Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-05-31
Later from the Southern Coast.

! San llegO anu lJOS AliStico W Iuc 1 III lilot,
and Santa Barbara to the goth:
Death OF THOMAS TArE-The Los Ange-
les Star Of the 18th says:
Thomas Taitc, who was seriously wounded
short time since, in an ARRAY died yesterday
morning-the second death from the unfortu-
nateiy and melancholy affair, the like of
which we may hope never to sec repeated in
our fair city. 1t will perhaps be of no profit
to inquire now far he was in fault-if wrong,
let his error be buried with him. lie was
native of Nashville, Tenn, but last from
ST Augustine, Texas, where his mother now
| lives His age is about 23 years.
KERN RIVER INDIANs.-The Star says =
Rumors from various sources have reached
us during the week of an outbreak among
the Indians at -Four Greeks, Tule River and
! Kern River The Indians it seems, have
been running off stock, and committing dep
relations on the settlers as well as threaten
ing them with determination. After some OF
these depredations, the settlers armed them
selves and killed five Indians, going promis-
cuously into the whole rancheria at Tulare
River. This was, of course wrong pro-
ceedng for they thereby killed five innocent
persons, and exasperated the Indians TO re-
venge. 1t seems that they did not even ask
that the guilty should be delivered up, but
treated them as if they were all guilty. BY
this proceeding the people have called down
the whole exterminatng spirit of the Indian
nation upon them; and though the Indians
must eventually yield, they will be able to
commit many oxcesses.
"The Indians of -Four Creeks Owens
Lake, Tule and Kern Rivers number about
one thousand warriors They are friendly
with each other and speaking nearly the
same language, visiting back and forth, and
joining together in distant expeditions-
They are known to be notorious thieves and
Williams, and when a theving party goes out
it does not return Immediately to the rancho
| ria, but scatters into the mountain Businesses
till pursuit is over"
/ WILD STRAwBERRIEs-Thi delicious fruit
grows on the hills in the ncghborhood Of
Monterey in the greatest abundance These
berries are now ripening, and are gathered
and for sale on the streets Of that town.
LATER FROM THE DESERT.
We learn from Mr.. jerks, of Capt. Wash
burns Surveying Party who arrived here
from camp on Thursday last. that the In
!
belonging to Mr.. Brown, United States
Deputy Surveyor, and had stolen every thing
it contained Mr.. Brown had large con
tract, and provisions to complete his survey
The amount stolen was considerable The
"cache" was about forty-fve miles west Of
the Colorado on the wagon road made
by Mr., Brown some six or seven months
ago
Later.
As we were about going to press says the
/ Star we were informed by Mr.. j. Hilburn,
who has just arrived from the TETON that ten
Indians were killed on Kern River A drove
of four hundred head of cattle had also been
taken from Mr.. Cochrane, about twenty
miles from the Reservation, near Kern Lake.
Our informant also says that Col Beal had
dispatched Lieut. Aldrich with nearly all
the soldiers Of the Fort to give protection to
the people on Kern River, and to suppress,
as far as possible, the Indians at the Reser-
vation from taking an active part against the
whites in that vicinity. 1t is said that the
Indians OF the Reservation were engaged i'll
taking the cattle from Cochrane
The report at the Tejon was, when Mr.
Hilburn left, that at the -Four Creeks the
whites were fighting against the Indians, who
appear to be up in arms along the whole line
OF the valley.
1t is evident that the Indians throughout
the State are ON the ever of an outbreak
and our rancheros would do well to be on
the lookout for their hors, and onr citizens
to prepare for stirring times
WATER ROUTE TO SALT LAKE.-Late ex-
ploration have rendered it extremely proba-
bic, says the Star, that water communication
by means Of light draft steamers, NAV be had
within seventy or eighty miles of Salt Lake
City. This route is from the Gulf of Cali
fornia, up the Colorado and one of IFS
branches, the Rio Verde, the upper branches
of which approach, is supposed, with nayiea-
bic water, within the above named distance
of Salt Lake City Explorations are now
being made by the Mormons to test the prac-
ticability of the route. Should comlnuni-
cation oi this kind be opened up, it will prove
of vast benefit TO Salt Lake CITY. and the
trade of Utah Territory would soon he
transferred from st. Louis to the Pacific
coast, while the trade itself would vastly in.
crease. The economical, social, and political
consequences of the opening up of such a
channel of trade would be highly important
to the whole country.
EMIGRATION TO SoNoRA-I is known that
a scheme has been for some time ON foot
among the Californians who think the Amer.
leans too smart for them, and that the two
races cannot succeed well together of emf
grating or coonzing to Sonora, where they
have already had the promise of land and
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