| Show news hews from the east by bebr br E T mumford who arrived from F fort ort supply on friday last we received a letter from br lewis robison llo Ilo bison inclosing a note written by D W jones at devils gate dated april brought to fort bridger by arr air indian for the purpose of being forwarded to the valley which is the first news received from that point or any other beyond green river since the november novi ember mail passed there about the last of february all baswell wa was well swell there and r getting along 0 first rate A few days dave previous to the date of the thie note three head I 1 of stray cattle came to the fort one of x which illich they had to kill to td eat and the other tw two 0 they were working which they considered a ve very ry providential occurrence the mail company with IV A hickman which left here oil on the of did not arrive thele there till the gih of mar march ch and lert left on th the esth 0 P rockwell with the march maii mail passed on the all hands bands were well rockwell left at the fort pounds of flour 50 60 pounds of which they had yet oil oli hand and hoped that it would last till more arrived G AV boyd was at laramie lar amie taking card care of br John johnson gorl who was sick but t getting better letter 11 many indians had been lieen about the fort sho and Rapa hoes all very friendly the goods left there last fall were sare sate and in good condition the animals left by the mail maii companies coma werd verd were doing we well weil 11 this item of intelligence solves the question about the delay of the mail froin independence to this late date as it would be nearly impossible for the company with br lir hickman to reach independence after the esth of march in time thae to start back with the mail on the letof iet let of april in the condition the roads roada then were and it is not probable that any mall mail left independence po pen dence for tor this territory till the iet let of this month and consequently none maybe may be expected in that event till the tha last list of the month 0 or the of june at forts supply and bridger matters and things were right side up I 1 |
