The Washington union., 1857-11-18
ARRIVAL or TILE CALIFORNIA MAILS BY THE
STEAMER ST LOUIS

ARRIVAL or THE CALIFORNIA MAILS BY THE
STEAMER ST. LOUIS.
The United States mail steamship 81. Louis, w. II.
Hudson commander left AspnwalI Oh the 4th instant at
s45 D. m. and arri-od Havana at $50, a. m, on the
9Th Left Havana at y, ON the 10Th and arrived
at New York on Monday morning. Experienced heavy
weather ON the passage from Havana TO New York
The st. Louis brings the California mails OF October 20,
81 I76 OsG In treasure freight and 643 passengers
Our ayices to the 10th OF October one week later
than those brought by the Star Of the West.
From the summary Of the Alta California, prepared
for transmission by the steamer copy the following
items
Mining matters are in a very prosperous condition.
The famous Cape Claim, at 0roye, continues to yield
it's golden abundantly ever The river
miners throughout the State, as far as we are informed
have done better than usual this season
There Is no local news of interest Hook Farm, the
Tesence OF General John A. Sutter has been redeemed,
and the old pioneer says that he now sits under his own
vine and fig tree
Hon p. II. Burnett has been appointed supreme
court Justice vice Murray deceased Stephen j. Field,
Justice elect has been appointed in place OF Burnett
WHO our readers will remember was appointed, vice
Heydeneldt resigned.
ihe sacramento valley railway is to be extended to
Yuba county
The telegraph is to be extended northwadfrom Marys
Vile to Shasta Weavervle, and Yreka.
Fy Moore who under sentence OF death for the
crime Of murder committed suicide in the Nevada Jail
by taking strychnne the night previous to the day
on which he was TO be executed His wife, few days
aerward took poison and would have destroyed herself
had not prompt remedies been administered
The Mormons have all left Carson Valley for Salt Lake
HORRIBLE MASSACRE EiIoRASTs.
The San Francisco Herald says:
By the arrival Of the steamer Senator from the South,
we are enabled to lay before readers the following in
teresting items
ARRIVAL OF THE OVERLAND MAIL. QuIcK TRp.---
The Herald extra Of the 9Th The fifth overland
mail from San Antonio Texas, arrived Lcre this evening
at II o'clock having made the trip in the extraordinary
short time of &c days and IL hours the shortest time ON
record The mail came from the Pino village IN four
days and six hours and from the Colorado nver IN 40
hours exactly We, therefore make but few selections
from them
J. Ward Christian writes to the Los Angeles Star
follows
SAN BERSARDINo, Oct 4, 1857.
take this opportunity OF informing you Of the murder
Of entire train Of emigrants on their way from Mis-
souri, and Arkansas to this State via G,t salt Lake City,
which took place according to the best information
can possibly acquire (which is primarily through Indians
at the Mountain Meadows, which are at OF near the rim
of the Great Basin and distance south of the most
southern Mormon settlement between the 10th and 18th
ult 1t is absolutely of the most horrible massacra
have ever had the painful necessity OF relating.
The company consisted ofalout l3G or lS5 men, wo-
men, and children and including some 40 or so capable
OF carrying arms They iI possession Of quite an
amount stock consisting OF horses mules, and oxen
The cncampment was attacked about daylight IN the
morning, say the Indians by the combined forces OF
oil the various tribes immediately in that section OF the
country. Ii appears that the majority OF them were
slain at the first onset made by the Indians.
The remaining force Termed themselves into the best
position their circumstances would allow but before they
could make the necessary arrangements for protecting
themselves from the arrows there were but few left who
able to bear After having eorralled their
wagons and dug ditch for their protection, they conn-
ued fire upon the Indians for two days. but the
Indians had sccreted themselves that according to
their oum statement, there not one of them killed
and but few wounded They the emgrants) then sent
out flag of truce borne by little girl, and gave them
selves up to the mercy of the savages, who Immediately
rushed in and slaughtered all of them with the exception
of fifteen infant children, that have since been purchased
with much difficulty, by the Mormon interpreters
presume 1t would be unnecessary, for all practical pur
poses relate the which gave rise to the above
described catastrophe, from the simple fact that it will be
attributed to the Mormon people, let the circumstances
of tho case be what they may But it seems, from
statement which received from Elders VIM Matthews,
and VIM. Hyde who in Great Salt Lake City Mt the
time this train there recruiting their 'ft out, and
the road to this place at the time when they were
murdered but several days journey in the rearsome-
where about the Beaver mountains which is between Pa
rawan and Fillmore etes--that the causes were some
thing like these The train camped at Corn creek, near
Fillmore city, where there is an Indian village, the in
habauts Of which have raised crop OF wheat and few
moons &C. and in trading with the Indians they gave
them oash for wheat and they, not knowing the value of
ooin were severely cheated They wanted blanket for
sack Of wheat but they gave them fifty cents, and told
them that amount would buy blanket
They also had an OK with them which had died and
they put srychnnc in him for the purpose of poisoning
the Indians also put poison OF some description in the
water which is standing in holes This occasioned
cral deaths among them within few days after the de-
parture of the train And upon this it seems, the In
dams gathered themselves together and had doubt
chosen the place of attack and arranged everything be-
fore the train arrived at the place where they
dered. j. WARD CHRISTIAN.
The Star gives further details in relation to the afro
oious the plains The details far yet
known, these train of emigrants, from Missouri
and Arkansas for this State waylad and cruelty
butchered the route at place called Santa Clara
Gon the rim of the Great Basn about 800 miles
from Salt Lake City The of the is differ
emily designated the Santa Clara cahon, the Mountain
Springs and the Mountain Meadows. But all agree in
locating 1t the rim Of the Great Basin and about
fifty miles from Cedar City the most southern of the
Mormon settlements Of party of about l30 persons
only Is infant children saved.
LATER FROM CARSON VALLEY.
John J, Walker from Arkansas, arrived October ID
at Genoa. lie reports that Abbot and Kirby members
Of his company, killed by Indians Goose
Creek two Of Abbots wounded and they lost
twenty head Of stock At the time they passed the
Mormon train just going the Forty Mile Desert getting
along we'll
large number of horses and mulcs have been missing
since the exit Of the Moons Parties have gone in chase
on the track Of the Morinons.
Col VIM Rodgers furnishes the State journal some ad-
dional facts in relation to the movements of the Nor
and the condition OF the inhabitants of Carson Val
ley 1t is his opinion that the Momos intend to remove
to the neighborood Of Vancouvers island They read
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