Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-11-30

the Salmon dividing the contestants During the battle
twenty Indians killed and several white
though moray wounded. The huts Of the Indians
with their wives and children, that side of the river
where the whites had stationed themselves and the Indians
contrary to their expectations, had failed to whip Captain
Bests party they sent in proposition for peace As the
whites had been evenged they consented bury the toma
hawk At least Eve hundred Indians in the vicinity
the time being there for the purpose Of taking supplies Of
salmon for winter consumption"
party Of eight Americans and ten Mexicans were
tackled the sansaus about twelve leagues from Sonora
while their way from the mountains by large body Of
IndaDs The party fed, but until one Mexican had
been killed and another badly wounded The Indians upon
the Upper Sacramento and the Trinity raid be be-
coming troublesome Two men, named Spink and Cushing,
were murdered BY the Inns while eDcamped near the juno
ton Of the klamath and Trinity Rivera n
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We have but Hals addsioua lnSorinsA mon The Oven
land emigsns The only paragraph End b The follow
ing from the Sacramento Times, date given copied
into the weekly Alta California Of October 10Th
We converssd yesterday with gentleman from Cincin
matt, Ohio, who has just arrived with his family by the way
OF the Carson river route, from the States
he gives most appalling account of the sufsrings
dured by those who were last upon the route From the
head Of the Humboldt where their sueng first commenced
hundreds have actually died from Cattle horses
and mules almost literally line the across the desert
Sour informant states that he had occasion, after having
crossed the dividing ridge Of the Sierra Nevada, for
lance he did not single person. He thinks the last
wagon to the mountains that containing his family
$50 seems there is further danger Of sungs upon
the plains for the Those who have suffered
80 much IN reaching this country mngng with
citizens But here it must not be supposed they are
entirely above want Many families have lost every thing,
and are now destitute They wiI in all probability, need
assistance particularly they fall sick during the rainy
Such should be attended to- and that
y, when they occur"
letter dated Salmon Trout river September 49, says:
Immigrants still pass in great number and many Of them
are apparently in Distress being compelled walk and carry
their blankets, cooking utensils and provisions Much sick
ness prevails about fifty miles back this side Of the forty
mile desert and many dying Of disease something like
cholera, brought by living fresh beef alone and bad
water in crossing the desert. This desert appears is
grass had to be carried thirty mies-oy miles makes
the distance travelled without pasture seventy miles. The
water for this distance worse than at ALL Here the
animals give cut and the immigrants begin to throw sheet
iron stoves shove, picks, pans, clothing &c. from their
wagons. Few, any have died of starvation, and is
duced to certainty that none will die for Of food.
They all get plenty of beeE Hundreds who have taken
bowel complaints dying for Of proper nuans and
medical attendance. Were for the traders who have
focked to the desert with supplies many would have
died. With fresh teams, the traders taking grass and
water into the desert and gathering up the animals aud
gons they find deserted is supposed most Of the imm
grants have arrived The stand the hardship well.
Many tho road aoot and but few have died.
who came through ate with pack mules counted fifteen hun
+. .l /,
FROM THE MINING DISTRICTS.
The Pacific News Of October Is says: 50 Now that the
dammng operations the have been given up
general thing the miners looking about for winter
quarters where they be able in part repair their
fortunes Of the past The paces in the neighbor-
hood Of Sonora will be crowded again. camp Of sew
era thousand expected the Chinese dggngs
Many speak Of locating at Carsons, few miles from the
Stanislaus river.
The region between the Tuolumne and Mersedes known
as Matsels and Ratesnake creeks will also afford for
large number Of miners Active preparations going on
to be in readiness for the winter let as soon as
may Traders laying in large supplies The road from
Stockton to the mountains daily swarmng with mule trains
and wagons loaded for the mne and unless the in
very soon the whole region will be in much better condition
to afford all needfu supplies the laboer than was upon
the sudden coming Of the rains last fall
BY the rains three weeks since hirtys dams on
the Tuoumne river were washed away partially injured.
But great the faith Of those engaged in these works
that the bed Of the stream would pay could they ry
get into it that most of the companies to work and
paired their DAMS and many OF them testing the
reality OF their expectations 1t is somewhat remarkable that
Of all the streams upoa which much labor has been
ed this the Tsoumne alone has proved any thing
nearly rich the beds of the generally sup
posed 10 be- This rich without doubt yet thcre great
difficulty in working the channel TO advantage Although
the stream has been turned in many places there still
less water in the channel and the gold extremely fine
that there great difficulty in obtaining it. the water washing
principal depotes Should the hold off three or
four weeks good deal Of gold will yet be taken from this
rver-enough to repay the miners in for their
long and constant abors the banks in the Of dchng
Some of the companies however, will not attempt do any
thing further this fall but wait for another season. when they
hope be thoroughly prepared be able
operations early not doubling that large pile is waiting and
ready for them"
CALIEoRNIA.-A letter from Havana, published
in the Journal of Commerce save.