New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-27
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.
by TIRE OVERLAND MAIL.

q, IL O'Clock, for ~. louis sDce the steauer saion
ton tire e0thl, We have hsA arrivals from Oregon and
tie Strata Of Fuca and number of events u minor
interest ave trans pued in California.
On tbe 5h November 1851, the treasurer ofth Cape
Claim at Ofoville reported the expenditures of the
claim. during the previous mining sesson II ia rver
claim ard il workable only in the Summer) 10 be
si-s os5 and the receipts $25l 40 showing profit
of s54 Al For tins season tine treasurer reports
an Expenditure Of S6O,cOO receipts sll9,ooo; oss
si5 oct. So goes.
m, stockton newspapers state that disrcnds, ru-
bes and op.I. have been found near Knights Ferry,
an The S,aa isisu- River.
A number of MormoAs from Salt Lake Valley have
lately setsd n tre valIey Of the Mohsve pronounci
Noiah.vsy). They are putting up houses, and pre-
psrrg 70 cultivate the land $3.50.
II ! ssid that l0O0O0 pounds of very good cotton
bss been raised this by the Mornons, 10 'he
valleys of the Santa Clara and Nirgen Rivers Id o'an
Three white men whose nares are unknown were
Mild by Iuoaus near the head Cl Pit River, on the
3lst Ocooer.
Two Indians, accused Of having been engaged ID sn
ARRAY, wherein al American named McUo~an wa
killed were banged last week by whites, near Slas"
Cr.ek eastward from Shaste u A.,
TIE County Assessor of Del Norte County, 10 tn'
north western corner OF tie Sae reports aver
Of wheat per acre bss beep 40 bushels TINS yeSr
in county of barley. ~; of ~ NJ et maize 20 oi
pees, So Of bears, A.; of pctsseo, SO; ot onlons'
i5c The estimate Is probably ewsvasant ahd caie'
lessiy made.
Tie Mq,i.ne. Gazette states that Mr.. Asa Bowen OF
.bst place on the 18th inst, shot sand'hlli craze
which not beirg killed, he attempted 20 catch. Ine
crars made cutlery, and other cranes came 10 US
assistance and with t6er sSordlke bs, they fought
SOW for q cir comrade that Mr.. B. was eompele,t I'd
retreat sDd load his gun again. They stood theh
e-ouna til be came uear, ana fired again kIlng Ihree,
ard tie other flew away. ~,
We have oates from Portland, oregon, 10 'ne i''"
ips'sIt. "
TIA. most important item Of news is thst Gen Har-
uey has sciI dec the order iobdcug seIis t nake
homes in the Walla. ALA comfy Ihis order was
first ssu.d by Gen. Wool, and kept in force by Gen.
Clarke It's puTpoes VAS to prevent trouol-s Win tns
Ilcisns who clslmed the land, and SAID they wouu
Lot permit the white men 10 lake IL from tneui "lnous
val: though they offt red 10 ssn 1t and indeed di
once seu it by treaty wiich was never confirmed
The Wal.-W ala Valley Is just 81 the great bend OF
the Colum Ola east Of tie Cascade MOlGtalns, aad
nus, be passed through by all travellers from Oregon
or ", shi gton Territory to Missouri. Tue CONNER
cal tagee If the place sIe such t'at ntluls
q, ian.i les will undoubtedly soon make thelr homes
there The coil rs not very rch, but the grass ssu
to lee OF uusurpsssabe quality and quantity Tor
grezrg. ...
Territorial Aomiuistraii Of Oregon, publishes the
fooHng the letter Of treaty male daring the late
IIdisn war between Col. Wright and the Nez Percs
Indians:
TREATY PEaes AND rsissDsH'P BETWEEN TIE UNITED
AND rHs NEz PtRcE THIEF.
ART l. 1t that sh.l perpetual peace be-
tween the tttea STATE. and the Nsz rercs tribe .,
4
sty other people ~hstsI the Nez Prrees aid the
UliieO state, With the .,tert Of their sbilty
AFT. g In Of between the Nez Perces aud
ohe uib the uIed States to aid the Nez Psrces
ARr T. When the Me- Perces take part with the United
States they shall be furnished Win such amDuni
All Wlsn the United STATE. take part with the Me-
Percss war ,'y Qhe uated s:se'l will n9 require the
Nez Pre,s to fun sh anything to the troops unless pa for A.
er p'lce
tie oop. AID the Me- Peroe shall te sett ed b their
sJecye cLe's in fri noy council.
The above document, Gays The Sta'e'mar. has tho
rec Treaty entered into between powerful
lie ala * s.i. Valley Aas. g. isss.
not know whether tais be joke or earnest. The
Statesman gives the document seriously and the other
Oregon papers take It seriously, and yet We can
scarcely suppose Col. Wright To be so igoorant 10
sul pose sucb treaty would be ratified, or dis
honorable to make the compact merely to deceleye
! the LCians. One OF the Portland Newspapers says
iuy the treaty provides for an entanspg alliance
Urder the sgIeemebt the Nez Perces have ouly to
make attack any of the Deg oooiiog tribes, and
Uncle Sam is " bonDd to pitch IN. 1t vas reported
curing the late war; that Col Wrieht made often
sive and def=usve ali iDce with the NeZ Prcss TOey
certainly furnished him with % braves to npsny
him n bis Invasion Of the territory Of the hostile Sp0
kanes sDd CGur d Aleces; ard they offered bln many
more auxisIirs, but he would not permit them to go
with him. Fortunately for the Nez Pefce', they
gained much duiiug the IL tue good slll Of our
people aud GoyrrnreLt snd they can perhaps shoTd
to be cheated it'll. III tbe matter OF the treaty.
We have eWs from Victoria TO the l3to inst. The
ship Eli NhTey 800 tuns, had arrived At Port Town
ssnd with l7j passengers from Sydney, for Fraser
River and another large vessel supposed 20 be the
Norway with $50 passengers from the same place had
b. en- seen eI ts ring the Straits OF Fuca.
John Nogept, Special Agent OF ,he American Coy
eruuen in Victoria end British Colombia, has left his
post in ,isgust and El 60 to Washington by the next
steamer, Lis iriencs say. Is seems that Gov.
Dopglas would Lot bsve anything 10 do Wita hum,
wher, At Nil Nugent became very indignant, aGd
nonDc.o his intention TO go. fare sell public dinner
offered 10 him by the Americans OF the place.
Gov Douglas was invited but did not attend. Nugent
made speech and expressed his regret that Capt.
Pfey or the British ship Satellite not present,
bit dd not refer to the Governor whose absence
perhaps not a of regret to him. TIE next day
he publ shed uncaled for address TO the Americans
ia Vancouver Island aId British Columbia, containing
nothing u Interest filings at the officers OF
the Huos n's Bay Company. He says:
CoLcs ring the crcun the recent settle
pelresueted Government could b. oat up
chaotic dement's suddenly thrown together such confusion
Much ssTdoued Dexpeieue Of EA-cuty.
hitherto c. 4Ds for the most wh pbiy
sg sIa sa ~ 70. 2 f s. S' 9sS. %
Of the eau'r oapant. that have extent
drs,e cers Of the Huo.on Bay Company and the coons
Government pAo BY Of fheir ling ator from eirred
icornsa nt Of e dn a. Of huma rry and ere s.areeIy
oouaobs y Of ooadet that had bseo-e them
aud last much 20 b. 10 toe
h Grade aud
unit msals those the only hAld
sudden influx Of t,e stfspgsr..'
~ tie very tiue while Mr. Nugent was here wait
ing fer <be fret steamer to Victoria the paper which
bas bis naue up as editor was abusing the Governor
Of the country 10 which he was going diplomatic
sgert; ard now that be leave, his post be repeats
TIE abuse in lass explicit language:
TIE AtG California Of the 2;d inst gives the fol-
lowing picture Of Fraser as 10 Is"
Mr ID. b. Stovsr, an old and weIknown resident
Of this city, arrived the Panama from Fraser
ye,tefdsy after -everal months iourn In that region
and has favored us with the follow pg itens
Mr.. Stover has been ss far up Bri5g, River,
Ia of