The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-11-18

Further by the Overland Maily More In.
dian Battles-Col. Wright Victorious Z
News from the Gold Diggings.
The Sixth Overland Mail arrived
last night via the Pacific Railroad,
with San Francisco dates of the 18th.
and Los Angeles dates of the 18th.
The trip was made in twenty-five DAYS
and nine hours. By Mr.. John H. Full
Ter, who came through with the mail
from California, we learn the following
interesting " items" which we furnish
our readers. n
There were six passengers which left
with the mail from San Francisco,
three OF whom stopped at FL Paso, and
one at a station on the road. Mr.
Fuller and another individual were the
only passengers from Ell Paso to War
saw. .. ff4
.BREAK-DowN.-A delay was occa-
stoned by the breaking down of the
stage in the ella Valley, this side of
Fort Yuma, but repairs having been
speedily perfected the coach rolled on
towards the east without any further
interruption.
GOLD! GoLD!-The break downoc-
CURED in the immediate neighborhood
of the gold mines, where Mr.. Fuller
states he saw one hundred aud fifty or
whereabouts at work gathering the dust.
The miners were all in good spirits and
encouraged with the belief that the
"diggings" are not only rich but
permanent" A man told Mr.. Fuller,
that by carting three loads of dirt half
mile to the water, he had made at
least one hundred dollars worth of
dust.
INDIANS THIEvNG.-About fifty
miles this side of Fort Chedbourne,
Mr.. Fullerinforms us that the Indians
had been at work stealing horses and
other property of the Company. He
states that six horses and mule had
been stolen few days previous to the
arrival of the stage at that point.
With the exception of this there had
been no interference on the whole
route. 5ret asa
The weather during the trip has
been excellent, until within five days
travel of St. Louis. During the past
FIVE days the sky had been overcast,
but no rain has been seen by any of
the party during the whole journey.
A large portion of the town of
Jamestown, Tuolumne county, was
destroyed by fire on the night of the
9th of October The loss is estimated
at about $4,000.
Col. Edgar Frazer, an old resident
of Sierra county, was instantly killed,
at Goodyear's Bar, on the End Octo-
Der, by the caving of a drift in which
he was working.
8. III. Dosh, Brigadier General OF
the End Brigade, 9th Division of the
California Militia, has called for com
pany of eight volunteers, to protect the
people and travellers, on the road be-
tween Weaverville, Trinity county,
and Union, Humboldt county, against
the depredations of the Indians in that
section.
Five murders are reported as having
taken place since last dates.
We have dates from Oregon Ter
ritory to October 9th. The reported
massacre of Gen. Palmer and his party
turns out to be false.
The arrival of the first Overland
mail caused great rejoicing.
MORE INDIAN BATTLES IN WASHINGTON
TERRITORY.
Col. Wright has again fought the
Indians in his front at the Spokan
Plains, some ten miles in advance of
his first battle ground. His enemies,
as before, were the SpOkan, Occur
d'Alene. Palouse and Pend ID Oreill
tribes-numbering some six or seven
hundred warriors.
Equally brilliant with the affair Of
the Four lakes in results, and in the
skilfnl management and use of the sew
eral arms of the service. The battle O
the Spokan Plains was fought on thu
sth inst. The Indians having free
the grass on several sides, beset on
troops with decided spirit on three
sides at once, until charged through
the srousing flames" of the burning
grass, and driven to shelter by
squadron of dragons, commanded b,
Major Grier.
Subsequently, at several points, the,
made stands for period OF sever
hours, but were successfully and sue
cessfnlly routed from their positions
with the loss of three chiefs, and tw
brothers of the chief Gary killed, an
many of lesser note killed and wound
ed, and the single casualty on our sid
ofone man wounded. The chief VIII
commanded in this affair is called Pc
etkin; who was prominent in the fgh
with Col. Steptoe last May, and he
now in the hands of Col. Wright.
On the following day the Indian
asked for terms which was refused
save on unconditional surrender G
arms, property of all kinds, women an
children, and unqualified submission
whatever might be imposed.
Marching up Spokan river on tn
9Th inst, Col. Wright intercepted an
after a sharp skirmish between tn
dragons and some Indians-capture
at least nearly eight hundred horses
nearly all of which were several day
later shot, to prevent any embarra
ment from the care of such q numbG
of animals.
Col. Wright on the 1st inst, was :
the Ceur d. Alene Mission-haying fl
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