The Nevada Democrat. [volume] (Nevada, Calif.) 1854-1863, 1860-05-16
NEVADA DEMOCRAT.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY ls, 1860.
RELIEF MEASURES Ar NEVADA.
The Washoe Expedition.

The dispatches received on Sunday afternoon,
from Virginia City, stating that some seventy-hve
Americans had been killed in an Indian hght pro-
deed an intense excitement in Nevada. Crowds of
people collected on the street corners, and rush
was soon made for the Court House. On finding
that religious services were being held in that build
ing, the crowd started for the Theater. The drums
were beat, and in few minutes the Theater was
packed full of people A meeting was organized by
appointing T. H. Role chairman and H. b. Thomp-
son Secretary. The chairman then briefly stated
the substance OF the Geographic dispatches, and
that the object Of the meeting to take measures
to send assistance to the people of Western Utah.
Volunteers were called for, and Messrs. Birdseye,
Gregory. Hagadorn and Tower, were appointed
committee to collect subscriptions and fit out the
Company with arms, ammunition and provisions
The meeting then took recess for two hours, and
ths Committee went to work. A subscription pa
per was started, headed by Birdseye & FELTON,, who
put down $500; Messrs. D. Crittenden, H. A. Hag-
sdOrn, VIM. Mailman, J. S. Lambert, c. H. Sey-
mour, A. E. Head and Jas. whartenby, subscribed
500 each, and large number Of others gave from
S25 to S75 each. Our citizens, with few exceptions
subscribed in proportion to their means, and in the
course of few hours the committee reported that
spas had been paid over. In the meantime john
son & Sales pack train Of thirty mules had been
engaged, and large quantity of arms and amuni-
ton were dispatched in charge ola company Of
twenty men. They took with them GO rifles, 40 Of
which belong to the Nevada company, l25 pounds
Of powder 100 pounds OF lead, GO pounds OF rife
balls, 1900 cartridges, and $4,000 caps. The cart
idges were manufactured by Mr.. 2. P. Davis dur
ing the afternoon and evening" and quantity of
caps to fit the U. S. Rifles were brought up from
Sacramento by o. T. Ganong, who rode the dis
lance in five hours. The following arc the names
of the company:
J.B. Van Hagen, William Bradley,
ID. Weber, J. l.. Newman,
]. II. Gray, A. w. Potter,
o. S. Stevens, john Gray,
David Reed Thos. Marsh,
Kepner Games, j. Price,
II. A. Kelley, s. Miller,
J. II. Parker, Thos l.. Ford,
J. n. Miller, Thos. James
w. V. Griffin,
The company started about two o'clock on Mon
day morning, taking with them everything needed
for their own use, together with all the arms and
ammunition that could be procured on short a no.
tiee. It is understood that there plenty Of men
in Washoe, but they are destitute OF arms and mu-
nitions.
Yesterday afternoon, dispatch was received from
Downeville, stating that there was large body Of
Indians in Long Valley, and that the settlers in
Sierra Valley fearing attack, were leaving their
homes. Long Valley is not far from the Henness
trail, and fearful that Van Hagan and his party
might be surprised and cut off, Messrs Roberts and
Johnson started Immediately, horseback, to over
take the company and them of the danger.
Another meeting also held receipt of the
news, and measures taken to send re-inforcemcnts.
The company is being organized go to press,
and they design to keep travelling until they over
take Van Hagan's company.
We learn that nine persons joined the company
at Eureka, making twcnty-eight in all. Besides
their riding horses, they have thirty mules packed
with provisions arms and ammunition; they cannot
travel very fast and it is believed that Roberts and
johnson will overtake them at Naples ranch.