The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-01-28

HE Steamship Northern Light trnln san
.Du1n arrived At New Yori, ,T4u. - bringing
san Francisco dates 10 Ike :;l~,. 800 p4>Scn-
GER $50. 81 in >gr,ic on freight. AMI a
Isr-c Independent nl1i.
l. i reported Tia com! mics - reinforce
tl.r filibl,,cr> are in conr>r d; formation ii
several points IN the stat.
The surveying PARTY s~nt on, hv th. Rail
ro.,'! Convention. who examined the Sierra
Nriaa al the hes! ol The :''ari,lan>. have
reported that there i practicable Us
iE"rc.
All tn" Pacific Railroad parties have ar
lived. The cn-inrcr~ speak !,l.El, Of the
Southern route and the general o,,;n;on in
the State i in il t',v.'
IL" weather b., lo~n delightful ,,t.ii..,
the fortnight. with exception OF one or '~o
day. OF ram. Tia" iniM"rS are ,cr, ,n;cn Dis
Appointed. Iicr" tenn fl, from enough water
t. I'll the canals or 20 permit Na-llin. in the
small .olclc-.
The dry weather has driven Tie miners 10
work in the banks. which IL SOM places have
uc'' found to he very profitable.
TGnmc.liu. i coming uIorc and more mo
prartl"r.
Tie news from ;lc klamath mines is very
it,"iauir.
\"w digging, have been iounl On one ct
the eastern bead branches the Sirramcnto
The Tuoluu.nr Hydraulic COMPANY j,
involved III an apparently endless law salt
The Pilot Greek Canal WORK some .hr-
" miles in lctgth. which is intended to fur
r;>,l watrr TO >onc of the richest an! mos;
extensive di"@in2S IN he State i progress
inc rapidly. and Will very soon be compc-
ted
Great numbers of Cinnamon lave zone t.
shasta and the miners there are taking o..
ri>n. tooxpc them
There i a CROWN. feeling that some lr.is-
latlon viii be necessary to define more clear
~ the rights of ,tinng companies
The export ot' 4oll for Tie wear, as l,a,li-
tested IN the Custom returns. was Si,-.>7o
80. The total product Of 'i.c mine, dar:l5
the five years ten months and hal; since tI,,
discovery. IS estimated n Two hundred and
~:xtv millions.
he arrivals OF Passengers by sea durnr
the wear As shown hv the Custom IIo,,,. r, =.
o'd>. have been 3j.lS:,. and the lcnaytI!rr>
"'."lf: tn" roiIila'ion having thu> in
creased i.>G?. During the wear l.o.> YES
>c!>. Of mr. ~ tons entered ihi, La,lor. and
.G9l vessels. Of $50 $50 tons. cleared. h.ir,r
an I"crra>" OF - per cent. on last year
san Francisco claims to bc the second com
mcr'ial city in the mon
LOWER CAi.H"ENIA.-W have dates
from E.n>cnada to the lGtI. The accounts
received are very contradictory. All anrcr.
however. that The iillibu>t?rS were lc>iro, j
in the abode house bv about one hundred
McNlcan> AMI Indians. from the 9TH 10 the
night of the llth when there beng a cold
ram failing. tlic party Of fillihu>;cr> attacked
tn" chilled and ,!row>v bc>cccr>. who fled.
lca>In. arms. horses. a brass field piece. and
all their camp cluipa4c. The illbu>tcr>
deny having robb"'! and pillaged the ma
tIvcs.
THE SuN"EA AND LOWER CAIIroEx!A
MISUNDERSTANDING to the latest ac-
counts. Walker and his party have been cut
Off. proba'v all killed.
The President OF the United States has IS
sued his Proclamation. warning the citizens
against engaging in any such unlawful enter
pri>cs, and requiring proper efforts to pre-
vent them
In Congress an inquiry has been novel,
and Senator t,win states that there was no
government force on the coast TO enforce the