Show communicated FORT bridgett BRIDGER U T february 1865 editors vedette edette Tr I 1 seat myself t to 0 lot you know how bow we the enlisted men at fort bridger celebrated the memorable of 01 january the anniversary of our vic victory 0 over tho the indians at bear river lv WT r ajan jan 1863 agthe As tho came on sunday this year ive we had to postpone the festivities until monday evening when we had one ot of the finest bluest balls ever given at fort bridger the room was decorated with evergreen transparencies sabres fabres and carbines while last but not least amongst the decorations were about twenty ladies which made it one of the most agreeable parties ever given at fort bridger the getting up tip of the supper was conducted by serg parley farley of company M 31 2nd and caa C V and it was indeed a feast for you know that mr stultz of the camp douglas bakery cant be ba beat beai in his line there were but forty seven tickets sold owing to the limited size of our hall they tripped the light fantastic until half past fout four when we I 1 all dispersed highly pleased with the arrangements range ments only that we did not have ft to doover doover by giving i this a place in your columns you w will ill oblige oie ov or subscribers we WB are under obligations to the telo tele gridli operators of S L city for the following mud springs feb ath 9 P M it is doubtful whether we can keep the line in order until the indian are arc driven entirely off the party which went to repair it report two p polls cut down and the wire carried off from four poles we have been obliged to take the wire cast to repair it it will be difficult to them successfully till we have cannon to dislo dislodge doe them from the places where cavalry cannot charge the skirmish today to day was very brisk for two or three hours boura the indians indian were on the hills at daybreak day break evidently meditating meditation an attack and commenced it soon after the arrival of our maio main body we were taken greatly at disadvantage our men and stock having traveled all night r for two nights in in succession cession there are arc several points commanding the station where the indians crept under tinder the banks and in gullies where the cavalry could not charge 0 at one point they came within seventy five yards the most of our men were wounded in contending for this point the indians were armed with hawkins mississippi or enfield en held rifles some had bad revolvers they generally fired too high else we should havo have lost many men soon after noon their fire slackened and they I 1 gradually gsa t adu duAlly ily drew off to the bluffs and disappeared about dark As soon as we could get po possession session of the two most troublesome points wo we dug daig a rifle pit on each which are now occupied by our men so far as we can judge thoy they were clio annes with perhaps some Sioux and Caman Cn manches clies ani and some white men different officers estimate the number from five hundred to one thousand and the number wounded from ten to twenty at least five hundred could be counted at one time they were on all sides of us its but when they came within gun tin shot they were either riding at full speed or in in am ambush birgh wo we expect them tonight to night or in the morning and shall be better prepared the men were ill all evidently wil willing ling t fora for a fl fight ht but I 1 am sorry they could not have a fair chance 40 PUBLIC LANDS lams the gov government rement las has since july 1863 disposed of 34 2 acres of the public land and has now surveyed and opened for settlement acres what a country THE shipments of bullion from reese river now amount to twenty thousand dollars per week rush valley and bingham carion will come in after a while go slow 40 EIGHT VETO Go governor vornor blasdel bladel of nevada has bas reached his eighth veto lively old time between betwee rr him and the 06 legislature just now ARMY horses the united states army uses up horses pe per anni annum iiii so says a veterinary surgeon but we do not believe him 1 california did not produce as much wheat barley oats oata and rye during the year 1864 as she did in 1863 corn was the only article exhibiting any increase ie 0 tim INTERNAL REVENUE TAX now produces about three millions annually it is thought 0 bt with proper management it will vill reach not less than five millions 0 ai EGAN CANO the social company has shipped ounces of biff bullion liou within the past two weeks that is doing in t very well GEN SICKLES this officer is expected to arrive in san Franci francisco seq toay bilay to ay he comes to the department on an inspecting tour K STEVENS of pennsylvania is the oldest member of the house of representatives ago age seventy one years |