New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-04-16
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The following is an extract Of letter from I. an
cor in Major Van Dofns camp, near The Witnbit.
Mountains, dated March 25tb, 1859: 4s.7
Things are in rather bad state up here. s,nes
left (November) more than hundred horses and III,
mules have died the rest look il they might 10 4
any time. There has been no rain in the time Bat
good deal snow The grass has e not M besus tc,prout
vantage Of Whist there h. the camp has been scattered
and now extends about nix miles along the creek.
Unless move from here soon, or the grass begins
TO come out, We shall not have horse or mule
take long to put the animals we have left 10 pretty
good order. Major Van Dorm is ont looking for .
place, and think We will move in short time to
some point on the North fork Of Red river. do not
Know that 1t will be much Of an improyement-for
this country as far have seen is very much alike
and all % poor - be- think would be well to
lettne Indians have it, for white men can never make
living here unless At great cost of labor and money.
The land 10 very poor, without timber except very
little on few creeks. There IL but little water and
that generally unfit for use The climate is too cold
Tor stock-they could not live through the winter.
Inc country Is only 1T for buffalo and wolves these
are fonnd in abundance. So many horses having
died, the wolves have collected In great numbers
around our camp. : :.
March 27th.-We will leave this in few days for
place aoont ~ miles north, and among the noun
tans. Good grass and water have been found there.
| Tbs Weathenord News has letter from two Of the
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large elephant there and left for California. They
say in effect that ella gold is phantasm.
| The Washington Register says that Mr.. Michael
Lott, Of Hidalgo, Washington county, was poisoned
the other day. His life was saved by the prompt in
tervention Of medical man who was called in. The
poison, strychnne, put into bottle Of bters By
some hellish iend The bottle was one from which
be was in the habit of drinking every morning. HI
detected the peculiar taste as soon be had swal
| lowed it.
| The Wood Herald gives an account Of cold
blooded attempt at murder, which occurred nea,
Quitman, about sunset of the 2sth ult. Mr. Thomas
Usserp was riding home, when he was hailed by q
young man named Solomon Nevill, who after miss
fire, succeeded in lodging some buckshot from a
doublebarel gun into the back of Mr.. o., and as be
was falling, ran up and fred at him with revolver
N. then saddled and mounted his horse, which was
near by, and approaching U. was about to shoe.
again, but was prevented. N. then fed, and shortly
after party started In pursuit. with every prospect
of catching him. There had been no il-feelng be
tween the parties themselves; though few days be-
fore, Ms father had attempted to shoot U.
The Gonzales Inquirer says thst crops are comma
on finely. Good stands of corn have been obtained
and in many fields It is over knee high Cotton i
doing well. Good seasonable rains have fallen i,
most parts OF the country. 9.s
The Inquirer mentions the killing of a Mr., Moore
q teamster, by Mr.. Johns, Of that town. There wa
an old grudge, and the killing is supposed to hay
4 some justification. 5ss4@
The Inquirer understands that four citizens Of thu
county are on their way there from Mexico with si
thousand head Of sheep.
The Fayette True Issue says that some of the
gardens have been visited by mvriads of destr,c+r