Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-19
Two weeks Later froln CaIiTorni.

NO weeks Later from California.
By the Star Of the West, which arrived at Men
York on the 9Th, We have two weeks later iDisll-
genee from California. From the Alto California,
Of May 20 We clip the following items:
The reports from the Walker river mines are con
hicting Many persons have gone thither from
Carson Valley. II is said thai the distance from
Genoa IS eighty miles, over q beautiful country,
through delightful valleys plentifuly stocked with
game. Antelope and deer are found in Iarre nun
bers ranging through the numerous valleys and the
streams are Tiled with specklsd trout. There is
good natural wagon road the entire distance But
all this viii not Fay miners if the dggings be as
poor as they are reported 70 be BY one disappointed
Placerville Iader-
Two Of the horse thieves who murdered Frank
Lane were found near MaripOsa, on the 8th ult, By
party who were in pursuit Of them. They fred
upon their pursuers, and wounded a Mr. Geiger
seriously. Many shots were fred between the two
parties, and the end was that one of the thieves,
named Monroe vas killed, and the other, named
Swan, seriously wounded.
John Cook and John Kennedy, miners near Span
ish town, IN Butte county, are missing, and are
supposed TO have been murdered By Indians.
The Frazer river emigration continues. The
steamer Commodore, Capt. Staples. sailed on the
TN l OF Nay with 900 passengers, making in all
ly625 VINO have len this State for the North.
The colOred people have held two or three meet
ings, deciding to emigrate to the British Possessions
in view Of the recent act Of the Legislature in rsla
ton to them.
GREAT INDIAN FIGHr MAR HONEY LAKE-One
Carlow, who came down yesterday from the Big
Meadows, informs us that on Thursday last the
news was brought TO Browns house, By 8 deputy
sheriff Of Plumas county, Of fight which had
taken place between party Of residents Of Honey
Lake and some Mormon emigrants on one side, and
party Of Pitt river Indians on the other side Il
seems that the MormOns, who were on their WAY
from Oregon TO Salt Lake had been robbed Of their
cattle by Indians, who subsequently offered to sx-
change the cattle for -four This proposition vas
accepted; but when once the rascaly redskins had
obtained possession of The -four, they refused to
give up the cattle. Pending the parey that follow
ed this treacherous act, party from Honey Lake,
Who were il pursuit Of cattle which had been stolen
Joined the MOrmons and made battle With the In
dams. The fight lasted for two three hours, and
resulted in the death Of twenty Indians and the
Wounding Of two whites. The MOrmons recovered
al their cattle, and the Honey Lake party found
more than enough in the possession Of The Indians
to make up their losses. The eonouerors sealped
their slaughtered foes, and returned in triumph to
Honey Lake
The California Farmer has the following in regard
to the prospects Of the harvest.
There is every assurance Of one Of the greatest
grain erops this year yet harvested in Califor
MA A friend from Bodega gives as his OWL judg-
ment founded upon an examination Of that section
Of country from Begsda down to San Francisco,
through the valleys Of SOnoma, Santa Rosa, Psga-
luma and Napa-there the crops Of all grains VIII
be enormous. Oar Information, direct from the
PsjOra valley, along the Salinas plains, from Mon
terey and Santa Clara counties from Alameda along
the entire San Pablo, shows that unbounded pros
Peritv rests upon the grain crops. The present
week in all the YOlo country, the farmers see q
great harvest before them; and as we passed up the
Sacramento and Feather rivers, we have never seen
the grain stand better-a rich dark green upon the
blades, heavy heads, already in the milk, and ia
some places now making its last change. All that
we see, all that hear assure as that we shall not
only have one Of the greatest grain crops, but it
will come in earlier than usual l.
The San Diego Herald says;
There was quite an excitement in town, on Sun
day evening last, on the occasion Of the arrival
from the Gadsden Purchase Of six eight mule teams
loaded with silver ore, from the HeinizlemaR mine
This is the first cargo. They have out Ct the mine
some seventy tons, averaging $1,000 per ton, and
about eigheen Tons, worth from three to four thou
sand dollars per ton is now lying 81 Fort Yuma
waiting shipment.
The teams here will take back machinery neces-
sary for extracting the silver Al the very mouth Of
the mine, and it is expected that they viii have the
works in full operation By the LIST Of August.