The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-11-28
PORTSMOUTH, q. FRIDAY EViNING. NOVEMBER 28I 1871 4
Things in Oregon.

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We have received several numbe RS of the
Oregon Statesman, published at Oregon City,
OF, from which we CLEAN some items of
|ialerests The Statesman condemns the
course of the Governor in regard to his
Ethaiing with the Indians The immigrants
were comingin rapidly, though . storm in
flss Cascade Mountains had seriously retar-
dad their progress.
I Snow fell in the Cascades to the depth of
| eight or ten inches ia large quantity Of wa
te1 also fell, and the streams will not be
Iil3lf to again get down to low water mark
thi season. The suffering from cold (and
| ind few instances from a lack ofprovisions)
lis Eptesentedt dtohase beenyery great. An
ainl, became s. chilled sto be unable to
proceed, and parties were frequently COM
PEELED toscamp and shield themselves from
the storm in the best manner possible until
it abated, or until relieved by assistance
from west side. Na-
A correspondent 1.-THE !Dalles states that
the Snake Indians have been somewhat
troublesome. Mr.. Hudson Clark, Of Scott
county, Illinois, who, with his mother, SIS
ter and brother, had got ahead of his train,
was attacked by about thirty Indians near
Raft River, about forty miles west Of Fort
Hall, and his mother and brother murdered,
and bis sister,a young lady of about twenty
two years, dangerously wounded and then
brutally ravished by mostof the party. The
fiends then made good their escape, taking
with them twenty-five horses, the property
Of Mr.. Clark and Mrs. Hoffman. Mrs. G.
was an aged lady, and had son named
Thomas who went to that country in '48,
and who is now residing somewhere in the
territory. @
A few days previous to the commission
of these outrages the same band of Indians
attackeda wagon owned by a MIR. Miller, Of
] Western Virginia, and killed his brother-in'
law, MIR. jackson, and wounded young
lady, daughter of Mr.. M. Mr.. Miller
was also seriously wounded but it was
thought he would recover.
AMr. Harpool's train of twenty wagons
twas likewise attacked near this place, ant
after fight Of two hours the Indians wert
repulsed, with considerable loss. Mr.. H
is an old Oregonian. Hi'
A psrty of sixteen men returned and gav'
battle TO the Indians who attacked Mr.
a Clark, but were driven back with loss @
!, one killed, and one wounded. They pene
9 tratedfar enough into the mountains to dis
g cover their rendezvous, and they report tina
e they have an immense band Of horses.
The emigrants arriving were generall
: healthy and well supplied with provisions
: Their teams were also in better condition
e than those Of any preceding year.
8 The papers are discussing the removal 0
0 the seat of Government to Salem.
Internal Improvements are being prolec
y ted and carried forward in becoming spir
s it. A bridge is to be built across the Yam
y hill River, and proposals to furnish the tim
e Der for Plank Road to Portland are adv.
y Provisions are high, and the Statesman
g quotes dried apples at l2a@20c per lt
Peaches, 25@37c; beef l5@l8c; pork Is
@2oy butter, old 62a. fresh 75c; Coffee Is
@2s; sugar l2@l6c; crushed and loaf -25@
\ 3Oc;stea 75@l 90; tobacco 65@l 100; whes
T l.0o@l,25 per bus; oats 100; rye l,5t
t, mobsses per gal., l,25; eggs per doz. 62l
'f iron per lb. lO@l2; nails 9@l2; cookin
'e stoves $Ss,OO$5o,OO.