The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-28

NJ land or l2s GOO acres Juan lsand Is the most
valuable and has about 10000 so,es, mioa o. ng11d
soil, covered with doe grass aue ,osao S M rss,s
ana inc Anne, leans the Canal oe da'on meaa aaa
the seteen, OF that owpute VII determne Hno 70 De
tbe ogper OF the aiadds Some 6rtsh subjects already
OCCUPY San Juan lsisBd s. n sheep pasture
There about four huacrei Evgsh soldiers catered
over British Coumbls. Hn three menot sir--tae ~
lader Tribune ana sslelte-At Victoria. WITH tn oice
very little could De done II GOV. Douglas fsh cs-
posed 70 resort to extre rne pespe IN Washington
Territory would, NO ooao, be pleas 81 a. an oppo!tna
which would enable them to the servo OF s5
United States 30 there would ia case of nscelAly' % u'
lack OF men.
ROUTES 10 SALT LAKE-MuIrARy Reconnaissance
Capt W. Davidson, oil NO FIRST Drag 1oas, vase Su'
Chapman and hf,y men, left Fart rJon some "cees
for Owens Lake, TO ch.s,ise ,ne oaans oil @
had been robbng TIE rsucheS IA tns hsEu' 49,,
San Fernaneez and San ff~arsaulto. 10 nas ad ,ss
FIVE 0wens LAKE Indaos 40 serve as sullee Aou 10
Captain, at ast dateH, hal recovered twonS 'a.A;
horses. Ghe most important PAL Oh ms iioo' WIN ~.
directed toward discovering ADD surveying al l
shorter route to Salt rne inoFnalioo ne ns re-
ceved from Indians gives ssroag assurance OF ,.a KS
ence OF trail practicable rc ~aSoos from ven xe 70
Great Sal, Lake crosspg vgin rver, by wniGn the ds
tanoe viii be shortened three or foar buaired
miles Captain Davidson has be In Cihtoroia thirteen
years and is well quail fed 10 perform the duly.
II will be remembered that General harney, Ia the
month Of June last, despatch CApsio Waller Fanrth lo
iantry, with four npAes OF soldiers 70 explore the
country between the Daes aud Great Salt Lake. with the
view OF opening wsgoo road b,t~een the two places
Captain Waller has returned and sent his report to toe
General The wing IL extract -" Part OF the road
passed over from the Dlles TO the Des Cnu,es, ut
the mouth a.. Of Warm Spring river, IS quite mouu,
milee. But from the crossing Of the Des Chutes
to the head of Crooked rvc che hipdret miles dis
tant the road s excellent Of the best natural roads
10 be found. Water, wood aud grass 10 abundance
along the ROAD the berg fun Of seed sni nntr
uous the forage I'd ia barrack stables TOTS s
beyond the Blue mountains" II is also worthy OF note
that Captain Waller discovered several mouut,as OF sat-
and has brought some large specimens With him Gen
Harvey will doubtless establish important pos on this
new route next at 50 ne half way point particularly
as Captain Waller sms tina. the route is short and cool
In in
Of his department, Oregon and Washington Territory,
upon the bes! footpg lie is establishing Wholesome
conch0n OF peace and security In the Covle ana wsa
Walls districts, being fest settled by ths white
mining and agricultural populations and has orgu ed an
entirely new order OF things on Puget Sound.
M'MAHoS TESTIMONIAL
The new Duke OF Magenta, Marshal McXahou, /, to re-
ceive from the rshmen and The descendants o. ish
resident in California splendid sword evncing their aga
appreciation OF his gaantry on the bloody teld from
which s title derived. Some parties obec to the pro-
Kso 10 ss the s 81
sad that To subscribers desire TO con6m Louis Nap oeOD
in policy which they suppose ne has marked out to be
pursued at some future time. Taey believe the Emperor
is particular IN honorng those OF his captains who de-
scended from Irish refugees and ~ho still bsar
cherished in Ireland, order that he may SEND them
soon az opportunity offers with picked reg neus, TO tina
homo OF their ancestors a-sst in and the
OF revolutionary movement wh3h will be agreed upon
They seem TO think that Napoleon as close copys Of
his uncle has an eye 70 The liberation Ireland from B
t!sh thradom, aud that any act of we'll timed courtesy on
the part OF The Irish in america to thos OF hs generals
who are ltith in name will confirm him in ouch policy
and stimulate him in pursuing steps will the more
speedily lead to the desired result The departure OF the
expedition could only occur in case OF roptcre bet
England and France and This emergency the admirers Of
Marshal McMsnoo feel confident arise before The close
of the Italian struggle.
BY the ship Challenge, which arrived time since
from Hong Kong, twenty Tea plants, gro wing ami
hourshpg In their native earth, were brought TO this
city The box containing the plants ia 2?x22 inches,
with steep ancnsl roof filed in with ap saels aud
with half inch hole each side above the earth rne
holes supplied sir, and the split shels abundance OF
hght-swo things essential for the nurture Of
plant They were watered occasionally during the voy
age This ia, believe, the first importation Of the living
plant into California. favore project WITH many the
employ ment of Chinese in cultvating in this ..ae
and II is very likely experiments will be made a. to
test the quality OF our soil to produce The article.
TREASURE STATISTICS.
During last week IS 1851 of gold bnlou worth
$3.50 oo0 deposited in the Branch Mint 50i6
Of silver coin were purchased, and coined in
double eagles
The treasure exported from San Francisco during The
Hn0n Of Iii olion