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Show THE TRIBES. Woo are Devastating the Laor1, Mennirjg. of Course the Tudlans and Tramps. Corrupt and Incompetent Administration Admin-istration Responsible for tlie Troublous Pests. . ! Bridger as a Summer Resort. (.Correspondence of tho Herald Ft. Bkidqeh, Wvomino. July 14, 1878. Coming down on the train tbe other day we had for lellow pasuengera the father and two brothers of T&mbugo, (the Indian recently banged at Boise for tbe murder of Ruoden at Fort Hall.) who. beavilv ironed, were be ing taken by military escort to Fort Leavenworth. At Evanaton and other point the Indiana on the platform were invited to look at the captive boat ilea and judging from the open-mouthed open-mouthed astonishment and round-eyed round-eyed wonder, exhibited tbe eOecl jiudt have been salutary. Tne con-venation con-venation of the passengers wts largely on Indian subjects, and the general opinion appeared to be that while uo excuse could be made for the style uf warfare adopted by the aavaed, Btill in nine ciwee out ot ten, the immpdiste ciice ol ail lndiau trouble is t lis honety and untair dealing ou tb part o( the whiter. Meanwhile our aUcution watt clled lo tbe presence of an evil that will erf loug over-Bhadow all lad i ad troubled. Tramp! Trump! Tramp! the tramps are tramping! Here, there, every where with bo apparent objective point and with uo apparent ubject iu lifo other than lo tramp fonliuualty. The bland, that tram pa eastward this week, will next week be seen adopting Horace Greeley's advice and with the star ol empire, taking their westward way. They are a most unmitigated nuisance, subaiatiug by begging and stealing, occasionally varying the programme by the murder and rob-beryof rob-beryof some poor unowabed watchman. From a gentleman living on the line of the road, who haa made tbe tramp a study, I learn that nearly every one of tbe innumerable bosU who tramp across, tho continent, is a full fledged, icd communiet. Tney are fully organized organ-ized with regular signs, passwords aod head-quarters in the various lar-e trade centred. Meantime the people and their rulere appear afraid to lo-jk tbe situation fairly and squarely in tbe face. Foreign immigration is per j mitted to continue unchecked, the! inv intion and manufacture of lubor- j saving machinery is not only allowed i but encouraged, congress is still voling aid and aubaidy to railroad monupuht s ; aud soulless corporations, thu bunion uf j taxation is imposed on the poor man's shoulders while tbe rich mau'a boniJu are untaxed and untaxable. With a government thoroughly permeated j by fraud abd corruptiou, the general1 tone ol legislation appears to be wroug ' and mischievous, having a tendency to make the rich richer, aud the pour poorer, until some fine evening' the lurid torch of tbe incendiary will I diBplay to our aflrigbted gaze the knile of the midnight nesuauin, audi the fearful scenes of 171)5, and the; horrors of the commune will be re ! enacted in UiU laud oi baaated liberty and equality. Tbtu wdl be shown tbe foresight of the republican leaders when U. S. Grant, with aa sistance from lore:gn Bdortu, ahull, at the head 6f an aimy of half a minion of men, assume a military dictator ship, and ihe problem nf tne kucccs-j of a republican form uf gnvernmen in America will then be finally Bolved. But pardou this digression, as I started to write ol' Bridger, ihe mosl beautiful aud romantic epot in thfi Rocky Mountains. Iu IS-jG or IS07 James Bridijor, who claimed the pi by virtue uf a Spanish yr.tnt, su!J Hie eame to Salt Lake parties lur 18.000. A settlement was started and fortifi-rations fortifi-rations built by the purchasers. After the occupation by United States troops a proposition was made to the government to lease tbe place at the rate of $i00 per annum. Since the evacuation cf the post by (tie troops this summer, the parties iu interest b&ve presented their claim for tbe ground, as well as one fir iwenty-one years' rent n itu , inter!, which will mak'J the ; neat little sum of $20,000. Um ' no matter how it shall be decidvd, 1 whether the Salt Lake parties est.tb- ! lia-h their title, whether the reservation j fchall revert to the Uuitetl Stales or whether it ahall be thrown opeu for preemption and settlement, tbe fact plill remains undisputed that Fort Bridger is aa fair a spot no e'er the sun shone on. As an oasis to the thirsty traveler on tbe Sahara, its tho vegaa is to the weary sand-sick pilgrim pil-grim of the southern land, so is Fori Bridger to him who jourueyeth adoAn the alkali 0. ts and barren etretcues of tbe torpid Muddy, with a climate un-equaled un-equaled lor refreshing coo!nees during the summer months, with unetirpasaed mountain scenery, with water cold i clear Bparkliog and bright, with the streams filled with trout and the hills alive with games. Bridger is tact be coming the moBt popular Bummer rtiort between Omaha and San Francisco. Fran-cisco. Easy of access (only 10 miles from the railroad) it is destined noon to take tbe front rank, among pleasure resorts. Mine Huat, Harry Rickard, dispences good cheer and I am informed in-formed that in connection with the well known and genial Dick Hamilton, Hamil-ton, he proposes soon to enlarge hie accommodations and put in practice the talk of yoara. Success attend their efforts! Whether it shall be the fate ot tbe subscriber to revisit thia spot soon or never, he will over bold in kindly remembrance the deltas of Bridger and the hoapitablo chivalous 8ou th who dwell therein. C, |