The Empire County argus., 1855-06-30
la, L, n AT.Al >vus n1ili California.


The steamer Sea Bird arrived at San Francisco
on Sunday. 24th inst, from San Diego, by which
we have southern news to the 23J inst
From THE COLORADO DESERT. The San Diego
Herald has the following: From the Rio Colorado
We hear that the late damage done to the steamer
Gen. Jessup very slight She is now freight
ing regularly and satisfactorily.
he work Of erecting quar,ers tor the troops at
Fort una Is progressing iapdly.
Lieut.. ialks. U s. X. D, and party. with
Lieut. Geo A. Andrews and his company OF Sd Ar
tery escort, arrived at FORT Yuma on the NOR
nlng of June Sth, III fine health and spirits, having
crossed the Descrt without any accident
/ he thermometer tor some tne has been ranging
at tion II to lis degrees i'll the shade ut the Lol-
Orado
A party of the three Americans and two half
breed Cher"k' es On the night of June lst MURDER
ed IL MeXican, slime twen,y miles west ot Jaesers
Ferry ON the tol"iado. One ot the Americans nad
deliberately pulled cut pistol and without warm
ing or prU,uCa,un shot the AlexIc;in IN the hack,
VINO lied, i'll consequence of the wound, in fifteen
minutes afterwards he party then took from the
person of The murdered man 500. he Americans
were severally named "Dlll,' Pete" and ".ohn.'
1t seems that upon being refused terriage they pro-
ceedcd up the river bottom and concealed thcm-
selv"s for five days, when they SWAIN the river aud
crossed tu sonora.
theodore Mckoy. WHO belonged to the U s. sur
veying parry OH tne lulorado Lestert. separated
Llls,h Truln the rest of the party while returning
to camp at Alamo M.cho, over one Of the worst
pmrtUl,o III the Desert. number OF the assistant
surveyors write to the L. ). Leputy surveyor, THAT
IN their opinion, Mickey is no longer awe, but
must have pershed among the sand hills Of the
Desert, Of exhaustion and thirst Every effort has
been made to discover him.
From San BERNARDINo The San Diego Herald
says Nr. FRANCIS Dclar who has just arrived from
San Dernardno, says that quite an excitement has
been prevailing anopg the Mormon brethren from
disco> cries la ly made Of gold deposits in the San
Bernardno mountains. Several parties OF the
Faithful were out prospecting, so We may hear
more Of the bubble in few days
1he Los Angeles Star says the same subject:
New mines have also been discovered about 81 or
TO miles from San Bernard.nO, but reports
So contradictory we do not feel inclined t. publish
them at present.
A portion Of the troops under Col Steptoe at
Salt Lake, arrived in our city to-day, route for
Fort jon. in command Of Lieut.. Mowry AMI
Lieut. Chandler Southern Californian.
FROM Los ANGELES We saw some 6ne speci-
mems of gold ut the store of Mir Lamson few
nings since, taken cut near the head waters of the
San Gabriel. The party went up through the Ca
jon Pass and took westerly until they came
into the neighborhoud of the San Gabriel. The
prospects were good, but in consequence Of the
water failing they were obliged to suspend opera
tons for the present.--Los Angeles Star
The monotony of the past week has been agree
ably broken 10y the arrival in our city of detach-
ment of fifty U S. troops, |. w. L. Gardner Of the
lst Dragons, route for the Tejon increasing the
force ut that point to nearly 100 strong. under the
Command Of Lieut.. Col. Beale Asst. Q. Nj. Capt
Kirkham, recently frcm jefferson Barracks, Mo-
accompanies the detachment
1t is understood that portion Of Col Steptoes
th,sr S,lt T.l
increase the garrison at the fort some 81 men,.
Southern Californian.
he first number of the Ell Clamor Publico, a
Spanish paper published ut Los Angeles appeared
on June 18th 1t is devoted chiefly the interests
of the native Californians and advocates the divis
ion of the State.
FROM SANTA BARBARA The surveying schooner
Ewing under the command of Capt. McRae. re-
turned to this port on the l7th inst. from the Island
of Anacapa. where the party under his command
have been engaged in making photographic sur
vey. The schoUner left for the island Of Santa
Cruz on the 10Th, and from thence, we learn, she
is to proceed down the coast.
grist mill is to be established near Montecto,
in Santa Barbara county, to be in operation this
fall
FROM MONTEREY N!essrs. Emery and Basse
have 80 men now engaged in getting out granite
at Saltwater Bay, near Carmelo We understand
that there is good hopes of this quarry getting
portion of the contract for building the dry dock
and edifces of the Navy Yard at Mare Island, for
which it is admirably adapted.
a crew Of i"rugese whaefs captured the
10Th June calf whale. In fighting with an old
fl n on the same day one of the men had leg bro
ken and one of the boats stove in