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From Our Special Correspondent
GREAT SALT LAKE Cry, Utah.
Thu sday. June l5 1855.
Last Winter q United States senator declared
IN his place that the only hostile Indians on the Plains
were a few kept by Ben. Holiday aud brought cut
Whenever lie needed mail appropriation OF IN ex-
cusc for performance OF the service Per con.re,
many people in Colorado have said az wish the
Indians nj lit eaten Nj Colaxs party, for thai would
stimulate tic Government 30 protect 49,"
The noble savage" did not catch u.s. but he came
quite too lear for comfort and compelled Us TO spend
e. bt days in accomplishing he COZ miles from Denver
here. TIE schedule time is five days aid half We
Travelled somcure with escort. sometimes without.
Fret, We learned thGta hundred mills IN advance OF
u he saysges Lad driven on al the horses AID mules
from three stations. Two euigrants were found dead
upon the roadonc scalgod The other with throat out
from ear to ear and thirteen arrows ia hs body. One
If these with inc iron point still bloody, Was shown to
u.s. The arrows were OF several varieties indicating
that the attack was made by mixed body aud not by
any tribe.
The Indians came down upon the Willow Springs
Station and stole all the stock half hour after We len
it, AT North Platte Crossing, IN iGil view OF US, though
on the other side OF the river taey made dash upon
the horses OF a train OF "Josephes" (Mormons who
oppose pcygany and follow Joseph Smith, IT,, instead
Of BRIGHAM Young returning TO the States But the
eniglalis sturdy returned their fire oud drove them
away while escort followed two miles in unsuccess-
fa chase. seventy.fye Indians attacked Sagc Creek
Station the day after We passed, killing the stock
tenders aud three Of the soldiers and severely wound
ing two others.
Many Of the Desert stations are substantial stone
buildings with loopholes IN the walls for Indian Eight
ing, with shining rifles and wcllpohshcd reyolsers
hanging ready to be grasled az any moment Some Of
the women are comey aud ady.likc, adapting thom.
selves with grace and herosm 20 tie rade abors Of
cooking meals for passengers. AID the present
peril Of being captured by the savage which involves
fte far wore than death 81 ono station, by lurd
candle We saw the rcd-hot brand "B. IL pressed
TIE TANKS o. the shrinking mules. They had just been
mex, DAY they 100 were stolen and others yet must be
bought know not which 10 admire the more: the
pronptness with which the contractor plies the
places Of stock stolen iciry boats sunk and bridges
swept away on these wastes three hundred miles from
sett.eueut OF the courage Of the driver, who onon
ride alone by Gay and b. night through regions IN
tested by the savagcs.
Our road leads through portions Of Colorado, Daoo-
la ga.
or near the Black Hils. and the Rocky wind River.
Uiutah and Wasltch Mountains. We rode among
clear. trout.haunted brooks; little lakes with DUCKS
sailing upon their clear depths. which mirror the
noighborng rocks and hills; ho,ry mountains. with
delicious white clouds robing their summiis piciur
esque dales; terrible wastcs white with aki dieary
ashcn ILLS Of bare drab earth The parched ground
deeply gashed and quilted; tie fint streams bitter and
poisonous, binding dust filing tic air with no green
thing 20 be seen yesse Of vegetable life except the
sage bush and the cactus This 10 indeed the desert
/ tho very abomination Of desoation.
One Of our escort, with cavalry rife OF 400 yards.
brough, down an antelope. IT proved huge buck,
with great branching horns. which BE- fourshed wick
eddy about our soldier, who boldly seized them and
then his throat Stripping the fallen chieitain to
or coach We contributed him 70 the ardr Of the neI,
until Gov Bross fred ut them with his shotgun then
galloped lazily away. We were asort Of travelling
arsenal, with two or three weapons 10 the man. At
tackled, We slonld have been dangerous indeedif not
to The Indian, at least TO each other. That VIC al
escaped with cur lives is due only 20 that oyerruiinf
Providence which res,lans the heedlessness Of Over
land tourists and sets at nougAt Tho ains OF amateur
sporismen.
One night huge grizzly bear seated right in on
road. lis education had been sadly neglected; for
with Tie grossest digrespect TO National and Stat
dleuitorics lie refused to bulge inch So We ever
turned out and gave him wide berth. Like the maj
in the story, be was larger Than us and we fofgGy
him. A few DAYS before IN Old trapper had shown d.
The scars in his thigh where Frizzys teeth ciuche
him and shook him as a dog shakes a rabbit and in
formed me that near salt Lake another bear atiaelc
by hunters killed five Of them, bat was finally dis
patched.
Bridge1's Pass is 600 feet above seaeyel. trad
ton exists Of u California emigrant hundred mile
back who sold his wagon of half its worth to ramon
Keeper on the assurance that IL was just three meme
too wide to go through Brdgers Passi There Is rear
no gorge or canon but vast desert c1pGnse' near
level, and one cannot tell when he crosses over ID
summit. Reaching it on Wednesday night, we iouh
tie sir very crisp and light, aud about midnight !"
were on the Pacific slope
ar thou vouldst view fir Merose Alright,
60 yisit 1t by the pale moonlight
On Friday evening, Just as the great frey moon ros
mn from bobipd an eastern mountain we reached tb
Church Bntte 1t is a strange irregular pile Of bar
gray earth. crowned on the top with masses OF re
sand. stone worn by the wind. sand and water int
startling and fantastic forms. Half mile around IN