Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-24
From Carson Valley.
Butte Mountains.


We are indebted to Langton & Co. for the
Territorial Enterprise of July 2lst. From it
we gather the following intelligence;
TAKEN CAPTIVE BY THE INDIANS Through
letter dated July 81, received from Mr.
Rogers, commonly known as "Uncle Billy
now Agent of the Indian Farm at Ruby
Valley, we learn that the Indians at the time
of the their attack on Dry Creek Station
carried away squaw belonging to the Sho =
shones. This woman having escaped from
her captors returned to Ruby Valley on the
29th of June, reporting that the Pah Utahs
had two white women in their possession
One of these she represents to be rather
large and fleshy, the other more thin and del.
icate. The larger woman had small child
"a boy-wth her. She says they were ta-
ken prisoners near Carson Valley, and one of
them was called Mary Mr.. Rogers supposes
they are now in the vicinity Of Rees' River,
near the Humboldt. The Shoshones in the
neighborhood of Ruby Valley are peaceable
and quiet.
REMOVAL OF TRoors.-On Friday of last
week Capt. Stewart received orders from
Gen. Clark to vacate his post at Pyramid
Lake and retire to the Big Bend of the Car
son. This order Capt Stewart at once pro-
ceeded to execute. The entire command are
now IN their new quarters on the Carson
The removal of troops from the reservation
at Pyramid Lake is probably in anticipation
OF carrying out the policy foreshadowed in
the proclamation of Major Dodge of restor,
ing the Indians to their possessions at that
place.
Everything remains quiet in the country
about Pyrnmd Lake, no Indians having
shown themselves in the vicinity of late.
ARRESTED. Friday, U. S. Special Marshal
Bailey came into Carson City, having in
charge Sam Brown, whom he had arrested at
the upper end of Carson Valley on a charge
of murder, in killing II. L. Bilbo in March
last. There was some talk of lynchng Brown
on his arrival, which led to the Marshals
taking him to a secure place outside the
town.
MIsTAKE.-The rumored finding of the
remains of seven white men between Carson
River and Pyramid Lake, turns out to be
mistake or a hoax.
A FEW days since, at Carson City, F. Gray
was shot during an alteration, by II. B. AL
len, and dangerously if not mortaly wound
ed.
VIRGINIA DlTom.-An immense project is
now on foot for supplying Virginia City with
water, and which, if executed according to
the design of the originators will involve the
expenditure of nearly a million of dollars.
The plan contemplates taking the water of
the West Fork of Carson River at point in
the canon about five miles above Woodford's,
I mile below Hope Valley, and bringing it
along the side of the Sierra, keeping as high
up as possiblee, so that it will be quite on
the top of the mountain when opposite Car
son Carson City, which place it is proposed
to supply as well as Virginia City. Across
the gap between the Silver Range and the
Sierra leading into Washoe Valley the water
is TO be taken in a number of iron tubes,
sufficiently strong to bear the immense pres
sure incident to column of water several
hundred feet high. Once over this depres-
sion. there will be no difficulty in carrying
ditch into Virginia. This company has
been organized under the laws of California
and having fully secured their privileges, and
completed their arrangements, will commence
the preliminary survey, in two or three
weeks.