Mariposa Democrat., 1857-09-10
From the Sacramento Union
Later from Carson Valley and the Plains.

From the Sacramento Union.
Later from Carson valley and the Plains.
PLAcERvILLE, Aug. 30-3 P. NJ
By the arrival Of several emigrant trains
Just in, we have later and important newsfrom
the Plains. The names of those arrived are
]. W. Borland, wife and family, VIM. King,
wife and family, George Berry, Mrs. Moore
and two sons, Richard Choud, Ira Burget R.
Dieper, w. Adams, G. DARN, W. Risking, A.
Taswcll, D. Bowling, J. B. Mather, A. Lyons,
VIM. Hughes, J. I. Wright, Albert Lawson,
Andrew Lawson, j. T. Burnett and son.
Mr.. Burnett brings the intelligence Of the
massacre of whole train, consisting oil SIX men
and three children. One woman was shot
through and scaped and left for dead, out
was found still alive by those who came up
first. She is not expected to live. She is IS
being brought into Carson Valley by Round
trees train. a..r- 10 -sf..r
The stock was also recovered from the In
dans, in doing which only one Indian was
killed. The stock is in charge of Roundtrees
train-150 head. H
The only names my informant recollec's
among the killed were those of Halloway ana
his brother-in-aw. The three children were
murdered by those fends before the face o.
their parents, and horribly mutilated.
The emgrants to man, are willing to join
company to exterminatc the fends. They
are all of the opinion that it will yet be six
weeks before the emigrants all pass that local.
ity, and begin to express their indignation that
no move is being or has been made to organ
ize a force here, it being only three hundred
miles beyond Genoa.
Nine tenths of the emigrants would volun-
teer, that are daily arriving in Carson Valley.
Three men had been murdered at Gravelly
Ford since our last accounts. Their names
were John Eyerhart, John Steen and John
Lawboy. Everhart had been travelling with
Mr.. Benefits train, but left to pack in with
another company.
The second day after leaving, some Sho-
Swawnoe Indians wanted TO trade pony for
a rifle Everhart handed the gun to one OF
the Indians, who Immediately shot Steen with
it. lie alss, Ing armcu, tiIey rode OIL short
distance and shot Everhart and Lawboy. The
other present succeeded in making his escape.
This murder took place at the head of the
canon beyond Gravely Ford.
Burgett and Dicker found what was sup
posed to be the body Of Brown one of the
three traders heretofore reported killed. His
scalp was torn from his head, and he was shot
through the left arm, and the ball probably
touched his heart Their names were Brown
and Jones. One of the Jones lived in Car
son Valley, where his father now owns
ranch. They found this body two days after
Busters men. One of Busters men told one
of the above that they drank 81 worth Of
whisky at the post before they went in search
of tie Indians. Suspicion rests upon certain
parties in reference to the accidental shooting
of one of Busters men, as before reported
After they had shot the Indian, he remarked
to one emigrant, who is now near this city,
that he had presentimcnt that he was to be
foully dealt with before reaching Carson Val
ley.
My informant says hardly any questions
were asked in reference to the accidental shot
by which the man was killed but few regrets
were expressed by the one who fired the fatal
shot Time will have to remove the mystery
as to the cause of the murder of the traders.
There have also arrived here twelve men
from Kinks party. They left the train on the
Humbolt, at which place sixteen of his men
left. They are of the opinion that it will be
almost impossible for the emigration to travel
the Honey Lake route, on account Of the scar
city of both feed and water They were three
days crossing one desert, without spear Of
grass for their stock.
Kirk has lost the best of his stock from
the Alkali, and they were still giving out
Kirk would still push ahead.