New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-25

The clipper ship Typhoon, when leaving the
harbor, struck upon rock and stove a hole in
her bottom She returned and run on the rocks
near Rincon Point to repair.
Lola Montez has gone to Sacramento. 1t is
reported that she is to be married
About %, 200 head of cattle have been driven
this year from Los Angeles county to the
northern markets
Some immigrants have arrived from New
Mexico, and few have arrived over the
northern route.
The lighthouse at the Farallone Islands has
been commenced.
SACRAMENTO NEws-The Assessor of Sacra-
mento has completed his valuation of property
for the years 1858 and 1854, and exhibits as
follows;
Real Estate, SO 1850 l13; Improvements, 81, =
22l 800; Personal Property, 81 ,24l ,1S1 total,
50, 5l3,a50
The assessment from the formation of the city
has been as follows:
1S50-5l, S6,174,430: 1S5l-52, 50 .s35 ,aOS :;
1862 SO, s6,3777 $50; lS53-54, SIS ,513 $50.
THE NORTHERN SAcRAMENTo--FRoM YREKA.
We take the annexed paragraphs, mining and
miscellaneous, from the Mountain Herald
Part of the command at Fort Jones, in Scott
Valley, will leave this place for the immigrant
trail about the list of July next. They will he
stationed, we presume, about the lakes from the
Humboldt to this place, to protect emigrants
from the Indians.
The crops in this vicinity promise well
Wheat, barley and oats all promise good yield
Vegetables are yielding well The market is
now supplied with green peas, radshes and
other vegetables, with fair prospect of soon
having an abundance of those substantial vege-
table pills called potatoes.
AT SCoTTs Baron the claim of Wheelock
* Co, they took out 1888 one day last week
This is the same claim out Of which II pounds
Of gold has been taken. Cox & Co. took out
$40 on one day this week.
On the klamath, at and below Hamburg,
they average from IS to 81 per day, some
making much more.
LARGE GRAN--Mr. Larkin, of this place,
has shown us oats grown on the farm Of Mr.
B0les, the stalk of which measured in length six
feet seven and a half inches; number of grains
growing on one head, Ia; the head was twenty
inches long.
Also, wheat 81 high; length of head six
inches.
He has also some barley grown on n ranch
below the town which was finely filled and quite
heavy.
We have as good grain growing country as
there is upon the face Of the earth, and the time
is fast approaching when our market will be
supplied with bread raised on our own soil
A young man, whose name We did not learn,
was shot by the Indians this week, while on his
way from AlthOuse to jacksonville The wound,
we understand, although through the chest, is
not fatal
SIsKIroU The Mountain Herald of the 18th
of June says that the emigrant road from the
Humboldt to Yreka is the nearest and best way
into the beautiful vallies of Shasta, Scott, and
Rogue river
An Indian called Old Taylor, of Rogue River
valley, was hung lately for assisting in the muir
der Of several white meu
The crops in the vicinity of Yreka promise
well. Wheat, barley, and oats will yield hand
somely The market is now supplied with greed
peas, radshes and other vegetables
Part Of the command at Fort Jones, Scott
Valley, will leave this place for the emigrant
train about the LIST of July next. They are to
protect emigrants from the Indians
Oats six feet seven and a half inches in length,
wheat six feet five and halfinches in height and
barley finely filled and heavy, are among the
agricultural specimens of Of Siskiyou soil
Ell DoRADo.--lhe Placerville Herald says
that Reservoir Hill, on which is situated the
South Fork Canal Company's reservoir is one
immense auriterous deposit
The South Fork Canal Company is now dis
llUusAnu
dollars per day.
SUPPLIES FOR EMGRANTs. On the DIST inst
Mr.. VIM. Nellis passed through this place with
a train of seventeen horses and mules, in the
care OF four men. Their destination is Big
Meadows, beyond the forty mile desert Mr. N
had thirty-seyen hundred weight of assorted
merchandise packed upon his mules. On the
same day, the 2lst, Mr. Robinson one Of our
merchants fitted out three different
trains for Carson Valley, with assorted mer-
chandise, intended as supplies for emigrants
from the States. LRepublican.
SnAsTA-NIr. Gerard NJ Roach is shortly to
commence the manufacture Of brick, and many
OF the citizens are to erect FIRE proof brick
The Catholics of Shasta are to build house
of worship
Two Cinnamon, on their way from Pitt river
to Shasta, were murdered on Wednesday last.
The mercury has reached ll5 deg during
the past week
A large meeting of citizens has been held, for
the purpose of taking measures for grading the
main streets Of Shasta.
Inc town Is being rapidly rebuilt, About
ten houses have been erected on the burnt dis
trlct' anu many others partially completed
Mr. Robert Carey is announced in the
Union as having arrived in Sacramento from
New Mexico, with drove of 100 sheep.
The party, after leaving Taos, struck due
north TO Fort laramie, which they reached ON
the 10th OF March, having crossed the Arkan-
sas river sixty miles above Bent's Fort. From
the last mentioned point they proceeded on the
emgrant trail to Fort Bridger, distance of
some 400 miles, and struck into Hudspeths
luton at Bear river, which brought them out
AZ the junction Of the Salt Lake and Califor-
mia road
MIR. Carey found it impossible to come directly
from Taos to Salt Lake, on account of the SHOWS
which had fallen, the winter at Taos having set
n as carly as October The party, therefore,
n order 10 strike the South Pass out, were even
N this route detained twelve by the snow.
The weather at Fort Laramie had been and
vas intensely cold Buffalo, driven by stress
u elements to the Fort, were shot in great num-
lcrs, and Mr.. Carey's party also killed many Of
mem, besides goats, deer and antelope.
GREAT FRE--B0rGH AND READY DESTROYED
ne hourshng mining town of Rough and
teady' IN Nevada county, was almost entirely
destroyed by fire On Tuesday morning last |
he loss IS estimated at $50 900
OREGoN.-GOd has been found on the San
IAN river. There was considerable excite |
nent IN Portland in regaad to it.
very good coal mas been discovered near St |
leens.
Gen. Lane has been elected Delegate to Con-
'ress by about 1000 majority over Skinner
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MOBILE lrENs--rhe Mobile Advertiser Of
saturday morning furnishes the following items
f Local news;
We understand that an Agent Of the Post Of |
llpnnrtmpDt IL IL.