The New York herald., 1867-04-15
the OVERLAND ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA.

BUSINESS In the Mining Districts-A Severe
Winter-Anticipnted Indian Troubles, 6sc.
A gentleman recently arrived In this city who Ian
San Francisco Cal by the overland route, the 18Th
Of February last and Virginia City on tho 26th OF The
same month In tho mining districts business Is bssts.
and more promising than II has been for the last
three years The mines are now yielding better than
they have done since 1885, and, matter Of courss
every branch Of depending the mines fos
support is in q highly fourshing condition.
Along the whole route the snow was unprecedente0y
deep. So large quantity had never been known 70 IAN
in one BEFORE and the pioneers or 1S4S did
not remember anything like it. The snow had intsrs
fered considerably with travel, and the mails had bssA
delayed from ton to nfeen days In some places IL ha4
found impossible to force the seghs through and
the mails and express packag had been carried on ~
shoulders OF m en- provided with snow shoes.
From Salt Lake City to Omaha distance Of abcst
eleven hundred miles, the whole road 10 infested win
Indians Mail wagons or sieighs emigant trains are
alike subject to attack from parties Of hostile ind
any hour Of n ay s1 e ss sD0 sns
are totally incapable Of protecting the trains IN mess
cases the Indians conane thei. operations S 70 se.ns
sorsSy certain their feelings on such
Osos SUCCESS "SiS which usually attends their attacks
All along the frontier great apprehensions are nov
shown by their acts they esteem all the concesson
made to them by the general government signs ee
weakness and tmidity, and openly boast that white
man afraid; he coward; wont light. Indian big; he
Aghtin
The settlers say the small deachments sent out there
for the purpose OF protecting them OF no manner %
They strongly contend that the policy Of tho gov.
ernment should be more decided Under the presene
system treaties made with the Indians the terms a
which are seldom observed; the Indians the1
feel themselves aggrieved and following the instno1
OF ther savage nature indulge In wholesale boodshea
and massacrcs as in tho OF New Ulm In Minnesota
a fow years since, and Fort Buford few days 40
Residents the frontier who have studied the Indian
character thoroughly for many years that the !ndAn
treaties ought n all 10 be carried out to the eete
and them II hostile demonstrations are made, sun
Client force should sent against them TO carry out Tho
work Of determination Under the present system tno
growth and prosperity OF tho country are fully my
years behind the age, and tho authority Of tho Unise4
States is looked upon by the red man with contempt
and representatives and citizens treated accordingly
The traders class universally detcsted BY he
settlers who say that through their chcanery tho
Indians have in great measure imbbed their mpFs9s
sons Of OF honesty and fair dealing on the pase
OF the government It also from the traders that the
Indians their supplies OF nrewater the too me-
indulgence in which abomnable stuff has many 90
casions caused them TO make such deadly Of IL
rifles, which also obtained from tho same me-
General Conner Is very highly spoken Of as the only
officer who thoroughly understood the Indian charaCtes
and his removal from the frontier ID much regretted by
the settlers.