Show the california mail arrived on an the mat dinst bringing no mail matter ex capt froni froilan fro inan an kiego diego los A agelos ng elos aud and san sail bernardino having started with A ith two sacks packs and been robbed of one by indians of which the following are the particulars PARO WAx aug ang fth MR 1854 post blAST MASTER Za satt SALT lazz LAKE CITY SIR sin the company having in charge the mail boing being attacked attached by the indians at the resting heating springs I 1 give you a few ideas idea respecting the affair its as by that at ta tack a 8 portion ot otlee the mail was lot int in t we left san aan bernardino bernardio Bernard mo on the boily jut and on the r first ink reached the resting springs about IS 12 lock I halted fur a abot abo aho t 1 time an ana 1 upon our starting from 12 to 15 indians indiana made their appearance a short distance off indicating by whoops and gestures their hostile anten tion euins As we passed along they began to approach and our mules became frightened and plunged badly A park pa k got loose nose and while fixing it the ind ans ana increased in nu inborn closed up upon n us up and commenced arrows 49 we showed sh wed fight anti and two or three felt the effects the mules were thrown brown into dim disorder ador the mail pack was torn juose and tie of the sacks dropped in the road vr mr Cl conger who bad of the ruail mail dis mounted pi irked ked it up and passed it to me As be to wn was remounting re r mounting hit his mule received an arrow in the knees knee which rendered him unmanageable and at the same time each of if us received an arrow lour our clothes the other sack failing off of mr hope hone dismounted and attempted tu ilac it dpn his mule and remount but his mule broke away throw threw him and the sack and left him afoot I 1 dismounted to 10 act ace no as guard and protect him when an arrow passed my cheek and entered catered the abe cheek of my 1 male I mr james powell re cavert an arrow tn ra his bia left hip causing a serious rious wound wouna tile pack mules were scattered mr congers Conger 18 was unmanageable by a wound in 11 the knee mr hopes had broke and left one mall mail sack k was left in the scrugg e some distance behind and the indiana gathered it and a mule male belonging to mr I 1 powell at this time the indians had increased to some 9 I 1 M e 40 0 en 59 and were wem ranging g ahead abend to oce occupy upa a k which we ind to pass design big to stop air v i aro ro gress gres gre s re define this ain fiur ur onla choice f safety was to press forward tind get ahad ah ad of them T tat s we ace w m lith alth the los above mentioned f t with reg ird to io the conducts conger break amise is 10 due to him for his olnes decision aej mana in this tb is trying occasion ln all was done one that cou cri adment it be to save the mail by his bis exertion ezer tion a portion was saved us hs well as the pitty party yours fee HYDE |