Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-12-10

anu campo On Deer Creek tor dinner.
where we found about 500 of the Sbos--
homes, or Srake Indians, who are said to
be very hostile They appeared very
friendly to us, however. We drove on s
miles IN the afternoon, and had Just got
camped, when a messenger came riding
post haste and said the Indians had attack
ed train of s wagons and the mail sta
ton at Deer Creek. Some of the emf
grants went back, after sending a messen-
ger to Pacific Springs II miles ahead
for portion of the Cavalry encamped
here. We had % wagons at our camp
tonight, and formed big correll. There
was great excitement in camp, until the
return OF the soldiers, who came about
dark, when it was increased bv their re-
porting that indians had gone up the 9th
er side OF the sweet water and would prob
ably attack US tonight The mail station
was robbed and the stage mules driven off,
although the emigrants were not molest-
ed-they driving up and camping with us
Great stories preyall-awful Indian dep-
redatons-train after train is 1nassacred
ali the women aud many of the men bad
ly scared-indeed it looks very serious
although we nave, some 800 soldiers and
200 emigrants; the night is intensely dark.
About midnight Is soldiers arrived from
Pacific Springs The fuss to-day was
probably caused an Indian shooting ar
rows at a stage driver this morning. when
the driver retaliated by sending 2 bullet
after Mr. Indian and dropping him We
have very good grass tonight Holbrook
is very sick.
Sunday June % Well here we are,
all alive and kicking this morning, nary
indian having molested us during the
night learn, however, that q train some
40 miles back Of US was attacked doubt
the story. The soldiers left US and went
back to protect the emigrants behind us.
Ats we started and drove on to Pacific
Springs, when we separated A wagons.
taking Lander's cutoff, and the rest, being
bound for California, going ahead on the
OLD road. We drove out t miles from the
/ springs and camped near the Sweetwater.
where we found good grass Only two
trains have gone ahead of is on LADDERS
I cut-oh tins year-one about 5 weeks, the
other days. There is more snow on the
mountains this year than has ever been
/ known by the whites before, and all tho
mountain streams are very high All the
I streams on this road have been fordable
/ heretofore, but we can't tell how they are
now. This evening the soldiers returned
ana report that one wagon that was camped
/ alone was attacked last night and the two
4 men with 1t Killed, and the horses run off
dlu not learn the names OF the men kill
/ ed, but understand they were from Iowa
Pacific Springs ia situated at the South
Iass- Inc springs are spleudid water
but are surrounded by very soft miery
/ bog.
Monday, June 80 Quite cold last might
and cool to-day y pleasant breeze rem
1 ders it comfortable Road runs through
considerable low ground. which is quite
SOFT, indicating that snow fingered here
and laid in the lap of Summer. Crossed
! the Little Sandy, q very rapid, boiling,
! turbulent and roaring stream. Water O.
bout three feet deep, and fifteen feet wide
very hard to ford. Camped on a small
mountain stream. Grass good.
Tuesday, Ju}y l, Road this morning.
rough ana mountainous. Drove I miles
and came to the Big Sandy, a larger stream
than the Little Sandy equally as swift
deeper and wider We could not cross at
the old ford, but had to draw our wagons
| by hand, over a very hard steep bluff, to
/ ind place where where we could build
a bridge. Which we did about ? miles
above the ford. There IS plenty of good
timber on the Sandy. We overlook the
train that was only two days ahead Of US
! consisting of Is OK wagons from Bur
lnSton, Iowa 1t took all day to Get all
OF our wagons across the river Grass
| fair
WedneSday July2 Roads little San
day, but mostly hard baked, and have been
cut up good deal by che train ahead of
itrpya To ha n,
River, which is % miles from Biz Sandy
and IS up booming-6 feet deep and about
ID rods wide-will have some trouble in
crossingi it. Mosquitoes very IL oublesome
tonight
Thursday, July 3-This morning we
concluded to build q ferry boat and there
being no timber or Green River fl to
build it with, we sent teams back to the
Big Sandy after some.
Friday, July f. The S7th anniversary
OF our country Independence was usher
ed into camp at sunrise by firing a salute
with revolvers and raising a couple ot
small specimens of the Star SpanoIed
Banner. v ali feel very patriotic. but
are celebrating 1t by trying to cross Green
Rlver 1t is beautiful day way out here
where the snowy tops OF the era -gy noun
talns IIom up on all sides of us, but differ
far from the glorious 4th spent in our
far oil eastern homes, where the thousand
would congregate together and make the
welkin ring with their glad shouts, the
laundering Of artillery, firing of guns. pis-
tolls, &c., and the swapping of fire crackers
and torpedoes by the little ones-the pro
cession, reading of the Declaration and
! Oration-and finally wind up with grand
display OF nic n2 works and the dance TIE
anniversary of our Nation syiir.Il VI 4 day is
very dear to all true Americans, but how
doubly dear 'twould be if that accursed
destroyer of our country peace, happi-
ness and perity-that unholy REBEL
ion could be crushed ere to-day's sun
sinks in the far west, peace restored. and
the Union again connected, never more
to be disturbed by the wicked hand of her
own Children. The atmosphere here is
somewhat different from what it is in the
/ States, 1t is SO cold that our overcoats
hardly keep us comfortable We intend
ed to have Fourth of July dance tonight
| but the cold weather prevented. so we
contented ourselves by building large
camp fires and hugging them closely. told
yarns until time to retire Holbrook has
had very severe time with the noun
tain fever, but has nearly recovered
On the A,orning Of the 5th we b,a n