The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-11-01

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SAX FEsScnco. Oct. 26.-Ths Alta California
prints the following details in fsgsft 10 The Ras
sian American Telegraph Expedition: The bark
Palmetto. Of the Russian A mericsn Telegraph
Expedition arrived iron Plover hay, on the
coas, Of Asis. on Surday evening BY ihi- ar
rival We have the latest news OF the progress of
the Telegraph Expedition. Col Buckley and
party arrived at Plovsr Bay in September ,hav wing
sounded across the Bheging Straits, With the s,sa-
mer Geo - Wright. The bottom Of the Straits
vas found quite a. favorable a. indicated for the
| laying of the Cable. Col. b. reports lhs. the
river laid down on The map as the Kinchp.k ia
identical with the Yankeen. and 10 navigsble for
small steamers as far as The English Fork.
Mr.. kennicut with party sent TO explore the
Yankeen to New Westminster. British Coum-
bia. was lsit at Fort 81. Nicholas. They will 70
up the i snkeen and knchpak in q small steamer.
the Lizzie Howard. which is about thirty I've feet
long They will proceed TO the head Of nsviga.
ton and then across with reindeer or on foot
over the ice and snow until they reach the settle
ments in British Colu nbia.
Col. Bulkley's party found the earth on tse
American side thawsd 10 IN average depth Of
ten inches, bat frezs solid below 10 an unknown
depth Oh their arrival in September The coun-
Try on the American shore Was rolling and broken
but not high, and was destitut of timber. Grsntly
haIbor was found 10 be the best for landing the
cable on The American aide; it is a safe harbor
with good mud bottom. From ,his point sound
ings we're made across TO the entrance Of ~
Lawrence Bay: the bottom was found 10 be very
favorable for the laying OF the cable rs II is shall
low aud not exposed TO southeast gales.
The Michigan bay was found full OF ice The
Asistic coast was found entirely destitute OF
timber and more mountainous than the Amer
can. The ground wa. found .hswsd to the
depth OF thirty inches. and frozen solid below
that.
When the Palmetto left, ice was forming ceu-
stantly. The northwest Wind was bitterly cold,
aud winter fast approaching
The barque Golden Gate, which was TO return
20 this port neIt month. will be expected here
The schooner Milton Badger will also ruurn
here to winter.
The party found Indians, on both sides of the
Straits well disposed and capable OF being made
useful To tho enterprise. Russian officials aud
private citizens ledeed every possible assistance
TO the party, and expressed tie liveiest interest
ia tine enterprise
The scenery in many places visited WAS mag.
niicent, aud much tina, Was strange anu new was
Witnessed by the party. The hoatisg ice coming
through Behring's Straits was alive With walrus.
who appeared 10 be taking dead bead summer
trip 10 the southwest.
Colonel Buckley. in closing hi. official report
to the officers OF the Company concludes as fol-
lows The telegraph can and will be built; there
is nothing in the highest latitude 10 prevent IL,
nor are the difficulties so great as supposed
Interesting from California, Oregon.
Japan and the sand Wtch Isl nds
san FR.Sctsos, Oct 26.--The ship No Plus
ulira. after long passage, has arrived here
from New York She experienced Gains and
head winds during the greater part of the
| voyage This accounts for the delay; she was
ioitv five days OF Cape HON
An arrival from Japan to-day brings dates
TO the 18th Sept. Among The cargo brought bv
this arrival are 900 packages of silk worm englis
for shipment 10 New York. and thence to France,
They ate valued At SeO, Ooh. They are shipped
by this circuitous route TO ssoid the tropics
The Japanese news is unimportsnt
Tie Tycoon i represented a. indisposed 10 re-
turn TO Jeddo at present.
Seventeen miles OF the Western Pacific Rail.
road. extending from san lose towards Stock
ton, ATE graded, and the labOrers sre now en-
gagged in laying The track
The quicksilver mine owned by New York
Company is situated near Mono Lake. 300 miles
east OF San Francisco The lsboref. employed
are freedmen and recently arrived from Rich
mond
The Elevator, tae coored mems newspaper
puollsned III ths city, encourages similar Efforts
to employ freedmen on this coast as the best
possible opening for improving their condition.
The oregon Statesman estimates the overland
emigration this year at 1000, nearly all OF
whom will settle in the Willamette V alley.
Sandwich Island dates Of the 9th are received
X. g Wyiie, Minister OF Foreign Affairs. was
dangerously i'll.
The bark Alberto had arrived from China with
a cargc of $50 coolies, including over forty
women They were bound to labor FIVE years at
four dollars per month. clothing themselves.
Their other necessaries we're to be provided for
by their masters, who were also 10 take care of
them in Gaze of sickness. The cost OF procuring
coolies on these terms is eighty dollars each.
The soops Fair Wind and Panther sailed for
Bakers Island previous to the 18th OF Sept. The
o Id Fellow was then loading witk guano.