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Show 3 preter through the hills, and made every effort to collect them, but without success. Those I found, were in small parties-very shy, but friendly. They informed me, that the Indians I had seen conversed with on my outward trip, had told them, that the Great Captain of the whites, had sent them word, to be friendly to the whites travelling through their country, and they intended to do so-and to prevent difficulties they had moved their lodges far from the road. They were all much pleased with the kindness of myself and company, and promised that there should be no disturbance with the whites by any of their tribe. And judging from the fact, that there has been no depradation or attacks on the emigrant trains, this season, during the whole route from the Goose Creek Mountain to Carson Valley, where last season, not a train passed without murders and roberles, (sic) it seems that they are determined to carry out their professions of friendship. On my return from Carson Valley, along the whole source of the Humbolt, I met with hundreds of waggons, daily--with many small companies, some on foot, some packing, and frequently a solitary traveller, and none add been molested, as they informed me, by the Indians-many had not even guarded their stock at night, yet they had gone through without any difficulty. There had been some few roberies, (sic) cattle or horses stolen, but those who were robbed, assured me, that it had been done by white men. In fact I took the description, brands, etc. of several horses, thus lost, and found two of them in the hands of the traders who had stationed themselves on the road-I took them in possession, and disposed of them according to the direction of their owners. There has been a great many outbreaks and difficulties between the emigrants, themselves-companies have quarried, |
