New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-07
INTERESTING FROM THE AOHAPE
COUNTRY.
lBy the California Overland Mail. !
rro. The S. Lou, Republican Of May T.

FFoa Tie 81 LOUIS keptoiic0n % Mays
The overland mail from San Francisco, April II,
reached here last night Bytwc have some later and
interesting intelligence from the Mohave expedition;
Fyom Los 1n0eles Pineyard, Apri H.
The letter OF Mr.. Bishop to the commanding oiicef
ut Cuchana Valley which publish to-day is OF
deep interest IL dspels that fear for his safety which
has oppressed his friends for the past three weeks His
position at the date of his letter was comparatively
secure. Pah Utah Creek is about 80 miles from the
Colorado River.
Col, Hoffman expects to reach the Mohave villages
by the 18th of this month"; We do not think he Will
be- able 10 send the detachm asked for by MIR.
Bishop in adv of the main body as the supplies
necessary for them could be forwarded much faster
than the whole force, and we think that the Colonel
will be anxious 10 be the ground III person anu 10
have with him force sufficient not only to clear the
road but 10 prevent the Indians from moving out OF
his reach. 90 49,,
Pan UrAH CREEK, Cal, March II, 1852.
To Col HorrsAS Capt BuRroN, the commanding occr
present at the CuchanS Valley.
GENTLEMEN: On my way to meet Lieut.. T. r.
Beale with supplies, agreeable to his official drec.
tons and to assist him IN working the read, arrived
at or the Colorado River on the 18th inst when
was met by six seven hundred Indians, claiming
10 be- Mohaves, Pah Utahs and Yamas, armed with
bows and arrows and club in their hands who forbade
our further advance handed my rlte and pistols to
one of my men, and made signs to one OF the chiefs TO
lay aside his aud meet me, as wished 10 have
talk with him, which he did
In as few words az possible explained TO him the
object of my expedition, and that l wished to pass
Dea(tNON
consent that might do So but wanted me to give his
people some tobacco | ordered about 100 pounds Of
tobacco, which had intended for them to be brought
out and divided among them. | also gave shirt to
each of the chiefs. We then drove 10 the lake and
encamped for the night. Being acquainted with the
treachery of these Indians was not fully satisfied
that all was right.
Early in the morning Of the 10th we hitched up our
teams and finding Indian that offered 10 guide rs TO
Beales Crossing started to the rver without
further delay. Afer marching 10 the nver We
launched our boat aud stretched rope fom one shore
to the other and as in the act OF crossing
part of the men was told that il the order Of the
chief that should not the river unless gave a
shirt TO every man Of his tribe well as to each In
dian there assembled. This was impossible, even If
We had given up those Of every man m the company
had our disposition been to comply with the demand
I told them that asked of them no more than what
right and that would not submit to anything
that was wrong.
As there assembled at least four hundred Indians
the opposite bank Of the river TO prevent
ing unless the demand for the shirts complied
with, gave instructions 20 have the rope cast loose
from the other bank OF the river. MessTs. Akerd n
Poole sent to the other side that purpose aud
while in the act of untyng the rope the Indians began
shooting at them With ARROWS. They escaped un-
harmed; but the India rubber boat was pierced in
many places, 10 be nearly flied with water by
the time they reached this side Of the At the
time they commenced shooting on the opposite side of
the river, by the means of signal made by the In
sians 10 communicate the Intelligence TO those on this
side the arrows commenced pouring forth from the
willows in the rear of the train.
Knowing full well that We must fight, repaired 10
an open place where we could better contend with
such superior force. On reaching the lake where
had encsnped two days previous, and while in the act
of corTalg the wagons, we were greeted with show-