Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-11-02
two WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMERS
Geo. Law & Star Of the West.
Terrible Massacre Of Emigrants by
the Indians

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Terrible Massacre of Emigrants by
the Indians!
THE SHIP ENTERPRISE, OF THE ARCTIC
EXPEDITION HEARD FROM.
New YoaK, Friday, Oct. 81.
The steamer Star of the West, with advices
from S Ian Francisco 10 the 30th ult, has arrived
al this port. She brings $50 passengers and
$500, 900 in gold.
The steamer Geo. Law has arrived off San
dy Hook. She left A~spinwall on the 18th, in
company with the Falcon bound to Havana,
and experienced q succession Of strong north
erly coles. She brings the California mails Of
the S0th ult., and $i,0S2, 900 in gold, also 500
passengers,
The intelligence from the Pacific by these
steamers issof more than ordinary interest.
The British steamship Peytona had arrived
at San Francisco from the San. wich Islands,
being the pioneer Of a new line Of steamers,
with a fall cargo and thirty seven passengers.
A portion of the latter arrived here by the
Star Of the West.
This steamer brings intelligence Of the long
missing Arctic expedition ship Enterprise,
which arrived q Port Clarence on the 2lst Of
last August, having lost only three Of her
crew during her absence Of :hree years.
She brings NJ ne wa Of Franklin or his oofn-
psniuns. She went into the Artic Seas intthe
summer of185l, and passed through Prince of
Wales Strsits, and finding the ice impossible,
she passed the winter of 1851 Q in latitude II
degrees, % minutes north, and longitude III
degrees, 35 minutes west from Greenwich,
and the following summer, after making every
~extrtion TO accomplish the object Of her yoy-
ado che YaaseEl thu tuintRp nf tQ1O-2 in Rnl.
lsston Bay, in go degrees north latitude and
los degrees, 30 minutes west; after ruising
The following summer, she passed the winter
Of 1858 in Camden Bay, in 10 degrees, 8 min
utes north latitude, and las degrees, 30 min
utes west longitude; on the 30th Of last July
she was again free of The ice, and arrived at
Port Glare nee, as before stated.
The Star Of the West brings the passengers
brought down by the Cortez and the Geo. Law
those by the Sonora.
The Los Angeles papers Of The 2tst, and the
San Diego Herald Of the 18th ult., state that
when crossing the Colorado, a company OF en-
igrants from Texas, were murdered on the 31st
August by the Indians. Several women and
children were in the train, oil OF whom were
taken by the Indians. Six hundred head Of
cattle were carried of. This news was
brought by a party, who were on horses, a
little In the rear, when the party was massa-
cred.
i Another party Of Americans encountered
the InGidns near Tucson, and .oae of them was
killed. The Apaches were becoming moro
q troublesome every day.
twenty-five Americans persisted for want
of water on the 1lnegolta trainj among them
!, were Mr.. Douglas, from Tennessee, and an
u other man from Pennsylvania whose name
was not recollected.
b Henry Livingston, who communicated the
above 10 the San Diego Herald, reports the
y following result OF the search in North Sonora
for gold. The party penetrated as far inland
as Alta extending the search to Sinota, where
they found Mexicans engaged grinding qua rtz,
end extracting gold, and with the simplest
tools were obtaining from two to four ounces
Der day each. They continued southwark 90
miles, and found others similarly engaged; ex-
tending the search in every direction they
found some Of the richest ieposites of gold
and silver ever heard Of in that section.
From Oregon; the advices give accounts Of
l. a terrible massacre of overland emigran;s By
the Ninneras Indians on Boise river, near ForI
BOISE. The following list Of killed we find in
the papers: Alexander Ward, wife and sew.
en- children, Samuel Mulligan and wife, and
VIM. Bsbcock, Of Lexington, No; DR.. Adams
and brother, from Michiganj Mr.. Anon and
~ Mrs. White and child from Missouri, and two
Germans and Frenchman, whose MINES are
The Indians carried off fifty head Of cattle,
Eve horses and about three thousand dollars il
" money
" the fort in pursuit Of the sayages.
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