The Nevada journal., 1852-06-12
LATER FROM SALT LANE AND CARSON
VALLEY.


city early Yesterday mo- ming with the
Salt Lake Mails, having left the Valley
on the Both. By this arrival. the melan-
choly intelligence ofthe murder Of Capt.
! Woodward and his entire party is fully
confirmed, He left the city in Novem-
Der last. with the Salt Lake mails, in
company with John Hamilton, Harry
Benson, - Kennedy, and an English
man named John Hawthorn. On the
2Sth of that month they were met by
Samuel Hanson, mail carrier from Sdt
Lake, on the seventeen mile stretch y
of Mary's river, AMI ten miles. this side
Of the Big Canon. On the day previous
they were attacked by seventy Indians
on Mary's river, but succeeded at that
time in driving them off. The former,
however, passed them about the time
they were met by Hanson, and contin-
ued on in advance of the company. By
information received from Indians al
Fort Hall, it appears that they were
again attacked at the Big Canon by
party of Indians called the 'Tosointches'
portion of the 'Pah Utahs.' At the
first fire. the four companions of Capt.
Woodward were killed, and the Captain
himself badly wounded. He succeeded
however, in escaping with two animals
to Deep Creek, forty miles this side of
he Salt Lake settlements, and upwards
Of three hundred miles from the spot
where he was wounded. 1t was here
that his remains were found this spring;
they we're identified Immediately by
letters, papers, watch and clothes. MIR.
Smith also informs us that he saw one
of the legs of Capt. Woodward and the
articles above mentioned at the creek,
Capt. Woodward was an amiable man
and sociable companion, and his violent
death will be deeply deplored. He was
formerly resident of Pennsylvania.
and at the time of his death was fifty
years of age
The Indians in the vicinity Of Mary
river are exceedingly hostile to the
whites, and will unquestionably give the
immigrants some trouble unless strong
re:ntoreemcnts are dispatched to their
aid from this side Of the mountains.
Mr. Smith left Salt Lake Valley in
comp>ny with two others only, and was
greatly annoyed by the Indians before
he reached Carson Valley. On the
North Fork Of Mary's river, party Of
Diggers, who were armed. made n feint
as il about to attack them, for the pur-
pose Of gettinE in advance, but Smith
and his companions were mounted on
ine animals, and thus thwartcd their
attempts. On The day before they ar
rived at Stony Point they overlook n
company of fifty-two men from Salt
Lake, nine of whom came on with
Smiths party. When they arrived Mt
Stony Point they discovered band of
two hundred Indians, well armed and
in a hostile attitude. They found it
impossible to pass. and returned to the
party thcy had left behind them. The
Train then aieanced to Stony Point and
encamptd there, tho indians firing at
intervals during the night
About seventy miles below the Point,
horse was stolen from Smiths party.
who chased the Indians to tho hills bur
lid not oyertake them.
AT Clay Banks, a few miles this side
% Lawson's Route, they were also an
noyld, but no injury was done them.
At the Clay Banks, MIR. Smith left
the train, and came on with two men
only to Carson Valley.
Two small parties we'll stocked with
provisions, were met by MIR. Smith Oh
he other side OF Carson Valley. They
arc on the locker for the trains from
the cast.
No omigrants, as yet, have arrived att
Salt Lake from the eastern side Of the
Rocky Mountains, but trains were ex
pec,ed on the frs, Of May.
There is great disafcetion existing
among the Mprmons, and a large party,
which promises soon to be in the ma
ority, are dissatisfied with the tyraii-
cal .vernment of Young, and say they
will rot have that man to rule over
them They are admirers Of Kimbah.
and are endeayoring to supplant Yonng
and put the former on the throne.
| Provisions Of some kinds have been
very dear at Salt Lake City this spiing
Sugar and coffee are worth 40c per lb.,
bacon 25c beef commands &c, and -four
, IL and &c. Whiskey has oeen selling
at SIC per gallon; but there is little
demand for it. =
The crops in the Salt Lake Valley
are looking beautifully. An unusually
large amount of grain has been sown,
and vegetables planted to supply the
emigrants from the east. Green peas
were out of the ground By the latter
part of March.
The Oregon mails arrived at Salt
Lake on the 10th Of April.
The mail train which left this city on
the first of February last for Salt Lake,
encountered severe hardships. The
weather was SO bitter cold in the Goose
Creek Mountains, that their animals
we're all frozen to death. They travell-
ed more than hundred miles through
snow from three to four feet deep.
Mr.. Smith left Carson Valley on
Sunday morning last The miners there
were doing tolerably we'll, ayera ing