New-York tribune., 1867-05-16
= ToUR rHRoUGH THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

OMAHA NAY ., i''''
arrived here yesterday at noon, by the chicago
and North western Road, with detention OF pu'
hours which, under the circumstances may be cohs'o
fortunate The western part Of the road Is new wac
hurriedly made last Fan 20 close up the gap
Union Pacific and the East, and was OF he'o'o'Y -
imperfcctly done. considerable poruoh oi .i ,o.
the lire trayerses a low. marshy cOunuy "i' -
or inhabitants and the bed OF the roao nau ~ D r'
- 60, So. 80 s,, toet 20 get it out of the water The
,td frt ~ last Winter kept it in tOlerabe oroer ui
The Spring thaw and floods came, when tno Huu DT1
kettled badly and many miles OF the roau "oie oD'
nerged bv the unusually high water-sau 10 DO 'ne
.hcst known this region for 50 years 1t is now tenn
norariIy repaired and trains pretend TO run regularly
~, a m impossibe for them to do and they VIII not
n on time safely three months to come as the track
be settled and thoroughly repaired before there
be uninterrupted travel over IT, By Fall 1t may be made
a good read.
Council Bluffs was once the City of Promise on this
siue aud still active and growing place, with
two daily papers, many fine buildings, and most enter
prSng people. But the perfection of western enter
prise and thrift of Western styles and manners OF west
ern hazard progress is to be found on this side OF the
Missouri in Omaha 1t hasOyer ten thousand population
and more carriages any town Of the size east OF
fhe AIiechenes sells goods and at higher prices
deals out town lots by the foot at more fabulous rates
has more hotels and they are better patrOnzed dIer
and doarcr builds houses in day. and rents them
for money plays poker with higher ante, faro
and keno with more liberal limits runs horses oitener
and for higher stakes any other city of ten thousand
people have read Of 1t expects to suass Chicago
tiona capital by the time sons go to Congress The
poor Pawnee Indian wanders through tne s'Teed M
dered at this high carnival OF progress IoI q aD
sence transforms streets and rears structures where was
ssoSer Ronse was reared and greeted INN on his return
10 his office The houses framed IN Chicago and sent
speed. new and much needed hotel is just under
contract. 1t is to be lO3 by 95 feet, three stories
IRON the date Of the article. More than that;
It will be done On o the thS I will Wit Wit
mess grand ball Fractions of hundred dollars seem
be unknown @ as hnrad M dSas or tbefsab in
good location in of our Eastern towns mas scores OF
applicants for it here at from SSOO to $1,000 per annum
They are generally one and and a.half or two stories
high built in the cheapest manner OF wood, ard in any
New-York village would cost more than one fourth of
one years rent IN Omaha. Everybody believes that the
already fabulous prices will advance steadily / think
differently but have not Ventured TO set the whole city
Into cOmmOOn by saying SO. doubt whether any one
would be excused for expressing the opinion that there
Knight possibly be returning tde OF sweeping dlSlstvI
in the hcadong business and feyersh speculation OF TINS
city.
not little annoyed at the startling dispatches from St
Louis about the so-called Indian war / sec that Lhe
that Gen. Augur about to move west from Fort fl
Kearey with 5000 troops AID that 1905 hostile Indians
were encamped the line of his march between Forts
Phil Keamey and G. f. smith had Just returned from
dispatch in THE TRIBUNE correcting The H0dS Sensa-
ton dispatch The truth that there not 5000 troops
In ALL and there are not the half OF 1900 Indian warriors
who are hostile doubtful IN the whole OF Gen. Augurs
department and far from being about to m9reh from
Fort Laramie before the first Of june; will not SAT- from
month and cannot reach Fort Phil Kearney before the
middle of July When he does start from Fort Laramie,
his force will consist as am officially informed, the
I'd Cavalry 3Oth Infantry battalion of the 18th In
fantry, and battalion of Pawnee Scouts numbering
men, nearly onehaf Of them mounted. 1t 10 be
small force to against the Indians according TO the
general conceptions OF Eastern people about INC Indian
war The impression prevails generally that the cam
pagns OF Gen Hancock south OF the Platte of Gen Au
gur north OF the Platte to the Yellowstone, and of Cen
Terry up the Missouri, intended war OF eXter
minatiOn against the Indians Such is not the expccta-
ton Of the commanders II this were their purpose the
general criticism OF the Eastern press on the folly OF
be Just An army OF 100 900 mon could not exteninate
the Indians in ten years. and 1nd military have
than 20 consider it necessary II the Indians were now
engaged in general war; as is persistenty represented
drive all the troops east of the Missouri in days.
or train could pass across the mountains and yet the
overland coach daily, and trains pass over all but
ally weak train is captured on the Smoky Hill route
uhough Kansas much of Fort Laramie travel is not
Gates savage, mplacabe hostility the Powder River
regon but as yet the Indians have made no hostile
anticipated in the East That such war may come is
barely possibe but if it does come it will be the
fault OF the Government Agents. than Of the Indians
Gen. Augur is an old Indian fighter. and understands
the Rebellion in fighting steadily with the Indians
Sioux and Cheyennes He is accomplished officer, will
command his expedition in person-wlth Brevet Major
Gen. GibbOn second in command-and understands well
that he is neither expected prepared 10
SeSsfu offensive war against the Red men, lie VIII npOn
fhe Border Race route garrison it, fight when necessary
either offensive defensive and punish with relentless
severity all cruetes committed by his cruel foes When
1T considered hat at the headquarters OF the
department the actual position of half the tribes of Ne
braska and Dakota is unknown by conjecture the
Eastern public judge how wild their calculations
s to the results OF the Indian expeditions Thefe in
Gen Augur's department bat four five tribes which
are known TO be hostile, and some of them
what ght be termed senhOstie for while they dis
eatsed and unfrendy, they have not marshaed their
warriors yet for the warpatb. In this list may be
classed the Arapah9es the Lower tne 1anGtOnas
hnd the Sans Arcs. The tribes In this Military Depart
inent either wholly partially hostile whose position
Is not definitely known are as follows, viz The Oga
lallas aud Brues Of the Platte, numbering 1900 mostly
friendly living the Republican Rver the CheyonDes,
north Of the Platte, Numbering lSOO, all hostile; the
ArrapahOes 750 strong; the Lower Bes, 1900 strong
cceIted as hostile but not certainly known 10 be sO tile
Backfeet Sioux "a rowing ofshoot Of the regular Black
heet l3OO strong thriving and hostile the Amecon0us
Numbering 22O0, mostly hostile but divided; the UDc
papas strong, and the 0galaas Of the NORTH 24O0
Strong known hostile and the 1anctOnais 200 strong
and the Arcs strong. inclined 10 be hostile
hut divided. The Two Kettles friendly their
ervation; and the Crows 1000 strong have always been
friends and the deadly enemies Of the Sioux. The Paw
ees the Utes and lesser tribes this Department
IIOna. Nebraska, Dakota, and Utahl, are all friendly
The numbers given above the entire population ofe
several tribes and it is safe estimate that If all not
known Obe friendly should unite on the path they
could not marshal 5000 warriors while 1t is rea-
cess fully half of the warriors regarded hostile
eectiVe allies against the Ihdhns persstns in warfare
Already 800 Pawnees enlisted as scont by Gen. Augu
and 5Oe Crows have formally proposed TO him. through
the Indian Commission, join his forces against the
BOuxs the condition that the YeleEstiDe country
<fron which Crows driven by the SOux) shall
e restored to them just what ten Augur will do when
he west from Laramie month hence cannot now
be even calculated. Gen. suly's commission, now well
on to Fort Phil Kearney win have exhausted its powers
10 make peace and to combine the friendly Indians
must come and his letters quite recently received Gen
Agr very hopeful Of peace or rather that general
war can be averted II must come, then we are en-
fIrely unprepared for IT, for there not oneth the
number OF troops here necessary even 10 Keep open the
less 10 exenuate the Indians That