The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-01
News from the Pacific.


AFFAIRS IN CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND BRITISH CO.
LuNBA-NNIS0 INTELLIGENCE. ETC.
ST. JOSEPH, July 81 1890.
We have the following additional news by the pony sx-
press
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19-3AoP. n.
The receipts wheat the past e days have been Tight
and vessels rded from nlling up.
Money is plentiful at Y per cent . month.
The pony express with St. Louis dates Of July L.
rived at Carson Valley the 18th instant, aud at San
Franc the 10Th also brought the letters by
previous express from St Joseph The delay Was occa-
stoned by waiting somewhere Lake for an g.
cort, and then having to journey two hundred miles
company with soldiers, making ouly forty miles per day
Tho route between Carson Valley aud Salt Lake is nov
reported well stocked and clear OF that the m
ture trips Of the express will be regularly made.
Tho received by the pony express which len g.
Louis the LIST nst OF double democratic
Ut Baltimore, perpexes the democrats more than over
The party organs hesitate support either ticket cr
fear the cer may prove stronger ooe The federal
officials, nearly all Of them support Brectinridgs and
lane.
saies have been fired for Douglas and then for Bceck
inridge and Lane by the pArtisans OF each In every
principal town In the State
The probabilities favor the nomination OF Two electoral
tickets by the two wings OF the party.
Douglas ratification meeting called for this evening"
at San Francisco, and ex Governor Weller Archibald G.
Peachey General McowA and other staunch supporters
Of the administration, announced the speakers
The San Francisco Herald, the only democratic organ
that came out in support Of Douglas after the announce
ment OF his nomination, has become silent for the pre-
sent having received orders from the Custom House,
from whence its main support is derived, to 10 So
Two companies OF overland emigrants from Michigan
have arrived at Carson Valley within a week They
passed ,he Indian infested portion Of the route
without the loss OF one Of their company.
company numbering forty two persons, from Kalz-
mazoo, had eight with the Indians aud whipped thevn
The company all arrived in excellent health lssh
Three hundred twenty thousand dollars remained in
the State Treasury The statistics OF operations IN the
San Francisco Mint for the past year show the to. gold
coinage at sll 200 900 and $500 silver coinage
Many people are leaving yisals Southeastern border
town for the newly discovered silver near Owens
Lake the Eastern slope OF the mountains 200 miles
south OF the washoe mines.
The last state that 300 men had arrived At
these mines and that rich silver Of quartz yielding
81 900 per ton, had been discovered.
The steamer Pacific has arrived with later Oregon,
Washington and British Columbia news
Oregon dates to the l3th that four companies OF
United States troops 10 he despatched 10 the country
east Of the Cascades protect the settlers against the
Indians.
Captain Smiths company, while marching towards
Honey lake, attacked by over 300 Indians, armed
with guns and bows and The aght lasted leariy
an hour. Several Indians were killed.
General Harvey arrived by the Pacific on his way 10
Washington.
Col wreh, las been appointed TO the command OF the
Department, NC.
Oregon gold In considerable quantities has been fousd
ou the tributaries Of Dcs Chstes river
The Snake Indians manifcsting hostile disposition
An election for OF the Legislature has been held
in Washington Territory. Returns only received FROM
COwliz county elcciins two republicans by thirty m,or
iy This county his heretofore gone largely democrstr-
Dates from British Columbia the 1ath state thaA
gold mining region has been discovered in Okona
and Insucle counties This regarded as importszb mi
ming news.
News from the mines generally extremely favorable
There rs no other
Everything was quiet at Ksnsgsws but theinss~or OF
the country In disturbed state II wss tho Prince
Regent who by the sdbercah % Primes
Metao The set committed within the vAih OF Tho
Regents palace The asssssns had all secs rsp,ursd
The Tycoon IL represented be very AssSs towards
foreigners aud for this he eoonisS the IA viii
Of Prince Metso.
The bark Onward is daily exys~soA y arrive. With
dale from Rsnaraws the Sch q June
sprvrrSo rSrsLhsasy c.
Arrived Al Honolulu June 4 sl-s lOtls S,n Francac,
fos Ilesg Koog 18th. Na<ns2. get sound 1rth, sb