The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-12-20
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The bridge across the Chagres river at
Barbadoes is completed Ind train of I've cars
passed over it on the 24th nit.
The road to Gorypna " il. be completed on
the ist OF January. and passenger trains will
then run to that place, doing avay with all
necessity for boating, and con6ning the tram
sit to railroad and mule travel alIne.
IN the list Of passengers will be noticed
the names Of Major G. =. AnJrews, U. s.
A and Gen. Suares Navarro. Gen. Ma ar
70 was, until quite lately, member o'the
Mexican Cabinet, but has been sentenced by
Santa Anna, to 20 years' Punishment from
his countfy.
We take the following summary Of news
{ ON the Alta California:
La political matters, nothing OF interest has
transpired fort e last iwo weeks.
During TIE latter part Of October, $4,000
sheep fr m Mexico arrived in the southern
part Of this St,t
A plan is on foot to establish regular line
OF steamers between this city AMI Quay
mas.
| There was another ar in Sonora on the
I'D INST. The I."ss was S30,00O.
The new Sectional dry dock at Benicis has
been completed. aid the ocean steamer Pa.
ci6c was raised on il on the 9Th inst.
The squatters Of Sacramento held Urge
meeting on the 4,h, inst, and passed mum.
Der Of indiscreet and l,w-defying resolutions.
The main grounds taken were, that Suffers
claim was invalid; The southern boundary Of
the claim is fifteen miles north Of the city;
the land WAS not granted to Sutter alone, but
to him and twelve families; the lands upon
which Sacramento 10 built belong to the Unit
ed States, AZ overfUwed lands.
A living shock Of an earthquake was felt a.
Humboldt BAY on the 25lh Of October. The
greatest damage done wac that several p, r
sons were throw out OF bed.
! A large number Of immigrants have arrived
by the ella route Tney being large nun.
Der uf oxen, cows, and sheep. The maj ,ri,y
OF the immigrants have not been disturbed by
the Indians, but 10 one case the Apa. hes at.
tackled party Of twelve immis rants and kill
ed eleven Ut them.
4 discovery made in December, 1882, has
been made publ; for the first time. A mum.
Der Ut French miners OH the Stanislaus
found a number of graves, which were paved
and covered with SLATE, ard inside OF each
grave lay one body Covered with charcoal.
The bodies had been placed carefully on their
- "
BY the side Of each body was small vase
made VI granite, and ab, ut the size of m os.
trio . egg. The vases We're very carefully
finished, and tools oi hard metal had evident.
" been used. The sides vi some of The vas.
e. were not more than the tenth of an inch IN
thickness. over these graves large trees
were growing. These remains are probably
~ tn. sam. r., &c .! In ians which construct. d
the mounds and other curious works ia the
Mississippi valley.
There have b en- several due!s and about
: the u ual number OF murders; an average OF
two day.
The rainy season 10 now not far distant
and the miners working in the ri-er bees are
preparingfo sban on their claims with the
first rain. Some Of these claims have vie ded
enormously. At sailor, Union. and Cove
claims, on Fea' her river the average for the
week has been upwards Of S20,000 daily. la
other claims the miners have found nothing
sfter spending the whole summers labor and
thousands Of dDllsrs beside, in the hope oi
, fading rich deposits before the arrival Of the
rainy srason. The miners generally are
making frum four to ten dollars per day, and
all. whether g inning or losing oecunariy, are
adding to the general wealth by their unex.
amprd enterprise and herculean Iabors.
SAN FRAxcIsco.-The principal subject.
Of conversation during the fortnight have
been f. clustering expeditions. about which
many reports are in circulation, but m thing
certain known. 1t is said that party to fol
low the invaders Of Sonora. and another 10 ge
To the Amazon, are forming.