American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-07-28

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The Overland Mail which left San Fran.
cisco on The 27ih uli,, arrived Al St. Lou-.
Is on Tuesday. Its mOsl important news
will be found below:
INDIANS ON THE RouTE. E.-The ST. Lou.
Is Republican learns from the passengers
by the overland route. that at Apache
Pass the different tribes Of Apaches were
collected to the number OF about eight
hundred. Not long before our inform.
ant left. they had been joined by the
Coyaters band. the latter having been
driven away from their customary range,
which is in the valley OF the White Noun,
tains by the Navajoes. All seemed
peaceably disposed. They have peacea..
bic intentions towards the whites, and
particularly toward the people in the en-
ployment Of the Overland Mail Compa-
ny.
ARIsoNA.-The weather was not op-
pTessiysly warm in Arizona. the month
Of June being the hottest in the climate
The mines at Tubac are reported 10 te in
good condition.
INDIAN TgoUBLEs.-A lot Of hostages
received BY Col. Hoffman. at the close Of
the recent Mohaya expedition, had arrived
at Fort Yuma. Their conduct is thus re-
corded:
On the Goth, about u P. M. the In
dians were lonnging liatlsssly under the
versnda Of the Guard House. They were
permitted to do this, as it was considered
inhuman to keep them shut up 10 close
room all day, when the thermometer was
frequently ll8 deg. and never under TOO
deg. at 4 M. The guard was lying
and standing around in q similar manner.
Suddenly the old chief, Csyrook. seized
the musket of the sentry by the bayonet
! and muzzle, and tried to get it OIL, of his
hand. At the same instant the other
eight broke in different directions, some
towards the river above, and some tow
ards the ferry.
The sentry succeeded in getting his
gun loose and stabbed him with The bay
onet The guard were aroused from theil
listlessness by the scuffis. and commenced
firing on the fngilives, but they had got Z
Il pretty good start, and as it was frt
down hill, il was very uncertain. Cay'
rook broke loose from the sentinel rs soor
as he received The slab in the abdomen
and in running received ball through
the head He. of course. was saved.---
Alllof the Indians except this one reached
the river; some wounded-most unharm
ed.i 4
i Then commenced fair trial of sharp
shooting. but man in the river is not 81
easily bit at 400 yards, but the Mimic
dropped about their heads frightfully -
!, Lieut.. DrysdIle, who was officer Of III,
day. led the pursuit 10 boats. and nj
doubt two Of the deaths were owing 4
his progress. -Four are certainly killed
! and two wounded, one supposed mortally
being struck just above the hips. Af!e
the excitement, It was amusing to hea
/, each man tell Of his expIoi.s. and a DR.
wag told me he had counted. from th
. stories Of all tha. he had heard speak. 2
! men shot. O.. just 90 moro than. ther
, were prisoners. 9e e-l g Z
CALIFORNIA STATE Prison ExoDUs.-
, Early on the morning Of June 26. ss
' boat arrived from Point San Quentin. wit
. . the intelligence that large number I
: coEvicts had escaped. The report 500
= gained circulation, and was exaggerate
!. 10 the magnitude Of general uprising {
g the convic.s, involving the loss Of som
!, !, dozen lives. A baat was dispatohe
. from the city to learn the particulars. b,
: it appears that the parties IN authority
!, the prison were not disposed to furnis
e any details OF the affair. and we are oDl
= !, in possession of few facts, The slaml
4 EIDE occurred about noon on Sunday.
. ! The prisoners were returning to the brio
= yard from dinner. The plan for escaI
!" was concocted among the Mexican pri
;. oners. The Mexicans. forty three
y number, marched out in g. body, and se,
|. ing the two guardsmen. Lee and Spel
!, shut the gate and locked it, and takiu
! ! the guardsmen with them started far Il
i chapparel. aa' goeFlla ~
- The guard in charge Of the big gun Z
!. the bill, was prevented from firing thr
4 fear of killing the gusrdsmen, who we
: borne off By the fugilives. The prisone
:. :. separated into two parties, each party I
hluR onb VI buo Buntubu0u' s-. a.. -,
After proceeding some distance NJ
> Lee was stripped OF bis clothing and a
lowed To return. Mr.. Spell was al
\ stripped and bound hand end foot.
party Of citizens started out with q
ne guard. aud came upon the fugitives 10
o. ravine, where they were engaged ii /
or moving their irons. The pursuers 6r,
al upon the convictS, aud killed man nsu
al ed Miller, who was ore Of the three
,g mericans who happened to be on the ot
to side Of the wall where the stampede to'
ID place. " <9fS J5 an a [
b. yFRAEER RIvER.--T The river had Tis,
's, twelveif feet within four days d. Yale. A
'r. the houses on the beach are oveIfowe
n. and some have doated down the river
p; The river is supposed TO have attained
" greatest height. Mining operations fro
70 one end OF the river to the other are o
IL titsiy s6spehded owing 10 the high "
'o- ter. st9s 1.
Z GoLb on vAAoor vEH IsLiND.-fl
surveyors who have recently been
o.. work in the Nanaimo district, report d
" discovery Of gold on Nauaimo river. abo
no eight miles from it's mouth. Some Of d