Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-07-17

have, ere this. perhaps. heard Of the prob
able murder of D. B. Woods, of Centre
Xvile. and James L. Russev. of Muncie
!. town. They left their camp some 1--WE
Eweeks ago. 10 find good mining distric
4 for themselves and company. expecting t
be absent but one day. They took pro
visions for only that length Of time. Nigi.
liant search has been made for them. bu
Sno'hing heard or found cut concerning
Them: except that those who were in
search Of them though. they found where
they had dug holes, prospecting for gold
sand had made ihei, bed close by. Il i
supposed they were surprised in the night
.and taken prisoners. or carried off and
murdered by the Indians. This was a.
bout the first of the acts Of drpre,iations
(which had been committed The peopls
{ heretofore went all through the hills and
! froun'ains without thinking OF danger
and SO far as | am able 70 learn these dep
! relations are confined almost entirely ,o
3rhs section OF country. The Indians here
: are different from those on the American
Fork Here they 60 in a state Of nudity
; and appear wild and savage; while there
.they are quiet and peaceable. aud arr
3comfortablv clothed. There is now .
llarge company out in search of Indians
Several small bands Of them have been
found-some of them taken prisoners
and others slain They are in hopes OF
i district OF country.
] met ID. Il. Woods father to-day He
says he has given up all hope of seeing his
son or his companion again. Those who
! went in search of them found several bo-
s lies. but none which answered the des
5cription Of our missing friends.
'.Twenty frst. DR. Pritchett took din
: ner with me yesterday He left this morn
aing for Bear river. where his company IS
4 lie says they are not doing much lie
& thinks Of coming to this place to do bust
ness and practice medicine He is anx-
iously looking for letter from his family
TO know whether they are con'ing or not
: f they come. he designs bringing them
There, as he thinks ii will be healthy
) place for them lie. however is in hopes
sthcy Will not come. and | think regrets
having requested them 10 come out TO him
as i, is not suitable place for a family
! It is perhaps. without exception. the mos
Immoral country in the world. The Or.
Justly remarked, Yesterday "take the
oaths from the conversation of three
SfoutfhS of the people OF California, AM
er.' Drunkenness is very common
gambling Is practiSed in almost every 9th
Ger house. il the streets and in the woods
Il have seen females in the gaming hou~-
es. with their table or Faro bank. as il is
scalled. gambling; and women are hired in
athese houses To play the violin. TO attract
2custom. But there is sill n more abom-
anable traffic carried on herc.-the selling
! of females. The masters of ships bring
6hcm from New South W ales. and other
places on the condition that they are 10
s be sold for their passage money. On ar
irving IN port at San Francisco. the mas
fer reports 10 consIgnees much flour,
neat &c. and such a number of women.
subject TO his order. There has been
some sold for several hundred dollars: but
slhey have become mo:e plent:. and prices
arc reduced 10. from SO to SO. Some
have been sold as low as 5. but as sla-
very is not lawful in this country. they
1 are not apt to stay long unless they are
] pleased with those who bn; them.
James " att. A. Sufifins. J. Ham !
smond. and Baxter are all here in bust
ness together. and say doing w,l. They
'expect 20 remain here durin. the sum
,mer have not heard from any other Of
the Richmond boys since | wrote last