On September 21st, Captain W. S. Hancock, who first came to Los Angeles in connection with the expedition against the Mojave Indians in 1858, sought to establish a new kind of express between Los Angeles and Fort Mojave, and sent out a camel in charge of Greek George to make the trial trip. When they had been gone two and a half days, the regular express messenger bound for Los Angeles met them at Lane's Crossing, apparently in none too promising a condition; which later gave rise to a report that the camel had died on the desert. This occasioned numerous newspaper squibs _à propos_ of both the speed and the staying powers of the camel as contrasted with those of the burro; and finally, in October, the following announcement appeared placarded throughout the town: BY POULTERER, DE RO &. ELDRIDGE ----OFFICE AND SALESROOM, CORNER CALIFORNIA & FRONT STREETS, SAN FRANCISCO. PEREMPTORY SALE OF BACTRIAN CAMELS IMPORTED FROM THE AMOOR RIVER EX CAROLINE E. FOOTE. ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10, 1860, WE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION IN LOTS TO SUIT PURCHASERS, FOR CASH, 13 BACTRIAN CAMELS, From a cold and mountainous country, comprising 6 males and 7 females, (5 being with young,) all in fine health and condition. * * * For further particulars, inquire of the Auctioneers. In 1858, Richard Garvey came to Los Angeles and entered the Government service as a messenger, between this city and New Mexico, for Captain W. S. Hancock. Later, he went to the Holcomb Valley mines, where he first met Lucky Baldwin; and by 1872 he had disposed of some San Bernardino mine properties at a figure which seemed to permit his retirement and ease for the rest of his life. For the next twenty years, he was variously employed, at times operating for Baldwin. Garvey is at present living in Los Angeles. What was one of the last bullfights here, toward the end of September, when a little child was trodden upon in the ring, reminds me not only of the succeeding sports, including horse-racing, but as well that Francis Temple should be credited with encouraging the importation and breeding of good horses. In 1860 he paid seven thousand dollars, then considered an enormous sum, for _Black Warrior_; and not long afterward he bought _Billy Blossom_ at a fancy figure.