| Show eastern mail the mau mail which left independence november 1st alst arrived at laramie on the the same day is was due here bere we learn by mr little that the carrier east of laramie reported the snow very deep on the I 1 entire route except sixty miles I 1 we are also informed that mr butlers train of 13 wag gons were blocked in with snow at ash hollow and 50 oxen bad died that cattle and even een indian ponies had died at and in the vicinity of laramie I 1 ind and that a decisive pi proof bof of a deep snow and hard haid winter was manifested by the buffalos buffaloe Buff alos gathering in the vicinity of the fort so that they could be shot any time without the trouble of oE hunting them there was quite a thaw at and around laramie during 4 or 5 days tife th e last of nov and first of dec which abated the snow consid considerably embly mr little received the mw mail at laramie dec and making his way jaitly through an unknown c country the snow being so deep at the pass lie he could not pursue the usual route snow generally in his path from IS 18 inches to 4 feet in an unceasing storm of snow from the platt i to fort bridger so that he could discern no mountains or beacons to direct his course and so cold that sometimes h he dare not close his eyes during the night being lost for two days and during that time without fire food sleeper slee por grazing finally arrived at fort bridger where he was informed I 1 he e could go no further on account of odthe the snow but nothing daunted mr little procured procura proc q ome om e of the best horses known bythe by the flathead flat head tribe who ire are famous for good stock and broke his bis way to the weber and although several al gentlemen accompanied him his flathead flat head bead horses had to break the track almost the entire distance notwithstanding one or two other noble animals died in consequence of a short attempt to lead leaving his horses at weber as any further farther attempt to get them through would be useless mr L commenced drawing the mail bags of on the snow in par flesh but after a few miles hauling 0 found it impossible cached the news bag and continuing with the letter bag arrived on the having dragged the mail by hand near 40 miles over snow in the Wasatch from 10 to 20 fret feet in depth in many places I 1 during the storm near the pass mr robert holladay holaday hollay holay da y who was travelling tra velling in company with the he mail became so chilled that he fell from his bis horse which made its way to camp when mr little dispatched a messenger with his horse 11 1 or 2 miles and found mr H in the snow snow shook him up mounted him and brought baroug lit hito in but he was so far chilled as to fall fal from his horse again on arrival at camp these are some of the beauties of mail carrying in in the rocky mountains and although this one on trip is not half told we have said enough to show that none but men of the most undaunted courage and unyielding perseverance perse Trance would attempt a passage across the mountains under such circumstances such men we have or we should not have half a mail for very few I 1 men could be found who would not have cached both bags instead of one to give eive a be beauty duty to the whole we wilt will add that mr litile limle broke his ancle about one week before he I 1 left laramie and when he be sl started arted and for some days after afler wasso was so lame he could not net put bis foot in the stirrup but he was obliged to walk pi n the soft snow and broke the path much of the way and that was quite a relief to him 1 1 if we had bad a m v beekly mail to the states there would I 1 be a p path ath constantly trod I 1 and no such severe trouble 1 I would exist t |
