The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-06

except persons engaged in permanent business and
| OF respectable character" All mining operations
The country Of The reop =
proper one We are grati6ed that the miners have
adopted our susgestioDto stop a labor until these
assassans and robbers driven out and extirpaed
The other mining districts ought to tissue the same
decree and carry 1t out. The whole country viii be
o,errun by Mexican guerrias outlaws, pirates, and
the villains and desperadoss Of every land unless
prompt measures are adopted to expel them, at all
come ut last The outlaws and criminals every hue
and color, and from every cline are coming to Cali
Resistance to such villains Is obedience to Godn
Anarchy In the Mines,
fProm the Alta California Aug IL
The miners are up in arms, irrated beyond
endurance, and there is a universal sentiment of
hatred against foreigners. At the Mormon Gulch
resolutions have been passed drive all Mexicans
from the mnes; they have received notice TO quit
in fifteen days, or they will be expelled by force.
The citizens OF Stockton recently held meeting
at the owen House, in this city, and in view OF
" the alarming state of affairs in the San Joaquin
District consequent upon the recent cruel murders
perpetrated by bands of lawless robbers who nfest
the routes to the mines of that region" adopted
measures to restore tranquility and bring the guilty
TO justice. They determined TO raise a corps of
volunteer mounted rangers, and opened subscrip-
tion to organize and equip them. They opened a
roll at once, aud number of citizens subscribed
their names.
Overland Emigration to California.
from the Sacramento Transcript
A great variety Of estimates have been made of
the probable number on the way to this country.
All accounts agree that the rush this season is I'M
precedenfed. Fifty thousand is the most moderate
computation, and some Of the first papers in the
States think 100000 people have started on the long
journey across the plains. Occasionally we hear
accounts from advance parties, which truly
surprising Mr.. Collins, late a member of the
Illinois ha in
country. He left home on the Sth of May, and has
had a remarkably quick trip. He states that be-
fore he reached Fort Laramie he passed 5000
teams, and after leaving that point, although he
could not keep count, he thinks he passed twice
that number Of teams.
The following letter sent to the Mayor of San
Information Of a direct and reliable character has
reached us Of extraordinary suffering among the
land immigrants. Several who arrived few days
twenty dead bodies on the road These came to
their death from starvation Provisions gave entirely
out ana the only subsistence LETT TO the immense
train still on the way mules and horses The
grasses have given out also and the ules and
horses, their only hope, dying.
The following Is an extract from letter in the Sa-
eramento Transcript -
The number now on the plains is variOusly estima-
ted from $4,000 to 100 600 souls destined to this Edora
do the one half Of whom will not reach here without
suffering and one quarter without subssting their
animals, or enduring starvation. have hum
dreds more than $50 miles ON the other side Of the
Sink Of Mary's river, that were Of provisions or
u
wretch ed existence with animals that could never
reach the Desert by Of the scarcity of forage
Msry's river is six seven feet higher than Il
ever known to be before the bottoms where the only
feed grows almost entirely under water Not be-
ing able myself for several days get grass this
eide OF the river hired Indians for SIS to swim
and float some over to keep my animals from
perishpg Had been entirely destitute Of means as
thousands are would have suffered in that
In the manner From this circumstance alone
1t may be possible that three fourihs OF the anima
now ON the plains must perish from hunger, and the
Mt far ~ II.
self becomes a burthen.
Those who started late win fare stil worse a. the
season becomes warmer iced less and provisions short
er saw one man with two small boys 100 miles be-
yond the sink, who had left his wagon lost all his
four pounds Of rice another with his wife and chill
dr.n, overlook seventy i've miles beyond the Sink,
empty wagon the wife walking ahead, In the burning
sand AID searching 10 relieve the poor laden ami
mails that we're destined TO see the Sink saw,
on the road side where slices had been taken out Of
dead horses ana mules TO appesse tbs gnawipg spps
tites OF imnigr grants
The Sacramento Times says -
Mr.. T. A. Springer late publisher Of the Gslena
.qdrerfiser, arrived on Wednesday last He left his
rarity at PIacervle having reached there in Gig hty
i've days from ST. Josephs whence they started on the
2Nh April The immigration are reported generally
short Of provisions but in good h'alth No cholera
had been heard Of among them a. far as Mr. :. was
informed The only sickness was mountain fever,
which ~ss seldom OF a serious character;
great difficulty encountered on their journey was
the height Of the livsrr About twenty miles this side
Of the south Pass OF the Eosky Mountains they took
Aue Nu'-OHi tnthct tbt uirthnce 10 hIeeu
river n, two nnes. entirely without water They
found this stream very high requiring them 20 ran
their wef ana swim their animals Again ut Hams
Fork Of Green river, the same thing had TO be done,
a. also AZ Smiths ork on Bear river, and Thomass
lcik
From this point to the Soda Springs the rrass vas
plenty and good and road easy Here they took the
hudsPeih Cut on, very mountainous route, to Raft
Nnd Uoots rivrsi thence 20 Mays liver whore their
troubles commenced The valley IL almost entirely
inundated With water for three hundred miles While
IN u, there were but three nights when they not
ermpslltd TO cut the grass Tor THU, animals In water
from foot TO swimming dspth and in many instances
to rope aud haul IL over the river.
At this place The snimals gave out and lett the i'm
migrants without the 81 carry ing the supply OF
water rfguite in crofsiUg the desert After leaving
the Humboldt painful scene of dtvaststion and
mifery vas vitnessed- men who coua not speak from
thirst and Offering when FORUM ate enough TO have i
hYe dollars for drink OF water; animals dead aud
dying BY the path provisions. wagons aud every arti
Gle Of the tfa,slltrs necessity comfort cast away
MT kprDger's party found between 900 snd 90 per.
fCns Al the sink of Mary river the 18th Of this
month ~ the Cafcn valley they hrst met provisions,
train Of twenty Pack mules from house In this city,
which thsy advised Go push to the dossr The ira
ders here Canon valley buy bfok.n down sumas az
bcm one 20 twenty dollars the immigrants com
Islled 20 ~ them &C any price being too poor 20
travel fcrther 1he water and grass fine and the
animals viii soon crut 20 be Of perhaps to those
Who arrive there month hence.
They oar. SIS party came In the lawson route,
failing the Tfuckfe liver Cutoff from the sscona peak
q the mountains saving thereby about nfteen miles
for pack animals
The names ofthe six gentleman who came through
with Mr Springer. GrantJ Taggsrt Gsleus Iili-
pois; l. y. Springer. keokuk. Iowa. BALDWIN aud
islans, and Edwin jerks, Roscoe. Illinois.