The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-02-16
TmE MURDER ID NnnMAN -
on f"t N4T 10 tlilr1mn

on rnr wAY 10 C.rrromr,
Woarr panied 10 be- compelled q, am.
The sad tdlngs contained in lhs e,umss-
ton that iollows-lhe death ofan arau....
by the hands Of bafbafous sayaFes
Ma EpuoF AT the Ts0uest or H.
DAyu, here enclose to you an e,,,,,,
loltoT received BY tho last Cllfom, 40
bearing o. him the most heart regd,og ,. ..'.''
This family, In the providence Of G.5
been called upon % experience ,yr,...
of painful bcreayemenls. OutaT o.
siF interesting children, who grew 10 ~ ,.'
tuilY, only Que 70 now living
lRoonneelion with the loss of la al..a.-.
ter, They but recently followed 60 lbs
their minds have been Glled With painful M.
pruHr, ~ not receiving esprolr, lutsti5s 49,
from their absent son, who started about ,-,.
since, for California, Hut 90 not,l,1,.,...
from thuPHUy win WHOM Do wa sum-.
10 10 "a company, They fondly hoped it,nt'
nest mail would bring tidinga Of Lt.t,,
rival, and prosperity at tho place OIL.
tiuutiou Under these Circumstance
painful must have been tho udlngs. tb,,t.
child Of their anEieties and hopes, had ar..
BY the hand Of unteelng sayages. with q.
freud near that could give relief or g,.,..
up The last words that might have fallen g,o.
his lips Dot he hss passed away, bey,sJu .
SORROWS and trials Of earth, aud iron, b,. st.e
'shcd memory, can spring nothing but !aasf.
Frets, and tender fecollcciiona
D1dy,llc, Feb ~, 1850 Aw
ElfraCi efa Leftor from { " Asr,,, D..
Laaf . Daris 81 Hrookiya, 81 I.a.tt a.
saia, Nor, u, l-iJ. This iccl morr i-,.
ever now, iof 20 aiy lot has nillrn ibr pp,,
come task OF communicating 10 Brother N.
death Of brothrr-of NoEaAs D.ri,.f
Dhnyilc, Vermont II took place undr,,,.
cumHiances viii y my feelings forbid. lgts
y eomPcla me 10 relate. Amer uffIyr, %
~ fato, your Brother aud mysrlC wbo w..
meHs'matos from San Antonio up 10 the Ia,
Of his DEATH, changed our mode oftavellfj
-
mules leo mites 10 fDSas bTdAds A month o,,t
wccksAirt We set OFT on gold hgppnrripst.
ton 10 the copper and gold minestl the Oh.
There We had narrow escape from q hati..
body Of lndinaG numbering from three Do f,,
hundred On our return immediate prrslr.
tiaga we're made fpf pushing on 30 Ca,.r..E.
The first day out go Of the same Indians Ura
had surrounded ~ previously az N- frpsrf
and gold mines, surprised NO within ir.. ihsu
n mite ~ lanr-
Bong sp ncafth town The comp.ny which
consisted ut thifiy one .pet.uns, was 90 rgJa
dlrufdrf, eight b"inR considerably advanced
ltom thr rest The Indians who had po.s.,.
tion OF the streets, but not ui the houses Of it.
town, came out FROM the plaza 20 attack uf --
Until within few rods Of Us, they were Sup
posed ,-be-Alrstcurs- ifhrtr-firrt- irurr-r-
brought them then upon the advanced rrt,
Of whom your Brother was one, before any
preparation for defence could be- made Tl
rest Of the company who might possibly hut
made a temporary resistance, were dcls'-t
some by the consideration that one shot WA
prove the immediate death Of the advance
eight, who were now Hurruuuuru Ten tTrF'
(cach separated from his compauiug) --otlru
by their confidence N the pcaccablr intention,
Of the Indians
All hour later the aun set gnt the n,..lcf.
commenced The number OF thr ,Dtfius srt.
cn-onc McSieah, FIVE Americans and Foreign
rrs and one other individual nui Mexican WHO
must have been previously a captive Of the
Indians The last rites were performed on
the morrow by those ofu who cscapsd,olh.
nos N company with party oi'hny Mete'rs
An thQ<r2pcrs which your Brother had -as'
possession, except the trw which | nov is'.
ward To Charles l.. Ross, San Franc.se6,l 70.
gcthcr with his mules and effects were s,i.
cd by The Indians. The Indians foaterr,
many useless thirgs to them by the road e.
they carried away their pluudet, AMOR.
which wctr found these letters. In closing
this communication would refer TO the nobs
qualities Of The departed, qualities whtsi
close intimacy alone enabled one to apFt'
ate, did not well know that my tcsun,'I
would be the mere repetition Of what yo''
knowledge is constantly suggesting, but"
INSURED that many new friend made on TIE
way 10 California, sympathises as deeply
the old friends at home with those who me'
nearly Geplorc his loss
DE ALTON.
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