The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-06-09

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pIoy Ofths mail company, was shot swicr.
IL the arm and hand, while bringing some
cattle from Willow Springs 70 Deep Creek
and SEVERAL head 81 cattle were taken,
from him, besides nudes and horses from
the valley The same day, the station at
Antelope Springs, twenty miles east or
this place; was threatened, and the mon.
escaped 10 Deep Greek We aannot ten
how soon we may be attacked,
on can easily imagine our peculiarly
pleasant sitnation- surrounded by natives
who are threatening us every day. and
communication with either end 81 the
road, il not stopped, Al least made very
uncertain ard hazardous. Major Il. I'M
forms mo that Lieut. w ii unwilling to
proceed beyond Roberts Greek at IRE.
sent, as lie has already transcended the
bounds Of bis Instructions by going be-
You'd Ruby Valley. But lie was anxious.
Cd render all the assistance Iii bis power
towards opening the mail route, and rem
lerlng il safe for etnigrants mail and ex-
press riders to travel But he Is So re-
l.strieted BY his Instructions from Col.
Smith, that he feels himself prohibited
from proceeding tothe actual localities Of
1 the late murders, which all lie beyond
Roberts Greek so that lie 81 placed in5
1.-The peculiarly embarrassing position Of
d general who has orders to proceed with
his arny until he meets the enemy. and
/ then toretreat What orders Lient. Per-
kins, who Is yet behind, may have, we do
4 not know; but il they are to be SO fettered
and restricted by orders from head quar-.
tiers In Camp Floyd, where they cannot
possibly know anything Of the contingent
/ cies that may arise here, they might about.
i us well femainin Camp Floyd. I
The oflicersin command deserve great
credit hitherto, for the prudence and in
lterest they have manifested; but IL they
4 are expected 70 accomplish anything iii all
i Indian country, my one at all conyersant
4 with the Indian mode Of warfare. viii ut
once perceive the necessity 5of conferriilg
upon them considerable discretionary pow.
Ter, Col Smith certainly deserves praise
for the prompt with which he acced-
ed TO Governor Cnmming's call for mill
tary aid, and has doubtless framed his in
strGctiols 10 Lieats. Weed ana Perkins
I with q view to the best interests Of the
route and It's travellers but he cannot is.
Il Expected to understand all the circum.
i stances that may transpire from day to
day, nor what movements are best To he
made By men three Or four hundred miles
distant from him. .. ... 4. +.
The transient passage of troops may
exert q little temporary influence, but Il
will be but short; and the moment their
bucks are turned, the exasperated natives
will wreak their malice and revenge on
1.-The comparatively defsnseless stations and
travellers, as in the case Of Deep Creek.
lIfsG osernment wishes To keep open, md
Fin successful operation, line Of com.
tmunication across the continent, ii can
only be done by establishing regular mill.
tary posts on the road, until there are set
Elements enough to protect themselves;
and from which posts troops could nuke
excursions into the surrounding country
to chastise predatory aud hostile bands.
At present, certain and regular com.
mnnieation between ST. Joseph and Pla-
ceryille. via Salt Lake City, Isl cut of.
4 No mail OF express rider IS safe. The
mail may be taken through by strong
guard, but even then the stations are not
safe and without them the mail cannot
/ be successfully transported.
A I present. mo express proceeds be-
4 yond Diamond Springs, nor will the mail
without sufficiently strong escort, as boys
I. who have barely escaped With their lives
BY running barefoot and nearly naked,
are not likely 10 wish TO repeat the ex.
pertinent. We shall see whether govern
ment Is interested enough in this mail
route, or the lives Of its citizens, To afford
protection 10 either .. .