The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-17

Afkhlr1 IN Canada.
From the Montreal Herald, Aug. ISL
last sSd on az
the conclusion Of session, there has been complete
ull in politics Nor has there been much occasion for
movement In any other department August II usually
Of dulest months for trade and advantage has
therefore, taken of the cessation Of business to close
the Lachine Canal In order to proceed with its compile
ton This Ia the nearest work to Montreal Of all our
chain Of canals and Is that by which the rapids mmsdi
stey above the city, avoided Shortly before the
House Drorogusd discussion occurred as to the
proprety Of keeping the water out until the whole of
the earth work should be finished 1t then stated on
caly thstwhen that shall be and psrtcu
lar improvement, comprising only few hundred yards
Of work effected spot slitts above the Bsauhsrnos
would In no place have less than nine feet water The
canal closed the It'll and believe the merchants
desire that should be not later than the 18th
The crops promise to be tolerably good.
The Electric Telegraph has been recently completed
from hence to Toronto, and the line Is by this time
fnished-or nearly so-from this city to Quebec. We
shall no doubt have 1t speedily extended to Halifax
The condition OF the emgrants daily arriving amongst
u.s. though somewhat less painful than at the
ment Of The is still most distressing The whole
number landed during the season tho 10Th Of August
In Quebec and MONTREAL was 10 OO6 being 40 s63 more
than last year or these 4572 had died at Crosse Isle
up to the attn OF and on the 9th Of August shere
were las sick In the hospital there. In Montreal at
this date there are in the Emigrsnt Hospital l,l79 sick
persons and during the past fortnight the deaths at
hibt the whole loss Of life for besides several deaths
reported by tho usual municipal authorities it appears
ground since the goth June whose deaths have not been
reported at all We can therefore, hardly put the num-
sers down at less than 4So persons in the fortnight
Of ssnpsrssurs but sis mortality among s' eS
population largely exceeds that Of last year
In theatrieaIs, we have lately had M walaok, and
now have Mr.. Anderson Both gentlemen have met
With good success-good, at any rate for Montreal
We have, usual, to report great increase IN the
tha anAn riot Co
Wings Bankhas published its statement from the lst
OF April to the alst July By this it Appeals that the
amount held for depositors now f494 O7 $751; f2O
067 5s more than at the earlier date
We have also to the arrival at this port of
iron, for the 8. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Com
pany She Ia about to discharge this day the compa
ny's wharf at iongueuil This Is the second vessel
company; the former, the Annette, Gilbert brought
l,siS bars or gas tons We understand that the re-
Longueui to the river Richeleu Q,6oo tons) are in
exports for the current year have been consdera
bly, more than double that for the corresponding period
Of 1916.
HEALTH OF MONTREAL The Montreal Board
Of Health makes the following official returns of
burias from the 9th June to the 7th August, ls47
Emigrsnts died at the sheds.
In corresponding nine weeks last year, including
emlgrants' 49S
Increase in ls47. :. -. .a762
Fever cases anon residents, in nine weeks is47 800
In corresponding nine weeks, 1916. ........ SO
Increase, 1s47. 24s
No return is made Of the diseases which carried of sos
assumed to be mostly Of fever which taken with
the number of residents gives sufficient basis which
calculate it's extent in the midst of our population
In the week ending oath July the number Of deaths
from fever among residents 70, the week following
90, and last week 39-Montreal Herald Aug. ID.
COLUMBIA RIVER, OREGoN.-Fearful stories
are told of the perlls which are encountered at
the mouth of the Columbia river; and looking
file Of the Oregon Spectator glad to find that Mr.
Curry the editor has set seriously to work to dsabuse
the public mind with regard to matter Of much i'm
reputation Of the river that whalemen would rather be
wrecked outside than venture n while the fact appears
to be- that ignorance Of the channel is the chief d
Guilty" The Spectator says 80 We are at length COM
PEELED to say something upon the subjsctto tell the
truth to speak it plainly boldly and in manner that
duced to this by seeing in the marine the
Poymesan Of October 10TH report by Capt. Parsons
times the bar in coming out of the Columbia river
We must very bluntv tell Capt. Parsons that his ship
the barr or II she she must draw immense depth
Of water as there is at any stage Of the tide full Ave
vessels Of have been wrecked at the mouth the
Columbia, and many years ago ship belonging to the
Hudsons Bay Company. This is the foundation of the
preudices against the entrance Of this river The Spec
taor insists acquaintance with the channel be-
ing all that is necessary and proof of it has
Captain Crosby Of the bark Toulon, readily &C.
quainted himself with this channel that upon
the strength of this acquaintanceship he piloted
the Marposa in at night and anchored her safely in
Bakers Bay-that commander of the Toulon. went
Of the river his trip to the islands with the
wind dead ahead beating out-making tack for tack,
and IN four tacks from the bay was at We would
likewise state the fact that the Touon in this
time by the lead, without her commander seeing the
land until he had made the cape at the mouth there
was heavy fog prevailing at the time" series of
and unfounded alarm have done
of nobest and most important rivers The Specta
tor on one occasion, thus concludes
vi we had but steam tow boat and 1t cannot be long,
IN the nature Of things, ere we will have
meroe would enjoy facility that would Immediately by
rapid enlargement, give 1t value and Importance
which otherwise 1t may be years in attaining Vessels
in the winter time liable to be subjected delay in
performing the extent river navigation to
communication with markets The currents Of the
Columbia strong and swift and the winds
ways to be depended upon nor are they always avaia
tugs for in giving facilities to commerce, we most
certainly forward the interests Of Oregon"
CARAVAN FROM THE SELKIRK SETTLEMENT
On the 10th OF July, there arrived at the village
Of Paul near St Peters and the Falls of st Anthony,
looking caravan that has ever appeared since Nsahs
Ark was evacuated Our readers are that there
on o
the "Selkirk Settlement" Cut OF from the commerce.
Of the world they rely entirely upon their own
q community, to speak, Of Robinson Crusoes Their
crops having failed the seasons they have been
forced break Of the wds again and food in
the market Of the great bfawling world Formerly their
chief point Of contact with commerce. was Toronto
but owing to the increase of supplies on the Upper
Mississippi, and the abundance OF game forage on
that route they trade at st Paul the head of
navigation on the Mississippi river Into St Paul they
came on the 10th or July Of dred and
twenty carts, in single nle, YEARLY moving along by
moonlight Long after the head Of the caravan had
reached the village the heightened train of followers
could be seen moving the unduatng PRAIRIE part
visible and partly hidden between klowy ridges Of
the extended plain, crawling onward like some huge
serpent, the extreme rear still invisible and partly hid