The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-23
NOT COLONEL ED. SAUNDERS.

The following communication is
from an old resident of Ormsby coun-
ty, which is prepared for the purpose
of making corrections in an article
that appeared in the Enterprise of Fri
day last, under the caption of 'ClOs-
ing campaign of the Indian war in
1861"
EDITOR REGISTER: The parties who
brought the 5000 three hundred not
$500 five hundred muskets and two
hundred thousand round of ball car
fridge to Carson City, IN May 10, 1860,
was composed of Brigadier General j.
P. Haven, of San Francisco, in com
mand. having been placed there by
General Neuman Clark, who was in
command of the Pacific Division. L.
S. A.-not General Wright, who did
not succeed General Clark until after
Clark's death; Chas. Tozer, Dick Ma
gill, Geo. Snowden (brother to Dick
Snowden, killed in the m~assacre). The
Indians cut the sinews out of Snow
denis back bone; so he was found.
Joe Verge, and a man whom General
| Haven hired in Placerville as a pack
er; name forgot, and the %corrector of
this caption. The expedition left San
Francisco at milnight, Sunday. with
an order for h arms which were on
the dock at Ben!cla when we arrived.
which were placed Onthe steamer, II
arrived in sacramento next morning
at sunrise. where we were joined by
Magill, Snowden, and Verge. The de
tachment arrived in Carson city he
next Thursday. II showed from the
lime we left SportS1nan's Hall until We
arrived here. The General turned the
arms, etc., over TO L. ). Marshal John
Black burn. Alas for the party! Gen.
Haven dropped dead attending an of
ticer of lit ariny'S funeral; Dick MaSlli
and Veryod died i'll Sacramento; George
.Snowden was An officer i'll the Conied
crate army, and was killed at Fair
Oaks; the packer was shot in August
90 The only Survivors are CoiOtei
Cbas. w. Tozer. who was in our Legls
lature in 1865, and the undersigned.
Now, as far as the article of the list
instant goes, l think the saunders
party brought over the Suffer rlIle>
and mu>kets of Sacramento, a goodiy
number of the company being Win
him. They were two days ahead OF
us, for when we got to Placerviile we
had to pack the muskets in canvass
bags. Wethen started seven mounted
men leading or driving A. miles.
Chas. w. Tozer was the pack master.
Now, nv u~ninstructed friend. where
do YOU leave in your parade OF names
thai of that gallant gentleman and !
der, Cap. Lance N~ightin-ill. now dead?
Where Is his First Lieutenant. James
Curtis. NOW Captain i'll the army. and
"A host OF others? I think | could get
Lance's muster roll. if you think he
WAS not there. l would advise YOU.
when you attempt to write The early
history of this section OF the world, to
get IA little more posted.
On our way over the mountains we
were met by a certain we'll known
a~uctioneer. Q. ii. p. who met Us At
~Sportsuan'S Hall, en- route for Call
iornia. having i'll charge a number OF
men. women and children, who adj
vi>ed us to return, as WiHnemucca
would surely have Carson ere our ar
rival. The saIdO. H. P, and a certain
Judge. met with a healthy ~seEanade
upon their return about a month after.
in the shape Of a colored . ringing
a bell, and other sweet musical IN
struments. that would place the first
artist in the shade. In the language OF
the oldest inhabitants, is it not so?
j. NJ. Il.