| Show the division of the south pass wagon road under the deuce dence of col r F W lander dander having completed contemplated tem plated the party has been disbanded a portion returning to the states arid and a portion under tinder col lander going on to california the new road leaves the old r route I 1 te at the last crossing of the and it azain at or near port Fortl hall lall the road is said to be shorter and much better than the old road in respect to grass wood and w water ater some fourteen hundred wagons agoris w are said to have babe passed over ings ittris oa season on port fort nail being I 1 i t here ute the california and oregon roads divide the route was as followed by persons persona emigrating to both places the ile road lias has been by clearing out timber making tide bide cuts I 1 in hills and bridging the water courses we believe that it is the intention of the government gov to have a free rnadall ro adall tile the way ay through it was the intention of col lanberto Lander to collect the indians who reside in in the vich lily of fort hall and on snake river to have a talk with them and make them a present ot of goods brou brought glit for that purpose the indians were to have met linn him at tile the mouth of raft river er but there was no not many present at the council we had the pleasure of greeting a few days ago our old friend maj alaj brookie vibo has jact lit returned fron from fro n the pikes peak gold mines mines the hie major although lie he did not work nork any himself spent some time ahme visiting the different mining localities the gregory di diggings appear to be the richest four liandi hands are working at that point taking out olit to the man some alaree hundred dollars ollars il per day of the dust other claim are mak making f from 0 n t ten to one hundred and upwards there a are en about five thousand persons now at atthe the mines mines including a considerable number or families I 1 it t began bega n to rain ra i a are there about the of july and ow owing ing to the insufficient shelter and being constantly wet while out of doors there was wag a great deal of sickness prevalent among the persons there although there are many at tile the mines who are inexperienced gold hunters the ty ly of 0 the d diggers are ding d ing well the mines being icing far EAT above the average average 0 of Call farnia the flie gold is is found in in quarta quart quartz a pink quartz quart citi lilar to that of california Califor nn m which bich is is very friable maj blodie bidol ie verifies the report ti ot of others that tile cry of humbug was laisch rattler rather hia advisedly dvis edly that ill hie e cia emigration ig ration to tile the mines laines was wag too early and then they left before the snow was sufficiently melted in in the hie mountains to allow of a thorough examina liui lion parties are prospecting it in every and our informant arit saw dw a lump of pure gold weighing hind two pounds four ounces which was obtained at a certa certain iii ilace I lace south of the f pikes real piali by a ja 1 ullo who had bad been a oner among the indians arid and from aho vho whom he escaped cherry creel creek is is totally abandoned as w til as other localities on oil tile the low g grounds rogild rou ild the gold is is found in in tile the mountains is and is is most plent plentiful ifil in it the spurs m which aich make out from the main thain the gregory claim ill is some sole ity miles float pikes peak ll 11 some soine parties birties hai e crossed the mountains on oil athe to the grand liner waters and found good prospect pros Pro cali but were ere driven die off by the lit in hams diani a and d had returned to make up a urge large arfy 1 tile he dust is worth in in the mines sixteen dollars per co jeanng Ila been 11 9 i in tile california mn ei tile the is of A alaj 1 aj brookie rookie JS are hollby woi thy ft r credence crid mcc we have not received further any depoi ts concerning c 1 ibe be indian difficulties in n the Nort northenic heni 11 palt pait of the rein lory feiller than llian that tile the different con commands ands had met let on oil hear bear ither we ave tins this week the official account bf at tile llie ci between company G Drago dragoons oils under arid and llie lie indians we learn from maj porter that alit indians just ox the ibe territory north are very bold and and ignorant that a collision had taken place arrayed themselves against a email party corning coming from capt apt Wal leiis command beating that it if they the soldiers solders u wanted anted to fight split to I 1 etnas coille on 1 till lie guidi guides s through tile the snake indians say tile the ell cef state I 1 the Alor cormons mormons mons told then them the dragoons w here ere coming comin up there to wilc them outa and they were prepared for them now this was a near the ibe goose coosa chock mountains by this time maj lynde is informed of all the acts or of the indians anti and taken steps stena accordingly fiumora are re in in that the report that borne e white inea int were ere en aged in thet idaj a T the ein imig granta caned on oil raft riv er i 14 r me sk i t wh will ivill be corroborated we trust that a stuck investigation in esti gation mil ivill behailo be had in the matter in such cases white while indians deserve severer punishment ulan than red ones one s |
