Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-07-29
FROM CALIFORNIA.

FoRr KEARNEY, July 26.-The pony ex-
press passed here at two O'Clock this afternoon
with the following summary OF news from San
Francisco to July 18th. one o'clock L. M
The overland telegraph has been extended 5O
miles eastward from Carson Valley station,
and is now telegraphed to California from the
terminus which is called Sand Spring station
The company are not progressing as fast as
they expected to, but are confident they will
have the line completed to Salt Lake by the
time specified, December first.
The first daily overland mail westward,
passed Land Spring station on the evening Of
the 9th. The annual emigration overland, has
commenced by the various routes Trains are
entering the state daily. Stock looks well,
and the emigrants arrive in fine spirits. They
have experienced no unusual danger or hard
ships on the way. The company which have
come through from Nebraska City since the
18th of April, have brought l75 head of hor-
SEES and mules, out of which only six died on
on the journey.
A. NJ Butterield, who has for number of
years driven among the Shatherne indians, ar
rived at Carson City on Tuesday of last week,
with Shakum the celebrated Shoshonee chief.
The object of Shakuma visit is to understand
what the overland mail and telegraph compa-
ny intend doing with his people and country,
have them in charge 1t is to be presumed
that the indians will be made satisfied that no
aggressions are intended.
The distance between Carson Valley and
Salt Lake is 534 miles On this portion of
the overland route the mail company have
established % stations for exchange of horses
&c., but it is their intention to have stations
every II miles of the route. For the first few
months it will be a rough one, but by next
spring comfortable hotels will be erected at
stations and intermediate places will be settled.
The overland journey will then be quite an
agreeable task, and parties who do not de-
sire to travel by stage can take private con-
veyance and find comfortable stopping places
every night.
A fire occurred on the I'd inst, in Sacra-
mento, in which several buildings were de-
stroyed, and three Cinnamon burned to death.
Losses in all, about S350000. In the evening
another fire occurred at the northeast corner
of Fourth and streets, destroying several
buildings loss about $4,000.
Pony express dates from Washington to the
9Th inst, were received at San Francisco by
telegraph on the 18th. The presidents mes
sage was published in the evening papers of
San Francisco July 18th, for the first time.
The document, which had been loresliadowed
by liberal summaries, received general com.
mendation. Public sentiment is daily becom-
ing more nearly unanimous in favor Of prose-
cutting the war to any extent necessary for the
preservation of the Union.
Gov. Nye was received with pomp and GER
emony, according to a dispatch, on his arrival
at Virginia City, in Nevada, on the 10Th. The
people turned out enmGsSe, and the enthusiasm
was intense. Good reports of gold and silver
leads at Potosi and other points in Colorado
county, continue to be received, some of the
claims averaging $3.50 to 1850 per ton. Ore
will be delivered at San Francisco from these
mines, at three and half cents per pound, by
Capt. johnson of the Colorado Steam Co., who
runs steamer up the Colorado as far as Black
Canon.