The Nevada Democrat., 1861-09-21
1,he EmIRrant Rohbcrr.

The Virginia City Eaterprize, in noticing
the arrival in that place Of the company Of
emigrants who were lately robbed on tie
Plains, gives the annexed particulars of the
robbery, derived from the statement OF Mr..
8. NJ. Hartman, captain of the train:
The company numbered "a persons. %
Of whom were men. They had 70 head OF
cattle and horses and mules. The emf
grants were from Michigan, Wisconsin. H.
linOis aud Missouri.
On the night of the 9Th Of August, they
camped at the junction Of Lander's and
Sublett's cut of. on Raft river, q miles
east of City Rocks. About s o'clock thai
evening. they first saw the party Of white
men and Indians, not less than 10 in mar.
Der, who indicated their intention towards
the emigrants, bJ firing on their guard
The emigrants Immediately collected their
cattle about the corral made with their We
gons. At the commencement of the firing,
however, their horses aud mules we're STAN
peded, and the emigrants, it seems, bal
neglected TO keep their fire arms in readi-
ness. They we're much perplexed in their
preparations, and one of the young men.
hearing the firing Of the desperadoes ant
no return from the train, concluded that
they were all killed he made what hr
deemed judicious and expeditions use Of
bis limbe. The women aud children we're
covered with the almost impenetrable featb.
or beds, and the captain tells of instances
where the bullets came alarmingly near
their persons. The bullets perforated The
wagons, and We record IL as marvellous that
no one in the party WAS killed. One man
named ThuerkOf, OF Wisconsin Was twice
slightly wounded.
The despcradoes made two or three un-
successful attempts 10 stampede the cattle.
A rain came on, however. about ii O'Clock.
and the desperadoes suspended hostilites.
The emgrants determined to defend their
stock with'the lives. commenced prepar.
ing more compact corral with their wag
ons. and throwing up an embankment for
their defense.
At daylight, the following morning,
athe firing was again resumed, aud half
n hour after sunrise the emigrants had
lost their entire stock, amounting to Abo0t
SIC, 900 in value.
Being thus left with their teamless waG.
ons, and understanding that the Overland
Stages had forsaken the Simpson route and
were running on The northern Salt Lake
road, the party started for the next station.
City Rocks, ~ miles distant, after providing
themselves with such provisions as could
be carried, for the purpose of putting the
women and children on the stages
They bad proceeded but about Ii milef,
when they ascerlained that the stages were
z. ~ k,f~
peciation. Information having been iu.
parted to them that q large train had just
preceded them, four men were dispatched
for assistance. The train proved TO be that
OF Capt Brown. On the 18th day Of Az
gust the four men returned TO them with
with -four wagons In which the women and
children rode, the men walking. They
reached Capt. Browns train, where they
purchased the food they were much in need
Of at exhOrbiiant rates Some Of the party
having no money, pawned their guns, Coaig,
jewelry, etc, for food.
The clothing Of the women and children
was in n miserable condition, aifOrding
them little or no protection, and in many
instances the women we're compelled 10 nee
portion Of their thick clothing in making
a covering for their feet. On their arrival
at RagtOwn. they were nearly out Of provis-
ions, and after attempting to get some, u
which they failed, they sat down to an in
sufficient meal, when their eyes were greet
ed with the ght Of the three wagons Of
provisions sent forward from this city and
Carson. for them.
The party arrived at Fort Churchill, on
Monday last, where they we're aided by the
Colonel.
The Captain says his wife walked acrofe
the 40 mile desert in one night. lie says
he was Informed by a man who had been
offered an inducement TO join them, that
the attacking party was composed of white
ranchers from California and Missouri.
heading band of Bannock Indians. The
stock he supposes, has been taken 20 Deer
Lodge, Washington Territory.
SILVER MINES IN CALAvERAs.-I. win b.
emembered, says the Stockton Ildepen-