Show withdrawal of troops from utah we extract t the he following from the orders of seer secretary detary floyda io in illation to the troops in utah the military force of or the department of utah will be reduced to three co companies rn panie s of the ad dragoons three companies of ath artillery aur including the battery now how there and nour four companies compan ies iea of the loth infantry col P st george cook cooked ad dragoons I 1 is a assigned ned to the command lieutenant liette nant colonel smith loth infantry will remain with W ith that portion portio of his bis regiment the remainder of the force now in utah will be withdrawn as early as possible in the he spring three thice three of the six companies of the loth infantry to be withdrawn will take post poet at fort laramie the other three companies of the loth infantry and the two companies of tho ad dragoons will occupy ft garland new mexico the ath regiment of infantry will relieve ad infantry in new mexico the ath infantry wu will also ilso take post in that department four companies at the gila copper mines and six companies companie dear near the mines in ir arizona the troops moving from utah to ne nev new ner r mexico will proceed by two general routes the dragoons and ath infantry via gos bridgers bridgets pass sangre de christi christl pasa pass and fort garland their supplies will be replenished pleni leni ieni lenisher shed at cheyenne pass by a train from fort port ort La laramie Tamie the ath and three compa companies nies niem of the loth infantry will move tip up the tile spanish fork thence across to the head of white river and down that str stream earn eara or as direct as possible to green river at dreen river a strong part party for the purpose of exploration wilbe will wiil be detach detal ed and proceed with packs in the 9 general beneral direction of the spanish trail via dolores river as directly as possible to santa fe tho the remainder of the column will continue on the route followed by co I 1 L ring to the valley of the rio grande shortening and improving tha the road wherever it is practicable the department commander will direct the details of these movements as circumstances may require |