Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-28
EVENING STAR.
FROM WASHINGTON TO THE FAR WEST,

The Union Pacific Railread-Snow Storm
On the Rocky Mouuta'-ls-A NiSht ia
tatoOsP tar-The InGjsIn Gut stiou-ip
trIoPe ShOotin: from the Car Window
Omaha TO Isl. Io'-A Live Cily.
IEditcrIal CoIEsspoadence OF the Sj9rI
st. J"sErH, Mo, Sept u, ISss-My last
letter Brought Us 20 the "Eud of the Tra.k'
tior that day cn the JnIOn Pacific RIiIrold
el5 miles west of Omsha, and - miles from
Salt i.ake C';v. Wespeat one day at the end
OF the line sRd then -; out on our return
The Return Trip.
feiore starting on our return over the @ reSt
Road We CimbSd 20 the top CT one OF the
mountains bOrGsring Bitter Greek, ne1r the
Point OF Rocks to gain 4 view OF the suvIOuad-
ing country. G1tlg one eye on the prospect,
and keeping yiy. liant look out Eth the other
for the noble TeG man, TOOK IN frorn cur
elevation, perhaps as desolste 4 country as was
ever beheid- Tie view embraced a 5ilicwy
waste .. aIlIs ard mountains, but all. like tia
upon which we stood. barren and destitut. of
the smallest signs OF life OF vegetation The
valleys IN view Were Of the same de-ert char
aeter. Tne POISONOUS stTe1m-B,tter Creek
wIndtng below us had uo fringe of vegetation
upon rs banks. = contribute even a spot Of
green. As far as the eye would reach nothing
was 70 b. seen but the debris of sarc-rock
cTuInbl,G q mo thousand of angular fragments
Here and there patches OF bright COIOrs might
. De seen on taese rocks. which on exsrination
proved 10 be hchens of the most brilliant and
varied huss imaginable.
Below Us, at the foot of the mountain, were
Two stone houses, resenblIng the TIP Top
House and "Suumit House on Mount
Washington. These Were the stage houses of
Wells, Fargo y c., and the coach, with six
horses, loading al tue door, was bound 10 Salt
Lake city. Not many months ago the In,.ians
made descent upon these stage houses, III n
on the stock, and committed various other dey-
iltries wherefore We kept an eve open for The
red man no. much caring 20 J isld our tiir au-
burn curls 10 The ferocIUus tomaLawk and
return 10 the wives for sweethearts) OF our
bosomS looking ike THO OF ..headle~s roos-
ters" And, somewhat, on this acCoun. We did
not tarIy On that mountain top much after
dark.
The Indian Question.
As intimated above, the people here do no.
look upon the red man in exactly the lighI in
which he - painted by Cooper and Longfellow.
A. the Ea-t we have very inadequate idea OF
The state of feeling prevailing here upon the
Indian question. Were this Irtense EXPIRE sion
OF wrath towards the lTdIIns Outlined - the
ignorant, or 10 hose who from Interested IT,
lives desire 10 get I'D OF the indians, he Gu -
tlon would assume a different aspect. But /
have ye' 70 meet the ms: man here waO i no.
UnsDaTinE IN his d-BuB alton Oi the ts,lpJ-lz-
-hg eOncilIaiOry PVttry O: the GOye-nMv~
wards The Indians = sickening a.roc.t.e-
the lncanS here n de.ails ct whioa are -
repui-.ye fO- newspaper recital. and. there
AOre' are No; Known BY The county IL large,
account AZ part .Jr he intensity Of the haired
towards them. The manner III which tler
muillate 'RsIr victims, Oi both sexes, Is 20
teas.lys . well IS cruel, thai !, i no wonder
that lie p, GPIe here, where such tragedies are
of daily mention should ba a httla on. Os pa
tIence wrh the SICkly seutImeutdlisin tnat
clotn'- tl-se saVages With herOI. attributes.
They az locke d upon here ss banded thieves,
mU- GrrrT>, ard house. burners, with whom II
- disgrace for our GoNcrDment 10 treat
upCu any ether terms than d. bandment ami
acceptance OF The usual terms OF citizenship.
IL w0Uld seem pretty palrabIe thar there
y mistake somewhere III the system tina,
undertakes 10 purchase their good behavior
by presents Of ammunition and Winchss tsr
TIfeS- 10 D. D>ed The next m0.neu- In uIUrJHr-
ng wEIte men, women and children. The
whCle business OF making pre- ants 10 Jh- In
dIaus a 4 vicious one. For instance. az the late
dIs.rIbU:IOn Q: presents 20 the Sioux at North
PLATE, the pan;aIoons gwen them Were sold
by them the rext hour where purchasers could
- found for the meres; triiie-a tenth part of
The original cost 70 The Government. These
IeItiCCat as the white mans neither integu-
ments- Meantime the friendly Indians COM
plain with justice that they are overlooked, and
all The Presents and Distinguished cOnsidera-
tIOn gwen 10 the hostile bands and THAI the
Isftsr nave only 20 commit a few particularly
fendIsh atrocities 20 bring the whole treaty and
pTeseni-nlakI king power OF Government 10
rear to induce them 70 make n brief truce. The
wOT,t Ci u -, the Indians perpetrate their most
4 III,
fraiI going up to Laramie was widow who
had Jus; returned from burying ths mUtiIatsd
body Of her husband 4 teamstrI. killed by the
SIOuXs within a mile OF Pot,r. Staiion. on th,
railroad. and IL ;Gll sIght Oi one of the squads
Of half-GOLrn United Sta'es soldiers staf,ned
at every stopping place along the road. The
ram ter vaS hauling .Cne Tor the con Instruction.
~ a culyert- and the Indians lurking near by
TaAe i rusL upon him. killing and sealpiug
hun. and escaping with hi mule-team 10 The
hIils beyond pursuit.
SNOW Sterm Oh the Rocky Mountains.
We got a substantial supper ~ q canvass
hotel, NE only style CT structure known az the
lind of tne Track" We had antelope steaks
luicy. delicious, and the commOnes, of dishes !
neTe-and the rest Of the meal was mainly
canned vegetables, canned fruit, and canned
milG- Canned articles make most of the stock
IN trade of the railroad groceries. The weather
had by this time turned cold, threatening snow,
and a. II seemed doubtful If We could obtain
even a tent covering for the night, We con-
Guided 10 retrace our steps towards Benton. |
There was no passenger trdiu untl morning. |
but an empty construction tram, with cabOOse |
attached. Was 10 start east some time bet Geen |
seven and ten AT night. But We had time OF |
n, getting aboard that same construction train |
AZ Tie Ind Of the Track there is no particu- |
ar stopping place, or starting place for trains !
The TaOk and sIdings are occupied by con.
suuctIon trains of immense length. In one Of |
Dem We counted one hundred aud five plat.
fern cars. Some of them are empty, and some
oaGed with rails spikes, &c, in the proper
proportions for use III laying the track The
result was an immense amount of backing
and filing the part OF the sew.
.ral trains 10 enable ours to ge. |
N POSITION for 4 start. In the meantime |
We warmed our sbins. in company Tith 4 |
gronp OF mountaiReers, by way-side hre OF
greSse-wood, that hissed and spluttered like
nes' Of serpsnts. As our Irain seemed - BE-
getting further away, and as the snow ind in
creased 70 a driving storm, with cold noun
tam wird hat penetrated 20 the very marrow,
W. concluded 70 get aboard. Bet our good IL