Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-16
THE EVENING STAR.
T~ssrsssinx Particulars Of the "Trip there
AerSss The Rocky Mountains.

10 my last, written near kearney Crossing, ~
T., promised 70 address you from Fort Lar
annlS. bot apoA eur arriy al there on July 18Th,
4 found that postal communication by thst
route with the East had been suspended, and
all the coaches and stock withdrawn: which
must be my excuse for not keeping my prom.
ise- OF The country along the north side Of
Plate River, from Kearney 70 Laramie, but
Htt5s can Be said In IT. IA vcr; for moet OF the
way The soil Is very poor. and IN my opinion
win scarcely par the Government the cost OF
survey. Fort LARAMIE u pleasantly situated
upon the south eide Of The Plstie, near the
mouth OF Laramie; the county round about
appears 70 b. fertile, and the hills and noun
taIns are pnderiaid with excellent limestone
rock from which sn abundance Of Good lime
Il made for use at the Fort. Al this point wo
found a portion Of The 9Th Ohio cavalry, COL
C~liips under The immediate command OF Brig
General Craig. well known In Washington IS
Hen. Jas. Craig, representative from Missouri
Gen G. with whom had q pleasant inter.
view. informed me that most Of the regiment
had hem cent up On the line Of the "Sweet
water" 70 Keep In check the Indians, who had
been committing depredatjons.
On leaving Laramie, We ravslad one day
along the Pla-te, and then struck into the
Black Hills, which we crossed, and campsd
again on the Plate. After leaving the Black
Hills, the road became quite sandy. and heavy
pulling for the teams, which continued until
Ee struck the Sweet " ater at the entrance OF
me South tor Fren,out's) Pass through the
Rocky Mountains, through which we travelled
towhat is knowR rs Pacific Springs or Gilbert
Station. Here we were detained several DAYS,
N consequence Of Geographic dispatch to
Capt Crawford, directing him 10 report " Col.
COLLINS, commanding the post, for pecisl duty;
The entire band Of mules belonging to the post
having been run on the night before we reached
hSre; the Indisns having killed the man who
was herding them, acme three miles from
camp. Capt. G. promptly responded TO the
order, and with q squad Of his men, accom-
psnied by all the troops. started at 3 p. m. in
pursuit; the party being led by Salmon Gee, an
experienced mountaineer, who was with us as
guide and interpreter; soon struck the trail and
followed II until daylight, when they found
the place where the maraudere had camped
,hs night before, but they were gone Upon
examining the ground, Gee, the guide, found
nnmistakesble evidence OF there being a white
man In The party. The trail being lost q. this
point. Cthe thieves having evidently gone either
up or DOWN the BED OF the riSer,) Capt g. re.
tnrned to camp with his party, leaving the
ONO volunteers TO continue The hunt, which
shey dfd Tor some two days longer, but with
cut snccees.
Leaving the usually travelled road at this
place, We took the road laid out by the late
heroic Lender, which road bears his name.
and u fitting monument 10 that brave and
DsYiterious ofhcer. We found Ibis road in
good order, except in places where it had been
The foods Of last winter. The road pa..a.
through q section of country which is Fertile.
Well watered and .imbered. the latter OF which
since leaving Laramie.
On having "Landers Cutoff" q: The point
whore II Joins the old emigrant Dad, we saw
dcpre0aLlOuE it.
I'D y the Indians, In the shape of the graves
81 dve victims to their cruelty There evil
acnefs were continued all along the road near
We various eenping grounds, amounting TO
toke Is In all-these murders wera con, lntttad
- the Earmocks, or Snake Indians. We con.
nnued on The road until we reached the yic,n.
iy OF fort Hall, "a deserted post Of ths Hud-
sens Bay Company here We tarried SOM.
aerfe days, TO enable the eraigrants fsorue 500
OF v hon were with us 10 decide whether hey
ycaId take The north or south side OF Snssa
haV dr1al l-- 4o@1,-
hf route, and this route is described lar f..t.a,
BY the late Col. Winthrop, OF AIassachussI,s.
IA his novel called John Brent" than can
do IT,:
wild sarei pigmy forest Of trees. mature
asd semplsD but not higher than the knee;
nnna' nmo., wigs and gay foliage, all In min
has had q wrather-beaten struggle for life on 4
stofm-Ibrashso crag by the shore or ON tho
granite sde Of the mountain, with short allow
Aose OF SOIL 10 eat or water to drink; uyrtsds of
sanare acres Of that arid region have 40 inn.
Poftsnt vegetation except this sage or arte
inesia, and poor brother, still more worth.
tefs, ealt Pret n wood
Such, Mr.. Editor, is the dsscript,on NJ n
country along The entire route OF the Snaka
kivsr, THROUGH which we have travelled for 90
day, successively.
Afn T leaving the Snake River we came nnon
better sort OF country, and reached she first
seulSmepfs east OF the Cascade Mountains In
we fo~der RIVER alley, on Thursday, Octo-
etr "a Here we found 4 fine valley rsnidIv
nline mp with settlers. Rich and extsn.ixe
fold diesinFs were discovered last April near
toe nesd waters OF Powder River, and now,
away up mere IN the Mountains, Is the town ~
Auburn, containing some 100 houses and a non.
eistlon OF 1850 souls. II is estimated by r,ay
sons no nave been here the longest that some
SITE mine 70 obtain their supplies from this
place Aui urn il quite a busting LITTLE L,ryn
fN'ry one appears 10 be busy, and MANY honsa.
ere beng erecud-bricks and lime arr rnnde
vicinity " IN LAC
The road from Powder River 70 the olsc.
Wrence mis- Is dated, is through a fertile re
fen, snd All along we passed the cabin of
&nr weary Pmts rant who has determined IN
maee Tor fimstf and fsnilya home Tho
valley IN which this IL written is a mos. lovely
tpon IS % miles long, with an average width
% 10 nhre, aho In Few years will he thjcklv
populated, there being some one hundred f,n
hlee Settle In n little town is being hniit ~,
=. one enc OF the valley, and some enterprieinS
Hfn art engaE.d in erecting a sat, mill ON -nc
Grand Rsnde River. some Two rnii.s fr va ,,.o
valley. The mountains which surround this
valley are covered with q heavy growth of
b. made. ~
I will leave this unfinished untp we reach
our destination, Wails Walls, come g. or 20
Hiles beyond This. Tnl ;hen, adieu.
FENxLOx.
WAIIA WAILA, W. T., Oct Is, 1es,.-Hprs
are a. IasI a. our journeys end, having
Seen On the rad twelve days; the entire dis
lance OF which has been done on horsehsck nv
your correspondent. We encamped inst In,
sioe me town yesterday at IL O'Clock. every
n~meer Of the command congratuIa,ing his
companion on having arrived a. our dosfina
non. mere, we who have been associated for
so long Time, separate, each vending ms way
an search OF has fortune 49, why
Inc Town OF Nalla Walla Is similar To All
no1atSn towns on this coast, built almost en-
afeiy OF Wood; IA large business Is done here
supplying The various mining localities with
merchandise. On the road b@tween the a "a al
honoe ' alley and this place counted in two
aaye Z4o wagons, going from here 10 Anbnrn,
tsch wsfon heaylly laden with merchandise
As 10 usual, gambling is carried ON, hnt 7 ~,
gao 20 say, " q very limited extent Sine.
HiS arrival ptre, 1 have heard loud complaints
among the Rambling fraternity tha. now ;bsv
esh scarcely get along, whereas In former
war, they RAPED 81 this season q rich harya.t
IRON thr miners who came in from the diggings
10 winter. Now they come IN with pIenty or
nnst put instead OF risking IL At the gambling
tnoi" they de post il with one of the Ernra.s
Companies 10 send back 20 the East
Your correspondent has not VET deternnir.1
~neIe ne sna locate, but WIZ keep Won ad
r1eSd from time To time hOyv IN ttars = > :