New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-10
Later from California.

early yesterday morning. By her mail We nave oa'
Francisco papers Of the 18th ult. The Alta Cailor
mia Of that date says:
Mr. s. West arrived yesterday BY overland mai
coach from St. Louis He reports depredations BY
the Camanches. ali the way from Clear Fork Of Buzot
to the Delaware Spring, distance Of nearly foul
hundred miles. Several Of the stations have beer
visited BY the savages and all the best stock run Of
or stampeded. Some Of the stations are left nearly
destitute and It is feared, without immediate protec
ton 4 rendered, the mail will be without the mean
Of carriage The hostility OF the Indians is becoming
daily more manifest They even go SO far as to de
through their country. The employees and drivers are
kept ID constant dread Of their lives although as vel
NO one has been killed. Mr.. West says that it was
with much difficulty they got along in some parts OF
have left being almost too poor and weak to draw the
coach In some places Mr. West and the drivers were
obliged to help the animals by pushing the coach
At Horsehead Crossing, on the Pecos river the stage
done no harm. They remained about an hour, fright
ened the passengers very much, and retired The
road on the plains is said to be in splendid order
On the night Of the l4th ult., VIM Durie, special
police officer Of San Francisco, was shot and killed.
he had been in the habit Of paying nightly visits to
. Miss Elizabeth Fowler, who had child which he
was said to be the father Of notwithstanding the fact
that he was married man. She lived with her
mother, and her father, who for some reason sepa.
rated himself from his family about year ago, kept
cigar store few squares away On the night in
question Durie knocked as usual at the back door,
was admitted and then shot down in the yard Per.
sons came to the place. hearing the shot, but it being
dark rainy night did not hear nor see any one, and
went away. Next morning Miss FOwzar herself
found Durie in ditch. He had but enc hand above
water, but she recognized him by ring he had upon
his finger. Circumstances tended to fasten the act
upon the girls father
The Alta California, Of the 18th has the following:
It will give great satisfaction to the citizens of the
Pacific coast learn that the facilities for communi
cation with the Western States are about to be still
further extended by new line of communication
that will soon be opened between Salt Lake City and
the lower portion of the valley of the Columbia.
Gen. Harvey, IN command Of the army of Oregon
and Washington Territories, partly as measure Of
military defense, and partly to confer protection on
the large bodies of emgants Who it ia exected will
crowd the various transcontnental avenues OF travel
during the coming spring, has determined to open
new road from Salt Lake City to the Daes and is
projecting line of military posts to be established
at convenient distances from each other along the
new route.
!, The road ordinarily Travelled by emigrants from
Salt Lake to Oregon and Washington Territories was
down the valley Of Snake river to Burnt river thence
across to Walla-Wal river, which was followed to
its mouth, and thence down the Columbia, the road
being long, crooked, and in many places very rough
The new road is to start from Salt Lake CITY, run as
near in straight line possible to the Dales pass
ing the Blue mountains where the Malheur river
breaks through them. Between the mountains and
the Daes the road will be in the valley of the Des
Chutes river The greater portion of the new route
SO that is known to be practicable As soon as the
spring opens corps Of engineers will be dispatched
to make an examination of the route and determine
the best points for the establishment Of military
posts. The distance from the Dales to Salt Lake
City in line is about five hundred and fifty miles,
and by the new road will be fifty miles further;
Whereas by the present road it is not less than eight
hundred miles; SO that two hundred miles, an i'm
porant item for emgrants, will be saved by the Nal
heur route.
The Mariposa Gazette says: M=.
The camp Of three hunters, Messrs. Guy, Neal and
Garner, at the Big Flat the Chowchillia was plum
dered and destroyed on Tuesday night of last week.
It appears that on the afternoon Of that day, two
drunken Indians came to the camp on horseback, and
hiding no one but Mr.. Neal at home, made some de.
naads and acted outrageously-so much so, that
hey were ordered of. They then commenced an at
ack on Mr.. n, and seized his gun, which was the
,nly weapon about the place. Mr.. N. wrested the
gun from the Indian who drew sngle-harreled pis-
ol. Mr.. N. retreated followed by both Indians the
other OF whom also drew pistol. Mr. Neal could do
little else than to fire, which he did, killing one of |
them, and then ran, followed by the other Who how
ever, shortly turnd back, mounted his horse and Left
Neal then went to camp, and not deeming it safe to
remain, came of. In the night, the camp was des
troyed-blankets, provisions ammunition, etc. carried
away. 1t is not unlikely that trouble may grow out |
Of the affair.
One of the interior papers reports the following |
case
1t having been reported in "Yuba city, Suffer
county, that an elderly man there who had protested
% have honorable intentions" towards widow, of
hat place, had not treated her very honoraby, a
party Of young men repaired to his house on the
night of the 8th at 10 O'clock and told him he must
20 and get married. or be ducked in a pond. He
preferred the marriage ceremony, so Justice was
ound, and the knot was tied-the widow being very
wiling, and the beau not daring to say no." when
he question was asked if he would "have her for his
awful wife, etc. The couple then received loud
Grenade with tin pans, etc., and the next morning
ne husband was seen going of solitary horseman,
Ia G. P. R. James. It is said the husband has an.
Their wife living in one Of the Eastern States.
1t is said that dggings of extraordinary richness
ave been discovered near Oroyle. The Oroyille
ecord says:
Rich and extensive diggings have been struck on
he bluff near Garritts saw.mill, at depth of some
,rty feet. A company Of French miners having
INK their shaft through layer of cement, below
hich it had been supposed gold did not exist, have
nd of exceeding richness. We understand they are
ealizing from 5000 to $1,000 per day.
Mr. Buffum, near the same locality, has found
respect Of from three to six bits to the pam This
lree feet. We have heard no one express a doubt
the great extent of these diggngs, and are led to
eeve that Oroville has struck it at last and that
ne miners in this vicinity have all their ground to
'ork over at much better remuneration.
The INDIAN TRoUBLEs.-The editor of 1.-THE North
alifornian writes as follows of the Indian war in
humboldt county:
The expedition called out by Gov. Weller against
ne Indians in this section Of the State has been most
Elective and serv;ceable. portion Of country from
)rty to fifty miles square has been almost entirely
leared of Indians who have hitherto held complete
way over it, depredating upon our citizens who
AIRED to intrude upon it settlers or travel over it,
he worst OF the Indians have been killed, captured,
r driven of. There remains, however, much to be
one to rid the country Of them Those spoken of as
aving been driven off are mostly Indians who have
udcd the volunteers, and are among the most wary
i'd treacherOus thathave infested the country They
e now Ia the dense forests of redwood, banded to.
ether, it is thought for fght and when that fight
Is been concluded, and these Indians either killed or
ptured, the object of the expedition will have 4
ainly been accomplished. This fight was commence
on Friday Inst.
We learn from Gen. Kibbe that the command has :,
en- divided into three detachments, and will close
upon the Indians from three different points, COW
ng such portions of the country as they will most
ely choose for egress, ii too holly pursued. The
neral thinks !" there are from one hundred to two
ndred warriors with fifty to seventy five guns and
snty OF ammunition, to engage in the fight" We
lst the Indians may stand and offer battle should
ey do so, Captain Messck, with his volunteers will
ye good account Of themselves, as they have
therto DONE
The Humboldt Times of the 5th inst, says " The
ofm the latter part of last week. and the early part