Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-18
The SOLDIERS AT SALT LAKE.-Thc Salt
Lake correspondent Of the Sacramento Union
writing under date of March 9th, says Of
the soldiers carrisoned at Camp Douglas:

Some time ago i; was rumorcd that the CalifAr
MIA Volunteers now ut Camp Douglas were expect
ing 10 return TO the Pacific this Summer. Il is
now stated that the subject was put 10 the vote
last week, ard u large majority were in favor OF
returning 10 be disbandcd there on the expiration
of their term of enlistment.
On Monday morning Captain Brown, viii Com
pany l., Second Cavalry, passed through here on
their way Rush Valley, sixty miles west OF this,
where the Government herd has been wintcring.
They took sixty days rations, and are understood
to add to the herding of mules little attention Ia
Indans-shou.d the latter invite il. Some Of that
company entertain the idea that when the hcrding
Is over and the rations about consumed fresh
supply will reach them aud the word march 10
the Pacific III the same time Perhaps the wish
is father TO the thought. This idea of volunteers
returning is not quite harmonious with the invita-
ton to send in proposals for furnishing the
troops with big quantity of produce, 10 which
HIS been added 1000 cords of wood, 1000 tons Of
hav and 100000 bushels of oats but those who
have the movement heavy on the brain under
stand that its all right. see no ambiguity tOr
troops can go, troops cdn come. farmers can toll
aud get rich in su6stancc-mauy get rich in gold
and the probabilities are all in that directions for
whether the end be aS pleasant rs promised or not
to those who come, the produce will all the same
be consumed. aud the sound OF the thing now is
worth something for the development. ltcer'Hin.
~ can hurt nothing 10 lead the farming population
on to greater efforts but hope we will never
the day again when -four can be bought for 81 -;
ii is now Sl9.
The Court martial convened ut Camp Douglas
over a month ago is still sitting. They Hre
occupied with the important case OF PePin, lit.
tie Frenchman, who killed lledman, big
Dutchmau, ut Fort Bridgrr. on The 18th of last
December come have entertained the idea that
it would 60 hard with Pepiir; but he has done
well 10 secure the serN ices OF Captain Hampstead
us his counsel In this Us in every other difficult.
HAlN md hath lurE mud
both very white alternately, a. the speakers may
incline. Pepn and Ilclldinan had tisticuf ar
rguGempnt, and the smallest man whipped the
biggest man in the regiment. The big fellow is
said by the one side 10 have merely said after the
Ugh; that the next time they fought it would BE-
with knives, on which Pcpiu seized knit, brand,
isied II in The face of Hell an, and OH The latter
kicking him or pushing him away, Pepin thrust
the knife at him. and in two hours after, he had
flushed his earthly relations with men and things
sukluua.y The other side haYeit that the Du c!l-
man was perpetual boast and forever tourishing
round his knife and threatening, aud that France
could do no other than draw upon Germany.
Yesterday morning Captain Price and a big lot
of his company arrived at camp for purposes of
court martial, including, probably, the Franco
German case.
Second Lieutenant Bradley left on Monday
evening, with his Mormon BRIDE for Visalia, where
he joins Company G, Second Cavalry, rs First
Lieutenant.
Lieutenant Quinn is about to also leave for the
west. TO join Company L, Second Cavalry, as its
Captain.
Go when they choose, the California Nolun-
tcrrs will take with them quite nice quantity Of
the sisters Rank" has been industrious In that
department, aud File" has not been idle. al
lude now simply TO the square thing" Save
and except the article Of faith possibly the sisters
that were have lost nothing by the change. 1t is
not an unpopular saying here that in such cases
they will have husbands 10 themselves"