Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-10
Daily Wattonal 1cmotrat.

WI i1A''DH" AMI IHE 4NDlANs.-Mr Halle.
ton, from the Eastern Slope, brings intelli-
gence that news reached Carson CITY. on
Thursday last, that Col Lander and com
pany had encountered the Pah Utah indians
in several skirmishes, in the rerion of Uicb
Rock Canon, and was momentarily expect
ing some decisive engagement. 1t was re-
ported that few Indians had been killed -
The Indians were little shy of coming into
close quarters, for the reason that tbey had
gotten taste of the Sharpe's Rifles. and
feared too heavy slaughter Gf they ap-
preached in any open spaee) before they
could reach point where their own guns
would be in range, A very sensible shyness
on their part, too If they can get Colonel
Lander in spot where they can reach him,
without being shot down from q distance
they will worry him.
I. P.S.-Since writing the above, we find in
the Territorial Enterprise carson City, the
following under the heading of Operations
Of Col Lander"
This gentlen an with party of SO, accom-
panied by,Cept. Weatherlow with 30 men.
left Honey Lake on the 18th ult., on an ex
pedition against e Indians to the north
They returned on the 30th, having penetra.
ted the Indian country nearly to Granite
Creek, on the edge of the Second Desert
When three days out they met the savages in
force, and had skirmsh with them, during
which young man named Painter, of Honey
Lake Valley, was mortally wounded on the
first fire The Indians occupied strong
position, bat on being pursued 10y the whites,
Ned, and could not again be brought to en-.
gage them, though every effort was made by
the latter to effect that result. They even
abandoned without any show of resistance
rocky hill they had fortified, near a spring
on the edge of an extensive meadow. This
spot is one of their noted haunts, and was
named Painters Valley, 10 honor of the
young man killed.
Subsequently several Indians were killed
in successor of skirmishes that followed
but they could not be brought to stand. be
ing shot while seeking to escape amongst the
rocks. "lndian JIM" one of the murderers
OF Adams IN Honey Lake Valley, was recog-
nlzed, run down and killed. The horse of m
Indian scout was also taken, the rider HAVING
abandoned him and fed to the rocks Cal
i. attempted on several occasions to pet in.
terview with old Winnemocca, LAYING aside
his arms at one time and entering his lines
with flag. The Indians however always
retiIed crying out that they wanted cheap
fight"
The party came in along the emigra Mt road
From trail of the Indians on Mud Lake their
number was supposed to have been about
400 Col. is Of opinion they can be drawn
into regular fight only by stratagem A
body of men must be broken into three d-
visions and the Indians surrounded without
their knowledge, so that when dslodged
they may fall into the hands of another par
y. They can retreat faster than white men
can follow in the country they now hold and
which is impenetrable to mounted men.
The Wagon Road party were to start on
the lst inst for the line of their work wbere
they will continue without reference to the
hostile tribes. Col. L. appreheuds no great
danger to the Valley from large bands of In |
tllans, the late demonstration in their coun. |
try having caused them to retire far to the |
north. Small bands however will continue
To harrass these settlements during the entire
war, which, from the indsposition OF the In,
dians to hold any conference with the whites.
bids fair TO continue long time Mai Roop,
Provisional Governor of Nevada Territory
and Mr. ". J.. Jernegan of the Territorial
Enterprise were members of Capt. w Gather
lows company.
Weatherlow and his company fer their con- |
duct while under fire. and presented the
American flag used on the campaign to the
family of young Painter
The Wagon Road party will number fifty
men, thirty of whom are well armed and
mounted. In case of an Indian demonstra-
tion it is believed that these 80 men viii
prove of service to the settlements and over
land emigration.
REMARKABLE PoLTICAL ARTICLES. The N p
Y. Herald gives the following invoice ofarli-
cles for sale by celebrated antiquarian and
calls the attention of the Republican National
Committee to the selection:
l. Handle fthe maui with which Lincoln
split his first rail
.. Chew of tobacco masticated during the
operation.
8. Waistband of breeches split during the
operation. Patch of seat ditto.
4. Portrait of the man who stood against
atree looking at Old Abe splitting his rail
[Old Abe told him if he kept on sogerng
there he'd never get into Congress, and he
didn't
5. Horns of the oxen who hauled the
rails
g. Half a pint of whiskey. (rihe- warrant
ato kill at a hundred yards distilled in the
hollow 10y Old Abe.
7. Original tin pot out of which Old Abe
took his drinks
s. View Of the grocery, (by "our own artist
on the spot"
0. String of one of the original brogans
worn by the Prophet in his hegira from Ken
lucky to Illinois
TO- Half pound of best Young Hyson
sold by Lincoln, as a grocer, to the sire of
the first white child born in Sangamon
county.
II. Pine knot from the original hut built
by Uncle Abe from the lumber got out 10y his
own hands
r. Hair from name of horse who won
ra,e of which Uncle Abe was Judge.
l3. Ditto from tail of losing horse in the
same race
A. Tooth knocked out of mans head who
ion- ht another man, and chose honest Old
Au, for referee.
10. Portrait of Old Abe when he tried to
hook pretty and frightened child of one of
the first families in the county into convul-
sions.
The FoCRTH AT NoRTH SAN JUAN The
people of North San Juan appear to have
mad delightful time on the 4th. There were
two pic mic parties, one held by the school
children, and two balls. The celebration
held by the Welsh is thus spoken of by the
hydraulic Press; Some three or four hun