The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-25
N.Ms from Cregon.

Some OF the Oregon papers shoS tlight procivity
toward favorirg the Maine Liquor law.
An attc pt will be mace during the winter to have the
seat OF government sbans from Salem to NarJsvie
Whea, Is worth 81 per busheL
The schooner Spray is taking in cargo Of lumber At
Portland for Australia.
good deal Of rain has fallen, the Willamette has
several feet and the roads in bad condition.
Col. Charles X. Gardner, the Sar,eyor General,
has arrived in the territory anc entered upon the dis
charge of his duties.
Msor Alyord plced the survey and location Of
the military road from Myrtle Creek Umpqua valley, to
Jacl serve Rogue River valley. He employed several
weeks explorations OF the eastern AMI western routes
proposed TO avoid the Canyon but has CHI the latter
as best overcoming the eleva ion Fifteen thousand dol
l.rs rcrsnin1 OF the appropriation will be employed ia
improving the road, five thousand upon the Grave Illus
hnusard upon the Canyon Tnese are the chief
obstaccs in The roas. and improved the
will be quite practicable The contract was given
the section OF road throu yh Grave Creek Bills
rem YtRces 10 The crossing Of Cow Creek TO Lindsay
Apg ega,e The contract for the portion through the
CaI Yen jesse Rooerts Tho work is to be completed
by June next The completion Of these improvements
will reach the route 10 elter Oregon over the southern
uac leaving the emigrant road At the Soda Springs
Tbs Portland jail burned and two prisoners escaped
suFFERIsGs OF THE IMMIGRANTS ON The NEW ROUTE.
Abou 500 immigrants, with $50 wagons and large
number loose cattle took the new route over the Cas-
csds Noun sns into the re. of WIama.ts Valley Thsy
expected to STRIVE At the end Of September but not
lock for them They disco rered that the immigrants
mistaken the direction too far to the south and
SUITE ed severely Wecip the following from tae States
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When roul d they we're suffering of hunger living
hs beef OF their poor cattle as ,ney d nsen CUT OF pread
for several Se Ks They had teen all lost on the plains
bsvrg travelled south If the route In the deserts 10 ward
the Klamath Lake, ard nearly peished for wstsr they
crested desc seventy Avs miles in extent on which
Journey any cattle gave ont and families suffered exceed
uRy FOR water
IL ALL pass TO the credit At tire people of this ,ty
that they nearly all informed Of tasir situation by
d. igh. on Monday mornias, and had supplies % tue
way 10 meet them and twenty four hours than
%, eco pot Dess Of ur co its way up the middle
rk OF the Willamette, aud all rea gift for tbs dss-
ttute: md vet provisions all kinds st passing up
The passed kftef ssving the wagons no had
laid to die for Of omsteips to eat but 1t
hoped that he got r. et nom those h1 going out
MANY con panies of men, four 10 al left the
WAGON. four and elk weeks ago to make ther way into
the v4lly of them on rot and without p DIVISIONS,
none of when have 81. zee osen heard from
They OF ,nsir company seven days baak in
The ms, ains ub hid sic Gown pro estiny that they
con Id come fs- her AID ust oi- they had suosst
e. horse flesh until j! gave out after which they LAD
nothing but snai cd other insects To sussn hs being
one man who away from the trains, persisted
from hurrer aud want IN he eeseIts
MIS- Petty, crossing the Iiser IN wagon which up
set, was drowned.
The relief sent out by he citizens Of Lace and Linn
coupies vas prompt heeIsl between the 10Th and
Gath October he passed into th- Canyon laden with
.relpt piusty picked anmsIs, twenty three wa
/ sons aud 200 head Of work ADD beef cattle
Il il believed that ali the erasr,Its are nov 10 sua-
III here there reed he no los Of Life suiierios in
reaching The yaiIy.
The roao 10 IL summit Of the mountain is described
being excellent On the western slope ard along the
rv tie read has been not more than naN opsned bslns
Gnd wi n falling TIMBER and not eu ,f sufficient width.
The r,sd the Nilsmett- sooHt tssnty times
hec freenert crossings are very unpieaa as and 10
h-ars All e&r. 10 ae''@~,' Or rs cfsSsfe OPS
~ prsstns kaors.
IRON JsnrEHyBle ssrfs5 poalen. tia. Sci
~ ittahep in hat vci y bu, sat at liberty e1an
= stole horse his way.
Ire Indiana in Illinois valley near Athouse lad bse
Troublesome but dstachlnan OF CaiteG sttes trooni
qGettd VI, III by hr1s item and kirg agnt in nu q
0-t Two OF The troops were kilsd
L aa vae Murdered ON the road bstwssn Yrets and
W. bug ssis 20 hsve has COO suspci m rssta ON
Irish theTley and q Spsuiart.
scsi ARlNGs OF THE IsMIGaANrs-INDrAN FIGHTS
AMERICANS @ouRDED.
HEALQt sRTERs CAIr Os LOST RI i
Ilo Tnilea +. Il Of Jacksonville
Applegste Creek, oct 3, 1858
jsetoovIe tic ith If mo stn for the parp,sc of
pro tcns and rei ~ The Immigrants this road On
re 17n airlecd at lie end Of biamath Izke
SJln aterwsfd three of essrs Shore formerly of
Ar niss With upwards 500 head o stock arrived snd
csnPed with Captain Miller learned from then, N
she odatf the night before sto. Tires head OF cat
tie from tsra on Lst Rive, rome ~ Is miles below
neela's 10 Inste his heslq ters in the vicinity Of
tt tae" vh~re tie cattle stolen and ea'y on ths
even Ig OF the leta arrived here The Iver rises on
tAs west ee Of TIE sislr, nevada and 1t runs
Y cJcutous ROME north south. east a.d west ID
sIcanP mont TIE sir Lei the sirk Of IN, Hum
boat liver. On the east side # ,hs sierra Nevada
We have seen the sigrs fires Of the Iudi.ns nost
saS ace several unsuccessful rips arrived ho.e
81 the In dams fled frou thsir camps before ths tro9p
;rlv,di out on the morning fths 29h u sep inter
last lie tucoe,ded in prsng Il psr \ Of tho No3o,k
Ia isps at tlooey Point the Of the aIc II,
bred upon hem, b.ivd ne an poosby wounded severe
o'hels, as thy ned pncpitaely Wih their lot,
he nicole Of tse lake. Soon afterwards small boat
with Eight "a it which Captain Her had ordered to
has point arrived ane CAP ured all aos ,x5ei with
;Fo squawa two th.ljrea and large q1sutity Of milan
mnch mneh"--sseds geo ducks aud d-n--togather
WIN ~ enoc lL4so tEhug siy fsg, and fsx bpxs
tnG arrows AT giving TIE ri tGb pre-
s'Dif Captain billsr rclssGeJ ken. Lieut. AL Geo 20
b'S bee! cut on The ensfs1t al sines arrived
rare d. Is row on tour 10 y Sierra Nevada
iains with party o. twenty men Almost every muni
erant Is en irsiy 0ssuie OF sAin # PROVISIONS We
have zen men, Sors hslIssi cal 'reu destitute
| q breta sons OF them have been lLns their poor
WON out cattle q susthir lie.
Tie 10 lcNiog il tie amount Of imm grafton that has
! FsfStd'his oad Thu season, " o THE time:
Yen ,.,............ SO Horses. ls7
.'''.'''''''' lsS Mules. .......... SO
Had Of eattls.......26is
Thirty tS wagons vsre bould for Y;eks, ID tia bs
lance for Rogue RIVER Va ley.
| CAN'T on L1sr Rlvm oit 10 1863 I
Up the I'd Of October Lent Aols George had littls
sal'e with the lndisns beg ond Deep Canyon about cns
h1pcfec miles east OF this place.
Ths Iosn cpwssd trying 20 steal the immigrant
stoeh before DAYLIGHT Tho posst guar 6rsi pom them
arc iird enc, ano pro avg wolaeei others The In
oishs returned The fire ana youndd Two Of men-J
Welt OF Missouri, ana William Duks Watt was shot in
Vie Size Of TIE hrla with arrow Dangerously and
Iuie Wa SHOT through Z breast md LETT perhaps
I'VE are entr y out Of ssions living % poor
hest which we get from tie in migrants"
This nevs came ny an EXPIRES last night They say
The lncaLs 10 The vicinity OF Mud Lake very bad and
very bold that the lntsns fo three head u cattle sfer
Daylight sad hat thcg fo.oFso them s,tsr this asht
sopg me mor n'aips for four five nies. Capt Miller
tes gone TO Jacksonville FOR supplies Inc odeus
| stoe tTo bGrsea from cur camp few nights ago.
Toe immigIan are tstehtly arriving. They are
gene, ally living on poor bef but they robrs and
he;lthy Beyer sas a bO.ter looking inmisra,ioA.
MARRIED.
Up the 9th Nov, in NAthlngyvn county, by thu g.y
Ai0ers Kelly, Mr. Austia Chiendsn formerly of MI chit
gsn CITY, Ipoiaps to Mis- Mary g. Denny formerly OF
! Jsnn : gs county, IaciAnA "
N6y o IN Marion county, BY the Few Geo RI Chaud
lt BIZ, Eobt Esnna 10 Miss Lucy J.. Moore
Aso, oy tie fsme, at tie lime and D ace Mr. VIM
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