New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-13

.iped " ArtaIs-1es, Of which NJ T. &. Is proved
the lDnor.
Krckerbecksr Company OF New-York-
Great sunerings-Compsny broken up
Arrival at the DisGinss-Fate Of other
portions OF the Company-Dsath oil
Member.
| The folio wing letter from Mr. Andrew Smith came
b. the Enoirs City TO Capt Theodore Smith Il gives
interesting particulars in relston to the fate OF the
Knicksrbocker Company which Jeff this City on the
sth Of February last undsr Capt Eooets, and will be
Interesting to those having friends in that expedition
Coz unss,,.a 80 n. rreun.
WOODS CzxKK, CAL sept 81, lsw.
DEAR Cart At last sfssr seemingly an age
Of travelling. I am at the California gold mines,
the long sought for place to which | set my lace
for period OF 923 days, having arrived here three
| dsysaso. the slh. will not attempt to write
you q histo y of the vicisstudes. szterins' AMI
horrors that attended that Inflated band. the
Knickerbocker Exploring Company for where
they are. or have been for three months, cannot
tell. OF the 70 men comprising that company,
only one got ahead of myself, and he "a. Bancssrl
probably went to San Francisco, and can pretty
safely say that sm the hrst knicserboeSer on
the oisgings EFF Santa Fe June ., with four
of the company only. Pscklns-Psssed doHs the
Rio Grsnde and crossed at Socorro, where we laid
| 10 for few days during which 4 company of
| about 100 vas formed Of mostly Texans. Left
| there June Is for Cooks trail; had tine horse
/ and two pack-mules with provisions for t~o
| Notwithstanding good with the exception OF
two iorusdss Of about 50 mills each. to a Mexican
i town lsd Tsuson. From thus place by Cookies
route to the Gila II SIS miles. without drop Of
water but we hired AZ Apache, who promised to
iuter,ss, the CHA farther up at " mIles Let
this place 80 strong, July 10, sse Pm OF thst
| srse number not three were In company on
striking the ella The guide proved traitor, and
the W. alter which we packed for " miles having
| been exhausted, the most terrible OF suherings
commenced, the day ll,h) being terribly hot
reached the river in ~ hours, hating four hour,
| with my animals, bat many valuable snlmas with
their packs were iett and lost In consequence OF
| heir owners rushing tor the river. Passed down
the Gtia on which my horse was stolen by the
| Aoacbes TO the Colorado. Here my provisions,
| luggage &c were put on a rate according TO the
| zines thea and propelled by four Juma Indians
| swimming It over the river, the owners being
| Obliged 10 swim alter or bold on behind the cur
| rent CARRYING raft down about two and a half or
| three miles before landing. Alter this come the
| mules The payment then was shlrt Tor each
| mule and Blanket Tor each rait Lett the Colo
RADIO and entered that fearful desert which hsd
| been a dread so long, on the 3lG July, a. Pm
| psc king seven gallons of water. intending some
| Tor my mules Found well at 20 miles, st which
| re stopped half an hour. Soon after this | inten-
tlonslly dropped behind, knov ing that many could
| not be induced ~ pack suttclency Of water for
| personal use. At 81 miles came up with the rest
AZ some wells recently dog, at which a lew quart.
| were obtained Tor each mule. t. enty miles from
this was lake five miles long. which we had no,
| ard Of remained here one day. Ten miles FAR
Their on was river, which did not exist ia o months
before vhich ~e had TO sx IN its source or mouth
no one mas idea OF. Arrived at, w arners Rancho
~ a starving condition, Aug. at Pueblo de los
| Angeles 4th, not going by the way Of Saa Diego.
Saw the Pacific Ocean goth At BuenAventura, the
rosd then tor ~ miles being on the shore At this
place | left one VI my two mu IS, II being worn
ogt; and after that 70 this place, the distance
| being 500 miles did not ride rod. In eonse-
laence Of this Bsncker, one Of us five knlcker.
| bOckers. tthe others being tar behlndl got on
ahssd Of ma. Having space will give you what
| have gathered Of the other knickerbockers.-
| While at Santa Fs most OF the wagons sold,
| the owners packing. About 200, among whom
wnJ. p. Hoyt, started on what 10 called the span
ish Trail, having with them an old guide. At
| 200 miles they came 20 an lnpsssabis river called
tue Chsmois, the melting snow causing II 10 be
unusually high. Their only alternative was 10 re-
| turn and follow the Rio Gfsnde down, and come,
| some by Kearneys and some By Cookies Trail,
| some three or four weeks after did. Arryiog a,
| Warmers Rancho heard that the most, among
| whom was J 2 Hoyt went TO San Diego 10 take
| vessel 10 San Francisco. -Four Of the wagons
| we're 10, sod At Santa re. AMI on my way down
| the BIO Grande | passed them. Geo. Derrick
.tiil beng OF the five OF No q, this being the
| wagon mad belonged 20. heard that they after
| ward sid these aud packed; aod 4 rgmOr also
came tna. one Of these after persisted on the way
| he "a In NJ
Among the latter party vas Ebbetr,.
The creek which | am bow mining 10 a
| branch Of the Tenolomie, this being branch OF
the San Joaquin. and 10 about 22s miles east Of
San francisco, IS from Stockton, which 10 q rem
devious recently started. arrived on the morn
ing Of the lsrh sold my mule, bought pick, shovel,
crowbsr and pan and commenced digging before
nisht, BAT did not sesa grain. Next day, with
| p.ftaer sunk two holes in the bed OF the river
DIP without success when bat six feet from Us
three men took cot during the day s27:. Yesser-
day We were carrying dirt 80 rods 70 wash al
day, averaging only about two bits %
pan fall, until the last one, when got about o.
Tne Old miners however, frequently get little or
| nothing for q week, and then perhaps take cut
one Or tFo pounds IN one day 5Gch 10 luck.
| The Sacramento digglnss are said TO Do rather
better than these, but there 10 great deal OF
sickness there, and many are moving this way
intend after while % 90 into Winter quarters
az there somewhere, in the ooqrss Of month or
SIX weeks The Sonorlsns Mexcans are the
most successful, and At some Of the mines han
dreds have been driven out BY the Americans. the
usual process being 70 give them 4 shor, notice
and then rob al that re ain over
There are AZ this place sb1uf 500 Of al nations
some Chinese, many CbilisDs from Valparaiso
There are located here sboat loo tents | an now
writing IN ous owned by 4 Mr.. Williams, from
Connecticut Board 10 Q, per day. which 10 lower
han it b.s been before Flour &c, Sugar SIC
Bssf Soc, Pork Soc per pound. l bay and cook tor
myself and i've for about o. day. One little Ar
rele, stls-sras, Il sls per pOand-thers 10 none
IN the eoGntry. A SMITH.
ERRArA-The types yesterday made 10 say
the .snps hsd rot bssn lighted In csaaLst from
Hassoa 70 Green vieh last week ne wrote <nos In