The Van Buren press., 1859-10-28
Latest News from California.
BY Overland Mail.

The Overland Mail which left San Fran
cisco at noon on the 7th inst, arrived here
at an carly hour on Wednesday
morning last, less than nineteen days out
By this arrival we have dates to the 7th
inst, inclusive the news is generally un-
important the shock Of an earthquake
was experienced IN San Francisco on the
5th inst. Hon. Thomas Robertson, AS
semo!yman elect of Ell Dorado county, ex-
pired at his residence in Caloma on the ID
inst. There had been q free love hegira
| in San Francisco the association hav-
ing purchased tract of land in San Sal
vador in Central America had sailed thence.
Another of the State Prison convicts nam
ed Burk engaged in the late attempt at cs-
cape, and who was shot in the abdomen
had died from his wound we annex some
farther extracts from the papers
LATER FROM THE NoRTH.-By the arri-
val yesterday Of the bark Samuel Merritt,
the Bulletin received copy of the Dalles
Journal to Sept. 26th. The news is as fol-
lows:
PRo0REss OF THE FoRr Benton WAGON
RoAD.-This road is promising. On 4th
September it had been completed to point
ON the Bitter Root Mountains, 21 miles
TIN ough heavy timber) beyond Ceur d. AL
enc Mission. Lieut.. Mullen hoped to reach
the summit by the Both of the month"; and
the Bitter Root river, in St. Mary's Valley,
by the 18th OF October. The line OF the
road has been examined as far as the sum
nit by Mr.. SOlOn who reports a good route.
This work is now done in sections, and
when finished as far as the Bitter Root riv-
er. may be rsgarled as completed-for be-
yOnd to Fort Benton few obstacles to IA
practicable wagon road will be met The
Indians are now friendly, and, apparently,
have come to look upon the road with Iavor
AMI As an advantage to them. Intercourse
with our people aud soidie.y has doubtless
practically ,aught these In, ,ians that Amer
leans are no; SO ia a, tney have been made
10 believe by some one. NJ koiecki, one
of Lieut.. Nullen's eff :ient assistants, has
made AN exploration OF u new route from
CGur d. Alcnc Mission in the direction of
Colville, with favorable results for road
MILITARY MovEMENTs.-Compa d.,
Isl Regiment of Dragons, under command
OF Lieut.. Robert johnson, reaches the Dal-
les on 2lst September, from Walla Walla
In seven days march. This company takes
post ut Fort Dalles under instructions
from Department Headquarters. Lieut.
ID. McM. Gregg is attached to this company
LATER FROM THE SoUTH.-By the arri-
val OF the steamer Santa Cruz we have
dates from Los Angeles to Oct. lst.
HE SAN GABRIEL RIVER MINEs.-Mr
Lewis +. Apiey, who, since early in June.
las cen al work on the San Gaorel river,
favored Us with a visit to-day. From him
we learn that the hill claims have generally
been paying handsomely. From Monday
morning till Saturday noon of last week.
the company Of four working men in which
Mr.. Alpey Is partner, took out Sll9 6U
from hill-claim. The San Bardino Com
pany, six men are working a bar. and are
getting from 81 to "a per day to the hand.
Lee l. Co.. five men at work, also, on a
Dar, took out last week, about $340. This
Company struck layer OF blue clay which
contained gold and from which they made
,heir weeks work. Cotton d Co., three
men ON a hiil-claim, took out 1856. Other
companies are taking out from 81 to 81 a
day 10 the hand from hill claims. One
Spanish company who are working claim
one thousand leet from the river, and who
SEMI the iirt that is to be washed to the
river in troughs loading from the claim
to the water are doing tair business