Show the butth orders of geici alarney ll arney we have received a copy of special orders no 4 40 issued by gen harney directing the organization of an expedition to proceed from columbia R river ver to salt lake they are dated 11 ilea headquarters douai department of oregon fort vancouver W 1 april 11 the following officers are attached to the expedition capt wallen fourth infantry commanding in first boi bo leastle ny castle fourth infantry a nt ry first Joh johndon nion first dragoons I 1 first arst switzer first dragoons dra S 0 secord ord reno first dragoons ge second cond lacut houston engineers second second roberts engineers second dixon topographical topographical randolph engineers assistant surgeon ORDERS I 1 to increase the facilities of communication ca tion between the columbia river river and the valle valley yol of the great salt lake in connection with the overland route roue to the frontiers of the western states the following command will be at fort dalles to move from that point by the lat of june next for the purpose copening oo oi opening pening a good wagon road to the snake river in the vicinity of the mouth of the malteur malheur river and from thence to a point called cald city rocks at the junction oi of the road from forts I 1 orts lara amie inie and bridger badger with tho road from fort hall to the 61 bait lake city viz companies E aud and if of f the first dragoons company 11 II of the fourth re regiment of infantry Iri detach detachment ment meni ol 01 oi engineers I 1 engineers ngi company A capt henry D lV lavallen wallen allen fourth infantry commanding detailed detail ed instructions will be given capt wallen ll II brevet second L lieutenant ou dixon corps of topographical engineers wi will 11 report for duty with this command the detachment of engineri engineers Engine ei eis s will be provided with the necessary ry floats and d implements to facilitate the pas passage of a any ny streams this command may be required lequir ed to cross III the quartermaster subsistence ordnance and medical departments at fort vancouver will furnish tour four months supplies to this command with the necessary transportation assistance and means to enable it to accomplish in in a complete con and thorough manner the of this order IV the medical Dirt tr idill ill des designate nate in time an officer or of lna his department to accompany com pany this expedition V company G third artillery will relieve company II 11 fourth infantry by the may next at fort cascades by oi older der of gen harney II arney mined A capt second Dra dragoons Drar A A A gen 1 to ca capt 1 t wallen fourth infantry fantry Ir co com inina |