The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-07

the seat of The present Indian dis Irbsnces to in
vlte the Indians TO meet the Commissioners at or
near Johnson's old rancho, about Twelve miles
from Nlcolaus, by the 5th of July. DR.. w. expects
To receive communications from the Department at
Washington by the next Gamer, with funds for
the Commission We trust lie will not be dsap-
pointed"
Indian Commission -Southern DistricL-A let
ter from the escort to the Indian Commission for
the Southern District gives account of the move
ments of the Commission, etc. which repre-
-snted as very successful. 1t is dated Camp Belt
Kings River, May 49, 1851. We extract from IL:
The treaty. before coming here, was made on
the San Joaquin with all the tribes living between
the rivers Chow-chil-a and Kings The princi-
pies on which these treaties constructed, are
nearly the same-bringing the Indians out of the
oierra--putting them the foot. hills--and Civ
ing them nearly enough to support them, that,
with a little exertion on their part, they may be
comfortably settled for making a living by agri-
cultural pursuits the third year. The Commission
itself has been apparently somewhat divided in Z
opinion with reference to the policy of this course,
before castigatIng the Indians but the orders from
| the General Government left them no discretion.
Zen. Smiths policy, once SO much criticised, il
becoming more popular here every day, and that
| among men noted for their peaceful and humane
| natures.
| The nations gathered together on the San Jo-
aqun acknowledge Nai-yak- wah of the How tcbs
nation, as principal chief We were disappointed
| in finding that the c-devant famous Chow chil-las
dwindled into nsig nificance in this Council but
some others have been driven in since by Captain
| Boiling The total is probably 5000, and most
probably will be known hereafter as the San Jo-
| aquin Indians
On the 18th inst treaty was concluded here
| by Col Barbour, Indian Commissioner, with all -
| the nations living between Kings River and the
| ka-wee-a h on the sides, and the Sierra and Tache
| Lake on the ends-prnciples Of the treaty the
same as previous ones. These are the most nu-
merous tribes have yet met, numbering per
estimate-by the way, the most accurate yet
| made-4l20 souls Martini OF the Motto no-tos
on Kings River, will be their principal chief. He
has as fine countenance as have yet met
| the hills.
After the treaty on the San Joaquin, the Indian
Commission separated for the purpose of proceed
| ing more speedily their mission, and as there
were conflicting choices their district. were deter
mined by lot. Col Barbour, of Kentucky, re-
ceved Southe m district; DR.. WozencTaft, of Cali
ornia, the middle Sacramento district, and Col
Mckee, of Virginia, the Northern or Klamath
district.
The Commission and its escort now stand, Col.
g. w. Barbour, Commissioner; Mr.. Kit Barbour,
Secretary Crpt. E. d. Reyes Sd Infantry, com
manding escort Capt. II. S. Burton, Sd Artillery;
! Capt. E. X. Kane, A. G. M; Bvt Capt. J. Len
drum, Sd Artillery Leuts. Hamilton and H. G.
Gibson, Sd Artillery; with companies M aud f,
| Sd Artillery. Capt Vincent Haler is guide.
The territory set apart Tor the Indians is as fol-
lows: Commencing at the bottom of the foot-hllls
on the Chowchil-la running southeasterly in
straight line near along them to Table Mountain,
on the San Joaquin; from thence straight ling
runs nearly in the same direction by the eastern
base OF Lost Mountain, pilot knob on the left
bank of Kings River, till it nter.ects the ka- wer
= ali all lands between this line the last two rivers
and Tache Lake, and all south west of the line to
points 81 miles distant the rivers Kings San
Joaquin, Fresno and Chow-ch
Gen. Morehead's Expedition General More
| haa Taft N Efii Ma b,a
petition down The coast. When Gen. Morehead
arrived in San Diego he had with him about forry
men, most Of whom left him after reaching
, port. The bark was poorly provisoned, that
there not sufI lent quantity Of food on blard
10 last week, and the General got in debt in San
Diego for stores sufficient TO provision the vessel 10
Mazatlan. A report arriving that the Governor
| had issued proclamation offerins reward for
| him. Morehead left the vessel and won't the
line into Lower California, where lie remained
two days. The party made themselves very unpo-
puar in San Diego, by fighting and creating dis
iurbances in the streets. The bark was searched
by the Collector of the Port, but her papers being
made out in due form, and arms being found on
boa I'd of her, he did not feel authorized 10 seize
:, her. A number of his men had returned to San
Francisco.
"a In Los Angeles, party of about thirty, already
. organized, are preparing TO start by land in few
a days into Sonora. The report which they make of
themselves is, that they going to Sonora to take
advantage of the offer recently made by the Cover
= nor of that State, granting certain amount Of
;" land settlers within the territory although it Is
perfectly Understood, from the preparations of the
OF party, that they intend making forcibe seizure
:, of Sonora.
be Mining at Los Angeles-The stockholders of the
t. Desert hniog Company are now in active opera
ton at their mine, about two hundred and iity
ed miles from Los Angeles, AMI have two mills AT
he work. Two shafts have been sunk. ons forty and
n the oher sixteen feet deep, and about hundred
It, and fifty tons of rock have been thrown out. Some
,y fifteen men are employed, and preparations are
es being made TO erect more mills. The company is
,d beautiful specimens. They have as vet had nd
ds difficulty with Indians at their mine, although
of their prospecting parties have been
in | upon by the Uahs, who m stock them FIR Cafor.
,;s mans, and who, upon discovering them 10 BIZ
no Americans, treated them with the utmost kindness
is, Three murders of Sonorans were committed i,
", Los Angeles on the night of Saturday May 10th
be The prospects for the crops of potatoes ant
lite grapes were very fattering.
H. Overland Immigrafion.-A letter from Ell Do
ny RADIO to the Sacramento Union says that the emf
grafton was beg inning to come in from Salt Lake
I'd About fifty had crossed the mountains and the,
II reported about three hundred more in Carson Val
'e ley, among whom were several families The,
ns detained there yet by the snow on the noun
De tans, They reported that about seven cen hundre
In emigrants wintered in Salt Lake, and compaine,
very much of their treatment by the Mormon.
'o Some thirty or forty emlgrants kept at wor
u on the public works, with ball and chain on ac
VI count OF Some real or supposed offence, and on
DIR. John M. Vaughan, of Iowa, was assassinste
ION sometime in February last.
aI Clipper Ships.-The Seq Serpent had arrive,
ao at San francisco in 125 days from New York
a'e thought that, in model and rig she SURPASSED
the Sea Witch, White Squat and Surprise o.
Ia I May 25th, the new clipper ship Stag hound al
Isl rived there in 1l3 days from New York, days
ina which were in port She 40 days to tn
IN Cape-66 to Valparaiso and AZ from the latter Dol
OIL to San Francisco. She had much bad weather
,ral The San Francisco Morning Post of May 3
has the following:
AXE "Fhrough the poeness of the Hon Tsssm,
ally Butler King, Collector of Customs of this Port
the were shown the vault in the rev custom. hons
luy formerly known as the Socedad fronting &
be Pcrsmon'h square) in which lhe trea sure in h
charge is deposited. 1t has been bu 1t under n,
able genteman's special direction and is 50 well a,
eys securely con>trucled that We give brief dascr
i'm. ton Of it, The foundation is bu 1t of brick laid
the cement, from the cellar up The first flour r
which rests II g stones uns foot thick, and secure.
era boiled together; wall If brick and cement ,hr,
this feet thick is built, forming arch inlaid vii
and sheets Of iron onehal inch thick b lted ,opetbe
with heavy iron frame. work trayersinp The MI
ex. and over head. There is not the slightest da