The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-17
Arrival OF VI OVERLAND MAIL.-IN-
Dian TROUBLES GROWING SERIOUS.

The overland mail which left San Francisco ON the
18th ultimo arrived at st. Louis on the 18th. Mr.. Ly-
man Wells, of San Francisco, was the only through pas
senger. There were also several May passengers, and at
no time was there less than six passengers on the coach,
We make the following extracts from the summary Of
news published by the Missouri Democrat
The Comanches had run off some eighty head Of mules
from the company at a station on the Lower Reserve,
some twelve miles the other side of Fort Belknap. These
mules formed part of n drove which the company had
purchased in California and Texas, and were about dis
tributing among the various stations. A company of
rangers had started in pursuit of the savages and had
traced them as far as the 'Clcar Fork. . At last accounts
they were still on the trail, with strong hopes of soon
overtaking them. The Comanches are constantly COM
hitting depredations upon the frontier settlements, steal
ing everything that they can get hold ~of-horses, mules,
cattle, chickens, corn, &c, &c. Around Fort Belknup
they are particularly troublesome, and the people were
arming in self defence.
At a station this side of Fort Chadbourn some Indians
had killed a negro man in the employ of the company at
Hahn station this side of Fort Belknap. A number of
men had gathered for the purpose of forming a company
and making an attack upon some Indians who were said
to be encamped about ten miles to the westward.
The passengers saw no Indians on the road except at
Apache pass, but their watch-fircs were to be seen in the
distance nearly every night. The company are forward
ing Sharpe's rifles and ammunition toeyery station along
the road, and making every preparation possible to resist
anticipated attacks from the Indians, At Apache pass
several tribes were convened for the purpose of making a
treaty with the Indian agent, who was daily expected.
There were but very few persons at the ella mines.
Nearly every person who could get away had left, and
those remaining We're preparing to take walkers line
for Texas.
From the Los Angeles Star, Feb. 1Ol
Captain Garnett's command of two companies of the
9th infantry marched from their camp in the Cajon Pass,
on Monday last, en- route for Fort Yuma, there to await
the arrival under the command of Col. Hoffman.
The two companies of the first dragons stationed at
Fort Tejou have not yet received orders to march to the
Colorado they have received orders, however, to hold
themselves in readiness for the march. Maj. Carlton will
most likly command the force Captain Davidson and
Lieutenants Davis and Chapman will accompany the
command.
MURDER OF TWENTY-sIX MEN b. INDIANS.
From the san francisco Herald, Eel. TO-
We are put in possession of the following particulars by
Mr., Bernard OHanlon, who arrived from Victoria yester-
day on the steamer Northerner. Mr.. O'Hanlon left Sem
iahmoo on Thursday night last for Victoria, and just pre-
vious to his leaving a hunter came in, who reported that
the Couhegan and Stickeen Indians had murdered a party
of twenty-six men in the Couhegan Pass, between Fraser
river and Point Roberts. lie seems that some ninety i'm
migrants from Australia had located themselves at Point
Roberts for the time being, and the murdered men were
supposed to be Of their number. 1t was thought that the
act had been committed in revenge for the killing of a
'zec' or chief of the Stickcens, perpetrated n short time
previous by some parties connected with a trading schoon-
er, the name OF which is unknown. The people Of Semi
ahmoo were preparing to resist an attack, as the Couhe-
gans and Stickeens are two of the most warlike and de
ternined tribes in that region.
INDIAN D~EPREDATIoNs.
BY the steamer Pacific, at San Francisco on the 18th
ult., Victoria, Vancouver Island, dates to the Sd have
been received. The Indians are permitted to depredate
on the whites without check, the government failing to
provide means to keep them removed from the line of
travel. Recently a whale boat was seen manned by fit.
teen Indians. The owners of the boat, Frenchmen, are
supposed to have been murdered. Recently an Indian
was shot by a white man named johnson, and the In
dams became excited, and demanded Johnson in pay
ment for the deceased but Johnson escaped. The In
dams were finally appeased by an order from Gov. Doug
las for twenty-five of the best blankets.
THE RQUHBARY COMMISSION.
BY the same arrival dates TO the 9th ut. have been
received from Portland, Oregon. Archibald Campbell,
United States boundary commissioner, employed in run
ming the line between the American and British posses
sions on the Northwest coast, was ia Portland, ON the
9Th. He is stopping at Fort Vancouver for the present.
An iron mine has been discovered near Chehalem valley,
about thirteen miles from Portland, Oregon, which prom.
Uses TO yield a rich supply of superior ore. Specimens of
wrought articles from it have been exhibited in Portland,
which are pronounced TO he OF the first quality by iron
smiths.
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