The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-04

Incldsnss - the Late Expedissen u~asr coIs-
ncAs FsunusrSy ana d. vraan, sxaanss the|
Indians n New hsxAco and Utah.
Extracts Of letter from Dc Witt G. Peters, Assist
ant Surgeon U. g. A.
through which gov the head waters Of the Rio Grsuds
and whsrs Colonel Fremont lost many man and AMI
malls while attempting to discover new pass y CAH-
fornis The next day we made an early start vhsu
Kit Carson, guide soon strsck upon large frsah
along The verge Of mountains, on the west sis q rs
great Valley Of st. Louis, Colonel Bent0ns o.
Who're be S, x. the rs:s s
This valley 10 about one hundred miles long, psrscy
levsl and can be esslly wAtsrsd fren tbs nssAtAia
ground FOR wild Indians and animals the garden Of Nsv
Mexico kept the trad Tor twenty i've niIess and
which place they we're Obliged 70 Leave On account 81
the small pOx the bones OF the victims 70 this fearful
coufgs we're scattered about on the surface Of the
earth, bleaching, having been wen cleaned By the
The day following we got out early ana axsd On our
ocay, asout or two O'Clock. We pusnsd - the
pats leading to Grand River and California vhsy poor
Capt GunGis passed and subsequently, kiilsd BY
me Indiana The place has Indian name pronsunesd
ut not spelled Low wstchy. AT about oac ociesk Kr
arson ana our Quartz, master being little in advsncs,
hundred and ffty warriors about mile distant, coming
down, as supposed to commence another plundsrng
The order to them but the Indians seeing
our forcs broke lie SHEEP and ran for The mountains
nsn xoundsS while the Indians lost two ebIsis ana
six men killed, besides good number wounded Four
days alter, ve ov.rhsusd them sxa'n, killed.
nterIill, and some prisoners One woman told us
she had destroyed her own child ANA niece and that
Our prisoners tell Us this band enseIg ssssiesss
and must ntsrvs the is deep that they can
win male peace and cease numbering and atsslinx.
had one wounded an to carry back to our fert Tia
nsSs Of o. tso dS ans aa ma; o. novel %
the man rides in buffalo robe, tied each sido - tho
poles; he hss mule before and ons behind Yea would
no. easy they are % the vsssdsd. I i
COL St vraiD, the orest mountainser 10 ts
until s BROKEN and II sh. he la
travelled IN Like manner, while suffering from small pox.
been we h hsa the os.. q had
Pers and guides in the country, with Ms, ami
they said SO Kit Carson amused rs with a
States, and Of his beng Colonel Bsntons guest.
KIT has as fine hsao as Daniel Webster, and had he
plorer and engineer living. He has been offered
mission IN the army, but refused it. I was greatly
brsgae oco. On the contrary, he Is modest and unss
sumiDg, does not drink, and Is brave hon. Some
aa,sans R 1sd yssns IN fight taking he, for
and said If he could restore her to life he would give
FIVE hundred cellars never tender Asarted
unable to got out OF the river Kit exsrssd himself q
much to save it AZ the dog had been human being
One beautiful sIght vpia passing through Aesp
gsrge IN the mountains. Ny horse carefully picking
out his path over the rocks-beneath ran stream
whose course WAS damned up and then By the
beavers who Inhabited it-on the banks Of the ponds
we're moss grown, fallen trees-and hot sprays seat
their fumes to heaven from tie opposite side Of the
passthe day was beautiful, and lent its aid to the
grandeur OF the scenery think the territory Of Utah
from the little saw Of it, much more vaiaabis than
You may suppose, from what have written about
killing and fighting Incsns, that they are unjustly
treated but you here and heard Of the murders
and depfedstions they have committed on tho inhab-
tsnfs, you would thsk differently. These bands Of
Apaches and Utshs have broken treaty after treaty. and
Iow hold In bondage Mexican women and children.
whom they treat barbarously. -