New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-26

comnodae the rapidly increasing travel, and the car
rage Of the product II the Northern oldnelds now
80 1ifcut and so dangerous To meet the demands oi
travel over this route to Idaho in the opinion of the
Express Route Agent would require four or i've dany
coaches.
Mr.. MoL.ne I. now here. and one of the objects Of
his visit is TO lay the matter before the Company and to
urge ts adoption. There is doubt that, OF proper
representation by Pacific Senators and Representa-
tyes Of tie pressing need ior opening up the interior
Of these vast mining and agricultural regions 10 scte
ment, the Cover mert will give liberal contract Tor
DAILY MAIL TO IDAHO
over tiis admirable and most direct route. All That is
necessary to secure the objects in yiew Important 10
the population and business OF those anos, inac'
cessihe districts Is 10 call the attention OF the pubic
and Government TO the patter There can Be no doubt
that branch OF tie Pacific Railroad will BE- ultimately
built from the humboldt 10 the Idaho mines rs II VII
be ony the shortest and most direct route but pass
through the Richest mineral and agricultural regions OF
Nevada and Idaho. Some there may bo-nteiested
partieswlo think the route by Chico or Red Blrii on
The Upper Sacramento the best one; but from the tes
mODy Of tearseis and others Is virtually implaci'
cable and the wagon transportation by Il eoula never
be shortened.
THE INDIAN DIFFICULTIES
on the Humboldt and so on nOrtheTly 70 Queeus
RIVER the past year. have almost entirely stopped the
travel By the rou,e proposed line Of stages. pat on
last Spring by private parties was broken up ty the
hostile Indian bands the stations destroyed and the
stock Tua cr anl mspy citizens murdered a war Of
extermIuall5h, on tie part Of tue whites, has been
waged which Las done much - "yile OUT ne
"nobler red men," have secn many Indians by tho
vaysde where they :e by the unerring bullets oi the
Henry rifles. in the hands OF the c,izans.
THE LAST INDIAN FIGHT
took place on the nth Of November. u, IN which
the sayages were pretty well used up. party OF In.
dians attacked Il teams;cr ON the HoEcy Lake Road,
who few miles In advance Of TIE party; Killed and
horribly mGtilaed him. aud Durnt the wagoa and much
Of the goods untended for Star City as they could not
Gerry away. Lieut. Penwel sent from tie military
post al Deer Glon with . men, 10 punish the maraudng
Indians. lie found them bit they were too numerous
and well entrenehed on rocky summit. and too vel!
armed to be successfully dsiodged. The expedition
therefore, returned TO camp.
On the 18Th Mt, Lieut.. OsIner. commanding the post
started oui with 90 mounted men. four citizens and
eight friendly Pinte guides. On Teoching The snk Of
Queens River 100 miles northwest o Deer Glen, Lent
0smcr left hs train under guard OF II men, and with
two days cooked ratious set out on the trail. Alter
almost nslperable difficulties had been met aud sur
mounted the morning of the 18th the Pinte guides
said they could see the smoke of an indian mpmen
at point fully nine miles distant. though not the hnt
est sign was disooyerabe by tue whites. Tie hostile
band did rot discover the attacking party until they
had approached 10 within two miles when they az once
searecd themselves behind bu-es, rocks, and in tie
rsyiucs.
Like tho memorable or'er OF Ieut. Gen. Gran. 70
Phil sheridan. to go in." Lieut.. Osmcrs command
was Come on boys" and they went in every oac for
himself but with an admirable system. The Indians
were well armed with guns bows. and arrows and
fought desperately The Sight lasted hours ard ex-
tended over space OF hrts ies sqlare covered Win
sage lGliies. and other advantage of defense. On
counting up the game thefe were found to De
FIFY-PIyB DEAD INDIANS,
and safe inference that many had bit the Dust who
had not been found. One soldier was killed, and two
mortnv wounded The stoicn plurder ffom the teams.
ter was rcciptnIei with six horses which were hGuded
over TO tro friendly PIufcs. On Lieut. Osmers lln o!
igning supported oy adequate force the route
10 Idaho v ~ BE- tree from hostile Indians by Sprng,
and ready or the trade Gnd travel which seek II as The
ost dIcci the farmers would return to their nOln
doned rauchos and The beautiful valleys north oi the
humboldt OF us surpassed fertility. soon DC made to
produce GbUndgntiy.
Is "a general Iepy 10 numerous letters Of inquiry IN
relation 10 tue
AGRICULTURAL ETsoURCEs
of Nevada, ald especially o. tie HUMBOLDT conary /
shall prepare for TIE TRIBUNE another article. jn'
stcad of tho barren, uuinbattab.e desert wien tAt
Great Basin las 0tcn heretofore consde.e! II VIII be
found 70 posscf fertile LANDS sufficient 70 su! n very
r-eat unIulafion j. WISCHLsIEI.
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