The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-12

The canvass for the Legislature and county officers
animated and in counties bitter Two sets OF can
ddates have been nominated in every county.
Letters from the Daes ststestba several small par
ties of emgrants have got in from Forts Hail. Boise and
Salt Lake. None have yet arrived who left Missouri this
spring, but packers we're expected In few days.
The Oregonian of the 2sth says The river still con-
tDues to rise at Portland caused from the melting Of
the mountains. 1t is within few feet as high
now last year. II 1t continues to rise Q few days
longer crops along the river will again suffer by overflow.
correspondent writing from Vancouver, says that the
freihe in the Columbia is increasing rapidly 1t is within
such extensive damage was done to the crops both
sides Of the river these great freshets should occur
anpua y tracks of land in Washington must be laid
desolate.
The pilots report channel making straight out at
the Horseshoe to the south Of Sand Island and CUTTING
good fair wind CHI anne and can be entered on north
wete for which the main channel has worked too Tar to
the southwark 1t has three fathoms at high water
The buoy the west de OF the south channel mas been
surk
The temperance folks to hold convention in
Salem on the LIST Of June to advance the cause
The Statesman says -" The Canemah Steamboat Com
paDy building large and elegant steamer at Cane
NAH the superintehdence OF Captain John McCos
key 1t is designed for the up river trade Ferguson
Company are also constructing steamer for the tame
trade the opposite side Of the river Caotsn Wells
building light draught iron boat in Oregon City, TO
between that point and the towns below.
Captain Alvord of the army writes from the Dalles OF
the Columbia that there much excitement among homs
Of the tribes the frontier growing out of the approach
Of WHITES, the failure OF beBoclhttu
with the Indians vest OF the Cascade mountains He
therefore, emigrants not to settle in the Indian
country east of Oregon and Washington, the Indian
tue has yet been extinguished by treaty Many OF
these Indian tribes he says have behaved we'll towards
all the whites 10 merit the most just and connderae
treatment
The Portland Commercial says late express to the H.
Bay Company reports that the emgrants who winter
at salt Lake had proceeded far the Blue
tsns where their further progress was retarded by the
depth Of the snow.
A company OF ten persous to leave Portland on
the 4h of june pleasure trip across the plains, 10
smith, lady and Indian servant, Ono; j. o. J..
LownsdAle Isdiana; D. Graham, Illinois, N. Dii Ohio
X. McGarrah, Mobile, Mr.. simpson, New York; Mr..
Holmes Mobile. They expect to reach Salt Lake in about
thirty days.
THE OREGON MINEs-A correspondent of the Shasta
Courier writing under date Of May % from Jacksonville
ia Oregon territory, about hundred and ninety miles
from shasts says several large Jumps worth from 500
to 500 have lately taken in the vicinity Mi
banks where freed from water, paying remarkably
well copious rain during Sbe previous week, says tbs
writer has kept the miners at work in the gulches
town night day behold the golden treasures
bounifuy spread forth in reward Of labor Both fo ks
of the stream barred their beds 10 the gold seek
ers, ard they reaping rich harvest On the left
hard fork Old Nan Rogers" he Is commonly called,
took out with four hands, week since ST. 800 and his
claim continuee to pay Others him are also profit
ing by steady work, and will be well rewarded for their
patience perseverance through winter and spring IL
would be, perhaps. unpleasant TO themselves 70 give
names. On the whole. all doiog veil, and making
better than the ordinary average Of miners wages
washington Territory.
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