New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-28
CANADA.

on.hec Mining Company-Palitlcaf NeWs'
-.Nss.'nopde ndence OF Tue Thaune.
s'0f1''f01~ MONTREAL Tuesday, Sept "a.
II previous communication ] entered into
.ove details relating to the unhappy management
- .be Quebec Mining Company, concerned at
Mica Bsy on Lake Superio', which you pqs aside
:. not relevant to the inquiries OF your readers,
The movements OF that Company now advert to
because their operations were checked by the IN
sempefance OF the Indians, and upon their apphca
don Lord Elgin dispatched TO the scene OF disPut
body OF regular troopI. The troops, when on
he spos, were powerlehs, ss the regular army o.
Ger Majesty must at all timeS be, when directed
% cope either with the aborigeues or the back
woodsmen, and it was soon ascettained that
Diplomacy should assume the duty OF sottenlug
kne aninosity OF the natives and settling upon
saais Of coEnpromise the respective clama Toas
fhe lega rights of tho Indians bad not lapsed and
remained valid. no dispassionate Colonist ca1oted
gbey had passively watched the occupation oil
heir ands-tbe preliminary operations OF the
eompsDieA-and being assured that compensation
gould DO made them no overt acss OF expulsion
were attempted Their good nature auu "us ''
Dhisticated truBt were souseo' anu way ny
turned reative when mocAed and lnsu''eu- ~ 10
but fey month"; since they took the Ia ~ mo
their oun bsnds-hunted the miners from alca
Rsv--cosed the works and asserted thef pro-
.srieto,,b;n The gentlemen employed 70 nego
Ests viii them was VIM. 3. Robinson, brother OF
she Chief Justice Of Upper Canada de has re-
futped 10 Toronto, having completed bis mission.
Cha terms are arranged and the sum OF money
defined The Government undertake TO pay the
Indians sixteen thous and dollars in cash, and four
ibousnrd dolafs per epnum forever, In consldeia-
hon whereof the Indians Withdraw from the DIS
suited territory, and the Mining companies are
hes to resume their operations.
The accuracy OF this statement you HElli hereai
Ter perceive confirmed BY the Canadian press,
gben the official report comes to be published
Oar Political leader Mr. Lafontane. is again re-
ported ss ill He had last year an &bcess Ia the
side, which luckily for him burst outw ards--seden
ssry bghits and a fall constitution require some
gent. He has been spoken Of as not cjyettng
pituati9n; yet | have many reasons for believing
nat be 10 fuesning to become, not only Chlet jas.
sce but Chief Justice OF the Province, aud that
he present Chief Sir Jamss Stuart OF QUEBEC, has
bten sounded on his Willingness TO retire upon
mansion, in order to open path to the bench for
me Of our Reformers, Mr.. LHf0ntaine.
There WIS we'll attended Horticultural Exnl-
bitten in ;his city few days srce, where specimens
NJ mr. PRODUCTIONS such es even Long laland might
have heeu proud to claim were entered lor comps
tition 49,, 4bo
ps rl;ame Mt il now and then re.dlscussed IN soe
Westers Journals but it is dying out and the
nress mu,t Weld Upon smaller scale II Was re-
enacted here. A reporter at the Municipal heet-
fne called to an Alderman 10 speak louder. me
Mayor called policeman and marched the reporter
nut of Tho room