The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-09-17
sAChAMENrO lNrLLIcEYCE.

D. The three prisoners, VIM B. Robinson.
IS James Gibson and John Thompson, all asserted
tEeir innocence OF the crime at robbery, which
was proved against them.-Robinson made a
long" confession, and betrayed some weak.
g ness when his doom was pronounced but the
/, other two seem to have maintained s;oicaI in.
I difference throughout. They are to be hung in
Sacranento City, on Friday, the 22d Of Au.
! gust.
We find the following in the Union; "Aru
mor was circulating in our city yesterday. that
. fearful riot had taken place between the ader-
ents OF the Mill Company and those OF The
Tunnel Company, at Collona. From twelve to
fifteen persons were killed in the contest. The
long disputes between the two companies are
said two have caused this murderous strife.
FRoM THE NORTHERN M,SEs.-A friend
who has oeen engaged in taking provisions to
The Northern Mines, arrived in this CITY on |
Saturday. tie inio' ms Us that the Indians, for
the past few weeks, in the vicinity Of SCOTS
river have been very trouble demonstrating
mules and killing miners whenever an oppor.
tunity offered. The miners kill them whenever
an opportunity offers, but they c.nnot spcnd the
| time necessary 10 follow thcn, to Their strong
holds in the mountains -SIcrnmsn:o Times.
Iadian War in Stasta-Oser a Hundred Indians
Slam!
The Ma-ysville Herald has an account Of an
extensive slaughter OF Indians on Pitt river
The news is conveyed in letter to the Herald
We extract the particulars
snAsrA, July 6. 1851
DEAR CoL.-This evening another party of o
fifteen men, who started out some few DAYS since II
commanded by Capt. 3. F. Harvey, returned
from an Indian hunt Capt. Harvey informs
me that this morning about O'Clock, he made
IN attack upon some eight hundred Pitt river \
Indians, OIL this side Of the Sacramento, some
twenty miles from this place \ warm fire i'm.
diatsiy commenced. and was kept up for some
conside rable time during which time some sixty
or seventy were killed, and large number NOR "
tally woundedb The party captured and brought hi
IN tour squaws and one young child about six Ii,
years old.
+, 5. This morning, $50 men well armed,
lett tor Pitt river, and all other parts OF the %
country where the Indians to be- found. a.
SHASTA, JrLY 24th, 1851.
Capt, Harvey and Company returned from an
Indian hunt yesterday evening. The Capt. in m
orms me that ON the morning Of the 18th inst la
ie made an attack on Rancleris, killing some sa
lfty indians, and w"undng many more. Tie ls
captured and brought in some six or eight mi. yc
'oners. Our town in nightly infested by these ty
r"blesome hombres, who, no doubt, after II
here wives and children whom we hold az pr- te
oners. Yours in haste, A. FRExc1 ia
MORE INDIAN DEPREpATIoSs-2O KILLED. Sc
SHASTA, July l6, 1851. y, ~
DEAn Col Some short time since man co
vas brutality murdered by digger, with an axe GU
lie was in the employ OF James Macklay Esq, We
uttlng hay come sixteen miles from this place to,
party Of fifteen men was immediately Of
eaded BY Mr.. Macklay, who pursued him to sn
anche were large body Of Indians had collect an
q tor the purpose OF maxim. an attack the loo
'hites, upon which hot ERE immediately COM
itnccd and kept up for Tor some two hours,
Hing some twenty of their number and wound. &C
Y as many more. The party brough, in three it
apuves. an
On the might Of the 14tl,, a party Of Ave men, COZ
m'ners) were attacked in The night, some four pie
niles from this place. man ~ the ma ne of Re
lalhews, from Iowa, was shot dead on the spa, wo
nd three Others badly wounded, one OF whom thu
az since died. His name was Osborne, from Icy
'alcm, Mass. They were all brought the WI
We deceased ones were taken frulu the ST CO.
;harlcs Hotel and decently inferred The In
ians are daily committing depredations, killing
ne, two, or three at u time every few days. at
Yours T. c., A.. r.
Two BostOnians are reported as having been
murdered IN Caiaveras Coun.y, by Mex,cans, on Mi
Isl Friday morning. Two Mex.cans were ar. an
.sted, believed to be guilty or concerned in the
Hair.
man named Cole was met on the Ncvad, no
Dad by three men, who after pleasant chat, the
tied hln to produce ms purse not having one tn,
,ey became extremely pressing, wherupon lie ".
irrendered his person, which they robbed-of
10 clothes, aud threatened u shoot him for not
king money with MN on q journey. mo