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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-02
UNITED STATES MINT, Pu1ApHIPHrA-CorsAcx.

Total .s45, I65,ees $e,s776S6 SAT 0o3 s52oso,oT
The coinage Of silver since August has been quite large.
The gold deposits at the Mint In the frs. eleven months
Of the present and past years. have been annexed
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Donnestle Marlxs t..

Total baIeB. ....... V154 6ZZy Z,BZ0
WHsKEy.-There have been 400 bbs Jersey, Ohio and
prison disposed of to day, at 27c $50 aud 2oc cash.
per gallon.
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TAILOw.--Abous TO UVU los prime chaaged hAhds, at
1lc per ID.
SALT "A cargo of Curacao was disposed Of to-day
private terms
BAoco-rhe inquiry for most kinds was moderste
The Cay GALES included 80 hhds Kentucky at &c. a9o
SO bales Cuba at &c., With 10 bales Csnuesos and ~
Girop terms not made public The basines In the
Inspection warehouse during November has been sum-
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Kentucky. VIyinic. Ohio. Total.

The quantity Of Spanish remaining In New York ist
December set forth In the following comparative STATE.
~ 81
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-02

$1,000 San Fir 10 p ct.
loco Etie I'd NJ IDS.
5000 Hud r LIST N BIDS
1cG0 Hud Con BIDS.
1000 n Indiana BIDS.
5000 co.......
200 III Cen r BIDS rs
pOs-. tQn
5000 oV....
1O5C0 NY Cen RI bds.
Jos fhs Mech Bank. :.
so Iut l. Dyo Bank.
10 Hanover Bank SO
80 Del Il Hud Can SO
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24
BROOKL wv ITEMS.

FIRE-Between 7 o'clock last evening fire broke out
in the loft of a stable Duicrd ST., and communicated
TO the Hat Box mandatory occupied by D. III Prentiss
and Butchers shop occupied by George Abbott both
closely contiguous The buildings which Of little
value were entirely consumed The entire loss with the
contents reaches about 900. The buildings for
long time considered nuisance to the neghborhood
and hence ii is presumed that they purposely set
fire. They were recently purchased by DR. Swain
MAN CRUSHED TO DEATH THE FALLING OF 4
BUIIDING-lesterday morning laborer named Patrick
Hickey engaged at work upon the foundation Of small
Greek which had been elevated for the purpose of raising
the wall crushed to death in consequence of the fall
ing Of the building the props having given way. His life
less body was extrcaied shortly after and taken 10 his late
residence in Hoytst. Butler He leaves wife and
several children
TRUCK No 3-The new Truck for Empire Company No.
g. Of East Brooklyn John Campbell foreman, was brought
in front of the City Hall last evening for the inspection of
the Mayor and Common Council, who expressed them
selves highly pleased with the appearance OF the appara
tus There is nothing different in her construction from
Others now running with the exception OF the axes which
are in accordance with Prices patent called break axles
She painted lead color and very prettiy ornamaned
elements 10 succor the distressed painted the reach
and gded. The cost Of her construction $50.
CONVICTED BURGLARY.-ln the Court of Oyer and
Teruiner Yesterday Charles Miburn, indicted for bur
cary in the first degree in breaking into house in Gin
ton near Carroll Il in November last was tried and con
ycted Of the oene and sentenced TO the Stat; Prison for
the term of years The prisoner 81 years OF age and
has already served term of two years at Sing Sing
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24
DIED.

oORDOS-Or The "a Instant scseas John GORDON sa u
Gee ,nd Marsset Gordon Esed years and Il months
relatives dends vted 70 attend me -
r..dsrce Of tie family No 5 Jsnest on Saturday ftn
eP.A -. "a, ,.,, n,
q, th.
,,pce OF c Pr,.t 40 Ara,yst Saturday, the zith m-
A. O'clock p n Witaczt fIrher Invitation -, 49,. II
RI EfE-A Cutehozre l. Friday mornn1 - -
eorsr pfoE Hnash e wife Of Charles Reeve u me WI '-
RIEp-of tyysoi1 fever NJ Eliza Reed formerly OF IN
n -rston VI. tTts -
Humans fskfu 70 Vermont so- rterrc1i
~ frsulstcr0 pspsr please copy. .,,.- -. z..
- ,.,r, ns An srsln.u Il The ssth Of hsr
snTTH-M Stamford CSar tie 20 in.nt q ", .s :,
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VILLA MSB URGH UE1NS.

ACCIDENT TO FERRY BoAr-This morning, about 5
O'clock the Peck slip ferry boat being obliged to lay OF
Of the slip drited with the tide and came in contact with
large ship lying alongside the dock with such Violence
as to almost entirely demolsh the ladies cabin Great ex
injured.
TrxprRAscK-The Williamsburgh City Temperance
Society held their second weekly meeting in the Methodist
Episcopal Church in Grand ST. on Wednesday evening
Addresses made by Mr.. J. II. Nandewaier OF WI
Iamsburch and by Dr. C. f Sisenbergh and Epes K. Ell
lery of New York Mr. Isaac Marslan sang some OF his
Temperance songs much TO the edfcaton OF the large
and respectable audience number Of names were add
ed TO the Temperance pledge.
We are informed that about being adopted
for the prosecution Of all Illegal traheers in ardent spirits
In IL cir
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24
NEW-JERSEY ITEMS.

MAINE LAW IN PArERsoS-The Platform IN Danger.
On the l4h inst the Maine Law advocates held mass
meeting in the City Of Paterson, j. Il was gathering
Of the people of Paac County and was held in the grove
upon the Island 1t well attended and very spirited
meeting Horace Greeley and Z. ID. Culver were the
speakers the former addressing them in the afternoon and
the latter in the forenoon and in the evening
The of feeling in NewJersey is right The Liquor
traffic is doomed to hard usage this fall
In the evening one of the largest churches in the city
was crowded to its utmost capacity and the faces were oil
the earnest sober determined stamp.
But whs, was alarming to old fcgies than all else
Do YOU believe L. reader the officers Of this gr-s; gather
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24

Reported for The N Y. Tribune By Messrs Fay IHoNAs
First Board-loo0 Cam and Aboy RR. S. rs cash 95t 1000
Tioss Is 81 oce Tenn Coupon s. b 81 LOCO Read
R. so 10 schuyl Nav. Preferred 81.
Is do cash Si do St 100 Morris Canal III 100 do, b5wn
l7 loo DO III Ic0 do Ills 100 do, & ny 100 do, & M 100
r. 5lt Oo Long Island rs lGi 100 do, s. lsi 100 do
l6l; Farm Mech Bank 7it do, 7a4 Philadelphia BIZ
cash, iS9; n. Am Bank, l5i - - - .
Boeen States go l22l 500 do do 81 h
lz2f "a 1871 500 Penn IS 81 loOo Penn Coupoa
So l0 100 Sehuyl Nav Preferred 3t Penn r. 90 100 Long
r. R. cash 1874 500 do do b5 1915 200 do do b l6 100 do
do IS 6f; 100 Nickshurs X s5wn LIT - 49,.
Serd Board 44 80 Penn e5l 60 do, 9i 100
Camden and Amboy r 600 Reading r. 50 10 49,
Rich Dit Copn Sc % 9i leo Wilmington So ~ loo Nor
RS Canal b5wn ~ loo do l7 Morris Cans, Preferred 90 DO
Sll 50 vieksburs X. r, Ii 50 do b5 II 81 do ISL
ifer Roord-f3s Nos.own n, b $751; 100 Chester Valley
r. 1871 100 do. IS 1856 100 do S. ISL 900 Long Island r.,
s5wn le $50 do 3d. 1871 100 DO b i6i 100 Morris Canal IN
l27 asked Pennsyvsn So eSi bid % asked Reading R R
asked do Bonds 10 $751; bid 50 asked do Mort SIS go
bid % asked Pennsvsna 80 bid o. asked Morris Csns
bid lt aked Schuyk Navigation Vss2 7si bid St asked
do A % .sked do Preferred Sl bid Si asked Lsng
Island l6 bid 6l asked ycksburE II bid UT sked 6irsrd
Bank l3i bid Isl asked IT, Bank 81 bid asked Union Canal
ia bid IA asked. Steady
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24

There Is no change in the Money market 70 noe.
The private letters BY the steamer are In regard money
attsrs more favorable than the printed seeouae money
wa in active demand and another advance IN Bank inter
est anticipated but was looked upon a o'nsef'E
i've measure and one rendered necessary BY the great
tvty Of trade and proving the prosperity Of the country
The Eastern question scarcely alluded to- The eontinu
arc. of fair demand for Beadsuss throughout the
.cn Is admitted especially in he French letters In AMER
can Securities Of frelass there fair retail business
bu. no new negotiations could Be made The bullion In
the Bank s decreasing AID bad esehed FL 10000
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24

reversed and the be referred to the Clerk to sscsr
tain the loss and damage sustained by the hbelants
Csc AfpeslArsas Lord The Stcar5o laac testJa
C-uetsr -ad o. h--T.-, sIn-
The schr Hero hcclgn- 20 VIM. G, PIT o.. nom per
No 10 y. X. July $50, bound f,r Portsmouth. " ii
with load Of corn and toEr the Isaac Newton Sss
coming down from Albany. and approaching her berth AZ
said pier Several vessels anchored Oh Inc
schooner he less and the steamboat being n danger
Of lacking aCens another vessel struck and sunk her
Action yves brought sgainst this steamboat by VIM Lord
the value Of the cargo and By Mr. Crockett for the
value of the vessel Judge Julson of the District Court
who tired the case conceded in the general rule that al
vessel in nnrroaehing is bound 70 keep on ST
course and The steamer IA tss ,a nec.r measures to
60 clear OF her yet in the sailing vessels are $50 beii 10
proper care in eases that erthe captain OF the sencon
tr Judge j. decided wrong in leaving the pier at
time when he knew the Isaac Newton be approaching
her berth and other vessels also about and that his vessel
from the fact Of there being breeze would be helpless
ard must float with the tide Judgment Diminishing the u
bels was given in each and appeal male. Argument
presented Messrs Benedict and Van Sanyoord for
owners of schooner and cargo and VIM H. C. Cowles for
owners of the steamer
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24

Markets. CAREFULLY REPORTED Tine N Y. TRrsssE.
AsHEs-Ths market, UNCHANGED the demand modsrs Sales
Of 60 bb Al 6 s7 for Pots aud - for Pearls sasrs' selling
coTTos-rhere doing in sps tOdsy without ehsnss
flour AND MEALThe market Western and State Flour
setive under the favorable sdees By The Africa :nd ps
esrsoss inquiry foe forward delivery
The better sds are N s,s r.aas tn s. % nn. .. 80 10
GO bis 1t 90 2sss 1 Tor common STATE -
er god Ohio ssS y RES 10 is In e "a az ,s
.s1 zoo: I'D IsdS' sss .rs % 81
% 81 Tor ml1a .t b.nd. B.lamsss Asa.raf. ga
e q .s s ss' :. sis ss Sc. e:
hne md - siats g. sgPsss Corn Ma ssssdy sales
oRlIS"whest 10 good export priess
cents higher The supply Of S and isrss part Of The
a. 81 vac a. Nooodo White Michigan 81 teat Il, 500 DO
GOOD Gensse 81 S9$l 1900 do White Southern u
Ss D. S a .sS Ss AN . 20 b.sS ssss 81 ss,
ssrce At 7s1s God dsnssl
M ssn.s s s nd Z Ina y s s ss S
Unssna seas for southern nissd 90 r wsssra krs<
wHlsKY-Ths market without change the dsn&.t f:sr
SALES Of 20 bbA Aene for Ohio and nc for Phs'n Da~ss
PROFESSIONALISM. Is lsf. change ia oar Peft m.rtss
Heavy Hss and for tbs Esst and California OF
sa.@s ssg.s. M i - - ~ - ~
e e::s' Z Z: ~ a
srs sae: ale. ESD q j.: az . sss "a ~ III.
arrive els Goa Meat. Ann sat fsr s9ss;
Hs si s.. "a % "a liz .sss ss q SO ss "a ~
slis.e sne ss ssg ~ lrsts Ssss xsy m2 s.s
xss Dass s,d zssss for orsnss cosaJ cAss~ n sevs
isosx r. ss:: Sales of 10 's.s ss''s' PIC ss"
LEAD n.r!.s de su2ply nsdsrsss spsssh sss =
c0TFEE = -tshss, ebssss ras vi.s ~ b.p Jsvss fs'
% bsp n, ct n
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24
FRIDAY, Sept. 93-2 p. NJ.

FRIDAY, Sept 23-2 L. NJ
The Stock market had downward tendency today and
the transactions limited extent than for some
time past Erie fuctuated between ell and 80, finally
closing after the Second Board at s9l fall of u cent
compared with yesterday The dividend report is freely
criticised in the street Hudson River also very heavy
and fell of cent from the highest point Harlem and
Reading declined ! y cent Canton was heavy In the
Coal shares the tendency downward Cumberland de-
cined to 3D. but closed at 37i Parker fell off cent
The Mining stocks are firm; Dolly Hide sold at 6 Nc
Culock, 81 Gold Hill, Il Zinc IL In the street there
large demand for nsylvana and Lehgh Zinc and
several thousand shares sold at about p with small
sale as high B. improvement Of 75c " share. The
works of this Company Betlem Pa viii be put in OPP
Grafton Tuesday and the Stockholders have been in
yed TO visit them Michigan Central Railroad Is in de-
mand and sold at llai NewHaven & Hartford. 1921
Panama. lO3, which is lower The competition with the
Nicaragua route is depressing this stock Government
stocks firm but active sale of $4,000 Indiana
q Cents made at 57i Railroad Bonds quiet and
without change
There but moderate supply Of bills outside Of the bank
and the market ranges from to "a for sterling The
Bankers ask o. but make few sales above q Ct Francs
5lGi Q5l2l
Liverpool Freghts held firmly with moderate trans
actions Engagements $4,000 bus. Grain Cd 500 bbs
Flour 2j6 COO bbls Oil Cake % Cotton 732d Id to
London 5000 bush Wheat lid; Flour A. asked &c, to
Hare Some further engagements wheat OF 2oc and Flour
75c SOC Cotton &C. to Narcotics some wheat terms
We did not learn.
After the adjournment Of the board the following sales OF
toll WI made nj auction by Simeon DraDer:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24
ws smith rrut.r Of tins CITY ..-s p year. uaoasA. .a4 IA

w Smith rr-tsr Of tins City ased p noasAs sai 10
SaITH-cn THURSDAY, Sept = Ernest Gssrss Philip SniA
srcd u wears months. .ni Z dsys
The rrd ard relatives Of the rz and the rnezeen q Ce-
rrry yet 6uart md the Beztins Grove Lfs No ~
J0h.na.trr Ordsr Corafhzr Lode No
respectfully ryitee to NJ his uaa. ssnaay sspt > e
c'clcck. frCr lis i2ie residence. No as ftkhlhsv
TURNtEE-o1 FRIDAY sfeer shot 1lne.s John frtn
elte John Tururrc Jr IN the stA Of rs
ferl Of he faii s-1a bis faaeral th
Saturday, sfernoon 2siok the residence Of his grad
th Ne = Le
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24
MARRIED..
District COur

GOULD-BLls-On Thursday the I'D inssnt By the RST pr
P.ster JANIS B. Could L. 5 Nav! 70 Emily e'Dsn'e' u ~
[
sEIPPEg-MCRToy-on the 2ls, Instant a; Hoboten n J.
~ he Rev Henry Morton William w ohPpen 10 0sogns Z
o. shtsr of George " Morton, Esq
ISDEEHILL-TITUS-Ar Washington Dachesz Co1nty y y
Thurd4y - ~ tae Rev Homer "heaton MI yns "a
Ureerkl Of sslgto9 70 Ms Pheee daughter Of Jaass A
81 ~ lace.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24

Fifty copper from the Springfield Carroll Go,
Md Mines were sold at the time at - Is for every
y cent of metal
The interest the 10 cent bonds Of the Great West
ern Railroad Co. Of Illinois due on the lst Of October VII
be paid that day, the banking house Of Ketchum
Rogers & Bement in this City
The amount received at the subTressury was sl33oao
payments s72096; balance slO,2o25l6
The imports of Dry Goods continue to be very large {"
will be seen by the annexed statement
REHABILITATION
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24

COURT CALENDAR-ThS Day. -
COMMON PLEAs-Nos sci, 525, SIS, 496, go ST. 532,
$50 81, $40, 54l, 542, 5i3, 545. 54s, $40. -.
CIRCUIT -MoadGy-Nos. l29, g III, l52 20 lo3
Motion day Supreme Court, Special Term and l. D
District Court.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24

GAS, GAS, GAS chandeliers and Gas Fixtures, of
beautiful will found the manufacturing Depot Of
ARCHER, WARNER Co, No SIG Broadway
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24
Advertisement

~ Among all the famous medicines for fever and
usue or chill fever speedy and efeua WYSKooPk
Tonic We do wish deceive the public tribe with the
afflicted the sick recommend Externator unfng
viii the money In all failures where deception used
Office No 40 Futonst
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24

si -h clock Yesterday morning fire broke out in
~ a frame building No Cstharne slip occupied by
~ Dawson as low grocery and lodging house. The
communicated TO the frame buildings Nos and il,
tte oy poor families. The fremen promptly responded
warm and soon extiDguished the flames, before much
vxss s " occurred. Considerable damage done by
b ne occupants Of the buildings greatly alarmed
ORD, anhurt The police present and preserved
Z h. clock yesterday morning fire broke out in
porter house, No 100 Frcsythst The premi.
Ips.s Sssroyed Insured for 500 in the Stuyvessnt
an. ~ company. Shortly aner the fire disturbance
The e.sseen some Germans and butcher boys One of
sos ahs wa stabbed The pepe,rator escaped though
m sseed by the Police
occs Of FIRE for the Eighth District last night was
srseasEAa' inc burning out oil '0O'y chimney III
Tro M. AND FoRsSRY--A Curious CAsr.-Arrest Of
Burs - "a Ssspieios-Mr. Belden Resseque, Of Van
ia lSs y, County n Y, on Tuesday last while
pocket n sssing upon the at Syracuse, had his
post a. 49, o. wallet containing a certificate OF de
Tor Ves $50 in money. and an Illinois State Bond
prop<f, y IN lees than twenty four hours after the
Wlaxsa-nS soien. the bond was sold TO the firm Of
'''A Sheldon bankers. at No. 20 wslst and
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24
Advertisement
PEIRsON & LAKE.

their old and the public to Inspect
their rich Brocade Plain Glaze and Plaid silks
choice and select Of Dress Goods embracing
selected by Of their firm in the Continental market
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24

Major Napton has received the appointment Of Deputy
L. S. Marshal for the District Of New Jersey IAe bonds
required be given by the Deputy $4,000 The Sa'e
G6zote saws that the amount Of money which passes
through the Deputy hands very seldom reaches ten thou
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24

The Democrats of Delaware Township Hunterdon Coun
ty at their recent election for delegates to the State Con
venon Saturday last instructed their to vote
for no man for Governor who suspected Of beng IN aror
of lie ALnino Li1N0r Lar.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24

n 10 weeks The private sdvices in regard to Breaisss
an vorable fair amount Of orders for Securities
received BY nj. steamer for the Continent and sons Ped
cal Stocks csme out for redemption Loans & 10 stated
VIII Be sCOD vented by Russia Austria and France Tor Ne
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24

An india rubber mandatory will 20 into full oper
alton in Lsmberton in which the workmen engaged in the
establishment will have joint interest
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-09-22
Size of the Ark.

lnhdes have objected to the size of the
Ark, aud have asserted that IT is quite ab-
surd TO suppose that ever there could be
vessel constructed large enough to hold all
the creatures that must have been placed
IN It, together with sufficient food TT may
be, for six or twelve month. water for the
fishes ! corn for the four footed animals
seed for the birds, aud so on. Now we
will take the dimensions of the Ark from
the record of Moses, and calculate them on
the lowest possible scale. There are two
definitions gwen of cubit: one that il is
foot Is inches, or foot and half-the
other that II Is foot 3 inches We will
take II only at the lowest. Moses states
that the AK was 300 cubiis long; this
would make 1t $50 feet long, or about the
length of 81. Paul's cathedral, London. The
breadth Of II lie states to be so cubls; we
iheu have 1t 10 feet in breadth, He states
It to be 30 cublts high so that it was As feet
IN height In other words, 1t was as long a.
St. Paul's Cathedral, nearly as broad aud
half as high. The tonnage of the Ark. ac-
cordlng to the calculation of modern car
peuters, must have heen.32 eco tons. The
largest English ship Of war, the 81. Vim
cent, for instance, which is of a size alto
gether unlmsginable to those who have new
seen it's , 500 tons burden so that the
Ark must have been equal to seVenfteH frst
rate ships IF Dar, aud. if armed as such
ships are, It would have contained much be-
yond $4,000 men, and provisions for them
tor lS months. Button has stated that all
the iour-looled animals may be reduced to
$50 pairs, aud the birds to a still smaller
number. On calculation, therefore, we
shall hnd that the Ark would have held
more Than five times the necessary number
OF creatures, and more than five lines the
required quantity Of food TO maintain them
for Twelve months. DR.. Cummings
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-09-22
Discovery of an Ancient Ameri-
can Pyrmid.

Travellers upon the Colorado aud its trib-
utarles have loug since spoken of the exist
ence Of ancient ruins IN different localities.
embraced by the great merican desert, ~
ing upon both, though principally upon The
west bank of the Colorado, aud between IT
aud the California range OF mounlains-
Even Baron Won Humboldt, during his re-
searches upon the American continent dis
covered uumistakabie evidence OF the exis-
iencc, at some greatly remote period, of a
race OF people entirely unlike, and appa-
rently superior 10, those Inhabnng the cuu-
tlnent at the time e lis discovery by Euro
peans.
These evidences are becoming every day
more conclusive, as the energy, love of rav-
ell aud novelty of the American people lead
them into earihs widest Businesses aud
over It's most forbidden, sterile aud inospua.
ble wastes. We remark as above, on Pc
rusug an article from The pen OF our san
BernardIno correspondent, giving AN ac-
count of an ancient pyramid, lately discoy-
cred upon the great desert OF the Colorado,
by party OF adeentureTS, five ia number,
who attempted Ia cross the desert IN IVES
terly direction from point on the Colora-
do, at least two hundred miles above It's
confluence with the GIla;
SAN BERNARDINo VALLEY, June -, '53
There has been no htlle excitemen, here
Of late, among the aniiqoarians aud the Gu
rious, arising from the discovery OF an an-
cieni pyramid upon the great Colorado des-
eu, and which fixes the probability, beyond
all dispute, of the position aud occupancy
at some greatly remote period of time, OF
the American continent by race Of peu-
pie, Of whom all existing history is silent.
A party Of men, five IA number, had as
cenJed the Colorado for nearly two humid
red miles above the mouth of the CHA, their
object being to discover If possible, some
large tributary from the west, by which they
might MIKE the passage of the desert, aud
enter California 10y new, more direct aud
easier route, inasmuch as there are known
10 exist numerous small streams upon the
eastern slope OF the mountains, that are Ell
ther lost ia the sands of the desert, or unite
with the Colorado as almost totally barren
of every vegetable product, and so Ieve
aud mouolonous, that any object sufficient
to arrest the attention, possesses more OF
less OF curiosity and interest; and IL was
this that led To the discovery aud examIna'
ton Of this hitherto unknown relic of a for,
gotten age.
An object appeared upon the plain tc
the west having 50 much the appearance o.
the work Of art, from the regularity of ia
outline aud It's isolated position, that the
party determined on visiting 1t. Passing
over an almost barren sand plain, distance
of nearly five miles, they reached the base
of one OF the most wonderful objects, con
sidering its location, lit being The yer,
home of desolation,) that ibe mind can pos
sibly conceive of; nothing less than an i'm
mense stone pyramid, composed of layers OF