New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-06-21
The war with the Utah Indians.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. June 1.-THE Overland Mail
coach, with San Francisco dates to May 2sth, ar
rived here at 1880 this evening, and furnishes the
following summary Of news:
san FRAKcIsco, May rs, M.-The Pony Express,
with st. Louis dates to May 20, is due at Carson
Valley this morning, but on account of Indian hos
tlities on the route, for 200 miles beyond that
point it is feared the Express has been cut off,
The last Express left here on Friday, the 25th but
we are not yet advised whether it passed the dan
gerous portion of the route on its way eastward.
a During nearly all of the past week it rained in.
cessantly and little business was done that 1t is
difficult to fix quotations. No article has improved
in value within ten days, and it is generally be-
leyea business will open this week with declin-
ing market. The weather is now pleasant, and no
doubt the dry season has commenced, as the heavy
rains have already continued dunprecedentedly late
THE LATEST WAR NEws.-Accounts from Carson
Valley yesterday, the 27th, represent that about
5000 indians C!D remained in the vicinity of
Pyramid Lake, and that 600 volunteers, under Col.
j. G. Hays, and 200 U. S. troops, under Capt.
Stewart, had gone out to attack them in front and
rear. We are, therefore, in hourly expectation Of
another battle. tss s#
INDIAN DIFFICULTIES MONTH"; Y7reh4q May 3d.
a letter received from Little Shasta river, May
2sth, confirms the rumor of Indian difficulties on
Butte Creek, and says that the Indians have COM
meflced hostlites in good earnest. On the I'D
inst, they ran six men and six mules to the camp,
there being Is Indians in pursuit. company is
being organized in Yreka, for the purpose of pun
ishing them.
lfrom the Buletn, May 15.l
DANGERS 10 THE Pony ExPREss.-W. W. Finney
the agent OF the Pony Express called upon us this
morning and gave some sad news respecting the
perous condition of that enterprise. He had just
received telegraphic dispatches from Carson City
which state that the station at Simpson Park was
burned Oh Monday last; that the station keeper
and all the animals are yet missing, and that re
Gently the Indians fired on two men named Red
man and Robinson, who were conducting a freigh
| train, severely wonnding Robinson, and that Red
man escaped on one Of the mules, leaving tbs
| wagon in Simpsons canon, and had arrived a
Smiths Creek.
The dispatch further informs Mr.. Finney that the
| man who came with the last Express from Rees.
| river was forced by fear of Indians to lie by fo
| thirty-six hours at Smith creek station otherwise
1 the Express would have arrived through to Carson
ia less than six days, and that though the Expres
! leaving here on the 18th had duly started on th
perious journey, there was doubt as to who wonl'
| be the succeeding expressman with the letter
| which left here yesterday.
! Upon the receipt Of this news Mr.. Fnney calie'
1 upon Gen. Clarke to ascertain If the Government
/ would not furnish some protection to the route.
As the Pony Express is but an individual enter
prise, Mr.. Finney explained to Gen. Clarke, that
knew he had no right to look for protection OF tn
| which passed the United States Mail, and for tina
| reason, it was perhaps the duty Of the Government
to keep it clear. Besides this there were on th
road journeying Californaward, by the route, Q
i least six or seven hundred emigrants, with the
wagons and stock, who would fall victims to th
cruelty and rapacy of the savages, as fast as the
unsuspectngly journeyed into the hostile Territor
| ahead Of them.
For this purpose Mr. Finney thought that wit
seventy five well armed and well mounted men al
tribnted between Sand Springs. sixty miles beyoI
Carson; Cold Springs, thirtyfve miles fnrth
east; Smiths Creek, twenty-five miles furthe
Simpsons, forty miles further ,-and ut Dry Cree
twenty-five miles still further, the route might
kept safe. This would give fifteen men to ea
station; and Il these were well mounted and arm
with Minnie rifles, il is thought they could seen
the stations against any force of Indians likely
attack them. fsH
) Gen. Clarke's reply to Mr.. Fihney's applicatit
3 expressed great regret that he could do nothlns
J that the limited number of men under his commal