New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-02
The California Pony Express.


ST. JocrPH, Mo-, Friday, JSne I, 1870
The Pony Express, with the disPnohes and aa'is
missing from the Pony Express which ar sed yes
day evening lIst arr we'd here at q p. to-day
No explanation If given 10 se Of ito deeniion
The mail was all safe.
san FRAvcIsco, May 8-3 40P. NJ.
The last Pony, Express took rhe in ellieence that
several Americans had been murdered by the indiana.
while asleep at Aillers Station Casn River, some
20 miles from the settlement of Carson Valley and Also
that various companies bad organized at virginia Ciy
Gold ILL., and Other get ren m the W asnDs mines,
and gone in pursuit. of the Indians supp sed TO have
commits the murders
1t subsequently, appeared thas those Volunteers
united in ore body and under the eOmma I'D OF Mayor
Ormshy; they We're mounted and nuuben ID 10, men.
This force on the 18th inst, at p. M, came upon
Indians at the bend Of the QulOke River, ahoSt u
miles northward toward Pyramid Lake fro virginia
CITY. The Indians IN ambush at ma ROW iass,
through which Maj. Ormsby party were roceeJng,
ard numbered, it is supposed, not less than JDJ az
having firearms, plenty OF ammunition, ;1nd i,JOV
horses within IA convenient disian z.
They opened a fire upon the troops from their sate
hiding-place Mai. Ormsby oriered a charge but ITO
Indians continued to skulk firing occasona 1y from
behind the rocks and sage bushes, and doing damage
without suffering much IN This COM ition OF
things continued for some two hours. when the ainnr-
milton of Orlnby party gave odt The ndiaos seeing
this closed upon our men, pouring IN yoiiey alO-r VOL
lev killing many thespoS and the balance rett eated
scattering in all directions the bills and smong
the sage bushes They pursued - or 80 miles by
the mounted Indians andmany detached prtes cut on.
durirg the two subsequent days. The exact number
of killed not yet eralned, hat probably exceeds
fifty. Among The slam are Major Ormsby, Henry
Meredith, distinguished California lawyer WIN; ,.
SIeer Richard SnowGOl, VIM Arsington Dr. Jader,
Chas Deraus, Jas. Lee, +. johnson, Chas. Mcleod,
John Fleming, j. Anderson, Andrew Schealid, M.
Kuezorwtch Jno. Gar1nlo, A. n; Elliott, W. Haw-
kns George Jones, VIM. Ma1ntosh, O. McNanghton.
Total known to be killed, q wOunded, 81 fae n-
Known AZ; returned alive ~
Wagons have been se..t ont to pick mp any wounded
Il. .al4 foot
parties buryng tie dead, but account is yet received
from the battle-ground Very exaggerated accounts
of this battle teleeraphed TO all parts of Cafor-
MIA the 18TH IL pst reported that all OrmsbyH
men were killed except six tha. the victorious Ind
ans nun bering 1000, marching upon Virginia
City determined to Kill all the American citizers in the
Washoe mines; that all The Indians from Walker River
south. to Humboldt River on the morrill, were IN fall
war paint, and had sent away their women and chill
dren; and that while thus threatened with destruction,
the An orleans in the Washoe mines had no arms or
anmUnl ION for Defense
These exaggerated reports caused powerful excr-
inns throughout CAT aYsss send FeEe A. Placer
Vile and Sacramento, tie people nbied ana fased
about e3 000 and fitted ont q company Of wearmed
volunteers, who started from Paeeryiile their way
over the mountains on the 18th. On the 18th, fifty
volunteers started ont from DOwpeyie, ana another
company from Nevada. All The principal military
conpa les in the Stats expressed their eagorness TO
embark on the samo duty. The State authorities
promptly dispatched - 900 stand Of arlns with good
supply of ammunition.
X,
L. ;. Army was dispatched from San Francisco o. the
l4h With 80 L. - troops, which were AL the aya-a-
bic men in Central California, together with 500 staad
of arms aud 100000 rounds OF ammunition. lie also
sent orders that the 100 Il. 5. soldiers stationed at
Haney Lake 100 miles north of Carson Valley,
proceed TO the Pyramid Lake region, and AID IN SIP
pressing hostil.ties.
These movements warrant the belief that there are
now not less than 800 we-armed volunteers from CAL
fornia and G0 United States soldiers ready fer duty
the eastern slope ol the mountains: ample force t.
protect the people Is long unpaid volunteers can af
lord TO remain in tn field. At last accounts al hostile
Indians Were 10 the north Of the pony expresses ana
Salt Lake mail and emgrant routes, and the trools
will be posted as 10 keep that route open. The Ia
dams on the stern eide of the mountains extending
nonh into Oregon, and westward into the interior ct
Utah, number Probably 2,OCO and from their contsf-
ity the MomoDs, and other odable causes, re'
ali liable Ia become hostile the Americans unless GER
manent means taken by The Government 70 re
strain them Ar least 800 nted SAFES soldiers 81 iai
be stationed in different exposed pants Det"eestls
Humboldt ard Walker Rivers.
| There II lit q other
The Al Ups Isabella Robt. Passelssr Black W-srior
and Ella and Eliza brought l,4Z Chinese passengers
to this port daring the past wee-'
Col. Landsrs wagon road eNp~aiion lett Sahf ran-
cisco for Carson Valley on the Sab.
The PONY Express with 81 Joaeph dates OF Nay o,
arrived al arson Valley the tth and San sstneisco
OH the 18th.
and nails 6- New-York will ie-Te each moEh.
One OF the ships arrived yesterday brosgh. ,. W.
Williams, Secretary OF ho Am1ican Legation IN Chs
ma the hsarer OF the recenily-Iahed ue8-g with thas
empIe Re leaves for Washington by tlr steamer II
the 20 The steamer has boo ed over va pasengcTs
il will probably take 400. Among thena are BenJai IN
Halliday. Capt.. j. I. Wright, and Maj O. Woods.
News from Oregon il iVceiyed to Inc 18th. Col.
Baker was stUIpping tine Stale for the Gepubicans and
Dragon Smith for the Democrats Considerable po-
liiicsl excitement pgavalled.
REPORTS of similar discoveries n North 5mpua
Coaly continued favorable and ssyer and lea mines
at he head Of Santaier River atI.sed aitcnt IA.
News from british Columbia IS very meacsr Tlsa
Chinese emigration continued vsFy large, ssad l0Co0
| were expected before The lst Of August.
a large nuEber OF miners reported their
| way irOm tae SimaSamecn. U.ines 10 Alexander in
| search Of better dggings.
lbs mines on the upper and lower Frazer River
| werv doing weh.