New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-17
ACar~vss frsm the ssIkirh Sentences.


ACar~vsn frsm the selkirk sesueee,s.
On the 10th Of July. there arrived ct III. yiH,..
OF 81 Psal 81 Peters and TIE Fss Of 81 Anfhrv
on the uDp~r sississipps the met rnvei srf ori.h.
looking that has appeared since Nosss a.
wa evscusied. Our readers swsrc that taere 4 :.
isolstsd settlement of several shoessnd inhahasants
high latitude OF Britain North America kno~u.
selkirk Settlement" Cut on from the corsmsrr., -
the world they rely entirely upon their own rrso,,.
their fsrms their Aocks and fishing and hunting for
por,-beine community, 90 to speak Of RObsss
Crusoes.
Their crops having f.ilsd the two l.st sessou. H..
have been forced 10 break out Of the Wide sss,n a..
seek food In the marhet Of the great brsvhns vo,S
Formerly their chief point Of contact with eomr.r..
vss al Toronto but now owing n the increass AZ ~,
plies on The Upper Mississippi, and the sbubssnc. "
game and forage that route they trade 1t 81 Pal 4.
head Of steamboat navigation on the Nssssipps Rv,,
Into 81 Paul they on the ION Of JAY esfsus
Of 100 carts In single Gle. wesrly mcvinf slons 4,
rnooulisht Long sitter thu head Of the esrs,n ~
reached the village the Heightened train Of iollo..r,
could be. seen moving osss ice unea,suas prsirs
riSses of the extended plain crawling onward ne
some huge serpent the extreme rear stll bsng lxvsi
be and parity hidden 10 the dinnee OF distance.
They had travelled southwar over the prsfe sx In.
s,sS miles having been nineteen days on heir cav
through . region sboupoibg In butsoes-euesmyfss
nis ht In around which the carts we've srIspf~sh
circle. 70 fence In the cattle They were hints,,1
considerably IN crossing some OF the s'resms. an y
many pisces found scarcity OF fuel end even the On
excretns Mt Of he tua.o which they use ol feel Tsy
often suffered for II ea,eras many OF the smar
streams strongly impreensied With the escrs-
ent Of the buffalo 10 be INV holesome They oronssl
along large elk bear and some other snmsls shsh
they bad captured on their way and many PACKAGES
fars They had very choice lot OF buffalo rooes sen
dressed which they solS at 81. Paul by the lot 81 y
each.
They hAd h the m alsO abundance Of speeis; al
waited few days al ST. Paul for the arrival OF se'n
boat load Of aour and groceries. The csrsvan wa
a ALI kln1r .ts Tina
and cosa,;leSops Including large proportion OF usa
boz Thsr dresses various as could be insgnet
being uniform In only single article OF sppsre'-sh
wore moecssns The carts were made whony o. wood
and hides the hubs being covered with oi gsn
hI3e drawn on while soft and there shrinking utu
they became nearly ss hshts bands OF IRON some q
these odd two wheeled vehicles were drawn ~ hus
horses and others by oxen, each anims nofse or or
beos geared In harness of green hide. They are
sssIn ON Their way tack TO the frozen wds ofthe sot
many OF them. probably never again 70 eom~gns via
the great world. l""son''n nesa
MlppLysuRY COLLEGE AT the meetings oftts
Alumni of Middlsbury College present n the lsts Con
neneement we are informed that alter very full do
eu,son ct the state Of the College u was resolved 10
raise hfty thousand dollars 10 place on 1fmer es
and 10 appeal to the graduates for the sum OF twenty Ere
thousand dollars The Alumni present were e undertake
10 raise fifty dollsrs each. vermont Cmotiee
~ Iuf,rms,icu wanted u Assf MeOEf dwsher
Of aenry mcGe-, patve Of lrelsne, Psfi'h OF C'era
wear. Old, and a. rived In New-Yo's on he IN Il
March 1876 Ia the ship Roseius In ehargs 81 w koeer
$3.50 mo no .sfe Ia cspad. sny nioIusiiop epesars
ssiI Ammo Mcuse, or Mr. Robert BsHs i-iniiy ~me
ihsAly eceyed BY her is.he, h,ny e.,s, NV
i've, 10 Lchded Loser Csnads, or h.r ecis rest hs
DEE msscn corner Thirty n,h 81 AID Nin1haNenseNi
Csnsds papers lease copy
C,srtF G.Rpsx The pTopristoIs Of IBIS Fashionable
,IsS for The expense they have inc0rrs la eOsasa
The Lehman fsmily aud Mr. q. winters LAST eyvnnss
place vas crowded, AID We expect that twll DO hnsa
hight TO- There many persons there 70 whom ne
peffo, u hi. miy nere new it ey nsas ns.u
seen them before Is edisss 70 say ss.. my wss
sIceleni add we're universally encored by the lsts
suaienc- Tue ex-rtops Of the Vaudeville company ves
Ms.: ss 10 hspH .yud !" w ". sss Cake
form the lsughsbe cpefeta Turning N. Tsbiss ssi ne
which hss been received with mach appliance. In hs
course OF tho evening Mr. WHITTIER VIII perform some
as es.. sr,.sn sn,oas and Mile Julie vii per
| 10 m the Ne Plus U.ns on ,he nghs rope.
cu,.rsS Juxx-Th- ihOusaads who have deferred see
lag The Chinese Junk to the sst hour Of her exabon are
not he csreul or hey pos much longer the oppor
unity u gratiy their curiosity will be lost th forever
bess SGer na shs will paired and p,ocee - Ess
land where thousands are snxou.iy looking for he' ses
Il certainly cufiosi-iecidedy The strsngesi shsf hal
oar peopl. have ever had chance OF seeing Her d5s
Of twenty three tons weight OF ibelI curiosity wei
worth seeing but that Ia rohing compsod to the col &C.
lion OF curoses on board 90 aad seo hef-loi sysfy
/ person see her.
~ The American MUSEUM 10 tee wing with ohIi1l
Atlacu to amusement goers, which btifg iis nmeas
! wsls and perform saloons 10 oyeinowhg tnr q
the great features OF ths place Is that large tnd osss
psnonms Of Tho Citg Of London. exhibition q g,si
e,t and rich deserving the libei al pa fonsge
and ev.ainy by means OF ih- m0ss diRcu snd etmph
c.ed the arsi.ic feet OF light ans ssfs
| Eve-,bDdy ought To see II Those iaensd and uni,s
sally admired yocssis. the Ophean Family, also spper
in variety OF their best pieces snd other talented ssc
.mnsnt psrf ,rmrrs con hbuis to the amostmeo Of ne
suIisncss Beside a living Orspg Outang may he zee:
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