New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-24
STARVATION AT THE MINES.
Correspondence Of The Lesyeuworh Times Of the 18th.

we have all sorts Of rumors in relation to the gold
prospects--some for and some against but the real
trouble is Hundreds OF emigrans have arriy and
are arriving without either money or provisions, or
mining tools guns or ammunition, and our stock has
nun down and none arriving. This Il feature IN al,
fairs here we made no calculation for. We supposed
all would come with at least three months proNlsiO
but il IL not so Hundreds have arrived that We have
10 take into our houses and board, and We have not
got il to spare We doing all We can TO satisfy all,
and 80 far we have succeeded, but fit continues we VIII
soon be out Of everything. hope no one will come
here without provisions Money will not buy proVi-
sons if we have not got them. Men cannot prospect
or DO anything else without provisions. This every
sensible coming TO this country should under
stand Besides We have rather cold weather for the
season The mountains still covered with snow,
and little has been done lately
If nv letters have not been altered after passing out
of nv hands all have written be depended upon
in relation 70 the gold But whoever thought Of men
coming h. re to sarve heard, yesterday, of man
that died from arvati"n on the way and another not
expected to survive, and now say that any man OF
sci Of who here must come as all the enigra-
ton did last Fall proyded with everything, or they
bad better stop at the next poor-house We are about
out of provi-ions, and expect to buy supply
from those that come this Spring and Summer. New
Mexico has some -four. bu 20 bacon, and not enough
If either TO breakfast l0O 600 people. am told that
fools did wrle to their friends not to bring Hour
that New-MeXco could supply rs. Tbs is shocking
We have ceiv ed, all told from New Mexico say five
or SIX hundred sacks Of -four which IL now about all
used UP. | say in conclusion on this subject that
hone VIII come mere WITHOUT Il SoOh Outlt, df
the lumber Of people here alarm without they have
supplies of their own have nothing to spare, II
enough for OuTeclye,.
TRICKS UPON TRAVELLERS.
George B. Ames of Boone County writes to Tn
Belridere Standard, under date of April IL, some
his experiences the road to Pixies Peak. He re-
ates how Il company from Michigan were cheated by
an Express Company at St. Joseph which had un-
| dertaken to send them through to Cherry Creek.
| Mr.. Ames says:
We'll. these passengers on Express No. were from
Michigan all good men, mostly middle aged men-nen
of principle. Fullerton agreed rs usual to take them
to the Peak for fifty dollars they board themselves
| He required twenty.fv dollars down-reinanlng
twenty-five at Marysve. They started of ST. Joe all
right contract ard everything stated before the
driver as usual He caue to Marysvile in good time
and we arrived same night, when he drove up to Ma
rysvile. The driver ordered them to take ont their
Baggage they of course, asking why. Tie said he was
| and that be was hired to carry them only to
| Msrysville. Fullerton had told them that they
could have but four mules from MaIysville
they had Fix there. They refused to unload their
| baggage. lie took his mules of the wagon and
corIeled them for the night, calculating to return in
the morning if be could blnf his passengers. He told
item that lie would have +. & Co. send for another
| team to take him through &c. They rendered them
tb, other $25 apiece, but he would not then take IT,
| We heard the news carnped but few rods
from them. After our supper Crawford and myself
went up and the passeugers and told them that II
they would stick up for their rights, that our Com
| pary would that they had fair play, and recon-
ineuded them To hitch up and 90 10 the morning,
without the driver, without he would come to terms.
One If them came down TO our camp early in the morn
ing ard told NJ If they could get onr assistance they
| would hitch up acd GO So we all went up except
Nv % or three who were afraid to 60
There were other Pixies Peak men there. We told
] the passengers would protect them I've were all
armed to tie teeth and to hitch up soon posi-
be Accordingly, they hiiched up the four mules, AMI
| stated on keen scoo They had to 60 by the house
where the dri.er was; ont came Mr. Driver and
| Salt Lake muledriver. TIE mule-driver caught one
Of the leaders by the bit and drew his cooked revolver
on the driver and told him II he attempted TO move
one inch he would bore him through. There
were several revolvers and guns cooked about
| that tine. +. & Co.'S driver told the Salt Lake
| n 10 bold the mules and he would go for help
| He was Immediately told that he could have
| int ten minutes TO let go Of those mules or die
! His ten minutes were up, and +. & Co.'S driver
| came not back He was told that hi- ten minutes
up and be chose loose his bold her than be shot
The way tLose Passengers went out oi that town WIN
mules and wagon was q caution. Ihey went 10 ROCK
| Cre,k, in Nebraska, that day About 5 O'Clock We
were passed by the two mue.drivers, Sheriff snd jus
tice # Marysvile all running their mules to the ut
nos, speed, all drunk. They overland them that
| night at Rock Creek, and had nacas WIN theih
there. One o the passengers wss shot at but a. nck
would have H. he had revolver By hs side, and the
rife ball struck the revolver and thus saved his iie
| Here they told the passengers that they nad ~
|
| render, that the driver would take the otner 70
| each and take them through. Accordingly
they consented and made the driver give them reg
usr bill Of sale of mules and wagon, in case Of default
totake them through. They then went ON two days
| al right driver good a. could De, passengers stood
guard nights The second morning a. they were then
| csnped On the Little Blue River or American FORK,
the driver got on to Of the mules 70 take them to
water. He had 90 beyond rhe shot to ges down 10
the water and right the road back but they thnk-
ng that all was then right let him take them 10 water
After the mules had drank, he put the spurs TO them
and away he went back to Marysville, they having
| paid in all $40 to 90 to Pixies Peak, sni ieii N
| that hx.
We were or behind, but he went of the road come
way, avoid Us. The passengers sold portion
Of their provisions and hired to haul the balance
through. They here with u to-day and supPo-e
before this time T. & Co. have got wagon, nules, har
l. L nrdf f.ollnc, rln..i