Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-11-07
THE OVERLAND IMMIGRANTS.

the Committee of Relief. dated Sacra
mento City, September 9th, furnishes
some information relative to the over
land immigration. After detailing the |
measures which he had taken for the
relief Of those whom he had met at
Carson River, he says:
For Several days before leaving the
station, | sought from every available
source, information about the numbers
and condition Of the immigration still
behind the result of which satisfied me
that there were about 10000 on the
way this side of Sal, Lake and Bear
River who had not crossed the Great
Desert, at least one-half Of whom
would be destitute Of teams and sub.
sistance before reaching Carson river.
About one half of these immigrants
were deluded by false reports, and led
10 take wrong road from Salt Lake,
leading around to the South of the
Lake and uniting with the old road on
Humboldt River, about 300 miles above
the Sink. The distance by this road is
greatly increased, and desert about
ninety miles long has 10 be crossed.
| Most of the animals on this route
persisted on the desert, and not under
the hardships of the road, but persisted
for want Of water and food. Those
who are fortunate enough TO get over
the desert will still have 10 travel nearly
three hundred miles before they reach
Carson River, and but few of them
will reach this point with any means to
purchase subsistence. ! was credibly
informed that several thousand persons,
among them many families took this
road; but up TO the time of my leaving
Johnson's station only few of these
(no families) had passed on their way in
thus leaving room fer the fear that
much sufferings behind among this body
of the immigration.
f At the time of my departure from
D Johnson's station, provisions were ex
/. eeedingly scarce among both immi
/ grants and traders, but met on the roat
t large supplies in the hands of enter
t prising traders. think, therefore, tn,
amount Of provisions en- route to thu
desert in the hands of traders, and tn,
o amount lately sent forward by the &C
tive benevolence of the citizens Of Cal
4 ifornia, may be sufficient to supply tn
immigrants.
The Carson river road seems 10 b,
l. the only road travelled by Immigrant
> in great numbers, the Truckee rout,
l. having been abandoned on account o
high water and other causes.
INDIAN DIFFICULTIES.
A letter in the Alta California, dateC
q American bar, Feather river, says:
4 / have recently learned of a desper
ate battle took place between the mi
ners and Indians several miles above
The Indiana having been guilty o
1t many unprovoked outrages and muir
ders, the whites formed corps of rifle
d men for their common defence. Will
. seven or eight of the company wer'
out prospecting, they were suddenly
: attacked by party Of fifty or sixty
of the natives, some of whom wer
!. armed with pistols which had been i'm
pruden,ly sold them by the whites.-
s The men stood their ground, and wer
!, soon reinforced by the commando
!. Capt. Sanger and some others wit
j heard the firing and rushed TO their aid
!, This little band stood their ground TO
!. three hours under terribly hot sun ant
f in most disadvantageous position, iii
at last The Indians, disheartened b,
=. their slain, retrealed.
}: Capt. Sanger was MORALLY wounded
+; and three others severely; the forme
!, was from Massachusetts, and tn
e latter from Maine. Ii. Johnson starte,
0 the next day with the entire force. an,
completely broke up all the enemy
J. villages or camps, and entirely route'
|. the scoundrels, so that no Government
S cid will be needed at present. He i
:. quite sure that he heard either an Irisl
IS or Scotch voice among the enemy
perhaps some disgraced minor. TIL
Maine and Massachusetts, men wer
dreadfully exasperated by the attacl
on their friends, and took fearful ven