New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-10

undertaken this survey Is very coonendsbh theys,
determined 10 examine .hs portion Of he Inc them
sevss, and are low actually engaged With De-,
engineer in conducting The survey.
--LATEST FROM TBE kERS RIVE MIsEs.-TL La,
AngeLs Star says that w. II Latte arrived Al L..
Angeles on August, from the Kern River mines "a
reports very fayorably Of the prospects OF ;he up
in that region. lie says;
The river is very low al this time, beng some t,,-
feot lower than at the same seeson ass yesr and
large number of men now pTe2ariag work Ia
bars on the river which they have been uoable % 4,
heretofore on account Of the great BODY Of vsey
Some putting IN wirg-dsms, Others sia'ees, ae&
some are constructing water Wheels fer The porPoee
rsis,3g water for working SONS. Those WHO are n
worl ue averaging from three 20 six dollars per d,
and some report still msre. The gnlches are nos
dry, and consequently are eoandone9 io5 ne pree.,
for the went Of water.
Some rich quartz leads hsve becn opened, ooe ~ 4
wh Oh is situated in Greenhsrn gulch, On which ,hrss
different companies arc operating. Toey have sasi
their shafts forty feet AMI the lead continues 20 grss
rci or the further they descend Ten 0rrasi, nos
running on this ven and svera. ng about $l0opr
week TO the 0yrastG, and in some instances no,
Nessrs Little Moores company have rang, a "a ID,
as three hundred dollars per week 20 the drrdsia NJ
Little cor firms the report OF Mr.. Blackburn ia on Az
week 8 paper in every essential particular. Thee
nlenty of room ana employment for three or four haa
5red hands yore, who would be eocten, with q. |
wages. say from three TO five dollars per day.
SASCApRIFL MISEs.--The mnes on he San o..
hr; continue 10 attract some attention. Quite lx,.
nsr,vt n the Mission last week 70 try tneic luck y
iLrsc digpipes. Theg have been worked by diaenr,
romnaniee during the summer, some making, we IN.
SSrsisnd fair wages Los Angeles S,1.
Tiny NEW SALT WoRKs-The editor Of TIE S9sa.
I'm Californian has visited the . Sal; Works sors
fifteen miles distant from Los Augel,s lie says:
The existence Of the salt Pond or lake, from whrt
tbe salt is being ade has been known from time IN.
memorial; and the cDs,alizaiions upon its bories
have long furnished the popua with ms Gesiraaa
article But that there exists the present claiborne
arrangement for the systematic production o. sa, ns
would realize or bel, yo who nave not seen IL
The present company have erected noble building
of upward Of 100 fec in length by 90 IN with, a
which and through i;s coher are arranged IA tso ROW
forty. six very large kettles, which fei from nN,
trunk or spout running above ana between then
Furnaces extend beneath and along the entire dstIe
OF The kettles which, when the works are IN operation
are kept constantly hCa ed night Snd d6y. Arranged
on each side of the bock immense bins for drying
onc hacking. Pumps worked b. hOrsc-po ser, answe
to carry toe water from he pond 10 the ya,s whence
il il carl. 10 the keith 9. The salt made AZ thee
vo,ks ia of The very best quality, perfectly closn, AMI
re,dy for immediate table use without further prep.
ratior What with the main bull ling containing hs
book Of kettles the bous,s for the ac 'onmo iaton
the workmen workshops, offices, stables, storehouses
Ac the Mace presents = very imposing appearance
The company have been collecting large quantliiesd
fnel and will start the fires next week Some thre
hundred tuus OF salt have been already contracted
very exceer safe and cOmmodous roa istead IN I'M
r,.iiate proximity TO the works furnishes ready
leans nj sh,n,nert for transpa rtationthc beach AZ.
ioiping the company's estab ishment ahordmg al
excellent lanoipg tlroughou Il great portion Of the
year.
THE MoRyoys ~ The S0UrH.-From San Bornsr
dino we CLEAN no news OF importance. Their cros
being Gathered in, our Mormon friends are now de-
voting ,hemselyC to the task of raising means TO pay
for their lands. They propose TO sell lots and farms
at fsr prces TO those who desire them, and for this
purrose have sent out their members tfrough every
rortion of the State preach the faith and Represent
heir present difficulties. As far soil, climate and
natural features are concerned, no point IN the Sate
furr ishes more attractive inducements; aud however
much people may differ the subject OF Mornl0nlsm,
no umbrage can be taken against the settlers AZ Sn
Bernardino as citizens and neighboIs. They pursse
the even tenor OF their way, mlcng their owl oas-
ntss pursuing quietly their avoca IONS ana 10 MANI
thiprs furnishing an example worthy OF nnnauon.
They have few or 10 lawsuits; no drunsephessi no
riotipg; no murders; no thefis They work together
and assist one another and are BUILDING mp for them
selves city which will be an onamen. TO the country
Gnu lsou,hern California;.
NorRyIsG FOR NATIVE CAtiFoRNi.Ns.-On Mon
day Aug. g. a very large circle OF friends gathered
from various poitio Of the county 10 participate 10
The religious observauces on the anniversary OF he
oeafbs of Dofa Maria lgnaca Avarado De Pco Nd
Doha Conception Arguello de Overa, as also 10 ass
in The conservation Of the magnificent mansoleum
erected by Don Pic Pico and Don Andres Pico. In
the morning at 10 o clock the church wa crowded,
while mass said for the departed; the church was
richly fitted up and brilliantly Illuminated with wax
candles. in The afternoon an imposing procession
moved to the Catholic cemetery, where the body Of
Mrs. Pico oxhumed and replaced in the beautiful
tomb erected by her surviving consoft. The services
were very impressive, and We noticed many silent
tear drops ed TO tie memory Of who in her lifetime
wal endt AIRED TO all who knew her. southern Cal.
The PORT OF SAN PEDRo.-TalSe il all in all, San
PEDRO off rs one Of the most safe and convenient
ports along the coast For greater part OF the year
the harbOr il smooth mill pond, sheltered from
wind ard storm, except occasionally during the Wlni
months when souheaster comes OF.
nth the exceI ton OF San Francisco, Messrs. Ae1
ander x Banning have the most extensive establish
nent upon the coast They hayo upon the road some
IS or 40 monster wagons drawn by 10 aud ~ mules
each with ample supply OF stages for tho transport
alton of merchandise and passengers 10 and from Loo
Angeles and other portions OF the country; lighters
arc boats for dscharging vessels in fact everything
necessary for carving on a forwarding business.
Messrs. Lanfranco & Sepulveda ana 4. W. Tins
have ESTABLISHING ns within the cove for the prosecp
ton of the forwarding and commission business, AMI
are receiving very fair share of the trade Of the port
San Pedro being the only point Of any Importance
through which the business OF this section Is prose-
eued its business forms true index of tho trade and
commerce Of the country and in its steady and con-
staniIy increasing trade are afforded the evidences
of the growth and prosperity OF this portion OF the
State. lSouthern Cahiornlak'
GENERAL MATTERS AT Los AsGELEs.-Afais IN
osr ely and county are very much as usual very lew
changes are otad; the weather may be little warm
err, MOI ey rather more plentiful, business somewhat
hveer, and hope more buoyant-but take it all In all,
matters and things glide devoid of interest and IN
marked by incident
Crops OF grain and fruit are rapidly maturing and
will soon be in market. The produce Of our vineyards
will be ready for shipment very soon--in fact, our
FRIENDS at Santa Anna have already cent of per lssf
steamer a small lot.
Already several mills are in operation, among which
that of Mr. Dalton, at Azusa, is capable of turning