The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-05
Interesting and Important from Carson VA
ley.

The sscsm. Mt, rsioa has intsser.ns tsieCaphic ad
vices Plscervile announcing the arrival OF large
number Of overland emgranss, among Hhom the follow
j. W. Bore!sud, wife and family; VIM. King, wife aud
fsmily George Berry Mrs Moore AZ 20 sons, Richard
Rsking, A T~sel, D Bowling, J. B assner, a Lyons,
VIM Hushe., ]. Wright, Albert Lawson, Andrew Law.
Mr. Blu nett brings the intelligence Of the massacre Of
unce train, consAtiDg OF six men and three children
One woman was .no. .nrOSgh and soapsd and is for
Carson Valley by Roundtree's train.
ing which only one Indian was killed The stock In
charge OF Roundtrees train-lbo head.
Among the killed were Holloway nis brother 1sw
parents, and horribly mutilsted.
The emlgrsnis 70 man. are willing to join company
70 ex,ermnAte these nends They arc al Of the opinion
that win be six weeks before the emgrants a pass that
locality and begin 70 express their indignation thai no
move being OF n.' been maze &
Genoa Nine tentbs Of the emgrana would volunteer that
are daily arriving in Carson Valley.
John Everhart, John Seen and John LAwboy
Everhsrt had been travelling with Mr. Bennes srain but
left 70 pack 10 with another company.
The second day after leaving some Sho Shawnee Indians
wanted 10 trade pony for rifle Everhart handed me
gun Of the Indians, who Immediately ahos sseen
.nos and ssos Evsrn.s and E1boy The other present
succeeded in making his escape. This murder took place
~ the head Of ,he canon beyond Gravey Ford. A..
body Of Brown Of The three traders heretofore report
edIiled HIS scalp torn from hs head, and he was
Ills heart. One WAS named Brown, and the other two
Jones One OF The latter lived In Carsoa Valley where
ere have Also arrived Il Paoerv,ne twelve mon from
Kinks party Thes len the train on the Humboldt q
which place sixteen Of hs men ie they are Of the OPT
travel the Honey Lake route unit Of the scarcity OF
both feed and they were three days crossing ono
s he Se. ~ ooa from he and they we're
still going ont Kirk would stu push ahead.
Tho engineers Of the Kirk expedition have asoeraned
thai Honey Lake Valley Les from three TO ten miles with
in the Sale limits, and most PROBABLY IN Panss county.
I, has heretofore been considered portion Utah Terri
tory frsdoDysr CITY new locality 1t The west end OF
The Union cor ianl further new nom Carson Valley.
vsaers hon California arrive daily Amongst hem is Col
longing 10 twenty different companies have pased their
station in The valley having charge bet 5000 AID
cnain from me rnk Of the Humboldt Brookis' upper
station. Most OF the immigrants are from Missouri fexAs
horned cattle and 600 % 900 hesd Of horses ana mules
The great body OF the emigration coming By the way
Of CA,en Valley ffoOaSly one.foursn VIZ take me
Valley viii enter the State By the way Of BASKERVILLE
Many are, however, settling the eastern side OF the
Some are gonr 70 mining some 10 farming and grazing,
end others turning their attention 70 mechanical pur
'us In Honey Lake Valley, twelve families had stopped
and taken III their permanent abode.
At the gold mines Ia walkers Valley, and walker
river there were between hundred and q hundred and
hy miners engaged 10 washing and prospecting and he
met some nifty or sky more on their way there oppo
ii,e Genoa, the eastern foothills, rumoer OF prsc
teal miners from California have made very rich
dscovcries
Tho silver mine on fork OF Cauoa river much
richer than nrst supposed. Prospecting parties
all that county and valuable discoveries are
Anticipated well reed thai Rosers copper vein IL
the head o. INN lead which ss ches across The
country Silver found MIXED In with the copper and In
the ewly osc Ivered silver milne u 10 found VI ~ silver,
copper and cobalt mixed.
Judge Crane confirms our previous reports ~ 10 the
richness OF tie valley for grasrg purposes dc does NOT
think lis equal he found any where The town OF
Genoa also all life and animation since the emigration
besap comlns In lie says looks ike California TO IN
In 1879 II nev Territory 10 formed, he thinks the
whole valley win Ill up with wonder nj rapidly.
great deal OF apprehension In entertained Tor the back
cmgi alton, account OF The hostility Of Indians and
o,hor robbeu