Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-31

TREASURY DEpARrAEHr.--Abstyactc f Orders
Directions, &c.-The following 10 an abstract Of
some OF the most important letters recorded u ths
Secretarys Office, May 90: 4
Asnsians Treasurer, Nsr Oylsans. "a Authorized
70 exchange gold for silver with the trasurer % the
branch mint to such an amount IS may enable him
TO pay deposites
1feaxsrsr of the United Statss-Directed TO
issue two transfer drafts amounting TO SS2s 4s for
that amount Of silver deposited at New Orleans ON
the 2lst instant.
Secretary ofths Light House Board. Informed
that the Superintendent Of the Coast Survey con-
ours in the recommendation Of Lient II. q. De
Haven relative I'd establishing lighthouse at or
near Gallinipper Point Levaca bay, Texas, and
the erection Of small light on Sand Point
= ~ A Hoag EsQ--Informing him, IN reply TO
request that the Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad
Company may be allowed to deposte money with
the assistant treasurer at New York on account OF
duties on railroad iron, that the proposed arrange
ment Ia assentod to.
Henni,.o q Speed, Louisville Informed, In re-
ply to question whether they can deposite money
with the assistant treasurer at st. Louis for pay
ment of public lands at the land Office in Wiscon-
sin, and thereby avoid the necessity Of carrying
specie with them, that money 30 deposited can be
carried into the treasury only to the credit OF some
receiver specified, and cannot be lawfully applied
TO the purchase of lands at more than one land
Office.
Collector of San Fyancisco. Approving nomi-
nation Of Charles T. Pearson a. inspector In charge
Of bonded cellar, salary IS per diem r. G. Wat
kns, watchmsn, appraisers stores, salary $3.50 per
month; Daniel Flint, as inspector In charge Of
warehouse, salary $5 per diem. Authorized to dis
continue one deputy collector, and TO dismiss the
incumbent Directing discontinuance of two as
sistant weghers and measures and eight night
watchmen. Approving nomination Of Peter Lott
as corresponding clerk.
Collector of Philadelphia Estates that in all
cases of forfeiture distributable by law, the fne
imposed In lieu thereof Is distributable, also APP
proving appointment Of James Donegan as clerk
in warehouse department.
IsrxRIoR DEPARTMENT. Decision in a Census
agent Case. Several years since the Census Office
placed in the hands Of the agent appointed TO take
the census Of New Mexico the amount due nndpay-
able to one of his deputies, with Instructions to
pay the same over to the deputy, he having trans
mtted by the hands of said agent lis blank receipt
to the United States for said amount The agent
| failed to pay over the money to the deputy as d.
upon the government for satisfaction. was found,
however, that in the settlement of an open account
between the parties, the deputy accepted from the
agent his promissory note, which included the
TO him by the United States through
the hands of the agent. This note was sued on,
judgment obtained, and partial payment made.
Held that the deputy had merged his demand
against the United States into his claim against the
person who had acted as census agent, and that
the partial payment on the judgment must be re-
garded as payment to the United States AZ pre-
ferred creditor.
Agricultural Division of the Patent Office
Portraits of Domestic AaiWaLs--We were shown
at the Patent Office some beautiful photographs,
executed by vannerson, Of this city, Of short
horned cattle, designed TO be engraved In the next
agricultural report Illustrative Of this celebrated
breed of CATTLE which to be treated of at length
They were reduced In size from original paintings
made by Mr.. William II. Davis, Of Chelsea, near
London, in autumn last. BY this wonderful pro-
cess Of photography or painting by sunlight, any
painting or object may be reduced to any desired
SIZE and yet RETAIN at the time, every feature
or Characteristic of the original, 80 that, If the
photographers do their duty, the work will be done
in style superior to any previous attempt Of Illus
trating our domestic animals
| Patents Granted-The issues of patents for
the week ending Wednesday, May 80 1855, are
as follows:
Patents 48,
Designs ~.
Total So
General Land OHee.-SkstcA of the Extreme
Northern Portion Of Oalifornia.--A resident of
the extreme northern portion Of California makes
application at the General Land Office Tor the
survey of this mountainous region, and accompa-
MES the application with description of the coun-
try, based upon actual observations and compass
bearings made by Mr. Ehrinberg and other expe-
rienced engineers. The matter is referred by the
Commissioner of the General Land Office TO the
surveyor general Of California for the purpose Of
receiving his report. We make an extract of the
sketch
"with the exception Of Scott and Shasta valleys,
this entire region included In the sketch is much
moro mountainous and rugged than any part of
the Union east Of the Mississippi Mr.. Ehrinberg
has only worked up that portion of the country
over which he himself travelled. II Is usual,
believe TO run at intervals from the meridian ines
correcting parallels forming base lines from which
the surveys are continued No parallels run from
either Of these meridian lines could pc sibly afford
a base line from which meridian could be run
through this northern section Of tho country 30
TO enable them 10 survey our country. Even were
Il possible 70 do so, Il would be wholly unnecessa-
ry, and attended with needless expense, As they
would pass through an immense tract of country
totally worthless for any thing but mining pur-
poses
aShasta valley Is about forty-6ve miles long, by
not less than an average of dI miles wide. SCOTS
valley, separated from the other by q low divide,
and communicating with II by wagon road Ia
ABOUT Wrty milcs ionB W hDo' nnsNcrhBo " tnrce
miles Vide. The two valleys contain about two
hundred square miles Of excellent land, producing
vegetables and all the cereals in great perfection.
They are on all sides surrounded by mountains in
winter covered with snow, and part Of the time
impossible They are at an altitude Of AFRO feet
above the level OF the sea. The mountain at the
head OF Shasta valley called the Chssta Bate 1.-THE
Chasta mountain, or Virgin HiIl,) Is covered with
perpetual snow, and Is estimated by Colonel FIRE.
mont to be Ia, 400 feet above the level Of the
The people have been settling in these valleys and
cultivating them since 1851. Inexperienced enough
wheat last year to induce persons at great expense
to construct two merchant mills, which have been
making -four during the past seasor, and selling II
at from IA TO II cents per pound. All the settlers
have taken up their claims under the presumption
laws.
"The mountainous region Of this country, to the
west Of Shasta yalley-indeed, from there down TO
the sands on the beach Of the Pacific COASTS rich
In mineral resources, may say, and really sincere
", I believe, inerhdustibis.
"sisligon county contains about 5000 inhabi-
tsnts--some Of them locsted east Of the valleys,
and these consisting principally Of males, The