The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-12-20
oALIFonNIA INTRLLIoMNcE,


jgia, California papers to the 3lSt October
Ifrprh which We gleah The fi,IIowing!--
ThR CuoLERA.--l here have been aui,,
a number Of fatal cases Of Cholera in Sal
Francisco ahd vigorous efforts are max
lug to prevent Its spreading. Most Of the
deaths published in the city papers are q
Cholera.
ADMISSION OF CALIFORNIA.
The admission of California into lht
Union was celebrated in grand style al
San Francisco, on Tuesday, October 80
The ceremonies commenced with Fed.
eral salute from the Plaza by detach
ment of Company NJ. Sd U. S. Artillery
under command Of Lieut.. H. G. Gibson
The procession moved at | o'clock The
Grand Marshal and his aid came first
followed 6y company of mounted Cali
fornians, under command of Gen. Pico
carrying banner Of blue satin. upon
which was thirty one silver stars, and the
following inscription in letters Of gold:
"CaiyUnid--E. PluyibUs UaQm."
The procession was large one and
besides the above there were several ap
pfopfiats banners carried There seems
To lie a geheral rejoicing. The editor oI
the Marysville Herald says he is "nnw al
home."
THE OVERLAND iMMIGRArloN
The editor nf the Placer Times had con.
versed with gentleman, who had ar.
rived at Sacramento City by the Carson
Ioute. He gave most appalling account
of the su9erings endured by those who
were last upon the route. From the head
OF The Humboldt, whei'e their s,iitrings
first commenced, hundreds had actually
died from starvation. He thought how.
ever, that the immigration was now Ovel
for the season. Having occasion, after
having crossed the dividing ridge of the
Sierra Nevada. to return for ii . eKGndred
miles or more, during The entire distance
he did not see one single person. He
thought the last wagon to cross the noun.
tans was that containing his family.
INDIAN DISTURBANCES.
The Sacramento Transcript gives att
account of several collisions between the
whites, miners, along the Trinity and
Kloma,h rivers, aud the Northwestern
Indians, who are said to be very husriIe.-
Six Indians were killed at place where
the Shasta empiies into the klamath.
FOREIGN MINERS RETURNING.
Every vessel going down the coast i.
filled with Mexicaus, Chilans, &c, pin
cipally from the southern mines, where
they have been engaged in digging fnl
gold with varied success. Some of then
carry with them handsome piles" while
othels are mere panpers.
| EXPORT OF sPRCIR.
ThH total amount Of gold cleared a, Sau
Francisco, from Nov II, 1919. To Sept
+ 80, 1850. was SIT, S22 .S77 Amount clear
ed IN October, 1850, was $5. .50l ,461.
/ From Oregon.
BY The steamer Oregon. advices had
been received from Astoria To the 25th o
October. Governor Gaines aud Ansor
Dart, Esq, the newly appointed Indian
agent, were at Astoria when the Oregon
left.
The overland immigrants were quite
o" nearly all in. Much suffering has been
experienced in the latter end Of lheil
journey. Great desttution exists among
those arriving at the Dalles. Qui;e q
humber of the immigrants will winter OF
the Columbia between the Cascades and
Dalles, as they find excellent food fol
their cattle in the upper country.
! The Oregon City Spectator says that
there d still number of migrants
in the Cascade mountains. They were
arriving every day or two in detached
companies OF dozen teams or so. The
grass had been fnun,l to be sparse and
scattered
1t adds that the Government at the
Dalles post has been quite active IN fur.
nishing supplies to the suffering immi.
grants. but those whH are still in the
mountains must suffer ifitnensely, par
ticularly the families, ftuiti the falling
SHOWS.