The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-09-17

ton from Fort Defiance. The camel expe
rimcnt is pronounced successful. These an
imals carried seven hundred pounds burthcn
principally provcndcr for mules. and were
much less ja.lel than the mules. They cat
but little except bushes, prcftrring them TO
grass. MIR. II. conccivcs il easier TO manag,
u train Of twenty camels than one Of five
mules. Their temper, tractability, capacity
for bearing burthcns. and going without wa
ter, while they live on food upon which
other animals would starve render them val
uablc for transportation I'm the prairies---
Every unshod animal reached vi Paso lame
but thu camels, not one Of which even ex-
hibtcd htiguc.
The Attorney General has decided against
the sutlicicncy Of the tito to the proposed
site for the new Custom House and Post.
office in Baltimore.
The Treasurer report for the week end.
ing August 81 gives
Amount subject to drait. ....,,, la,aa3,l?i o.
Receipts ior tho week.. -, l,;i0,56l 90
Drafts isnucd ,..,,..,,...,,.... l,att ,06j Il.
Naval Cour, Of Inquiry No. 3 met to
day, but adjourned over only one member
being present,
The Interior Department received to.lay
n copy OF u lensc Of n portion Of the FIX
change buildings in san Francisco, now
used Tor the United States Circuit aud Dis. .
wict Courts. The rent has been reduced
only eleven thousand dollars from the amount
paid last year.
The Board of Examiners to report upon
A ,t.,la far lac, al hn
task assigned them. Thirteen models are
presented which have to he examined In de-
tail with all their lines and calcalation.---
They are all beautiful and poesess grca,
merit, We, they differ widely one from anoth
or. The impression Of the Hoard Is that II
viii require at least ono month 10 make the
examination before they will he able 10 re-
port,
Mr.. Cass X greatly annoyed at tho unac
coun,ablc silence Of Mr. VIM. Carey Jones,
our special agent 10 Central America.--
Everything connected with Nicaragua il
necessarily suspended awaiting report from
him. II was, at ono time, proposed TO senl
instructions 10 Mr.. Jones by second agent
who should travel through the country ard
note ,ts coudiiion. Mr.. Cass favored this
I IhtU, am Nv INV I'RE'iss WiNh WV ia''' 'h@'
hc did not follow il.
A doapa,ch from this city stated that the
administration was surprised a, not recciv.
inr an answer 10 Mr.. ms communication
10 the British government on the subject of
the rejected ballast Clarendon treaty. This
IL not true. There Ia no surprise on the sub
jcc, Mr.. Cass la perfectly aware Of the
ca,lsc of the delay. and thc same cause may
render an answer altogether unnecessary.
BE- i, as II mny, however, the friendly rc'a-
iions which now W happily exist G, wccn
the two governments will not bc interrupted.
or this fact ample naarirnncs have been
given by the distinguished representatives
Of each of the governments.
The Navy Department this morning re-
ccivcd dispatches from Captain Thatcher
who visited the Costa Iiica capital and had
ON interview with General Mora. the late
commander of the Costa Riean forces In
Nicaragua, relative 10 the alleged forcible
detention Of crtain American citina on
the Lake oi Nicaragua and 5an Juan steam.
err by the Costa ticnn authorities t'en.
Mora denied any such detention, and said
that The engineer. or hands employed or oc-
cupsl on the said steamers by him OF his
suborllnat's were paid by Costa Rica, and
noDc were forced TO remain IN amy capacity.
! The contracts were made of their own free
will. and not than half u dorm American
cliuns IN Nicaragua chose 10 remain there.
The main portion " the party which
goes out nndcr the command Of Lieut.. Ives
lor the exploration Of the Rio Colorado. will
start in the Star oi b. West tomorrow,
a A IL 4 l. ts,tn tIsss1
Of Lieut.. Ives to proceed Immediately TO the
Gulf of California from San francisco. IN
sailing vf~ncl, taking with him the materials
/ for u small steamer. On reaching the mouth
/ Of the Colorado this steamer will lie put to
! gcthcr AMI the party will forthwith com
mencc the ascent Of the river
Trappers tell extravagani stories OF the
subim,iy u the scenery on the higher por-
/ ti0ns Of the valley and Of the gigantic can
orp, or gorges, through which the river
passcs. The new Territory u Arizonia
( which borders the lower portion In being
fast 6ol 10y emigran,s. From Salt Lake
/ too the Morm0s ARE pushing towards this
valley, and are now within twenty nex of
/ It's most western bead is thought posi-
/ bic that Lieutenant fyes may find the river
Dayigablc for his small steamers ~ high up
as The 3,th parallel Of latitude, which will
bring him 10 point at no great dptanoa
from the. Salt Lake region, and solve the
problem oi "a short and direct water com
manicaiion between that Territory and the
( Pacific Ocean. The surveys and exploru-
tiois connected with tbi, expedition will iIr
cludc ihe various departments OF Topography,
geology. nyology, mineralogy, &c. i.icutcn-
ant Ives Is already familiar with portion
Of the route, having trayersel il In company
with Lieutenant whipple upon the Pacific
Railroad exploration, near the 35,h parallel
Of latitude. The expedition is despatched
under orders from the War Department.
AMI will IT, especially gratifying Ia the citt