To Idaho Emigrants

Headq'rs., D-eït. op ïbe Hsbthwest; ) Milwaüksb, Wis., Makch 14, 1864. J The indieatiansof aheavy emigration to the mines ol ïdaho during the coming season, across tbeplains and by the Missouri river, seem to reader it proper for the General Gómmanding thXj department to publish some iüformation and suggestions which emigrants will fiad it judicious to consider carefully. All information and every inaication from the plains of the upper Missouri, point to thecombinatioo of a powerful band of the Ehancktonnais Sioax,(who were driven to the upper Missouri by the expeditions of last year,) with the Unkappa and otherstrong bands of the Tetoü Sioux south of the Missouri,' to obstruct the navigation of that river and to resist the passage of emigrants across the upper plains. It sterns like ly now that a concentration of these tribes will be made early in the 9pring at some point on the Missouri abovo the mouth of Grand River. A largo foroe of cavalry, under General Sully will mareh against them as soon as the grass on the prairies is suffi cient to subsist the animáis, and give battle to the Indians or other wise secure peace with them. Until this expedition moves, it will be unsafe for sce .niers lo pass up the Missouri river abovo Port Pierre. The force under G-en. Sully will be strong enough to beat the Indians if found concentrated on the river. If the Indians fail to rnake this concentration, heavy forces oí cavalry will scour the country on both sides of the river, and after driving the Indians into the interior, wiíl pursue them during the summer, and either ibrce a battle or a peace. It is recommended, therefore, to emigrant8 by water that they communicate with General Sully on the Upper Missouri River, and do not attempt to pass in advanoe of his forces uDtil notified by him that it will be safe. As many na puü-ible oí the boats oarrying emigrants should go together, under some sort of organization, and it will be lound judioious to protect the vulnerable partb of the boat, by planking thera so as to be hullet.proof. It is soarcely necessary to say that the navigation of the Upper Missouri is difficult, and that the river in many places is very narrow aud tortuoua. Indians in ambush, and under cover of the banka, vvould have every advantage over even an equal nuinbor of the vvhites on steamboats. By keeping in the rear of Genei al Sully and on eontinuing. their voyage up the river after he notifies thein thut danger is past, the emigrante will no doubt be able to prosecute their journey ia safe ty. Such oi the emigrants as are going with trains overluud, from any point on the Missouri above Fort lïandall, are recommended to select a poiut of rendezvous on the river, at wbich to assemble as larga a forcé as possible, and there tnake some orgauizatioo which will place the whoie body uodei1 the direction of those meinbers of the party most experienced in Indian warïare and travel on the plains. Not less than three hundred men in a body sbould attempt to cross the plains at present from any point on the Missouri river, above Port Pierre. It is hoped that by the niiddle of the summer tbe expeditions agair.st the Indians will have renderea the travel across any portion of' ihe upper plains as safe as travel ui-ually is iu the Indiao country, where, under any circutnstances, men should journey iq Qonsjdera.ble parties and with evory procaution, The danger from Indians is confined almost cutirely to the soulh side QÍ the Misouri und to the immediate banks of river. A large cavalry forcé will set out lroin Missouri as early as poísible in the spring lor the Missouri river, near the mouth of Long Luke, and emi grants from that State can avail themselves oi the protection of this force if they thi.nk necessary. These suggestions and this advice are eommuicated tbus publicly, that they rnay reach as many as poBBible of those who piopose to einigrato to the gold regions this auminer. It is essenüul to their seuurity tbat they eonsider and act upoo this advioe carefully. It is propper to repeat, with emphasis, that the country along the bauka of the Missouri, above Fort Pierre, will most likely ba unsafe until Gen. Sully passes up, JOHN POPE, Major General ü. S. A., Com'dg Dept. of the Northwest. J55J" An anecdote worth laughinf ovur is told of a man who had uu infirmity, as wtll as un appetite for fish. - He was anxious to keep up his cbaracter for honusty, even while enjoying his. favorita meal ; and wfiile making a bilí with his merchant, the bonest buyer slipped a codíish up under his coat tail. But the gnrment was too short to opver up the theft, and the merohant perceived it. " Now,'' said the customer, anxious to improve all ftppqrtunitiea to cali attenlion tp his virtues, " Mr. Mcirchaot, I have traded with you a great ieal,' atid have paid you promp.tly aüd hon■SStly, havu't I ?" " Oh, yeSi'1 answerecl the inerchant, " I make no oomplaint." "■ Well,;' said the cuslotner, " I nlways insisted that honesty is the best. polioy, and tbp beat rule to live and die by.' " That's so," replied the inerchant. And the customer turned to do part. f' öqld on friend," ciied the mor chant, " speakiug of honesty, I have a bit of advice to give you. Whenever you corne to trade again you had botter wear a Ipnger coat, or steaj a shQj'ter codüsb.''