Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-07-23

VINO went TO that country last year are repre-
ented as well satisfied with their situation.
The Intercourse between the Hudson Bay
Company and the Americans was of a very
friendly character, though great interest was
manifested, on both sides, at TO the result of
pending negotiations for the adjustment of
tue question oil boundary. Ii is the impress
ION oil our Informant, that the treaty arrange
ment will not be satisfactory tn the Americans
but the Hudson lay company seem To- have
anticipated very accurately the boundary
winch has been established The country
north oil the Columbia, which has been gener-
any represented as OF very poor and inditier-
lentquailty, - not so regarded by our inform-
ant. 1t IS susceptible of cultivation, and *
cultivated To very considerable ex Ell Inv
The Hudson Bay company, who find a market
ior Wheat at 81 30 per bushel. i'm the Rus
sian possessions.
Ihls party pursued the usual route. return.
ing nome. IL Is broadly marked wagon
'oIu' some oil The difficulties of which are
soon To he obvlated by CONTEMPLATED imnrovc.
menis, in the region of the Cascade noun.
tains.
| MIR. Smith gives most melancholy accom-,
oil The progress and suderings of the 81. 10
spas company ot emigrauts, which left in
io'o, under the pilotage of MIR. Meek. Thi.
company lost their way aud endured incrpdi.
Die iardStnps. They were out forty DAYS Ion.
ger than usual, and before their arrival AT ,he
Dalies of the Columbia, some seventy-Gyc OF
the company had died. A short supply of
provisions, and that OF the worst quality.ve.
~ poor cattle-produced what was called the
lamp Fever" Frequently, too. they were
venty -lour hours without water for The chill
dren or the sick
on thsir return, the party met the advauc
ed company OF the Oregon emig,ants at For
Lorraine. They were getting on pretty well
ou' were suffering from the deprcdations o
tue Indians upon their cattle. The Pawnecs
were principally concerned in these outnres
aud on one occasion, attacked and killed one
oil the enSrants who wasout in search of nj.
icatle. The person killed was from Henri,
county, Iowa, by the name of Edward Trim5le.
lie * companion by the name of Harrison.
Were lired upon from the grass, and Trimble
Killed, aud Harrison taken prisoner. They
were, however, discovered bv two Others of
the PARTY, who raised the shout, and the lndi-
aus He'd. Mr.. Trimbles body was not found
lie has left wife and four small children
They would have returned with this party.
but were prevented from doing 80, by peculiar
circumstances. Mrs. Tnmble's friends may
expect her return as speedily as possible
During last winter four American whalers
were lying at Vancouvcrs Island. OF the
number. one was the ship Morrison, of Mas
sachuselts, and another the Louuic, OF Con-
necticut. Six OF the men belonging to these
vessels stole whaling boat, and ran awav
with ii. The Indians on the Island would
not permit them to land. They were compel
ied 10 put to sea--a storm arose. aud three OF
Them were drowned. Their names were Rob
ert Church, Frederick Smith and Mr.. Rice of
London.
The stock OF goods in Oregon was very linn
Ited, aud many articles were in demand
Our Yankee friends might drive an advanta-
Seous trade by sending a ship load Of goods |
,h'ther, and receiving in return, articles of
trade which find ready market at the Sand |
wien Islands. For some articles, prices are |
very reasonable. Sugar is sold for ten cents.
ind coiiee Tor Nv snty ccnts-those articles are
obtained from the islands. Coarse boots sell
Tor from 30 TO So per pair.
Tie fdwnees recently lost twenty -Ilvc men
rom AN attack made upon them 10y the Sioux,
iHd had their villages burnt aud numbers ia
zen prisoners.---Si. Louis Rep.