New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-10

teams had to be taken out the way, ana were
abandoned on the road. in trip OF % miles, VIM, nd
but six horses TO wagon. Az Pine uIo ,o @ tha
Brdger Pass stations the horses had been stolen so
day Before we arrived because they were ont graz
ing on grass insufficient TO satisfy their hu,g0 a
Bridger Pass station was attacked at the same .
stock was gone, they abandoned It, as dld the oceI
pants of Pine Grove because they had H a%eir
ing, to defend that was worth risking thelr
lives for At Sulphur Spring station, where
there were 20 men, 10 head of horses ana
mules, were captured the day l arrived lheIe,
The stock was out browsing under the snow, because
of the want of grain and hay, and no ordinary num-
Der of men could defend them No attempt way
made to capture the stable: AT Waskie, IN view o.
Indians seen by party on the bluifs as we lett GUT
phur, the stock was grazing out OF sight. because
there feed, and two days atter III was cap p
tured. At Leciede found So head OF horses, % OF
which belonged TO the company, ana Dut leN
herders, and not single gun to defend them. Even
the few men there, without arms, make the stapie
and building safe, but the miserable stock had 10 pe
turned out TO hunt up a scanty subsistence OH tho
prairies and the Indians watched their opportunity
and bagged g of them. The next Congress VIII
doubtless applied 70 for restitution i9r soe &
good horses stolen this part OF the line when
did not see single good horse or more imam nan
priced horse the 200 miles Taided by the Indians
and not one was taken that was stabbed as ordinary
care re1uired The travelling public must bear the
Inconvenience of disabled teams IN the mountains
but when they placed as to invite the rads OF
the and the nae o
ing their stock over to the Indians. is cutting u
rather fat .
We had practical evidence of Mr.. Ben. Holidays
appreciation of the condition of things on the limo
He is Director of the Company, one OF IT'S largest
Stockholders and on his way East as was jour
neying West. He was about to start Pom Salt Lake
as started from North Platte and as we dragged our
way through the Indian country we were, delayed
and badgered fr0m place TO place because the horses
able e travel had to be saved up TO put Mr. tOlday
through We found one team at a number or statlU'
resting up for his benefit, while the crippled stoch
pen as was usual were out grazing when we arilVeo
mt the stations and we had TO wait until u was
driven in tnot difficult operation,l harnessed ana
hitched 10 the coach. He had orders all along the
ne for resting the best horses and Tor 90 eScors 0i
the employees from station to station, whle ne lcIl
the poor station keepers at the mercy OF the saNag
three or four at stable. and often wlOut gun 10
defend themselves from the scalplng knife Aiter
thus deranging the line for 200 miles, he arrived ny
Weber so miles cast of this city, and then eoncluoed
that discretion was the better part OF yalor, ahu
steamer With command OF the entire STOCK ann
employees of the lines after pering the iives OF
all on the route by holding the best drivers anu
teams and deTanging the stock not gwen over W
the Indians by systematic neglect, he would no,
venture to pass over the thOroughfare under euaIu
that he invites the public to travel daily nj the
liberal rate of twenty cents per mile.
1t is due to the employees, and indeed all the TacI-
men and other persons, the line TO say that they
were uniformly courteous and kind ana our party
will ever cherish most grateful recolectons OF their
efforts TO contribute 60 our comfort and safety.
cannot recall single instance OF neglect OF dis
courtesy on the part of any one on the route from
Denver to this place-a distance OF GOO miles, 1heli
rude shelter and often scanty stores ever freely
given MS and they were trelcss in their efforts 10
smooth the many rough places OF the Journey.