Show army intelligence A small escort of twenty dragoons of 0 ibb tbt wagon road expedition from fort vort dalles on the columbia river to the valley of the great salt bait lake passed through the city on sunday last en route for camp floyd this expedition under the co com nana uana mirand nand of c captain if D wallen wallien eth infantry lett left the dalles on the eth of june with orders ordera to explore the different routes leading to thia this valley from the columbia river pleasuring the db dha and determining 4 A be tie shortest and best route for emigration from ft 0 M the states it has been ascertained that emigrants going to oregon ore on wod shorten the the distance at least one hundred red miles between salt lake and fort dalles dillea hv by leaving the tile california road at creek valley galley and following P raft baft at creek dian to the second croba croaa ine ins instead of Passi passing jg up the fort hall road to its intersect tio gioi 1 with col landers 7 road from fort lara nile the valley of raft creek is level from the california road and the grass is good alonz alone the creek second crossing distance tobe traveled in the valley thirty eight miles the emigrants on their way to oregon are getting ion remarkably well and are going thither in great numbers num bers bera captain command irow now encamped on raft creek will wilt remain out cat a month ion lon loner ioner longer er than contemplated when hen ordered into the field to offer all possible protection aud and assistance to those who are ar on an their weary pilgrimage the object of visiting camp floyd is to get an additional supply of provisions and other stores necessary for carrying out the views of mg brig gen geni harney commanding the department of or oregon LIST or OF officers ceas CERS ATTACHED TO THE expedition captain H J D wallen coma chomg expedition lat N D co ae E dragoons Dra dna goona and escort dr J R randolph medical staff ad D C houston engineer Erg ineer bt ad joseph nixon dixon top gop engineer ad F Meal Aleal lony C depot 0 on baft raft creek ad lippit al areno A A A A C S at depot |