New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-28
FROM THE SOUTH.

we have odt6S from Los Angeles 10 sep, Slsi, anu
from San Diego TO Sept. Goth.
SHOCKING News PROM THE PLAINs-Mr. Henry
Livingston, who reached San Diego, a short time
since IN company with Messrs. JOhu Stein and Simon
Simon furnished The San Diego Heraid with the fol-
lowing important intelligence:
Daring the two days stay of Mr.. L. at the cross
ing of the Colorado report brought in TO the ei
feet that q company Of immigrants, composed OF hi
tY persons, all from Texas were murdered near the
Pines Villages, by band Of Apaches. on the Jlst OF
August. There were several women and children IN
the train, who, il is feared were doomed to more
horrd fate All the cattle, six hundred in number,
together with TIE provisions, carried off by the
Indians leaving the wagons in the road This news
was brught by train which was at the time few
hours travel in the rear, but which happily escaped
attack.
Near Tucson, about the same time, party Of
twenty Americans were eating their dinner, when
band Of fifteen Indians made descent upon them,
and carried off seven of their finest horses, without
sbo being FL ed by either party, although the Ameri-
car were well armed outnumbering them, snd Wit
messed the outrage
Another party a few miles on the other side Of
Tuesep, were attacked, one American killed, and
twenty horses taken. The parties before men.
tome were oil from Texas.
"The Apaches are becoming more troublesome and
mole formidable every day, and almost every tram
which enters within their range will be more or less
barrassed by them Ii is rumcred at the river that
more immigrants on this route, through Tex
as, than have ever been before"
DIED OF THIRsT-Mr. Livingston came from Ca
borca by the Tnjalta trail, and learned from some
MexicaDs that he met, that during the last two
months, some twenty five Americans had persisted
for want of water on this route Among them a
Mr. Douglass, of Sumner County, Tennessee, who
had been in California since ls49 also, man from
Pennsylvania name forgotten. We have been fur
nished wth the following memoranda, which is pub
hshed for the benefit of those who may attempt the
trip 10 Altar by the Tinljalta reute
There only two watering places within one
hundred and fifty miles Of Altar the first is sixty
miles, and the neat (senoital ninety miles from the
last. From SenOfa the next water is thirty miles,
with good grass The next is at Tiujalta, ninety
miles. There is then no water until You arrive at
Colorado, distance of sky miles, with very heavy
sandy road Any one who travels this route must pro-
vide hmstn with water for t0rtyeg ht hours at least.
IMMENSE DEPosITEs or GOLD And SILVER Dis
coyERED.-Mr. Livingston left Saa Frdncisco, in
February last on board The bark Petrita bound for
Guaymss. His intention was to find, if possible,
some mines, which he believed were situated in the
northern part of Sonora. Soon after the confirmation
OF the Treaty between the United States and M, xico,
cedIg 10 portien OF Sonora, etc, he proceeded
as fsr inland as Altar where he remained three weeks,
thence proceeding 10 Ptaquias, Is miles east of Al
tar. Hero he stopped until the setting in Of the rainy
season, occupying his tine in examining the country
in that vicinity, taking With hm two Of the Indians
known us the PapGgoes 10 guide him to the several
already discovered gold and silver mines. On the
let of July he extended his search 10 SeOnoita where
be ioun0 Mexcaus engaged IN grinding quartz and
extracting gold thertfrom These had 10 other Than
their own simple tools, the bdfeQ, wood bowl in
which 81 wash after digging the quartz with small
bar of iron and crushing IL between two stones BY
this process they making from 81 to - per day
10 the hard. He then continued southwark 80 miles
10 Quiquatcr, which he found Other parties of
natives Engaged in manner similar to those before
mentioned. In this part Oi the cOaatry ne suffered
iuDumeIable bafGsLiPs, being frequently without
water for two and three days 81 time, Gad upon One
occasion he would have died from exhluti0u IN the
mountain businesses uDaieI ded and alOae bat for
some friendly PspsgOes, who found him IL he'll esS
condition and bore him % miles 20 where he coG.d
get water Even this did no, deter him from tue
prosecution OF bis sefimPosed task He searched
and prcspected in every direction, and the result
that he has discovered Of ths richest del osies
of gold and silver ever discovered in that section OF
the continent He discovered a mine OF silver, tbs
blossom Of which extended for three miles, va-y-
Inc from tIo 10 FIVE inches Ia width upon the surface.
Although hs researches for gold were eminenty sue
cessiG, enc he assures Us that parties OF miners
couid do ve'Y good business in then, be intends te
Noung bis attention exclusively 10 The wofSng OF the
ahov mentioned silver mine, and for that purpose he
vii lToceed 10 han Francisco on the steamer GOiah
WIN view 10 ne organization Il q proper company
70 cor sat of 100 Uen, we'd armed win at le IS. oue
revolver and rite each and the whole to possess
cepual al o0O with which 70 purchase the reql-
exc machIltfy iOr Successful silver mining"
EkOM CARSON VALLEY AND THE HUM
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Mr.. j. ~ Nancy Of san Jose. returned boroe on
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