New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-25

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thirty men. many II them with families OHs evening,
coon after eucaDEiDg 25 Indians nio the
TO trade and proposed to remain Nr. Hh7eth was az
cent a. the time. yorng of the party proposed
| to dissIm the ID0ians, they might com nit some
damage durIg ;he night This movement the Iniians
s,ted and in The struggle an American received an arrow
in fis side. THE Indians then efi the camp AsrwI-
while encemped a Cedar Sprngs night ils. before
the they attacked BY large body Of hsa
indiana the latter sustained bad defeat With the las II
eleven killed ard severt wounded. The Indians displayed
considerable sagtcy in their plan Of attack home 50
co were placed 10 ambush While another body advanced
TO take the campaigning thus confusion aud
fcIt and tie fciiives mi Pit be cut OF bv AMBUSH Bu,
their exp ectafionr defeated Not man stirred from
The camp and the result have stated above.
Mr. y. w Rots. Of Iowa, arrived in Los A1ge on the
lCh December lie came through over the Gunniscn
route end reached the main camp o. the xDeiton two
days after The occurrence When he arrived at the camp
party which bad been sent out with Of the survivors
guide had just H. and reported that they were
unable bury The dead from fear Of the Indians CAPT
Morris who CCeded in the command after the isah Of
GUHnifoD. and whose party numbered about sixty men,
then dispatch to Fillmore City six miles distant COR
assistance party Of seven Morrnons took guide and
TO the of the massacre about twenty four niles
from the main camp, and without m0lesation recovered
all the ANNALS save one that had been killed together
with The aru instruments and minutes Of survey Of the
party All a. remained If The murdered men, were the
disi0nted bones picked clean by the wolves The only
Parts that could possibly beidenaied were thigh bone
believed to be that Of poor Gunnson and the skan Of
Potter GGnUisons Mormon guide.
These remain all carefully collected and buried
ard party returned and forwarded the property of the
expedition TO camp. The conduct Of CAPTAIN Morris is
severely commented upon for allowing the bodies of his
comrades 10 be eaten by wolves il said his force
cieni 10 have Nhipped all The Indians in the val
ley. Ross remained eighteen days in hat region ani
he'd frequent Ile Jews with the Chief of the Pauvans
Jesus The whole tribe he thinks, does number forty
Tie Chief often expressed great regret ihs death
OF Gunnison. The attack was made without his know-
edge by biz people who had become enraged the ni
miller pIsciced upon them by parties OF enigrants.
IL viii be suys The Star st object of Captain
Morris Ia going to the OF GunisOns party to
hIT lp % bodiC mo m favp1
ard remained nighi at the # disaster I'M
molesed BY the Indians and yet eft the bodies 10 be
eGitn ly tie wolves and SJch conduct is revolt
ing, and until satisfactorily explained leave bot
ulon the reputation IF Capt. Morris. The charge OF
cowsdce fear could barely be maie against him. for
told Le led with credit in the Mexican war All
brew cited or his galianty We TOLL that
asked Why he left the bodies unburd, b. rpied that he
lad tools with which to Zig except picket pins
that &c did think Of throwing The bodies into the water
hut furiler rejection he let them remain, conc- lag
that they might well be by the wolves fishes.
But motive than this attributed Capt Morris.
1t is faid that lie had llarreed with Capt GunaisOn,
and that for considerable ime the intercourse between
them hnd ceased Morris receiving all OF Glunsons orders
in WrI {, end 20 the malice which the former bore tho
latter attributed the motive for leaving the bodies 90 the
valves. We hose CAPT. Morris will be able 10 dsprOye
these serious charges unmarly and uasolerike for
it is hard 10 believe that any gentleman would carry his
malice far as 10 allow the man-rd Temlins of his
ptrior end comrades to be eaten by wolves.
GRAKD EIEsIA AT THE TEJOS-AGRICULTURAL OPLR-
ATOMS Tie Star OF the sd says Mr. EDWARDS arrived
from The TETON this week his to San Francisco.
From him we gather the following Interesting intelligence:
On the 10th inst, Superintendent Beae gave grand
fiCsta 10 the lncioIs at Which several thousands
IrfCIt from all portions Of the Southern country from
o. far poIth The Chow chla Riyer from the western
slope of the Sierra Nevada the great desert th8 east
ride Of that range from the luare Lake and from
tie Coast range With them Lieut. Beale had long talk;
explained the system he had adopted for and
dCfed their assistance inearyng cut the proposed plan
ey appeared much delighted with the prospect vi having
faIms for themselves aud eager to furnish hands II
assist in carving out the work going Useful
dist
dancing commenced, and continued until sunrise next
oIg when thew all departed for their respective ran
cheia much poased at what had place and express
ing eat faction at The prospect of rGising by their
own toll, enough for their support
Lieut. Heae has thirty plOws running (all worked
by Indian boys and expected in the OF this week
10 start many more. The land sell ced for cultivation
is very fertile and the prospect of large crop next
mer INDUCES oil 10 WORK hard AID willingly.
For tie last months Lieut. Beale has been upon the
sUot inns elf conducting, with energy, all the work going
on and should the results be at ali commensurate with
tie and attention lie has bestowed the Indians will
lOrg remember hun as a benefactor.
Dram % Al OH M0UsTASEER-Capt Andrew w.
Sull,tte formerly Of st Louis Mo- dis at Los Angeles
Monday Dec, mber 49, aged about A. years. He
younger brother Of the famous old trappor W l. Sablee
ard like lin Andys prachaH for the mountains was such
that neeIy lis whole life spent lm)ng them Hs ist
trip was made at early age that his brother fearing
the cLd might suffer if compelled to subsist on hunies
fare took along to afford more certain nour hment
Al the age of II he commanded large pack train, des
tine to ede with the Indians Of the Rocky MOuntans.
IL 1889 be accompanied Lieut. Beale, as guide from tue
frontiers 10 California, since tnhl ne nas rtridel
in tits vicinity lie was brave and generous and has et
many warmly 6ttaChCd friends
WAGoS Roam THROUGH WILLIANsoS's Pass TO THE
DEsERT-It is said that Capt Parkinson ami William l.
Morris PROJECTED early as June 90 lo)2, the Pass 40"
claimed having been discovered by Lieut. Williamson
party ard burnt their way through to the Desert be-
yord They round vein Of aurerous copper in the Pass
but kept their discovery secret for their Interest
Lieut. Williamson cut wagon road through it, and first
made public the fact Of its existence.
WINTER IN TIE SoUTH-1hc Star Of the 18th says:
Winter has come The rains have started the young
grass and the plains ard valleys already have b au
"fl nge Of green. The mountain tops covered with
"snow presenting strong contrast, and the ehness Of
the air renders fire quite acceptable
To BE HuNG -IgnaciO Herrera convicted OF nur. /
der in the District Court of Los Angoes and sentenced
10 be hung on Monday, the 18Th Of February. This will
be the first judicial execution that has taken place in
Southern California.
PACIFIC EXPLORING ExPEDTIoy-Lieut. Stoneman, /
with the escort 10 the Pacific Railroad Survey, mum,
berng in all forty men, arrived Dec. at the Mission OF
San Diego, after FIVE months campaign IN the IalaEe
Valley aud the country in the vicinity of the Mohaye
River The are in Che enjoyment OF excellent health,
and the animals are all in fine condition
TheCxpect says The San Diego Herald to remain en-
canned near the Mission until orders arrive from Gen.
HhcoCk in regard to their future movement perhaps
cir future be governed by the aspect OF
affairs in sister Republic Of LOmer CgIIOrnta Lieut.
Williamson, who has charge Of the survey WI aIrVs here
from the mouth of the ella daring the coming week. aud
having made the most thorough examination Of the eoun
try passed through viii be able 10 make very accurate
and satisfactory report upon every point connected there
with.
Lieut. Pake is now engaged in survey Of the San Luis
River which connects wiki the pass ~ Aqua Caene Al
the pEses this route have been carefully pored eK
suiT ed and accurately eyeed with Instruments, besides
being mapTed upon convenient scale 10 show all the rY
ers, mountains valleys and other minute incidents Of
ground This III form p valuable acquisition 20 the geo
grtphca knowledge Of the country and particularly from
the Tulsre country tho Cooredo River embracing the
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