, 1853-01-22
THE COLU MBIAN.
OLYMPIA, PUGET SOUND, o. T,
saturday, january ~. IsSs.
Three Cheers for Col. Ebey!-
new Counties, and feoommen-
dation for an appropriation of
$4,000 for Northern Oregon!

! U6OyOOO III 4NOA NACAh OICkOu
Our talented and untiring representative
in the House, Coz. /. N. EBEY, has been
wide awake 10 The interests Of his district,
during the present ScFsion ofthe Legislature.
and certainly deserves the warmest thanks
of his constituents, for the success that has
attended his efforts in procuring the passage
Of acts for the creation Of four new coun-
ties from the teTrilory Of ThursiOn, and Sc
curing The Recommendation Of the legisla-
ture 10 congress, asking for an appropriation
Of $50, coo for the survey and construction
of military road from Foh Steilacoom 10
Fort Walla-Walla, in connection with an
appropriation of 5000 10 be expended on
the formation Of military road from Fort
VancOuver to Fort Steilacoom. In the pas
sage Of this bill, language, expressive Of the
thanks Of The legislature 10 our delegate IN
congIeSsys (Gen. LANE,) was employed, for
his efforts heretofore in endeavoring TO Sc
cure the first named appropriation al the
hands Of congress, and be was urgently so
liciled 10 continue his sxertions with an OBJ
jcct 10 The speedy procurement and sPplica-
ton Of both appropriations. ...
Not having the bills before Us, we are
unable 10 give ihe precise boundaIiss Of lhe
new. counties, but suppose The following viii
not be far from correct >: h' e 'l'uu
Thurston county Southern boundary,
Skookum Chuck, and on lhs north, the Ms
quallY river; prr, .f.m t.e .yr1
Pierce cOusty commences iat Nisquslly
river on the south running north, to the
PeuyaliP river; ,'- t '.
King county commences on the south at
PcuyuliP, running north about twenty-five
miles; r-. .r,.irr iaa. -t
Island county smbrscrs Whiby's Island,
and some adjacent territory, and
Jefferson county, includes ibe balance Of
the country, up 10 the 49h parallel Of north
latitude.
The county seat Of Lewis, has been es.
lished at Cowlitz landing-that Of Thorstoa
al Olympus. The county seats Of the SEw
eounlics are thought 10 be located As follow:
OF Pierce, at SleihcoOm; King, al Seattle +;
Island, al Cevelsnj, and Jefferson, on the
claim Of Mr.. S. m. Holdcrness, at the month
Of the Snohomish river. , Z n
I|H. y . 4 4
The sessions Of The, district court will
probably be held .. Olympia, SieilscOOm,
and Coveland. .Il
Northern Oregon having been entirely
viihou, representative in the council lhis
winter, tho viglepcs Of Col. Ebey must ne
'cessaTlily have been Tedoabled. in securing
the favorable action Of both branches, upon
the measures he had Introduced, and will
.IODg be remembered BY his consiiluvBis for
the failhfh manner IN which he has aequit-
ted himself il the discharge o. Ms dusy 10
them. The Colonel has been decidedly 4
WORKING member; and whilst others have
been clarifying themselves in the exPeDdi-
idre of "gass" for z buRcomb,p he has
been attending to his business-io the wants
and interests ofhis district. We are happy
to learn that the efforts of Col. Ebey IN be-
halfof northern Oregon, were usually &C.
conded by Msssrs. Chenoweih, Anderson,
Stark, Wait. Cole, Hardin, &c. '''