New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-05
THE CALIFORNIA MOSS coL0NIs1S.
THE MAGDALEyA BAY sCHEME-EXPOsE OF THE
AFFMR-NARRATIyE or THE SUFFERINGs
ENDURED BY THE COLONY

THE MAGDALENA BAY sCHENE-EXPOsE OF THE
AFFMR-NARRATIyE OF THE SUFFERINGs
ENDURED BY THE COLONY.
From The Ald California
Nearly 100 dissatisfied cOOnlsts, originally
from Gotham came up on the Montana YESTERDAY, from
Maedaena Bay The larger part OF the men arrived here
broIzed appearance. Many OF them were next door tn
coin The operations Of the Lower California Company
in this city small In comparison with those N Nc%
York. The Company advertised IN the New-l0rk
CITY papers for Orcha gathcreIs; terms, $40 I'm god
per month ard found parties 70 Dee i3r"1Ied
papv. Abort 2oO persons. including several families;
responded, paid - apiece t'ince zee 20 he Hsel' an
were booked for Magdatna. Moses Fuch, a gentleman
Of Spansh extraction claimed 10 he the agent, and 40
such dealt ont encng mIorin1r n Ocean Queen
with tine party board sailed nom N.W 1oth ta,N o9
he colonisfs as side few time. and bade them sign
contract 10 gather Orchilla al So month ENns lne
~ nnist. seeing no alternative, signed the document.
Three men refused and were placed I'D iou-. VI ~ i
Of March the steamer arrived at AsphWan me oOo
nsts were careuy NatcI' a. an yeitare. evcry nos
manifested great sOlctudc for their WeiIt cFEtis PVe
slide precautou taken 70 prevent ne coioislS lon
sing the train and when aboard the tram me doors
~ the ears were locked, lest the coi0hlss roWu
me The victims o. the COMPANY disguised with
the attention, paid To them, and mol Nv uesieu 20
train and managed 10 dodge the outlets 70 my NJ
been sent after them by the COMPANY
reported that one man shot IN me shoulder. Al
panama The party was trlnserrd To tue MONTANA ana
arrived in Coyuca on the 46,n OF MTeI p, NErlsno
In, ~ ' bitopv ~ what befrll the Company: " In
Ney-York Moses Puch hired ESQ men lhclnullg FIX "
seven families to Magdaena 10 eo9nlze ana pica
moss TIE agreemcnt was that We shoulu receive ~
rlopth aud hc found. We went on Doifl tht steamer
ocean Queen on the 4th day OF Marcl' We we're olV
about five DAYS when they oneIru aholhet S"u
49,. l,rrriur tbe trst one-Whch was 10 the effect
tbat We were To receive sl per month They put u az
an The hurricane deck and let us down one ny one 10
81, hi. routrart There were three men placed In
jt,,us fnr moi signing. when We got TO AspnwaI We
,lrr, raccd In cars and locked IL. on the route pc
tween Asuiuwal and Panama, about 10 or u OF the
hp must
whore they going, lnihP,u OF anu VIZ oS,,,ed
from the portion OF the ,ai' Oc was It'll and
When we got to Panama, SOME were not ailaIu Oh
vinted IN remain hut the secretary, MI Palmer sald
he would see us through 80 most 81 w Ntnt. 0Je ~,
three left us there; We ,l IT, az Linner named
Maggie Hale took ashore. lhls was on ths 1 nd
March All that We saw ihrit vas ue s'o hIanlets
al NJ had IN seep on the ground. The next day We
buit brush houses for Ourselves llcy IiNc ue on
a hall pounds Of -four anu roi IN, nd ocgasioually
meat some potatoes and rice per DAY, anu 90 tbcs
heer tea or coffee. when We hIHt VIII ~
We had sugar, but that u wac spoH had one con.
wafer was very scarce we ollN ., ~" IN - vra
4, xo,Id condeuse about 100 gallons per day We
u.ed To bring some plunyer u OH iaIUon ID and
miles away. They ala no. pay 90, I've M o,ir "a.
W., W. could nnt get any satisfaction a. al. We were
bringng In about 80 pounds OF hio's uag - ,,,
working hard, and when tle I'm tn lion fNIo.,s
,ouI1 nat zee Ms nor ave IL any -dtrlt 'lUh'
DL the head contractor, left us and cane To san
Francisco on business While ne vas euiS 49, - ,
commissioner came, ana W -, I've The information
when they told Ms 10 was to cooulIe' nhu " -.
,G0 ares by doing. some ot 80
pcha" ,so men sIert.d IN 'ths way, aud from
/ what | heard there we're tAfeb nith W'u tlu.
want of water between tbJdo's anu - iuA, ~
Isnam came down from Hih trgl'i7c', anu ~
nIay came nom Cane ~ Lucas We sent IN petition
md i.y I'M the men that belonged ~ fucts gang ask
ng tua lleY saQV1 p. ssu' '4,gI h'N'a'"' h'1 "S'