New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-06
Ilis,reaa Amona lie EmiAranta,

Ths number now or the plains is varionsly est
mated from so 900 to 100 600 sous destined 20 shs
lei Dorado the one half of ~hom will notreacn mere
without suffering and one qa&ttsr WITHOUT saoSlss
ing on their animals or enduring starvation nave
seen hundreds, more than l5O miles on the 0ther
aide of the Sink of MARY = river, that were out OF
provisions or bad but fe " pounds to sustain a
inisern bic and wretched existence, with animals
that could neverTesch tho Desert by reason Oh the
scarcity OF forage.
Mary's river ia six seven feet higher than 1t
was ever known 70 Do ba'ore; the bottoms, where
the only feed grows, are almost entirely under va.
ter Not being able myself, for several days, to get
grass on this AIDE of the river, hired some Indians
for SIS 10 swim Actoss aud fOAt sOme over TO keep
my animals from perlshlng Had | been entirely
destitute Of means, as'thousands are would have
aufiered in that particular In the same manner.-
From this circums tspce alone, it may be possible
that three ourtha OF tho animals on the Platna
must perish from hunger, and the immigrant, Win
bis scanty fare nust foot it till life itself becomes
burden.
Thoae who started late will fare htill worse; as
the segson becomes warmer, feed Less and proVis.
long ahorter saw one man with two small boye,
OSniles hey ond the Shk, who had left his wagon
aud Loaf all his animals but one, and all the pro-
vision he had was threa OK four lbs. of rice. Anoth
eg, with his wife and children, overlook 70 miles
beyond the Sink with -four horses that were just
able 10 move with she empty wagon the wife
walking ahead, IN the burning ga nd and soorchlng
SUM- to relieve the poor laden animals, shat were
destined never to see the SINK. saw, on the road
side where sices had been taken out OF dead
horses and mues TO appeasc the gnawing appe-
.tites ofimmigrants. Sacramento Transcript
A meeting was held at San Francisco on the
24th of July, to deeise mcan6 to relieve this suier
ing The call of the meeting Gays;
Information OF direct aud reliable character has
reached uB of exTaoi binary suffering among the
@overland immigrants Several who arrived few
DAYS since NJ Sacramento Ctp ataie that they IA ~
IS or 90 dead bodies on the ruad These came to
their death from starvation. Provisions gave
tirely out and the only subsistence now left TO the
immense train atill the way, are mules aud
horges. TIE grasses have gwen out also and even
.he muos and horses, their only hope, are dying,
Distress Among tho Overland EmigFauts.
Che Sacramento Iames speaking Of the over.
land Emigration, says
Owe are told that there IS scarcely party who
have NOT been some time on shors allowance, that
the road il lined with dead animals, acme from ex,
hsustion, others slaughtered Tor food aud partly
oousumed, and that great namoera OF travellers had
Iost nil their animals and were packing their scanty
uupples on their back. almost ready themselves 30
e;ve out worn down and omsClatod by their long
Journey and prvstions. These cases are among the
stronger sex-but short distance behind them are
hundreds of women and children, doomed to the
same sufTerings, and die, too, we fear, unless the
hand of charity is quickly extended. at Carson
River Eoms supplies found, but generally at
price beyond the means OF the needy TO purchase,
hour and hard bread at 81 per TO- The loss of stock
prevents the carrying Of supplies of water over the
long stretches of desert and on there is the most
EXQUISITE suffering experienced