The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-15
NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC COAST


NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC COAST
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qhsr i, Iitt, Of st.rtIinu tntsrsst ar ,mnoranoe to
,la svanf. tr.rsrs rfru dorfn0 tfe nat ten
49, s rs,s,rts ish s, ~ ,s.r IA ~cicuIsur.
disy,ts are rsrv sss~f.osrv An ahun,ant orop OF ali
- s,a.s;t;.s of Ica tr,,;s. A. 4. .,,rAdsntiv nre
5t The miners srs do,nc wall and Il, stme
l ;h la.1 ~ rosh ,,.rt. s, tsurea ,,,,ni.,ur ara
chroniclsd - ~
onsider.ble xctanent exuts among our people A to
ths recent 1;.coaas ~ rI<b yd y,lss nc tle Pm xer
s;s a. 49, p,.,h ,.~.s'o... -;t,,...d .Rout Ro0 or
200 miles 10 the morris of San Frsncsco About
nsonI hava ss,v I ths nort r tbeso rnihes hit ~
yst o t,;nos 20 III. micstion reosirrd corinf
IRON, tha neS 3iuUinur 10 the difficulty of reach
inc thss Tter ae t;a x6asn Of the ves uuohsblv the
mieration northward viii cssse for = month or two
Them when he ys6v svpalen riyexs and via baye
subsded ~ 10 Hhsiy the ssrs from hdA the mining
disricts and the cites Of Cfoxas will s much inseassd
En~ una Hma laok cDu~dorahle exciApuant has ewiht
"A In C1xson snA adl0nina ynlhys ~ to rch new dig
gins recently discovered on Walker river which lies 10
1hs seste TIA 6assa Nevada rsgnlss steSaaes had
taken place frn suos Cazson valley and other quar-
tem By the latest scoounts the new digxngs would
to be scarcely rich enough to repay the and
trouble of reaching them They are situated in a very
exposed and incelnent part of the country. w g
John c. Fremont has filed voluminous complaint in
the United States circuit court against the erced Mining
COMPANY. He now claims as . citizen OF New York TO
be owner of Las Marposas or the Fremont grant under
grant from Ayarado. He alleges trcspass and waste by
the defenants pays that they may bs compelled to an
aver in the premises and be enioned from committing
further vvnstc &c The ouestios n this suit ara very
innorant not only Il, Col Fremont personally but to
ali miners In California rfg
The steamer Senator from San Diego, brought to San
FRANCISCO some three tons of silver ore taken from the
,n,ne ,f Mr. Unx,em.n in Arizona Territory and from
thence transarted ON males 10 San Diego The ore is
10 h tested here and II found sufoently rich measures
aI h tLa IL ct ,,ach;nerv and ,vorL tbs mine
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ton 81 ,n.r',rt th ora fr.,,n ~. nina to san Diego 2
Ts CaIisrn;. rbrnncis ona of tbe Oldest of the San
Fancisco day nanes ceas s publication on the 10Th
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u s s ;rs.;t,.oa l., ,o ,,.r.roI 0ovsr,,,ent
;. ~, ,st s,. .,.nt ~ ths ITn;tol 81 tea hrapcb
nit In III, ~, ! !. st;l1 H., ,,rasrross
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Indian i'nf NnAA iioNsa mas oo'n ~
Geiveo .nae s1t' ,ceeh'ly .ooA PIee ner
i,oey lno, po'"o1n p,'Sy ~ I''n ~ Wiz n....e @
iuen's on lne o'io sue anu @ iniec nnue u
ihunans m rs ~, sie usno,. me o@c'h1n,o ~ on'o Sy
Ing ue 'oOA pla0I ~ uoo'o 1AAo, 1uou' wv nun %
uiou i'o' ~ 8 @ llo uly e o ionoy iA0 ~,
oy soo u.u nvs p, .on, "u yea. ''v M
son tou.c icauils - 'no Iumoolus Mc"uows' =. was
nousn' "oou. ewen.y ,nso Ans we10 ei'rul Nleo =,
~ounueu, any 'cu lia sI~% o1.Alcu. moic "ouu ~.
ase s :oe 1Non sa NY n.y. 0 ,uas cAosl 49," ~ ugi,
only be annroached with great erposure On the naht
of April 24th the Mormon party was surprised by some
fifty sixty Indians, previous TO the junction with the
Honey Lake party ana twehythiee OF Their horsei stm
peded 4 s5slf tss
subsequently parley was Ind and the Indians agreed
ID consideration OF tent ana some clothing, to bring in
the horses and desired one OF the Mormon parry to
with them and help drive the horses in Dr. Silas g.
Higgins volunteered and, after being absent nealy oil
day. 1t appeared the Indians were returning with the
horses, when the party from Honey Lake, some fifteen
persons who had been hunting Indians Tor having com
mtsed roDberies came up ana nred upon the savages
without previous concert with the Mormons imme
datey tne indans surned tne, guns ana asrows upon
hggns aariy HaonnS ms oo9y' PresuminS tnac ne had
Deen sui.y OF tieacney cowsos .hem one nai PASSED
through ms gfo ana lodecd IN ms rectum AT last &C
counts ne was SUI hvlng AZ honey Lake, having peen
carried 70 'nas place on n'ter Inc Mormons nan
everything stolen from them oy the Indians previously
except tneir arms TENT Dca' ana some cioenng-
The party OF Mormons' wnich consisted OF sevcn men,
three women and TWO children had left Eugene City
~. ~ M"rch 70 proceeu 70 oait Lake. rour OF tne
party were formerly residents IN inc vicinity OF oacra
mento and were named Davla m ooewatg. oiias d hiS
gins, Lorenzo H. Harmon, ana henry a. Winsiow. They
had been on mission 20 oregon ano washington lerr-
tores ana were making ther course py way OF !reka
and a new nortnwesteTiy route toward the humpoldt
Meadows when .ney enoountefed sne Indians e. rcated
Inc AoinU'i piSy Aau ~" ~ .Aonoy wv, wy cA
ception OF uavid NJ stewart VINO arrived ~ sacramento
on tne n'BnS oi may ~, anu VINO mus Aursned us Win
the above parucuiaIs. Aast& Gt3A 39Fea .t3 .t3HF "