Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-09-10

sistinp on half ration of bread and meat,
with neither sugar nor coffee! He ex-
presses the opinion, that one hundred
Mexican soldiers could capture all the
supplies of Government stores from the
Cotton Wood TO Bent's Fort, if they only
knew their exposed situation. twas also
stated that The Dragons had only fifteen
rounds of ammunition with them. Mr. G.
saws that the Indians were in Santa Fe,
offering their services TO Gen. ArmlJo, on
condition that he should let them have the
spols which they might take from the
Americans, but that he had refused TO &C.
cep, the proposition. If he had acceded TO
it, the army might, possibly. have been
defeated. or their supplies cut off, which
would have caused great distress. Major
Clark and himself gave the men all the
powder which they could spare, and left
them.
On The 18th, he met twenty-five Gov
eminent wagons, in charge of Mr. Camp
bell and Mr. Coons, Of ST Lonis. He
learned from them that their camp had
been attacked on the night previous. and
that they had killed one Indian and
wounded another. Tha, night his camp
was attacked at Coon Creek, and an at.
tempt made TO run off his stock. !,
On the 10Th he met sixty wagons. load.
ed with merchandise, at Pawnee Fork,
belonging to ArmJo, MagotIin and others.
AT this point. he overlook len wagons on
their return from Bent's Fort.
On the 9th. al Cow Creek, met Messrs
| Barnes and Allen, with 81 government
wagons and 43 men. His camp was
again attacked, and an attempt made to
| drive off the animals-the guard fired on
! the Indians, but they contrived to steal
three Of Maj. Clark's mules, which caused
some delay. About three O'Clock in the
morning, they heard firing of muskeiry,
which they afterwards learned was from
MIR HOrner's company Of Is wagons at
Own Creek. Their camp had been
attacked by large body Of Indians, and
they were almost without powder. Maj
Clark gave them all he could spare. AT
Little Arkansas river, he met 46 wagons
belonging to Alguer and Paris, the latter
in charge of Messrs Stillman, w aldo and
holland. Two of their wagons had been
struck by lightning, and one man was
slightly injured.
On the 29lh, met Doyle and Garvey's
six wagons. with goods for the Indian
trade, and % wagons with stores for the
U. s. Army.
On the 22d, met McCaulley and SAP.
ford's wagons with merchandise; and also
two companies of Prices regiment, one
of them under Capt. Giddngs, al Cotton
Wood. with six baggage wagons.
On the 23d, met two companies of
same regiment at Council Grove, under
Capts. McMllen and HORNE, and also
forty three wagons loaded with merchan.
disc, belonging to r. Gentry. Same day
met command Of twelve men and four
howltzers.
On the 24th, met Maj. Spalding. As
sistant Paymaster, with twelve wagons
and two pieces of artillery, twenty -four
Founders. Met, also three companies of
Prices regiment. under command of
Capts. Henley, Robinson, and Holloway,
with a train of nineteen wagons; and the
five companies composing the battalion Of
Mormon infantry, and some emigrants to
California.
| On the 18th, met seven wagons belong.
ing to Tharp and Lee. with merchandise
for the mountains and Taos, at Swtzer's
Greek. Same day, met Lieut.. Col.
Mitchell and Maj. Walker, Paymaster,
and the remaining companies of Prices
regiment, together with Col. Price, at
Rock Creek.
On the 26lh, met Armijo, with thre en-
wagons loaded with merchandise, al
Hickory Point. Lieut.. Oxley was at the
same place, on his route; having been de-
layed by fall from his horse. Met, also,
81 wagons for U. S. A., in charge of
Thompson.
On the 9th, before arriving at Lnde.
pendence, met four wagons belonging to
Miller and Reed, and Mr. A. Armiic. who
had been detained by sickness, and was
then on his route to Santa Fe.
Mr. Colburn represents trade as being
extremely dull at Santa Fe. There was
heavy storm of snow in the Mountains
on the 9Th of June, and on the 10Th of
July he saw large banks Of snow. On
the 24th of June, there was a tremendous
udll S'OiHl VII lHe % 0HdEles, some Oh tne
stones measured nine inches, and he saw
one house which had holes cut through
the roof by it.
The corn crop was very poor. Mr. G.
expresses the opinion, tina, the horses of
the mounted men must suffer severely
during the winter, as there was but little
surplus grain in the country. probably not
exceeding eigh. thousand bushels of wheat
and no corn.
The Navajo Indians were committing
depredations on the Mexicans. They
killed one man and wounded another, on
the I'd ult.. within IL miles Of Santa Fe,
and were almost dailyrunning offiheirs,ock
Mr. Alvares, American Consul at Santa
Fe, was in feeble health. Mr. c.. records
the death. in March last, at Santana, of DIR
Henry Masure, brother of Dr. P. A. Ma.
sure, Of this city, who has been for many
years IN that country.
Absence of Mind.
The latest instance Of absence of mind, |
IS not by any means the Democratic meet
ing which assembled at the Court House
on Saturday last, for there was of course |