New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-12
.sp Orleans 1ailp 6rtsfent.
From the Plains.

The Overland Mail, which left San Francisco on
the 10th ult reached st. Louis on the Sd inst, max
ing the trip 10 twentythree days and six hours From
the Republican we extract the following inteli.
gence:
forms us that the exertions made 10 discover the
murderers of the station-keeper and bis wife, killed
near Visalis, had failed. Fort Yuma was reached as
early as the morning Of the 18th.
Al the ella mines, Mr.. B. beard Of very rich new
diggings that had been discovered and said to have
yielded. in few instances, as high as twelve TO if
teen dollars to the painful of dirt. These dggings
lie fifty miles to the northwest OF the ella mines and
on the south side Of the river. The country in
which they are situated had been infested to late
period by the Tonic Apaches, but the whites had
gone in numbers sufficient to deter that tribe from
attacking or molestng them. Water was more plenty
than at the ella mines, and they can consequently
be worked to much more profit. One hundred men
had gone from the ella mines to this new mining
locality .
A large number Of sheep, probably 100 900 head in
all, were met on the desert going Westward. Many
had died from fatigue and want of food.
The road from the ella to Pimo and Maricopa
wells was in excellent condition. and also on to Tue
son. No news at the latter place. Mr.. Baston tool
passage in the coach at San Pedro, on the river o.
that name. At the Apache Pass, eighty miles east o.
Tucson the road piled full Of rocks in places il
a way to hinder the progress Of the mails. It wa.
supposed to have been done by the Apaches under
Mangus Colorado as the Sacramento tribe live in thai
vicinity. 1t does not evince hostile disposition a
those Indians are known to be friendly but old Man
gus s something of rowdy, and will continue to b,
in mischief OF some kind if not pursuing his vorit
pastime Of robbing. and killing Sonoranians. The
passengers were obliged to get out and exert them
selves to roll away the rocks to allow the coach 4
pass. The Apaches themselves were not seen. al
though their camp-6res were blazing about a mile to
| the northward.
| Mr.. Hawley, one Of the route agents, Joined thu
passengers at Ell Paso Near the Colorado the coaci
was overturned, aud, while damages were being re
paired, the coach from the East came up and wa
capsized near the same place. One passenger in th
latter had his shoulder broken and another received
several severe hurts in the face. Their names wer
not learned. At Fort Chadbourne, two more passen
gers joined and no incident worthy of note occurre
thence to Springfield.
Near Bolivar, between Springfield and Upton, th
coach was stopped, sbout o'clock at night, BY Del
sons supposed to be highwaymen. man stood Il
the road as the coach approached, and asked, "
Sam aboard?" repeating the question several times
He had several accomplices about, as whistling wa
heard in several directions as though meant for sir
nails and answers. The mail coaches have bee
stopped on several occasions previously, and the boo
has been found cut open. They are probably keepnJ
a lookout for Californians who are likely to hav
| money about them.