The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-04
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA AND
OREGON.
INTERESTING MILITARY AND LOCAL
NEWS.
SWEET WATER, 240 miles East of l
Salt Lake City. Sent. Is.

Salt Lake City, Sept. 25.
The Pony Express passed here at nine
A. M. to day, bringing the following intelli-
gence from the Pacific coast
SAN Francisco, Sept. I8.-The sloop of
war Wyoming and revenue cutter Joe.
Lane, have been sent from this place in pur.
suit of the ship Ashland, which is probably
loading with guanO at Georges Island. She
belongs in New Orleans, aud if captured,
will be cOn6scated. The second mate and
i've men deserted from her at Elida Island,
OF the coast of Lower California, and they
assert that the captain is secessionist and
treated the Northern men on board with
savage cruelty.
Soon after the arrival of the clipper ship
Sea Serpent to day, the revenue officer seiz.
ed twelve thousand dollars worth of tobac-
co, consigned to Greene, Heath & Allen,
on information that the property belonged
to southern owners. On Saturday large
lot of tobacco which came out on the ship
Sword Fish, to the same companies, was
seized on the same kind of information.
The reports from the interior show that
the recent appeals to the military spirit of
the people have not been in vain. At the
rate companies are offered, the FIVE regi-
ments will soon be filled up. Six compa.
MES of infantry that have encamped near
San Francisco, being part of the 1900
called for service Oh the Overland Mail
route, have been sent to Los Angeles. This
unsupported movement, coupled with the
recent information of the sudden departure
of troops in the south for San Bernardine,
would indicate that Gen. Sumner has intel
ligence of recent dsunionism among the
southern sympathisers in that part of the
State, which are hidden from the public at
large. 1t now appears that the entire over>
land force is for the present to be stationed
at Los Angeles.
The California Steam Navigation Com
pany transports companies of soldiers, on
the waters traversed in this State by their
steamers, free of charge
Major General W. Hallock, of this city,
has received his appointment as a Major
General of the United States, taken the
oath of office, and will go east by the
steamer of October lst., to join McClellan's
army.
The agricultural state fair opened at
| Sacramento on the 10th on much larger
scale than heretofore. Persons who have
attended the fairs at the east state that the
exhibition of stock at Sacramento fully
equals the exhibition at the national fair at
Richmond three years ago, and at Chicago
two years since.
The new directory of San Francisco, pub.
is regarded as undOubted authority in local
statistics. Careful canvass is the basis for
estimating the present population of the city
at 1928; which is composed of 10000
white males, $4,000 white females, 5000
Chinese, and 1000 colored. Considering
that the city polled 1925 votes at the re-
cent election, the directory appears not too
high. The same authority states that ,0l3
wooden buildings were erected in San Fran
cisco during the year ending August, being
above one eighth of all the buildings the
city contains. 1t is the general remark, on
justifably ascertained facts, that San Fran
cisco was never in so prosperous condition
as at present.
The Yreka Journal states that the story
OF the recent massacre of party of emf
grants at Goose Lake was heartless hoax,
for the purpose of narrowing the soul of
resident of that place, whose "beloved I"
was known to be member of the train
reported massacred.
The Portland Oregonian, of the 10th
inst, contains the following items:
All our late news from the Indian coun-
try is favorable for peace. We should
have no trouble with the Nez Perces if we
could keep liquor from them.
Gold discoveries have been made in the
Bitter Root valley. A good portion of the
money will remain in the Nez Perces
country the coming winter.
The correspondent of the Portland
Times writes that recent discoveries of gold
had been made on tributary of Salmon
river, and large party had left the south
for the mines.