The New York herald., 1850-06-13
and accurate prices current, and indeed every thing
formia, which forward with this. G.


Rancho DEL CHINO, March q, 1850.
Expeditions to a Neseiy Discovered M,me-Desyir-
tion Of the Country and the Route--H.rdships Of
the Emmsramts-SomoraSraw Em,grat,oa, &c.
returned yesterday from an expedition 10 the
NINE recently discovered on the road from the Salt
Lake to this Rancho. Mr. H. d. Refill, OF the well
known firm of "Slamm, Bang 4 Co - of your city,
was of our company We took with US, in az
dition to a mule to each T:l, a wagon, drawn by
five yoke OF oxen, with a backsnith's forge, and q
good stock of provisions. Our team was over two
weeks in getting TO the ground. We soon bund.
hewever, that it would require good deal OF la
Dor and great expense before the productiveness of
the mine could be fairly tested. While were
there TWO other companies came up, and after mt
tual consultations, we all concluded 10 raarose
The mine will probably be worked hereafter, bul
il must be by large company, and al a time wher.
labor is cheap.
The route is, from here, through the % 'CohO0ins
Pass" This is one of the main passages into the
desert through the coast range of mountains. II
is through this pass thai the great Spanish trail
ters. This was formerly the mainly travelled route.
from Santa Fe TO Los Angeles. 1t is, also, through
this pass that the Indians ceme in and plunder the
rancherors of their stock. As many as 1 800 horses
have been run oil at one time. After you get
through the mountains, you come upon the valley
Of the Mohode river, al about the place at which
Fremont struck the Spanish trail in April, iSfi.
The road then strikes the Mohode river, aud goes
down it sixty miles. The whole distance is a desert
After thirty days travel over sandy plain, you
come to the Aqua de Loniasa. From thence to this
Sal Springs, where the mine was discovered, is
about fifty miles Of a complete saud desert, and
without drop of water. The whole road is lined
with dead oxen, wagons, and all the other debris
Of the rece MT emigration. We met many emisrantss
on the road; some had been living for weeks-gnra..
women and chdren-on raw hide. Among these
was an old man seventy-nne years of age, with
his wife, who is but ten years his junior. The ein-
gratis OF last season, however, on this route, have
all got through.
The emigration from Sonora has again revived.
For several weeks the road passed this rancho
has been perfectly lined with emgrants from that
State, and there are countless multitudes now ON
the way. found a letter on my return from Aqua.
in Sonora, which informs me that nearly the entire
male adult population of Sonora is es route for
Eld0rado. i apprehend some trouble in the mines
with this people, the ensuing season but suppose
they will take the mines nearest, and endea-
yor to retain them, which probably they may, do if
the Northern mines continue good.
There was an arrival yesterday by the lower
route This is the first arrival for the season.
They report the read lined with Sonorians. A ferry
has been established at the crossing OF the Colo
RADIO by some Americans, who are rapidly making
fortune out OF IT. Some days they take as much
as 81, 800 in.
The election for county officers takes place next
Monday. Among the candidates are Gen. Biodgett,
formerly of New York, and law student of J. c.
Spencer's; DIR. Stephen G Foster, formerly Of East
M%ss Ma1e anS n Wson cnas Of cSn of Rich
The troops, which informed you in my last
were coming to this ranch, have been counter
manded, and others lately arrived from the States
are expected in their place The main building OH
this ranch s now in possession of the officers OF
government, and they have had several teams, for
more than month, engaged in hauling paving
stones from San Pedro to this place. The Nor
mons have just completed the purchase, from Col
Williams, Of the main portion Of this valley. He
has reserved to himself his house and abou, $50
acres Of land, 500 cows, flock of horses, and his
noe able property, the whole estimated as being
worth 100000. lie is to receive from the Nor
mons, for the-balance, S200, 600. This regard as
a most important move. There is little reason TO
doubt that in few years, if nothing should befsll
them, but that they will possess large portion
of this section of California. They will here find
room and verge enough" the bcs, of soils, and
the finest of Climates. If they have succeeded
well in the comparatively unhospitabIe cline OF
Salt Lake Valley, there is hardly an assignable
limit TO be put to their progress here.
During my absence, Lothian, the leader OF the
famous brass band in your city, passed here also
several members of the Fremont Overland Associ-
alton. There are very few emigrants now in this
section, or at Los Angeles. AL here moved on 10
the north.
The crops look very well. Wheat is beading
out. Potatoes are several inches in height. Many,
however, are just planting their crops. These will
do equally as well as If planted early. i. +.