The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-15

periodical visit to tho vicinity Of tho T-jon Pass, bring
down law goods and qasny oftquors, and always xo
they have purchased from the Indians but that sos
has Stolen them shown by the having been
get further north, they get ,on which serves
The purPose q VENT piece Of common hoop-ron can
be very essy bent 80 as answer the purpose desired
Before proceed any further. going TO ask myself
several questions What Is tho necessity or use Of Fort
Miller as garrison posts What tho objects 10 be ac-
compshed by having troops hefe As they are at presso.
ooaied those objects DO accom- pshed II not, what
more advantageous position can be seleciedf say ask
sell these quostons, because have lormed my own
ideas upon the different points, rather have presumed
that such and such was the
would that to actual necessity there Is none
and their only Is TO act sort OF nucleus for about
handeed lazy .hitless yag,b nds who constitute Mug
and surprised their paucityare very peaceable,
Tin iacr they much diseased TO be oherwise and
in numbers-men, women, and childfen,
Some OF the objects 10 DO accomplished are presume,
tes from the Indians relaaion, commonly called out
RACES depredatonso prevent the Indians from the
mountains from seang tso the on the plains
or I0sa any other OF country, TO keep peace
amongst the different tribes rancheras.
Al 70 he possibility Of accomplishing these Objects OF
rse, say hut say that they not accom-
pishcd. do mink IL possible for The al Fort Mil
Ter to accomplish them viii explains Theirs s no busi.
horse stealing by Indsns and white hssc thieves in this
sscon OF country. and secon 70 long as occupied
possible ., presents more advantages for the business.
The Indian thieves live along Tho east side Of the coast
along the east side o the Sierra Nevada far the
headswa,e,s Of the Meced and Tuolnmno nvers These
worst band live Just OF the head-waers OF Kern river,
and in the vicinity OF large lake, probably the one put
portion OF his parry was) as Owenss lake. They
called the Sey pane-se tribe, and n the Indian LANGUAGE
in Teion Pass 10 the north you have great rlar
San Joaquin valleys, to tho east the eastern slope OF the
sierra Nevada 70 s soah ns i. slope q he %
Francisco and Walkers Pass leading to Los Angeles and
SANTA Barbara ,spscssy Ih' , a pass pa . named after
vered into WalkeFs and is the Walkers Pass OF the
ranges oil the Sierra Nevada lie is from the river
Severn and the most expert horse thief ia all California
He Euaw chief speaks Spanish, and has large band
with him and several OF the rancheros amongst whom Is
Williams, pay him tribute black mai) From this point
you can 20 with wagons in each Of the directions men
,ioned except to Santa Barbara Bear in mind the fact
thar the mountain Indians those steal npd COM
all the deprsdations 0hough those in the psns may
be cognizant OF the act) and also that they live on the
county. steal snm.Is run them gu, d ;hs Caion o. San
Francisco passes. bring them north. some OF them
Of them 10 traders lmany Of whom are dsssers fo
amy0 aud take the rest On north and cache them near
ae a ahd c 10 ,hs. 81 aa
ricans and Csfornans large proportion Of the
0' hs,s assa ns
many Indians who were brought the missions they
speak The Spanish language and are commonly great ras
these lndans starting from Fort Mic Is to by this
points tiy miles from the Tejon Pass Ut 10 said, with
that stolen the north,
and taken the south by the roues) In fac for all
movements against these indians living between the Ca
Jon Pass SOUTH and Carson valley the nofh the
reion or Walkers Pass (hough think the formed BY
the preferable iocao appears be he bes, points
east and ae coast range west necessarily force all
velers by land between the above mentioned limits to
20 by this yoi~f 10 Admiralty adapted Tor all tho
purposes oi a frontier post Thsre Of good
land sufficient Tor raising supply OF gssin porting
rhs distance from san Pedro 10 Los Angeles s twenty
miles, and from Los Angeles 10 the Teon Pass but
level wagon road with plenty Of Rrass water and wood
being oil hundred feet above the
@ u shs usy aohax should prevent from be-
ng one OF the most healthy spots N the nsshies county
readily Imagine what would be my answer to qus,.
ion Another idea has struck very forciby this point
the Tejon P..S-s xh, ~ The midst Of he very Indian,
solders and within rifle shot oil setilemsnt of vc hun
dred .AlwAr,. .wo-dFcd Mormoa.) and steal .nTss al
dlsn the troops stationed Fort Miller will hereaf
have watch over, live 10 their east and SOUTH and
those under charge those stationed Jurupa
from their north, How would il work 10 bring those from
former place hundred and scvenyfve miles south.
and those from ,he latter place hundred and twenty
live miles north, where they would bc joined in body,
and furnished with supplies from San Pedro by wagons.
one uud and twelve niles from Santa Barbara by
pack uuIos about eghtyhve miles, from Memphis. by
rs'Iroad distance unkoown Each would then be In the
very position psh objects
and perform the duties which will hereafter devolvc
Between Walkers Pass and the Teon Pass. end about
,hlr,y mes distant from esch there is plenty Of pine TIM
Der building purposes; and although IL 10 in the noun
ts,ns is accessible am thoroughly convinced that could
the Gene ni form his IDEAS from actual observation, he
would agree with IN most Of the vew have advanced
alb and have the slightest doubt but that the posts
OF Fon Miller and Jufupa will be broken within year
from this time.
Lieut. Williamson is getting along markaby well with
his .ufvey He has completed his Reconnaissance OF all
that portion of The Sierra Nevada rom The head OF hefn
range, and most thorough one he has
made. Walkers Pass u OF no account at all he viii
proceed. ms the wagons arrive from Fort Miller
with the sores land what deiains them
not nrrive they due day) 10 several
levels through the different passes In Tue vicinity oil
ths Teion Nolhn ng as ye, has Beal Tho
body the VINO strayed rom Lieut. McLeans party
oand the plains between Kern river and me lie.
ion The weather 10 quite warm, varying from w deg IN
los deg at day, and in the cool shade and from ~
deg 10 - deg at sunrise in the morning Although tho
difference temperature during twelve hours has been
great 80 deg yet this great change hardly felt has
rantng last days, or oringh over IN the
basin ps,n beyond me mountains, some aays qn,'s
instant lasting sboot three hours, aud we,tinx the
ground an inch more in depth Please excuse my
prosines and freedom Of speech and shou'd the comma
zion contain any ideas you may consider worthy oi
tsnoo you make what use oil them you may think
proper ,u
George SLOVENIAN,
First Lieut. Dragons.
Msior o, CKoss,
Quancrmaster U. 5. Army.
have in addition to these interesting statements notes
Of Mr. Aubrey's expedition from the TeIon Pass TO The
Rio Del Norte at Albuquerque, which will read TO the
Senate;
MOTIFS BY v.
Tsrs Pass, July TO- Is53As the country between thi,
point and San Francisco is Will known, have kept nc
ties oil my Journey thus far. We crossed the Sicrfn
Nevada nj the Iri,n Pass which il about the hrty6th
parallel Of latitude and about hy miles south OF Walkers
Pass From this point will travel east until we reach
the Rio (,raude al Albuquerque, New Mexico IL is well
remark that there Is no one with ms who
knows anything Of the coun,ly through when we mus
to IT, NV party consists Of eighteen men-twelvc Amert-