The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-08
ApDIrIosAL rRsa CARSON VALLEY.

The Battle with the Indians 1t Pyramid
Lake.
We auboin The following additional particulars Of The
recent massacre Of whte persons Pyramid Lake,
Western Utah. Tho news received by pony express,
and published in The HERALD few days ago, gave pretty
succipcs account Of tho aAR With The Of the killed
and wounded therefore publish only addisaonal par.
uculars, brought BY the overland mail.
OUR SAN TRANCIsoo CORRESPONDENCE
SAN FRAnCsoo, Nay II, 1880.
Great Excitement Amom0 he CitsaasTAe CSpssenoememt
gas PSyassd Lake Basae-zAe Casss af ae xassazs,
d., "a.
mo city startled yesterday morning by inteihseAos
from CaIson Valley Inst dresdfui massacre had taken
place BY Indiana in the wsshos ailveF mins region.
telegrsphic despatch, dated Virginia City, Nay iS from
Lake. belonging 70 the company orsanissd By MAJOR
Ormsby 10 suppress disturbances, contained The hrss
news announced that The forces, hundred Strong
struck camp Ihe bend Of the Truckes yesterday
ing, and advanced on the tran towards Pyramid Lake.
me Indiana, judged 70 be two thousand strong
upon The ioross and opened ere the Inc IN smSush
Indians then nisd 70 The right and lp surrounding The
troops and firing occasionally.
The ammunition Of the forces soon gave out Inc In
dams, seeing this, closed In upon thsm, pouring in vol
Lake WAS ordered 10 guard the pa~ 70 ns esd, 70
He shinks few escaped scrOss the river, but
Others came through the pass
private despatch recsived here saass hat The bate
vss fought about sixty ave miles from Orsos, oonnssc
me yesterday afternoon, about four O'Clock, and lasng
two he:s., vnss ssnsss rssrsss wss nsds By ne
daskDess saved fuguves mo families are al leaving
the valleys The Inoians ere driving o6 The sock and
M wiiIAns, the brosnsr Of thcss Of hh name killed
has come IN, and reports thai thers arc 500 Indians
boidt Who have oams on 70 aid the Pah Uss 70 sssr o.,
Carson Valley Inc citizens here are doing Ill thsy
In ADDITION 10 The foregoing, N, Gregory Of The arm Of
Ee.bai Gregory, ss'esraphs has seventy i've men
rhey are forsifyisg ii Carson City, and have pscks,
susrds out. Al virginia every stone house 10 bsins put
N defence for The prosecton q the and cnudrsn
picket 70 bs stationed on The ousakrs Of me town 70
Cspt 7. D. Johns has bean appointed 10 supreme CON
mAnd. He has declared martial law. Forces are nov
bong eafolled.
eRnAr xucrnrr N rsu rrx,oR
me intelligence Of the defeat and slaughter Of Major
oso%o, 1sssss ~ %
II O'Clock p n, 70 make provision for supply
rs he inhaoisanU Of western Utah with arms and am
the meeting 70 order 70 explain in objsc Fervsut and
patriotic speeches we're made ~ hsssrs Hume, Burns,
Cd authorizing ;hs Mayor 70 procure srms snd an.
muniuon ana forward them instantly. messenger
s:st 70 CAPS Van eusldsr q oolona, 70 obtain tss arms
RAINY responded 70 the subscrps,On % ana largo sum
vss paid IN before The mssass adjourned 10 dsfsy
|
he citizens 6 Hscransnte were requested 10 meet In
mont Of ne Orleans Hess - six O'CLOCK lass (5snday)
evening 70 oesosr nsasurss for The relief Of ihes fellow
Gsins . N Carson valsy
M Isdsas ere sov vtsAh sons forty miles q VIZ
& G y sss ,ssss s ss r:;'ss 2 e. ma
ssssnsss sss iuisi sssir drssaiui shrs.ss 'A w.
reported has NJ savAges have covered thsusslvee
with w~s paint, and seat svy thsr snd chdrsn
uu oArM9 % mn nAnnAcmL
NE precise causes which led 70 thb terrible and
buody Indian raid upon The white sssalsmsnn may no
- % fu undsrsAoed but hsrs oAa - is doubt MAJ
For sone months pNs, psnoanosy Umpsons have
bsen Deserved OF this ssnera uprsins In tks noash q
March 49, Gov Rcop, Of Nevada feFrisory addressed
sssr % Gen. cAsk, o s A, which, q he tina, was
publhhed IN The pspsra He saad,-
We are about % b plunged ipso . bloody and pro
rscsd with NE PsA Uses Isdans Within sbs ~
nipe mcsfhs thsre have been nine d cissns nur-
dsred BY the Indians Up 70 ths - MURDER 70 were
trbs Out always believed 70 wss The Pak Uss), nol
vshirs 70 lay blame On Than until vs were q ne