, 1866-11-16
nnrinr Highway Robbery.

The Virginia City (Nevada) Enterprise has the
following particulars of the robbery Of stage,
which for cool daring has scarcely had " paral-
lei on this coast:
Between and o'clock yesterday morning,
rs the two stages of the Pioneer line by the Dom
Ter axe from California, were their way to
this city, and had reached point near the sum-
nit of the Geigcr grade, some three or four
,neS from here, they were ordered to stop, by
band of Eighwavmen, who suddenly made their
appearance from the roadside, presenting guns
in a mrRuer not to be mistaken. In complain
with this peremp'ory order, both drivers refined
jn their horses, one coach being immediately
>-h.a4 the other. The passengers of whom
there were fourteen, besides the two drivers,
~c-e ar once ordered out Of the coaches, the rob
bers telling them that they were after Wells,
Fargo Co.'S treasure TI- drivers were then
made to linhitch Their horses aud teld TO get
item OF Ct thp way, AS the treasure safe, which
WAS in the foremost coach, bad to be blown open
with gunpowdcr. The passengers were all gath
cred together and guard placed over them,
while two Of the party proceeded to open the safe
IN this, however, they found quitea difficulty,
having first to cut the staples for the paddock and
!o6scn the heavy hasp before they could get at
The keyhoe For this, however, they were pre-
pared, having brought along with them the
requisite hammer and cold chise for the pur-
pose. They then poured into the safe pound
and half of powdcr-judgiug from the two
empty cans found in the road aherwLrdS-and
Inserting piece of fuse the safe soon exploded
With Tremendous report, it being of boiler iron.
As soon as the smoke cleared away the booty
was secured, consisting of the sum of So, 100 in
gold coin, S. 900 Of which belonged to Wells,
Fargo Co., and the balence to other parties,
and the express bag which contained the letters,
etc. This bag the thieves carried off with the
money, probably with the intention of exam in E
ing the letters for greenbacks and other valna-
oles After the operations on the safe were cor-
cudcd they gave the passengers permission 70
enter the rear coach, exaTiring each and
tobbing them of whatever money, watches and
pther valuableS which they might have. about
lhem as they mounted the coach. There vas
one lady among the passengers, but the gentle-
manly agents CALAMITY refrained from exacting
'ribute from her. The drivers too, were moi
robbed, the fellows remarking thatthey learned
whatever they had hard enough, and they didn'l
believe they had much anyhow" They werC
permitted to hitch up and drive off, which they
lId with great alacrity, frriving about O'CLOCK
10 this city. The coach with the passengers ar
hved first in town soon followed by the wrecked
one. Information was at once lodged with th'
police, and before daylight, Captain Downey
with some of the attaches of Wells, Fargo
70 Express Office were ont at the scene of tn
ROBBERY. OF course, none OF the scamps wer
10 be found, they having made good their es
cape The leather wallet containing the way
OIL etc, was found in the road, together wit
lne ia OF the safe and fragments of the coach
rrnlcn was scattered for several hundred yards
everything was gathered up and brought to III
TyI'y' The :ogues were armed Yith shotguns an
nehry rifles, and had every advantage, even be
lng acquainted with some of the passengers ant
tAIIing them BY name, but they could not be re
sSgnlzed thetaselves, their faces being blackene
tso'ce upper portion disguised with a clot
tnasx' The stage was detained by the robber
not far from an hour