The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08
From the Plains.

ty, Va, and thirty-one others, have Just
arrived from Sacramento City, Califor-
MIA, on mules, in seventy days. They
could have made the trip in sixty days,
but stopped at Forts Laramie and Kear-
ny. They saw no Indians until they
crossed the North Platte. They then
lost mule. Five Of the party pursued
the Indian who stole the mule, and shot
fourteen bullets into him. They left him
where he fell and recovered their mule.
Rhujohn. the trader at the North Platte
Bridge, informed them that there were
fifteen thousand warriors between there
and the Black Hills. He had the body
Of young Gibson, who had beed killed a
few days before at Deer Greek, near the
foot of the Black Hills.
The circumstances of his death were
these. The Sioux had determined in
council to suffer no white man to pass.
but afterwards concluded to let the em-
grants 60 unmolested, but to kill and
scalp all who belong to the service of the
United States. Gibson's party was the
first that attempted to pass. They were
met by thirty warriors who inquired for
the captain. Gibson said he was captain,
One of the leaders offered him his hand,
which Gibson took in confidence, when
another Indian shot him through the
heart. The band then retired and suffer-
ed the others to 90 on. They make no
explanation of this deliberate, old-blood-
ed and unprOvOked murder.
They say they intend to fight the Unit
ed States troops; that they are apprised
of their coming and intend to whip them
all out; that they had proposed to make
stand at Ash Hollow, but their num-
bers grew so large that they were induc-
ed to take up their position in the Black
Hills, a hundred and twenty-five miles
beyond Fort Laramie. That they have
been gathering their forces there and
now number some fifteen Thousand war
riors. That they cannot only resist, but
easily conquer any force that the United
States can send against them. That we
have none but old men and women left
in the country now, save few soldiers
that we keep for show, and if we send
these few out, they will onl afford them
sport and pastime. The Black Hills
cover space of twelve or fifteen miles.
and are rough, abrupt, precipltous, full
of guches and ravines and covered with
stunted oak and pine and cedar. 1t is
the best hiding place for the Indians that
could have been selected between here
and California. and it will be difficult
matter to dislodge them Our forces
are on the way and in fine condition.
Mr.. Sloan met one company of dragons
at Ash Hollow, and short distance this
side two companies of infantry and one
of Dragons, and another company of
dragons at Big Sandy. He could not
recollect the names of the different com
mands, but said they were all in fine
health and downg we'll. He was struck
with the apparent anxiety there was at
Fort Laramie for the arrival of reinforce
ments. The officers there had heard of
the powerful concentration of the Indians
at the Black Hills, and feel uneary. The
boat leaves, and | must conclude.
Last week a man named John Brown,
a resident Of Newport, Ky, and an infant
son, died suddenly with the cholera. On
the 23d ult., Mrs. Susan Brown, widow
of the man and mother of the boy, des-
troyed herself by plunging into deep
cistern. When discovered she was quite
dead. In the afternoon, her mother, who
had been living with her, attempted self
destruction in the same manner and
place, but was prevented by friends, who,
fearing that she designed killing herself,
kept close watch on her. The old lady
regretted that she had not succeeded,
saying that she wished to 60 with the
rest of her family.
One of our exchanges says it requires
$500 sheep to be kept whole year to
support the Lawrence, Mass mills with
wool for one day. They produce 1900
shawls per day, and consume cochineal
to the value of 100000 per annum.
DARING ATTEMPT AT EsCAPE.-We
learn that number of the desperate
Williams at the State Prison succeeded,
on Tuesday, in breaking into the rooms
of the overseer at the State Prison, and
secured large quantity of revolvers and
other offensive weapons. BY the skill
o.l onoro.,, of Major ova and ColOne]