The weekly union record., 1864-06-04

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earned by chronicing the raids of the Mack
erel Brigade
EXPEDITION AGAINST THE Sioux INDIANS
Gen, Sully's expedition against the Sioux In
bers three thousand cavalry or mounted
infantry, with eight or ten pieces of cannon, and
such force Of friendly Indians, consisting of
the Maudans, Rees, Crows, Delawares and
Shawnees, as Gen. SuIly could secure to act
either as scouts, spies or warriors. The object
is to rid the eulire territory west of the Missouri
river Of the hostile savage, and leave it free
from danger for the occupation of the thousands
of emgrants lockiug 10 the district where gold
and silver abound. Gen. Sully will establish
infantry posts from Idaho to the Missouri river
and across to Minnesota, and be intends to
make no halfwork of the undertaking.
Our DEFENcEs.- The Notifications on Angel
Island are now fast approaching completion,
aud are already sufficiently formidable to knock
an ordinary vessel into kidding wood, should it
attempt to enter the bay of San Francisco
ihrough the channel to the north of Alcatraz.
Six guns of heavy caliber have recently arrived
at San Francisco from the East on the ship
Neusatan. Two of them-ffteen inch guns
will be mounted at Alcatraz while the remain
ing four go to the Notifications now being built
at the mouth of the Columbia river, in Oregon.
STAGE AccIDRSr.-The Marysville Express
Of May 30lh says that on Saturday morning,
as one of Smiths coaches, running between
0rovlle and Quincy, was passing over the
Meadow Valley grade Eagle Gulch, Plumas
county, the stage upset by falling off the grade
some three hundred feet down precipice,
killing the four horses, breaking both legs of
Samuel johnson. the driver, and bruisng his
head in a terrible manner. His injuries are
of such nature that MS recovery is doubtful
Fortunately no passengers were in the coach.
A New DoDGE has been hit upon by our
Celestial population, as it would appear from
the Quincy Union. The road tax in Plumas is
81; in Butte, 81 in Sierra, $3.50; and the
Cinnamon in Plumas county have sent dele
gate below to purchase tax receipts at whole
sale, thereby saving 50 a head. The Union
says: Our Tax Collector will have to hustle,
or all the Cinnamon will be provided with
full band when called upon for their 'taxie.'
DAvs BUELL. lately made trip to the head
waters of the Colorado, and on the trip wore
a pair Of shoes These shoes were put up at
auction, few days ago, at Austin, and sold
and resod in aid of the school fund. The
proceeds amounted to Sl06 Austin is where
the famous Sanitary Flour Sack first started
on its travels. Look out for the old shoes
For ONCE IN HUNDRED 1EARS.-GOyernor
Connolly, of New Mexico, recently requested
the citizens of that Territory to observe a day
of thanksgiving in view Of the termination Of
the war with Navajo Indians. He stated in
his proclamation that, with but slight inter-
missions, the wars with that people have
existed one hundred and eight years.
THE Mining Press says six different parties
within its knowledge took their departure for
New York per last steamer, heavily laden with
various grades of mining stocks 20 suit the
tastes of Eastern purchasers. There is nothing
like giving our friends at home good assort-
ment to select from, seeing they are determined
TO invest and become wealthy in day
THE Ukiah Democrat learns from gentle
man direct from the seat of Indian war on Eel
river that Captain Hull, of the regular service,
has, after a campaign Of about ten months
among the Indians after giving them suffic-
lent taste of gunpowder, made a treaty by
which some two hundred have agreed TO go to
Fort Humboldt.
MAPLE SUGAR.-Few people realize the
exteut and Importance OF this crop. The yield
for the present season is believed to have far
exceeded the product Of any previous year-it
being estimated that it will reach 25.000, 600
pounds, worth S3,750,000.
4 NEW company has been formed for con-
ducting the water of Summit Lake into
Virginia City, distance of forty miles-the
work to be finished in one hundred and sixty
davS or sOOuer