were as rich as nnv in
california. There is q town there which
slfeady contains about five hundred and fftv
Inhabitants. Flour was selling in the mines al
per hundred, and provisions very scarce
mt 1t was thought there was enough to last tilI
pfl'lg. a nnmher Of returning miners were
F%ertaken and passed, and several specimens OF
he gold were seen.
he mail party broke in the ice crossing the
sig B!ne river. and also again at Walnut
,reek, Kansas, aud were detained at the latter
lace tve hours in consequence. The ice had
be cut from bank to bank. The rasseuycrs
ere left in ambnIauces beyond keafney, and
MI arrive 10 the course of a few days,