Daily national Democrat., 1860-06-08
The Killed and Missing.

J. B. Trask, who has returned to San Fran
cisco from Washoe, gives, in the Bulletin,
the names of the members Of FIVE companies
engaged in the battle at Pyramid Lake, and
adds:
Thus far we have the total of 90 names
only of the l06 who were in the engagement
and of this number 50 have returned, in
cluding the wounded. OF the ~ remaining,
the number Of those known to be dead
amounts to %, leaving as missing l . others.
The killed and missing, therefore, foot up ~.
We have now to add to this crimson record.
the name of Joseph MeCarty, and thirteen
others, who left Virginia at one o'clock on
the same night of which the major part Of
Capt. McDonald's company left during the
day. This detachment, ! know, left to Join
the main body on the Carson, and know,
also, that not one of them have returned.
| These nearly fill up the deficit in the number
engaged-there being still one wanting to
snake up the LOG who were present at the
battle-though it is to be regretted that the
name of one only of that party Is known.
The loss Of these men, therefore, now
swel!s the list of the probable dead to So
1t is not improbable that there may be some
few inaccuracies as to the names, etc, but
the main results arrived at in this article
will not, fear suffer much from amendment.
Dreadful as has been the slaughter Of this
ill-adyised and disastrous expedition, when
leaving it here, the tale of blood is scarcely
half told. We must add to this the massa-
cres on the Carson Truckee, and eastern
edge of the Honey Lake and Black Rock dis
tricts. Since the recent discovery of the
body of Fleming, the massacre at Williams
Station amounts to FIVE persons the party at
the Red Bluffs of the Truckee, consisting of
Anderson, NJ. Cesvick (Austrian,) joan Glib
son, Damitrius King, (Greek, )Canfeld, Cart
Iight and Charles Putnam seven more, and
the fourteen on the eastern part of the Honey
lake section, gives us total of &C. OF this
latter number the Indians themselves make
no denial. The sum total of loss of life now
known as occurring Mt their hands, since the
10th of April, therefore, amounts to eighty
one persons
In addition, it may be stated that there
are several persons still missing, and have
been for weeks, the hope of whose return has
been abandoned by those who know them
A small company of three, with whom was
interested, have been absent three weeks be-
! yond the period set for their return at the
time they left Virginia. And this is the fact
in regard to others. In my opinion, they
| never will return.
1t will be impossible to arrive at a correct
estimate of the number of persons long miss.
ing, but could it he done, there is good reas
on to believe that the list of the dead persons
known to us would be materially increased.
There are facts in the possession of parties
touching this matter, which would throw
some light on this subject if published. /
will take the liberty of mentioning one (ob-
tained from Mr.. Vandewater, of this city, oe-
curringin the mountains adjacent to the head
of Walker River In recent trip to that
section Mr.. v found the skulls of four per
sons near the Indian trail crossing that ridge.
That is but a single instance of several we
may with reason look for of like character,
during the present year. l mention this as
an instance of probable cause, to account for
the continued absence of many Others.