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Arrival Of The Overland Mail

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Parent Issue
Day
5
Month
October
Year
1860
Copyright
Public Domain
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The overlaiid nuü, w'ith riii Francisco dates to Sopt. lótb, nfritod this morning : at as e.irly hour. Among passengers were Charles L. iii:.so! of Chicago, and II. II. (,'oopor (i' Albany. The subjoined, constituios evorytblng of importan cc gathcred froin the passen gers: _ _ The tclcgrnpli line wascowpleted with in throe miles of Los Angelos ut t!. e time the mail passcd. Two raen in láe service of ilio overland Mail Cotnpany were fonud doad at Hol l:indville station, about 87 milos nortb ! of Angoloa. Tliey wero supposcd to have been killed by tv.o Mexicana on norser back, witb whora tliey wero known to hare bad adifficulty about a dog, A sériona accident happened to the mail coach near Furt Tejón. The síage I vas ilrivu;] into a dcop ravine Hid in de secuding turned a doublé summcrsuult. The driver was killed, and the conductor and a passenger seürlónsly tliougli not fatully iujured. Tliey were lcl't at Fort Tojon on the evening of the IStli uit. A body of Apache Indiana, numberi" abi.üt one htindred, broke into the cotral at Suttun Btation, one hundred and fifty miles East of' Fort Yulas. The :ittack was made vrbile the horses were beïng rt i ved fi'om the coach. Tlio pasfiungers and station keeper lired upon tUe Indiana, wlien they responde! with a s'.iower of arrows. The party then re(roated within the stntiou, aud renewed ihoir fire upon the savage?. An Indian was shot by a passenger while in tbo act of setting fire to the bouse. The tight continued about one hour, wbeu the ludiaus retired, taking with them four horses of the Mail Corupany. Their loss was about twenty killed and wounde 1. None of the defeuding partj wíj iniured, cxcept the station keeper, Mr. Sutton, wliu j was hit in the face with an arrow. The Indians made no attaek on the passengers uutil they were fircd upon. Thelr sole object was to secure the horses. - They held possession of the st.ige about enc hour without disturbing the mails or baggage in the least. Troops of minere returning from Membres RÏVer were met at Desert Hill. Tliey report the allegod gold and silver discoveries a humbug. One party reported that minera engoged about tbrty miles Foutli of Membres Station were tuking out S4 per day to the man This statement is said to be fully confirmed. Tlie passengen confirtn the previous report in relatiou to the flight of the Tesas burners. The road nortb of Red River is said to be lined with wagons The excit.enient in Northern Tesas continúes unabated. All suspected persoes are warued away,

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Old News
Michigan Argus