Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-01
CALIFORNIA ITEMS.

we copy the following items
"MoRE INDIAN MURDERS IN THE Morrill,
The Shasta Courier says that Napoleon Neil
roy and David Welsh were killed by Indian:
on Goth August, near the mouth of Hat Creek
ON MoIlroy's new road. They were engaged
in hauling lumber, and at the time of theii
murder were encamped and asleep. Lieut.
Crook Immediately upon receipt of the news
The Indians are reported to be very bad, and
persons travelling on the road to Fort Crook
are forced to be exceedingly watchful. A
brother of McIlroy's and twelve U. s. soldiers
are out in search of the murdered mans
body.
"The same paper says that rumor had
reached Shasta that James Mclaughlin, one
of Gen. Kibbe's volunteers, had been wounded
. by an Indian arrow, during an engagement
with the Hat Creek Indians, and adds:
"P. S.-A report has just reached town that
the volunteers have had second engagement,
and that five OF their number and twenty-one
Indians were killed. Among the number
killed were the two Judd brothers."
j "Since the murder at Hat Creek station,
Capt. Adams, Commander at Fort Crook, has
had out scouting party of 80 men, with
orders to keep out until they find the particu-
Jar band of Indians who committed the MUIR
der, who are known as the "lndian valley
band,n and number about 25 bucks. If the
present scouting party should return without
finding this band of numbering savages, Capt.
Adams purposes Immediately starting out an
other party. He has determined, if possible,
to rout them from the country"
aLATRR PROM THE PLAINs-ENoRMoUs lMMi-
GRAFTON ANTIcIPATRD.-The Sacramento Union
contains the following telegram from Carson
City, dated Goth August, the figures in which
must be taken with large allowance
"Judge Crane has just returned from
trip to Carson, and up the Humboldt. He
states, on the report of immigrants, that the
number of persons who will yet arrive across
the Plains for California, Oregon, and Wash
ington and Nevada Territories, between April
and December, will not fall short of 0,OOO.-
Some 20, 900, it is believed, will locate in Ne
yada Territory. The stock of all kinds Will
amount to 200, 000-some of which are of the
best blood. The immigration to Oregon and
Washington is very large.
"Judge Crane confirms the news of the
massacre of the immigrants at Subett's Cut
off. One of the Sheppard brothers will be
, and Indians
robbed them of $500 in gold. AMormon nam
ed Davis confessed, at the Sink of the Hum
boldt, that the Mormons and Indians commit
ed the massacre. The people at Humboldt
gave him warning to get out of the way. He
will be here in few days. Judge Crane leaves
here in few days for Walker river.
"Holladay's train passed through here
this morning
aMisINa IN YuBA CouNTY.-A correspond
emit of the Marysville Democrat, writing from
Tmbuctoo, Yuba county, on 9th August,
says:
seThe Antoine Claim, at this place, is doing
a good business their last weeks run paid
them near $400 per day.
ne miohisan oi'in' o"N
"ooai'' % paying ~ 80 - ). r..s.
ihuepehuonoe
nus poei' n'"Ae 80 ~. 80 49, ,,on and
poHs.s, s' - ~ ro,t tbo
y VIZ '"Ao
A -. 80 .. ,.; .sh.d o,t 6fteeu
boxes OF their hume yesteruay, "n'0t
ed lao ounces OF amaigani' ihis was ','e -
SUIT OF three Gays WAsiiihs' 'ho s'ou'
ing been previously orii'eu 'no oAp'i'e'
We're ABOUT Sooo. !
There are several companies a. "o'A -
the bed OF the river, petweeh oaie io'h ''', y
Landes bar. me hrs' ID the i4no y
IS next ABOVE the famous oapo iioin 80"
which mas paia SO wen ior 'afeo yea'' o"oA'
Inc company Is composeu Vi '"ensy sAe''
me GROUND Is oraiheu W huiie COY 80
iength' "a ieet Woe anu ieo' u.eP' VIC.
snfheient TO carry al the water az pie'ois ~ ~
ing IN the river. rms huine oiaiis he"i ~
ieet Oh the peo oi .he rief' a''oi $50 'oi-.
% ieoe VI SOM. ".i1 49,,
where a stratum of the old bed OF the river Is
visible. During the next week they VIII com
mence washing-then look out for Cape Horn
strikes. This company employs 80 men IN
the day gang, and rs at night. 1t has requlr-
ed some six week to complete the work, at a
cost of $s, 600