The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21
Horrible Massacre of EmigrantS---
Over 100 Persons Killed.

\ letter from J. {. Ward 10 the Los
Angeles star. dated san Demanding. October
18th. 49,. states that an entire train Of tm;-
grants from Missouri and \rhal.>I>. bound
Ia California hy way %. Great Salt Ike. Id
been ma>>acrcd by Iniais al tie Mountain
Meadows. which are on or near the rim ot
the Great Basin. and some distance south Of
the most southern Mormon Settlements The
massacre took place about the 10th ar lltll
of September. Mr.. Ward saws he first oh
tanned his information from the Indians. The
account. no doubt. much exaggerated. if moi
altogether untrue. is a> follows:
The company consisted of one hundred,
and thirty or one hundred and thirIv-.i,,
men. women and children and included some
forty or iortv-tivc capable of bearing arms.
hey were III possession of quite an amount
of stock. consisting Of horses. mules ard oxen.
The rncampmcnt was attacked about da>-
light III the morning. 81 say the Indians h,
the combined forces of all the various tribes
Immediately IL the section Of the country.
1t appears that the majority of them w,r,
slam at the first onset made bv the Indians.
The remaining fierce formed themselves
into the best position their circum>;a.,.
ccs would allow: bat before they could max,
the necessary arrangements for protecting
themselves from the arrows. there were bul
few left WHO were able to bear arms.
After having corrailrd their wagons. and
dug ditch tor their protection. they con-
tinucd to tirc upon the Indians for one OF
two days: but the Indians had 50 Sccr,,"d
themselves that. according to their own state
mcnt. there WAS not one of them killed. and
but few wounded They phc cmiyrant>,
then sent iiaS of truce. borne by little girl
ard gave themselves up to the mercy of the
SavagcS. who Immediately rushed in and
slaughtered all of them. with the exception
of fifteen infant 81 i!!rcn. that have since beer,
purchased. with some difficulty. by the Nor
mon interpreters
! The causes which led to the massacre az,
reported t" be that. when the train c...i.pd
at al Indian village near Fillmore CITY. III,
cmigrants not only cheated the natives bail,
in trading with them but they put s,rvcli.
nine in dead On for the purpose of poison
ing the Indians and also put poison in tn,
water which stands III pools. This cccaSioncd
several deaths among the Indians. within Z
few days after the departure of the train
whercupon the Indians rallied. selected =;
place of attack. ant! took terrible vengeance
| Mr. ". SAYS he obtained Il statement Of II,
cSuscS of the massacre from Elders Matthew,
and Hyde. who were in Grca, Salt Lake cit,
at the time this tram was there recruiting
/ their fit out. and were Oh their way ia Sar
Bcrnardinc when The murders were comm,
ted, but several days journey in the rear of
the cmiSrantS.
SLAVE: STAMPEDE FROM NIE.iXIi.-Th,
Richmond South of Nov. lith. saws that or
Sunday night. a family of negroes Belonging
to Geo. ". iirfax. of Preston County. an,
consisting of father and neither. and FIVE chill
drcn. took three horses belonging to ;hci
master. and made good their cScapc int.
Pennsy lvania. They were pursued on tn,
next day, and ovcrtaken about two miles from
Cniontown. when the negroes made ,.c>pcrat,
resistance. fighting with knives. hatcllrtS, &c.
but were finally captured and confined in ia,
/ in Morgantown.
! HE GREAT EAST.RN.-'rhe time for III,
launching of this mammoth ship. it is stated
was definitely fixed for the Sd of November
ana if no accident caused delay. We shall hcai
of the event by the next arrival She is PAIN;
ed three colors-red lead up to the 20 feet ol
light load watcr;inc; for IL feet above thi
up to the heavy low watcr-linc copper color
and the remainder (32 fccD up to the top
black.