New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-26
OREGON.

We have dates from Oregon to the sth Aag. ID asys
later thar previous edviees.
Information had been received AZ Portland and the
other cities of the hcsties of the Rogue River Indians,
which we have already noticed and the papers contain
soth inst SAYS TIE Oregon Gig Spectator the Superin
terdent OF Indian Affairs received dpseh from the act
ING Governor Geo " Curry the effect that 90 stand Of
.rr. and 4soo rounds Of cartridges to accompany them
we're required Immediately que the Indian Disturbances
at Rogue River The arms were promptly furnished
Upon being informed Of the difficulties, Gen Lane instant
" resolved and in Eve minutes making prepare
ton He raised g company of about 20 and Is pro-
baby on Rogue River
Tie Sal,a Stofesmaa II the ed inst says Mr, S
Etnger arrived in this place Friday night four days from
Jacksonville bringing accounts II the general uprising Of
the Indians Several penons have been killed and Others
wounded many dwellings burned. large quantity Of
stock killed and other property destroyed. Among the
persons killed J Z Hardin. Last year representative
from Jackson County aId DR. Rose, generally known to
the citizens OF this valley. They belonged 20 company
Of volunteers which had been esmped at Willow Spring
toward evening abou: dozen OF them started for the
Fort Hardin. Rose and one other man were riding by
themselves while vault and the rest OF the party had
taken sncther road About mile from the Fort, the
three fred By the Indians in ambush and Rose in
senty killed and Hardin shot through the hips with
rife ball. The third man was not wounded Hardin kept
bis horse Until the OF the party who heard the crack
Of the rhes, came up and lived II hours suffering the
most intense agony No Indians seen BY him. The
party came in for help and returning fcnnd DR. Roses
body striped his throat cut IN two places goGsed
out, and bis perso1 horribly dsfgured He had about
5000, which with his horse was stolen.
Mr. Et;nger and Others went 10 the camp for assist
the night Hardin and Rose killed He the
timber for eight c. nine miles was fred along the road so
that it was light day The Indians seereted be
bind the burning timber, and occasionally discharged
shower of arrows st them, but bit no
Three white men arrested Apologize Creek and
brought into head quarters charged with furnishing the
Indians with aud ammunition for the purpose OF at
tack upon the whites. Three men living mitn squaws.
also brought 10 charged with furnishing the Indians
with arms and Instructions They were to be tried soon
ExTIoKIyc PAn1T-T The SaLm Standard, of the 23d
inst says In the course OF few days Gen. Palmer su
peTnteBdent OF Indian Affairs will leave party for the
purpose Of thoroughly exploring the country along the
same, between Tllamook and the Koves rivers aud the
valleys those streams They viii also explore from the
source to the mouth the Nnguinna, Nekas Aseys and
Scscum rivers with their tributaries likewise any other
streams, valleys &c, which may be discovered The OBJ
jet Of the expedition ia to whether the country if not
adapted TO settlement by whites viii not afford suitable
home for the Indians Of the Willamette valley aud lower
Columbia.
Iacoom that Indian known " Cuus jim, was hing
at that place by the whites the 10th u for killing one
Of bis wives with knife
THE IxMIGRArIox-P F. Thompson. Indian Agent,
Arng rom Uhla August l0th Gays: There has passed
the Utila river up to this time 9is immigrants, men,
women and children: iel wagons lO43 head Of oxen,
co5 head Of cows aud hers, i3s head of horses and
"lz7 head Of mules The health of the immigrants has
been remarkably good there having been but two passed
bed riden one being lady who was in III health before
leaving the States have heard Of only two deaths on
"ihe route thus far. Quite number Of cattle and horses
died on Snake river but since leaving that part of the
they have been fortunate enough to got their stock
this far in good condition. The majority OF the Imngra
ton thus far is from Illinois
IsPRoyErESTs IN OREGON CIrY--The Spectator says
number Of fine have been erected and now
cupied by euerpriing gentlemen all alive to the bright
future in store for Oregon City In former paper we have
mentioned moot of the Improvements Of this nature we
only add that they constantly on the increase and
each week brings something new Ourneighbor too Linn
City, is lot behind in enterprise and good works Under
the energetic management of ID Ferguson n Co. hne
brcokvG;er and dam rapidly advancing 70 completion
Mills and warehouses now ramed and soon to De
erected all calculated give unsurpassed facilities for
the transportation of merchandise above and below the
Falls together with magnificent waterpower, which
could drive al the mills of Lowell and Rochester com
biDed This work Is built, 50 far as we can judge IN the
most durable and permanent manner with great Strength
and on a judicious plan Al Canemah, within the past
twelve months have been launched two fine steamboats,
for the upper river trade the last one fine boat Of the
largest class, appropriately named the Willamette and
calculated 10 afford greater facilities for freight and pas
sage than have before been offered There are now
running from Canemah four steamboats, and by the com
meneemen Of the of high water two more VIII Den
readiness.
RuS.-Yesterday morning, says TIE Portland Itmss,
Of the 20h inst commenced raining gently and continued
during the day This quite agreeable and refreshing
after much dust and heat as have had the pst Two
months
MmIr.RY RoAp-Maj Alvord, U. S. A., has gone
souih TO survey and locate tie Military Road from the
mouth Of Myrtle Creek UmPqua Valley, TO Camp stewart
Rogue River Valley under instruction om the Secretary
Of War
TIE CRoPs-New -four says The Commercial of tbs
25h inst has already made its appearance IN our market
and the reports from the crops throughout the valley are
very favorable.
CoILIsroy-IHe Spectator If the goth says On
Wednesday morning last the steamers Fenx and Oregon
came in collision a few miles below Butevlle The Ore
gon attempted pass the Feniz, and IN the endeayo "a
spirit Of rivalry doubtless prompting both they headed
together 1here being but little freight in either the con
" cussion slight and nothing serious occurred