Show california cali for nia troops in nevada foff CHURCHILL 20 thinking g that isome some of your readers might wish i to 1 loam ni of tho the doings of the california battalion which lia has s recently conic come amon among 0 1 yon von it recurred occurred to mo me that perhaps a short sketch of our march over the mountains au aud d subsequent disposition 1 0 11 of the troops might not he be uninteresting to many the battalion consists of two companies coman ies of the sixth I 1 infantry california vol volunteers un company 1 I captain A habit and company manyd J under captain J 11 II hill and al all under lunder the immediate command mand of M major bior M obrien a thorough soldier and perfect gentleman who looks out fur for the interest of hi his 3 men and is ia extremely popular the command left benicia barracks on the ilac velling evening of the ad and arrived here on the huking nuking apic fri rip p in in eleven days daab ive Ye ca came from benicia to sacramento by steamer and thence to Latro latrobe boby by railroad T the lie first day r wo vc marched eighteen miles ind and the following days from eielt in to awen ty two miles alic men as a general thing stai standing idin the trip exceeding upon our arrival anival here we found but twenty five or thirty ln men n mi 1111 garrison garrision after a krestof icat of three days orce ya 3 were received for cora com manyd together with company B odthe second Calif california ioni ia cavalry to fo proceed to sin surprise prise valley they left on the e and if tl they icy succeed in finding 0 the red skins you may expect to hear bear a good d account from tile the california go boys now that there is a sufficient force among amon the indians to conquer an effectual peace I 1 say let it be dola and forever rever remove remove the pre availing fear of the treacherous aborigines ri for were it not tor for ill li air 1 depredations at times your beautiful state would rould ere long bo be c extensively siv populated and a multiplicity multi ya t 4 of smiling towns dot the valleys that now remain in their primitive loveliness and pristine beat beauty ity an extensive tract of country would b be c opened to the hardy prospector pio and as time progressed progresso pro gressL d you 3 ou would va upon to chronicle huge 0 strikes 11 big yields and immense dividends tho the fact is is pa a every intelligent 0 mind that t at the I 1 niffie mineral ral es of this state ite as yet undeveloped it is i the opinion of many with whom I 1 have conversed that when alie ti indians arc effectually subdued this state will march on to and greatness 11 Ss irith gigantic strides I 1 not in flie annals of civilization can an instance be 6 found foun dofa of a countr country yim improving as s this state diate lias within thomast thol thoI ast four aca years ra f but this is ii a progressive 10 age age c and verily th c american people le are arc a fast one R II 11 M co 1 I ath infantry 0 V virgin ia enterpriser enterprise |