New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-12
The Overland Mail.

The overland mail which left San Francisco at
noon On the llth Of February arrived at San Fran.
cisco on the 5th inst. From the Republican we ex.
tract the following
The travellers report that in the Pacheco pass
violent SNOW storm prevailed, and that for several
days thereafter they encountered considerable rain
What vssy quite severe ram storm had
yious 70 this storm the heaviest sand storms ever ex
perienced had prevailed.
There was also Z snow storm at the TETON Pass
with these exceptions the weather during the trip
has been excellent and the roads very good. There
Was loss Of about day on the route owing to the
scarcity Of stock The passengers passed drove oil
two hundred mules ct Guadaloupe Pass en- route fol
the various stations this side Of 81 Paso to supply
four mules hauled the stage sixty miles, when two
rave 0ut and the remaining two were made to pull
tn vehicle some twenty miles further to station
where tfeah mules were fortunately obtained.
Nj. Fulsom has been since last August at the ella
gold mines He confirms all our previous reports Of
the Improbable condition of the country. There
has been occasionally claim where parties have
made money but in the great majority Of instances
Snt sIlght gains rewarded shs labor Of The miner
also confirmed BY Mr.. Fnlsom. Parties were still
going to the ella, but leaving there as soon after ar
rival as possible.
Ths passsnssr injured By the upsetting Of the last
coach and left ut Seneca Springs fast recovering
His knee not badly injured as it was thought
Lieut. Gazelle who was injured in the fight with the
Camanches. was also rapidly improving. The COM
pany were still IN pursuit Of the tugityes with orders
70 follow them for several days "A party of rangers
was also ont on the trail of some redskins who had
been committing depredatons in the neighborhood
Of Sherman.
Several men were met at Connelly's station by our
travellers, seeking information Of the whereabouts of
the Rangers, for the purpose Of joining them.
The passengers met no Indians Immediately on the
road, but at night they frequently saw their camp
fires of in the distance.
party Of cavalry were passed in Texas. They
had abandoned Fort Belknap, and were proceeding
to Camp Cooper, on the clear fork Of the Brazos
about sixty miles from Fort Belknap, to await or
derz.
The passengers complain OF great want Of the
commonest articles OF food at several of the stations
between Guadaloupe pass and Fort Chadbourne-al
on one division. The agent was at Fort Yuma, and
must be unaware of the prevailing restitution. Fol
some 400 miles they report that pound of -four can
not be obtained and at many Of the stations aii
IN for the mules was the only article Of food they could
obtain. This they pounded into meal, and with suct
proyender were made to satisfy the appetite rendered
keener by travel It Is thought that some Of thess
stations will be abandoned, as the men have barely
corn enough to last for few days. and it will take
them. sst y8sy5. 558 ss *
Nagnus Colorado had returned from Sonora. HI
bad slcceeded IN stealing large number of mules and
horses together With chickens and other booty. He
naa removed his people from tue Apache Canon, and
had gone Westward.
Al Fort Buchanan. Capt Ewell was making prepa
ratons Tor an expedition against the tribe Of Apa
Fort in January last. Two sergeants were killed hv
these indians and four mules were stolen The name
Of one Of the sergeants was Kelly. Kelly survived
his wounds forty hours, but the other died immedi
ately.
II was reported at Tucson that several Camanch
sqnaws had visited their place for the purpose Of ia
forming the Indian agent, Col. Walker, Of the CON