New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-10
Neiu1)urk Dailu Gibn,le
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA
IBy TIE oseT!and NAL
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

4 tn. Fire Dep-rtn.n. Of San Franesco hel' sn
y. ctor for the Offices of Chief snd Idird Assistant
| Eugiieers on 9th December. Tie whole nano-r =
a. so,,s cas-. -ss 76l of rh'ch upmher Jchn u Lane
received 500 anc Mr.. H. K Whitnfy 5o9 fOr
| Third Ass ssLt EgslnseI. ths vnt ga. 9s lyn' >.
Mr. s. S G"r,op 4n5; Mr.. Z Wal5, 20. In the
,erry the friends If the successiul parties gave ~ay
70 rroicnr. and the eDgibe-bob.es OF those comps
ME. ho had supportsd their election ~ere the sceoes
| Of f.stvity and tiiumoh. Mr. Whitney vii contest
| the legality of tie ele'fiJr.
| kpIAxs IN RouxD V.LLTY.-By late Intelligence,
ssys The TehdHa G0-et'e received from thr placs,
We are formed thst b. esde Bts therein nave hsd ID
| use revere messores sith the indians. Many OF the
farmers have recent lost large number Of beef ca,-
| tie npd one wrthin shor, time has hal s'oeo
from him ten head Of valuable hoTsee S<lne ~itnout
uu be, have ois sypegIeJ oge her With other things
| Of more less value. EIa=peratef beyond entaf-
auce the beros sailed oat into the woods one cay
ast week d killed npe q. the ripgle.ders. Ice ia
folio airy Mr. p Storms, agent at Nome Cur, being
called upon t0 investigate the matter, ordered tbs In
| dams - produce frvm among them those who had
b. ~ e1gaged in the stealing. Isenty tyonc We gwen
Intendrg to let m example by hanging come OF the
ro1st be tint toak the precaG.iOn to examine t1eir
hnts for 10 bic sUrprlse, be found oat three
be others teiog undoubtedly concealed 10 the brush
While prepaTpg to do he had prop0sso the whole
num5er Of cupriis broke for the chaparra bat ere
they reached there, fourteen of them were killed.
THE PUuKs isDnNs-Msjor Dodge, oar lndian
agent, was at GeLoa, Carson Valley, on the 'th OF
for WuDnnuc. the great Chief of The Puiies, Who
holds hs headquarters st PyraDii Lake. ln a late
ispateb 10 The heHrdld It was stated be had collected
on his lat trip sixteen hundred and twenty eight
Putes at the Siak of Carson River, instead Of fifteen
huIcred the correct nnmber.
The Trustees Of SeVe-th-s.reet Methods. E2is
copal ChU,ch Sscrau uento, tsys The Star nave re-
solved u purchase for reigi1ns ourp1see tne building
low known as the Nat ooai Theater, provided l. can
be had for the sum Of $2O,0OU
Some very beautiful specimens Of native copper
yeIe taken by some French miUers from a claim of
tbeirs near Gibsonv's, Sierra County
GEs. JoHssTos AND Ro.Ds Is UIAH.-Captan
Simpson of the Typographical Engineers, has during
the past two onths explored and opened new
wag, route from Fort Btitger TO Camp Floyd, which
IL cestir.d of iDc.lculabe benefit to the Army,
ard the Pc ople OF the Territory generally.
Since the opening OF this roa1, Gen johnston mas
bed Capt simpson engaged in pushing his etpora-
tons west for the purpose 81 continuing the routes
already referred TO- direct 10 Carson Vsey, and thus
avoid the great labor which il made by going by the
Goo.e Creek Mountains and Humboldt route. One of
the great obstac es 10 direct route 10 CALIFORNIA has
been the Great salt Lake Desert which extends Tor a,
least 100 miles north and south, west of the lake, and
nearly as many east aud west; aud 1t was with view
to avoo or obviste the great Sahara that the exan-
nation made, prepsrntoy to more extensive ones
next Spring ana Summer. The reconnaissance has
been N ace go fsr the laeness Of the season nsti
fed and although has not ended in the perfect real
zson Of the hopes Of the explorer yet he was so Tor
tunate rs TO add one new sprng TO those whcn are
arefdy Known 70 ehe' III that iteoh, ani 'n7 n
has mede With bis wagons is sbout TO be adopted oy
Il California Mail contractor. Mr. Chorpenning as
affcrdrg the best route 10 avoid the Goose Creek
| Mouutains, and strike The Humboldt, whence the
route will be feasible in Winter the rest of the way 10
California. Next Spring it IL expected that further
| discoveries and improvements will be made on this
| Oute
CAMP FLoYD.-The officers and soldiers at Camp
Floyd have theatrical representations frequently.
They are highly spoken by the persons who attend
The pt afford great pleasure to the army.
On Nov II, three psnies Of infantry lett Ca mp
oyd fvI Rush Valley, TO join the companies OF drs-
eoons there for the protection of the United States
herds against the Indians VITO threaten to drive the
same off. If the Indians should venture such thing,
they will be duly punished for it.
Messrs Gilbert Gerrish and Dyer received at Camp
Floyd new assortment OF goods, and tier sails are
CT nsiderable.
Messrs. Radford, Cabot & Co.'s billard.roon ia
filed constantly, and afords great amusement to the
amateurs Of tllis camp.