The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-07-12
LATER FROM
CALIFORNIA.

The Steamship Prometheus arrived ~ New
York with 300 passengers, And San Francis.
co dates 20 the lst 81 June.
ban Francisco and Stockton are both near.
~ built again,
The news from the mines 10 favorable
The Indian Commissioners are making salts
factory progress in their labou. The account.
from San Francisco ARE encouraging. A re-
markable energy 10 exhibited Ia The WORK
of rebuilding aud Restoring what was 90 re-
Gently destroyed by FIRE, and business Attain
are rapidly improving
A riot which threatened serious results o..
CURED al Nevada on the 2bth ~ MAJ, II had
10 origin ia long standing dispute concern.
ing a land claim Guns aud pistols had bee,
freely used, bat u does not appear thai aay
person was killed
The nomination fpr State officers and mem.
hers Of Congress made by the Democratic
aud Wing conventions, respectively, are as
follows For Governor aJohn Bigler. dem
psaEs1s, H. Raa.Hfr Ahle g,F Hieut Gov!
efnor \. Purdy, dem5 b. Y. Moore. Wbie,
Cor Justice Of the supreme Court +. IIry,
denfeldt, Dem.i Todd Robinson, Whigf 6r
Treasurer itiehArd Roman demJ NJ. bnrt.
Wing for Comptroller, W. n. Winslow
dem, Alex. &. Abel, Wing for Attorney
Generals. &. Hastings dem, WA. d, FAR,
Wing.
The Wings have nominated for Represent
hlyes 20 Congress, u. j, e, kergon, Of Sac.
ramonto, and u, T. Moore, Of Tuolumhe.
The following summary of The news Of tho
i.FisIsit,-la fsSER tas Alta Gal,fsru,s II MAY
giat.
Our city u built up again. Ia our last Il
sue for the States We told Of its destruction,
now ofin resurrection. Some plants take root
and spring upward in such hurry that they
bring the old shell Of the germ whence they
sprung uPsi, tlts sfssl5e9fiHE stalk. the hHlh
huhk still clinging Ia H. 30 IL Il Of our city;
she has sprung up from her ruins literally
with ashes uI1ufi hr.r head standing Upon RIM
bors We have streets again, blocks again,
houses, stores, business, excitement, progress.
prosperity three quarters OF the streets are
lined again with habitAii0ns although not
four weeks have elapsed since the FIRE SO
too h II Of Stockton accounts from there
aro very encouraging Her people have not
been disheartoned by their great calamity,
but have progressed very far in rcmedying
by building, the destruction Of their grrat
fire. These two fires had not NJ much effect
a. was anticipated in raising prices on Ac-
connt OF the great quantities Of goods ON
ship board and large cargocs which have ar
rived.
since the sailing Of the previous steamer,
the Wing and Democratic parties have each
made thoir nominations, the contest for
State officers and members Of Congress is now
fully opened. The Wing nominations wcrc
made with much unanimity, and probably the
democrats will give quito as undivided sup
port 10 thoir nominees. ..f
Rumors OF Indian difficulties and skirmish-
ing IN the northern part OF the State are rife.
The dcspiscd Indians have proved themselves
not lacking in courage, and il il 10 ke deeply
regretted that few individuals have had the
POWER and want Of principle which has mndo
war with these wretehcd creatures quite
protrnbic.- fhcru has never existed in the ma
turo Of the case any necessity for such de-
plorabc condition of things.
The prospects Of agriculture are YER, GOOD
much better than was at one time Anticipated.
The late rains have materially increased the
probabilities Of good crops. This employ
mcnt of our citizens is certain 90 be an in
crcasing and profitable ono.
About 20 overland cmigrants had reached
Sacramento city; they had wintorcd at Salt
Lake, and were the first who had CROSSED the
lakes and plains this season. They report
that the Mormons have not treated we'll those
who wintercd among them. II Is quite pos
Gble, however, that some restrictions were
necessary in the case Of many Of the emi-
grants.
lNpiAN AFFAms.-Thc volunteers who,
under Col Rogers, were engaged iR-saE-
pressing the Indian outrages had been but
partially successful. 4 letter in the Placer
| Times, dated Diamond Springs, May 25th,
says, member Of Company b arrived this
forenoon, direct fr6n the seat OF war. lie re-
ports that his company attacked the Indian
| ltAnchero on the South Fork OF tho AIneri-
can, auttsailcr n dcsultory conflict of several
/ hours rctrcatcd with the loss OF killed and
3 wounded--one MORALLY Tho Indians are
said 10 bc assembled there in large NUMBER,
,1pd fought with holiness.
\ The conduct'of the troops engaged is said
/ TO have been marked with much enthusiasm
and courage. They had taken out no provis-
ions nor provided with achievements, conse-
qucntiy thoywere compelled to retreat under
cover Of night. Twelve Indians certainly,
and fifteen, il is thought, werc killed, All
of our own men that were killed or wounded
are from this place. The one killed was I'd
win jerks, from Roscoe, I'll. MORALLY wound
cd VIM. Nichols; severely, Marion James
and Richard Thomas Nichols is probably
dead before this. What the effect OF this at
tack will be, il is impossible 10 determine
Many arc fearful that the attack was not well
planned from the little that has been heard
from 1t, and that there was not proper con-
cert nfaciion among the comp aniea-- undnnht=
edly the Indians arc elated at what they con-
sidered a repulso of the whites, and the moral
effect upon our forces cannot DO very tneour-
aging.