New-York tribune., 1868-08-22
THE PLAINS.
rvpow orR sprcTAL CORRESPONDENT

GREEN RIVER CITY, w. T., aug. I'-AI
Omaha which may be regarded as about the as stage VI
civilization my narrative OF the trip across tle 'ocAy
Mountains begins Imustnot forget remark en- passdh
t .n ret yveon Chicago aud Omaha is the most
magnificent farming land that ever Deheu, fOr , ln
reds of miles the rich prairie lands snow eYedy bf
corn rye barley &c, greet the eye ana deght le ncuV
Of the traveller when he thinks thS nc % 700 - an a.
cam" Grouse quail, partridge, and almost every 1o-
EcrptiOn Of small game, lying IN coNeys away lu .o
noise OF the engine senu q Ili ~ call ont @Toboi
F steady PontOl steady, DashW SO much Tor the bO1
miles 'bet ween Chicago and Omaha. The last named
ulace must saw disappointed yOur correspondent very
considerably. Instead OF the me- cOhpaoty ,oun,'
thriving town expected 10 see found sort 0f non
deseript place scattered high hill, and with very
little regard 70 order, the buildings beng very mean ~
appearance tho stores with few eNceptionsl dirty ana
ov one or at stories hig the natives being
yery poor and She toW ensemble OF the place glVng
drcary sense Of des0latOn, ana making an Eastern nun
sigh for the clean vel built RS%slefTJ hc flows st een
omaha and Council Bluffs. is miserable, muddy.
wTefched looking stream, in which the weary traNeef
nav exchange Tie coating Of dust ho has acquired in the
cars for much thicker one o pure inua ,as TS o n
with the unfortunate wretch who peus these lines2 Dur
ing our stay IN Omaha we visited Council Bl9' anu
were very Hospitality entertained by Col j. w lOss hn
old California and western plains man, whose IouI'
residence IS pleasantly situated on the summit o u clH
whence he can obtain commanding Wow on the i SUI,
rounding couy,a and enjoy me breeze when ls 'ne Oily D,y
relief 10 suffering humanity in the scorcng neat OF sum
mer Wore tOjudgc OF Council BluHs Dy tDe Co!onS
credit of being very desirable place 20 live IN; but c
dor cOmpes to sy that the general appearance OF te
were unfortunately compelled TO pass the night, were
rather uulnvitng On way across the missouri the
pigims on Their way 10 the City OF the Saints Ihey
were composed Of the lowest class OF ngush Wesh ana
Dntcb and were about the most abecily wrctched hu
man beings that has been misfortune TO look upon
One had only to look at them 70 appIecle MoIm9,sm
them by their leader Ga personaGo exactly answering
in his thrilling picture of frontier llfe, viz, "John
Brent y made me turn from them with feeling or SICK
ening disgust hope 10 visit salt Lake CITY before
tnrn NV face hOmeWald. when will send you sketch
| of Mormon life. Leaving Omaha We had pleasant iide
OF 500 miles, when We reached Cheyenne the 50 called
"Mago city" This is OF the irst OF lot OF cities
which form sueeessvely as the railroad progressed the
turers cufhroats thieves gamblers, &C. &c, who fol
low fortune by way OF the Union Pacho Railroad Inc
Cty' and Benton city We stopped at an three to
serve One description will for all VIZ: lot OF
shanes, one story high tents No. Nhien FORM al once
the business places and seepngrOOms O the occupants
Al least half Of the houses or tents, are drinking sa
looms, gambiinghells, and daneeh0uses; crime walks
uunOested through the streets, aud murder and violence
womenl armed TO the teeth ana the slightest Dlsn
derstanding results In murder In Laramie, IN one night
. two % a nS Sd Snd a e0G hoSS e rSSd o We
the grave Of at the foot OF telegraph pole aud
rope uttering the air gmly explained the manner OF
his death. IN Benton, on the morning OF our arrival
man meeting his employer and asking for his wages, was
answered by bullet through the heart In Green River,
from which place am writing "a collection OF mud how
als obont 10 miles i'm advance Of the railroad shooting
affrays are OF daily Yesterday three oc-
Cured and two mei wcre shot In front OF my store tho
Kew Marley who figured IN New-York some years ago as
~ Give Won an idea of frontier lie and tecanse
help expressing IN some slight degree the aston
shment that Eastern man feels at seeing every Gus
toner who into his store enter with pair OF re.
yovers or boweknife stuck In his belt rats
as the French say. left Benton city Tor this place a
distance OF 100 miles IN what ia called here mule train
that Is on heayHyoaded freight wagon drawn by four
mules, by which means OF conveyance you accomplish
from Is to Is miles a day, paying good round
sum for the privilege Of occasionally riding on tine said
wagons when the roads ale not too BAD ana icedng or
as they say here, gubbHg yourself IN this manner
crossed the Rocky Mountains through Bridgers Pass,
and trayersed the celebrated Bitter Crock country.
Nothing could write cOud give you any idea OF Tie
desOlaon aud barreuness OF this desert For nearly 200
miles the eye encounters nothing but sage brush and
sand Sometimes for two days at time you can mud no
water grass All tue water on the route is SO impreg
mated with aka 10 be unit for use aud tho suffer
sun pours down an day ON the unfortunate wayfmer,
bsterng his skin ana rendering nun almost iranliS WIN
thirst There beng no shetar OF shaue oi any hIhd au
water, you can imagine that mans heart SINKS with
in him There little game, AT least near the road
and is dangerous 70 depart from inc ah as he pOOu
thirsty sayages likely TO pOunce upon you AZ any mo
ment The food is principally salt bacon ana bread ana
were II not that my re furnished me with lew JACK
rabbits and hens, should have added the suffering
OF hunger that Of thirst. At night camp appoint
our guards ana hCrdsnen ana rest our nchqs upon INC
lap Of earth" The winds from the mountains are un-
blanket YOU are likely 10 experience tho extremes Of
heat and cold within the same "a hours. After II days
rved Green River City. where we now are: This, As
said before, is almost completely composed of doges
viz mud houses We have the usual complement Of ruff
fans gamblers, &c. and the few women who are here
the most abandoned wretches on The lace OF the
men, and most OF them having stabbed or sho somebody
Business here is at presnt dull but the Inhabitants have
great expeotatiOns OF things being lively" in few
weeks The railroad win probably be completed to this
place by October which will OF add TO 20 the pop
nlaton and consequently 20 the business Of the town
The sweet Water mines, about l20 miles in northeast
erly direction from here promise 10 do very we when
they can get mills erected and hydraulic pumps 10 work
have Just magnificent nugget from there, weigh
ing about six ounces intend to visit SWeewaor next
week when will be able 10 give you more ample infor
nation Should these mines out well It will Of course
add TO the Importance Of the town One woId In con
clusiOn 10 this hasty epstle, and that is 70 add
tribute Of admiration to the magnificent undertaking
viz, the Union Pacific Railroad The work is beng
pushed with uneKampled rapidy IN spite OF the tre
mendOus obstacles that have TO be met aud overcome
The track being laid at about the rate Of four miles
day. and the work. far as have been able % observe
Is well and eflectually done. At Sherman $500
feet above the Level OF the sea-tOcby near Heaven for
a railroad company imagine. 10 is great undertake
ing ana when finished will be OF those great works
that make American enterprise and energy the envy and
admiration Of the world.
" THE CANAIrSr. ACCIDENT.
At the COrOner's office yesterday, Coroner