Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-06-02
ROAD MEETING.

ROA ID M EE 1NO.
public meeting of the citizens of this place
was held on yesterday TO adopt measures in rela-
tion to the improvement ofthe road from this place
to Little River, via Webber's Falls
J.P. MAREAN, ESQ.,, was called to the chair, and
]. ]. GREEN, ESQ.,, acted Secretary. A COM
mit,ee was appointed which among other matters
reported the appointment of Dele
gates to attend any meeting that might be held by
the citizens of the Cherokee naon TO consider this
subject.
At,he meeting we learned that the Cherokees have
expressed desire TO improve the communication
between this place and Little River, on the North
side of the Arkansas and Canadian rivers, which
thew say can be done but little cost-the natural
advantages Of the country through which the road
can be carried, being of superior order.
We are gratifed to the Cherokees, who are
so deeply interested in keeping up the communica-
tion through their country, moving in this mpor.
tant matter; and we can assure them, from the
spirit manifested at the meeting, the citizens Of this
place, also. fully appreciate the mutual benefits to
be derived from this enterprise, and will unite with
them hand to hand, shoulder to shoulder, 10 carry
it out.
The delegation appointed by the meeting TO con-
fer with the Cherokees, ure, Messrs. ]. B. OGDEN,
P. II. WHITE, and THos. H. JOHNSON.
DISTRESSING AcclDENr.-Perilous Escape
the nigh! Of Sunday. the Goth ult., Capt JOHN
HARTGRAvEs, of this county. was returning home
from visit in the neighborhood, riding mule,
n nd hon
very dark. When near the Beaver Pond hills,
near Lees Creek, his mule wandered from the
road. He perceived that his mule was descending
steep descent, and he attempted to throw himself
off, upon the upper side but before he alighted, he
discovered that it was over precipice, and clung
to the horn Of the saddle, and thus pulled the mule
over into chasm, some or 8 feet deep, and 2
or wide. He fell on his back and the mule upon
him. He was protected from the whole weight
Of the mule by rock which projected from the
bottom but still the mule covered him enough to
keep him down and render his situation painful.
He haooed and made efforts to be heard for some
time; but despairing Of relief from any other
quarter, he took his knife and cut the mule until
1t died-he then cut it into several pieces but not
whenever the violence Of the wind abaied. FL
nally, after being in that situation over an hour,
almost suffocuted by the dead BODY of the mule,
the blood and water which had washed into the
chasm, he was heard by Mr.. Swearingen, a
neghbor, who with difficulty. upon account of the
darkness, found him, but was compelled to return
| and get an axe with which he cut up the mule.
nd ,od b,,, ,ho
was in such an exhausted condition that he could
not get him out. He then returned and brought
bedding, upon which he laid Captain H., and re-.
manned with him until morning. The darkness
and storm precluding the possibility Of finding
any of the neighbors' houses, the more than
a mile off.
Capt Hartgraves was taken home the next
exhausted condition. And we happy 10 learn
he is fast recovering from both.
CALIFORNIA EMIGRANTS MURDERED.
The following note was received from Colonel
Upshaw, the Chickasaw A gent. reporting the mas
sacre of 26 men. Colonel U. does not say where
those emigrants are from, but we suppose, from
the route they were on that they are Texans:
. .. CHlcKAsAw AGENcY,1
May l5h, 40.
have just heard that all Of party Of % per-
sons who left Texas some two weeks since for
California, have been killed by the Indians,
except two persons who made their escape.
was told that this party of emigrants, at
Preston in Texas, on the South bank of Red River,
opposite tine Mouth of False Washiia. and while
there said all they wanted was Indian fight
1t appears they got one. am in hopes that there
is something wrong about the report, and these
poor fellows have not been massacred. If get
ia rher information | will write to you by next
mall 1t is the general opinion that the tale is
too true.
Your friend, A. NJ. NJ. UPSHAW.
Col. G.. w. CLARKE.