The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-06-23

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advanced guard II Tie army ~
gagernsnt epsueds a which ssveu ISS,.. =.
were killed and three volunteers ,I;ss.s l
wounded The Indians retrea.eS Ivy
the troops moved on toward fhe ~. sna
general engagement was exntet - y. y. =: =
Bird Or 4th'inst Speaking N M 49, ~ IN .ne
traticn Of Indian forces, The Es, ssssu.l
says. - ~
by the recent information =. ,
gained, we are we'll convinced thai ~. ~.
after there IS 70 be CONCERT 81 $3.50. ~ .
among all the Indian tribes 81 Nay,n s I. I
Tern Utal, comprised or The Psh.If.s...'
Shoshones, Modocs, Banuaeks PI,' ~.
yers. and such other tribes as thew ~, ~ y
duce to join III the common .catise Tt y.
combination az tribes can muster n 49, W..
| 1000 warriors. II M $500 .sass L
against this array Of Indians ~ 1850 hs..
probably when all the forces are eo ~.
ltratetl, 500 men, a VOLUNTEERS force N en-
and 200 United States troops. -
The following presents q dark prosn..,
for the speedy termination Of tile was 49, 80
l."AY believe very few 81 he yoIpn,s.-
Companies which are about starting y.
provided with enough provisions ri ~ t ~,
them any length of time. And a,ysis !.
judging from the desire 81 every man -
be d captain while lying III caui, Ne ~,
that tue proper discipline will not H. -. ].
served on the inarcli and iii acton .'E-s
II i generally believed that Wiuneuu..
ca head chief 81 tile Pal- Utes WIS kiIIsd !.
| ia the engag cement Of the 29tL ul,imo q.
At Virginia City the citizens ara ~.
prchensiye Of an attack from Indian.
every night, as runors Of such an in,sn. I
/ ton have reached there from yariou.
sources Two companies Of volunteer,
are nduty each night. guarding the town
0NE CAusE or THE IxplAN DiYrlcrt.
TIES The Sacramento mon giFcslhe icL
lowing version Of the origin oil The Indian
TROUBLES In W. ashoe, Which We give with.
Aout comment: Osuer Darst, who reside,
at Gold Hill, near Virginia City, sends
undertake Of May 10th. to his partner.
4 Mr.. Harris who lives on the Stockton
troad, about ten miles from Sacramento
the following facts, which disclose, a. IL
4 alleges The whole truth MS to Inc real
cause uf the l,lte nlassncre AT Niiliams
Il Station, ii. Carson Valley The number
! .of white men said to be burned differs
slightly from the accounts first given, but
these accounts also differed from each
q other Osmer Darst states that an old
II Indian went to Williams, house with
sqpaw, when four white men tied the buck
Indian and then each. committed an afro.
eious Outrage upon the Indian woman.
4 They then let the buck go. He after
II wards came back with other Indians and
4 put u white woman, who was in the hoose,
u out Of doors, mud also three white men.
4 who had nothing to do with the outrage
Il They then bound the four white Insn who
4 abused the slaaw, and burned them in tho
4 house, Mr. Darst gives tile above facts
e to. his primer on the authority Of the
II white woman, who Is row stopping d
4 Silver City. >....'s N. s.s..
FURTHER NEWS FroM THE WEST.
- = WnusUuie lifnt
j since left this city for. California, returned
Z on Wednesday last. 81 . ..;. &
He met Col. Smiths company on III,
Il. 9th inst within twelve miles Of Carson
4 city. j llwGll, no stock. lost. 81
He also met ID. Wilkins company Il
j the commencement Of Carson desert. All
we'll. no stock lost. =z ... 81 .53 III.
Mr. Morrell reports that Major Egan.
accompanied by a military escort, was car.
i rying tho mail through TO California.