New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-15

-, h.s t,.o /. refsec.o1e Qp':eapu@-
b1, b,ve rs:uYred who yc1;, ron for:i11oI h.y.
.hm reached the PEND Oree, AID cihsrs W." In tho
- s..,.ed Ser vers inc " Cd 20 trrn becs W.. 80
nnyte7 urperformsd. From those VIZ 80 a.. N
ban ina. he mines WI not pay TO oe " he all
,he OA9 o, rocker; bat n order 20 psy mo re6
sDos Of sciertde minicg s't IN sion o! l1es
hu,..' "n-en ~ ~ sone capital 10 reea.d 20
,h.;- nsvino a. al there Is som oItee"o -.
some pr; down Cov:e a. = mad q Of mimi,
quIe III viele lacrstive wages. A. all eve a's,
Leee ,har The cole can be isise any "heGe h.onS
re liver and company OF od O5oD,dIs, -
MI n rni,er- who pss3sd through Portland sst weeH'
eoed ~ think from he report Of those who hal r.
s,sd ia. there were gooi mites there, and nave
,ons Oh for the purpose OF worsins them. ,o,..-.n
r..,-s. W. II. Bepre,, and Hiram WILDER r.'1r9ed
a. bis civ from the COlvile mnes on la't nolu1y
night. Trey report that they a-Ilyea q '.c w. "a
,le Pepd O Roll, river on tie l2ih OF Angus, a1d
b.yiuc urospec,ed Eve dsys f0und goid 10 every pace
where they pfospecied. =, .oo. .e,ar.l ,e-.,,s
who bad prOspected for thirty mr. ai5 Tari aoo
,ho hrko of the stream and ~ ~ ia neii9'e Vlc my
~. isers we're mating from fifty &c IT. - three dol
80 5ev by pan. washing Acne Tbs. there IS 10
aus,tz rock to be found, bu, any quautty OF black
,agd and tbst when miners begin TO &c; sluc's N
operation o doubt tie mines will pay good wages.
They sl.o state that there Is no hottie dlspos lo1
manifested by tie lndaDs but, on thu cootr4fy they
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couDiry. .;
Mani OF the Iodans were possessed Of SIN MI quaint
tee Of gold duet, VIII n they rep )ie 10 uavo on
Th.se eI tlernen further safe that the distance from
ibe Daes 70 t1e mioes is about ei{heen days rave,
,nd ,h.t the gagoD rosd by way OF Nm MAJ inssl IN
IL the more preferable fou:e-gross an WdtI Oe'u5
plenty. 49,. 40. ,.;.. -, ,o-,-,- O
donbt "a 70 the existence Of rich m1es on TIC Pend
OReilc river. - aD'Ht
ri 10 orI y tshf q nos ruB0in y
,eta,ep ibis city aud Case ids and he Mary aud
WosO between the Cascades and the Dales. ia1s
We have Jai ste srnsrs o. this roG.e wa Furnishes
rer,ots going 70 the upper country and ne m'ne! ~h
ample means Of traDsJOT lDeSo- Hn
3he steamer Jennie CLARK, Capt Ala. worth has
again sumed her daily tIipc between Pord ani
Oregon city. 10 II ,,
Jobp Wirgips son Of Billy "iggns OF S. LOUIS,
no has last al I'd a. oh,e and siveo ~ the TO-
cyitr information In reference 70 the RI nored masa-
ere Of eoiHan's ct Devils Gate:
Tie train consisted Of ten Wagons, three tho 1,a1
head OF stock and according 10 the statement OF Capt
DoDiuhan OF Missouri who wss captain OF the com
paDy there were three hundred sons. MI "lsglus
says he has 10 means of knowing tue exact nun'er
of people in the train, but be heard Capt. Do1iphs1
say there were about three hundred. Inc greater part
Of toe company were from Missouri
They lett ST. joseph, Mo-, on the 18th OF MsTch,
they camped at Devils Gaze for the night. Up 70
this time they had but few Indians on the ROAD
coDs quently they became careless, and decinsc
" standing guordh at night. About one o'clock at
night, abou. two Thousand Sioux and Cheyenne'
charged upon them while the whole company W IS
sound asleep killing all but Elk men, six women anc
seven children, and driving of every animal.
Among those who were killed were Capt. Doni
phsp Col. Pierre CbOteau Of 81. Louis; Col Gilp1
jackson county, Mo-; Samuel Lane and family OF IA
diana, (brotber OF Joseph Lane of Oregon; Mr. CotJ
and family of Weston, Mo- Mr. Burch, lsiogie man,
Of Platte county, Mo Dick Murphy of Weston Mo
Mr.. john Virgins, our informant, lost bis whole ia
ily consisting of wife ana three children.
The savages, after hurried slaughter of such a.
fell in their way retreaed to The MOUNTAINS driving
the stock before them.
In the morning the sursivors packed up what pro
visions they could well carry burned tue wagons snt
every thing that remained and then started for Sal
Lake on foot.
They accomplished the journey ia thirteen days
four OF which they without morsel TO eat. lhe
laid their case before Brigham Young, who klni.
called Mormon council levied contribution an
fitted them out with five cams, with which they con
nnued their Journey TO Sacramento. NJ. Virgins J
now on bis way TO Portland where he has brothe
residing. He has walked 10 from Sacramento.
Oregon Argus.