Mariposa Democrat., 1857-11-19
Arrival of the Overland MniI.

8 o'clock, p NJ, Nov. 5th--twenty-se days
from San Antonio, Texas. The San Diego
Herald issued an extra containing telegraphic
news from New York, Sept. 10th. The intel
lgence from the Gadsden Purchase and along
the line of the overland route is interesting.
Lieut. Beale and party arrived on Sunday,
sth inst, at Los Angeles, all in good health.
The cames were brought through in safety,
and are in excellent condition.
Affairs in the Gadsden Purchase appear to
be moving along quietly, although business is
more brisk than it has been ever before, a con-
siderable number of the immigrants having
settled at various points and taken up claims
for the purpose of cultivation; the Government
troops and the mail line affording good mar
ket for all descriptions of feed, grain, vegeta.
bles, etc.
The Apaches made an nroad few weeks
since, and drove off considerable amount of
stock in the neighborhood of Fort Buchanan,
extending their ravages as far as Caabasas.
The Apaches also showed themselves to the
last mail train going east, a party Of about for
ty attempting to open parley by displaying
white flag. They were ordered off, howev-
err and seeing the guard standing to their
arms, left The mail travels so rapidly, that
they have no means of making any combina-
ton to stop it. tIAlIf
Trouble is apprchcnded with the Pimos and
Maricopas. They are becoming very saucy,
and have, in some instances, demanded toll, in
cattle, and have committed some trifling de-
predations as well.
A number of pack trains are on their way
from Sonora and the people on both sides Of
the line are beginning to recover confidence in
each other 1t is Of the greatest importance
to this section of the country that this trade
should be fostered, as large portion of the
breadstufis consumed along the line come from
the neghboring States of Mexico
The people anticipate great improvement in
their affairs from the establishment of the
Mail and Passenger Line, bringing them, as il
does, into easy communication with San Fran
| cisco ana new Orleans.
A party of gentlemen from San Bernardino
left here day or two since, having heen en-
gagged in surveying a new road to the San
Gorgonio Pass. They report that they found
an excellent, hard road, with abundance of
water and grass, and withal shorter than the
present route to Carrso.
| ID kn nj To Loo
er California by company in San Francisco,
to locate forty yfve leagues of land granted by
the Mexican Government, for the establishment
Of Spanish American colony, was murdered
by Indians on the night Of the Goth October.
His companion, Mr.. ]. W. Carey, who escaped,
gives an account of the trip up to the time Of
the murder, which shows the savages among
whom they were, to have been very treacher-
Gus. After having illtreated the two white
men, robbng them of all they possessed they
allowed them to proceed, with four Indians as
guides. On the road to Fort Yuma the guides
killed Morris by cutting off his head with an
axe, when Carey made his escape, lived eleven
DAYS on a rattlesnake, and was finally picked
up by steamer on the banks of the Colorado
river.
Further information goes to establish, be-
yond queen, the active participation of the
Mormons ! TIE wholesale slaughter.
The Los Ang3,-s Tar publishes the deposit
ton of Mr.. Eamcg, n which he says: "We
next met company of armed men with a
train of wagons, loaded with an outfit of pre-
visions, munitions of war, etc, about twelve
miles from Salt Lake City, on the goth of Sep
tember. We learned from DIR. Duncan, sur
geon to Brigham Youngs army, that they had
taken a vote at Salt Lake City, that if the
United States army forced its way into Utah,
they themselves would burn their city, towns,
forts, etc, and lay every habitaion in ashes;
that they had already picked out secret places
in the mountains to carry their provisions, and
make their future abode with the Indians.
The doctor stated that arrangements were al.
ready entered into, that, provided the army
should enter the settlements, every city, town
and village in the States Of California, Nilsson.
ri and Iowa should be Immediately burned
that they had men to do this who were not
known to be Mormons; and that they would
cut off all the emigrant trains, army stores,
stock, etc. that no men, women or children
should hereafter cross the plains without being
scaped that they depended on and expected
the Indians to perform this Internal and cow
ardly part Of their designs" He also states
that he had to get written pass, before he
could safely pass through the Mormon settle
ments.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MARIPosA ATowN.-Messrs.
Cohn & Dettlebach are erecting capacious
brick building for a storehouse, 30x50 feet, to
be fire-proof with a wall % inches thick