New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-11
OR ECON .
,IiIitary-six Men Drowned Trouble Among
the Indians, &c.
Correspondence OF The tribune
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Msss,s Gfsoiry s MeEt,ah
OREGON CIV 10 IT. Oct ~ 1919
Col Loring Oregon Regiment OF Mounted Hiiie'
men which arrived Vancouver not long since,
has taken quarters ia thIs place. The officers and
soldiers are in good health and IN tine spints
While the troops were descending the Columbia
a raft. having on it eight belonging TO the
wagon train went over tie Cascade Falls when
SIX OF the men We're drowned
la Nav last large body OF Indians Of the $40
laslamch tribe, and occupy ing the country along the
Northern part OF Pugets Sound, came 20 Fort
Nisqualy Tor the purpose OF making An attack upon
tribe of Indians IN the immediate vicinity Of the
Fort Dr. Tolmie, the gentleman IA charge Of that
trading port belonging % the Fugets Sound Agrl-
.ulturai Company succeeded IA obtaining promise
from the Chiefs 20 desist from their purpose An
attempt however. was subsequently made by some
of the tribe u force their way into the gate, when
a Mr. Wallace was killed, and Mr Lewis aud
Mr. Walker were badly wounded. aud boy tie
son Of a friendly Indian mortaly. Gov Lane, no
. "a -oticio superinten dant OF Indian Affairs went
over 20 the Sound avowedly for the purpose OF m
yestieating the matter and 10 adopt the necessary
measures Tor the apprehension OF the murderers
He IS understood not 10 have gone - the scene OF
the murder or nearer 20 Il, perhaps, than about
twenty miles Ssw-mils seem 10 have been run
ming in his head He went 10 a mil site owned by
Mr. Simmons and after looking about him awhile.
returned 10 Oregon City, alter which nothing more
WIS done BY him IN reference 10 the subject Of the
murder
About the frst Of August he instructed J Quinn
Thornton, Esq al that time Sab Indian Agent,
10 proceed 70 Nisqlaly ior the purpose OF concili
atne the good will OF all the tribes about the oound
BY making presents " them Judge Thornton pro
ceefed directly o. the Scene OF the murder and
determined that he would not make presents 70 the
offending trJe Tor numbering an American citizen
and Tor wounding two others but that although he
had received 10 Instructions upon the subject and
had 10 funds he could control, he would offer re
ward Il eighty blankets for the apprehension VI
the murderers This otter had the desired effect
They were brought in. tried and two Of them con
d.mned and executed
The Governor may have courage The buH dog,
however has more BUTT ia very general opin
.0r that Governor Of more capacity 81 ciVu
ruler OF sober sedate and intelligent people. Is *
tremely desira bic IL Is matter Of little conse
quence whether the new Governor be Wing or
Loco Foco 81 that he Be man Oi pOlitics wisdom
and experience and one VINO will not forfeit a.
claim % the respect Of the people b. familiar
and intimate association with fugItses from J1sticr
and with men who are habitusly Incorporate, AMI
who can make no other apology Tor getting drunk
than 10 % be found the fact that state o. in,lx
cation Is the only one Ia which they can iOrzeI thaI
ibis respect At least have some resemblance 70 Tie
being whom God erected UPRIGHT and IN his own
mage.
The Secretary and the Marshal ought likewise %
be removed Their tastes beng very much N aSi-
son with those Of His Exceleucy, they woah Vefl
naturally sy1npathise with MIN and al three would
probably nngle their tears and their hquor Io2etoef
Advance In Price--RrtHrn OF tsoid -eehefs'
CouespO1eence of TIE TrhuE-
OsEGO< CRY. Oregon fsrriioryi Oct 2 1873
Nss-rs Grs,iSy Z NsElr1a
Bv the la.t advices which received from Cali
fornia. goods OF every DESCRIPTION have advanced
very considerably Ia price The prices N Oregon
of every description Of goods ware. merchandise
and provisions are likewise in sdvanee Of those
mentioned ia my last DOtlces o; the Oregon narsef
Sx very plain cups ard saucers DOW sell az o. 90.
seven vessels have Just arrived IN the Columbia
River with passengers from California They are
ufincipalv citizens Of Oregon returning from the
Gold Mines SEX and dIsss pointed. have not been
iasDrmed OF the names II the vesssls II 10 said
that they bring Very Few gOods.
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