Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-12-28

beautiful steamers which now daily
plough It's once peaceful waters, lasl-
ing its shores with foam, and tearing
up its long quiet bed We could
have wished that lis beautiful vine
clad banks. in all their native lowell
ness, could have remained as of yore,
but the hand 90 the husbandman has
been busy, and they have given way
TO fields Of waving gain, on either
side the river; aud where, ia the
days OF 40 roamed, IN all their wild
freedom the grizzly bear, The elk, the
deer and the antelope, now stand the
mansions Of civilization and wealth
From Sacramento to San Francis
co.'s distance of some one hundred
anu forty or fifty miles, aud steam
ers leave daily at ? p. M. arriving
the same evening at from 10 TO II
p. m, and as one glidcs swiftly down
the Sacramento, and through the
bays Of Suisuu, San Pablo and San
Francisco to his port Of destination,
forming such a strong contrast to
mule back travelling and dusty stage
coach travelling in other portions Of
the state, one cannot help fancying
himself Ear away from California aud
lis scenes. and he imaglnes himself
upon pleasure excursion upon the
queen Of all rivers, from Albany to
Now York.
san Francisco is now large city,
where can be obtained all the COM
forts and even the Injuries Of life at
as reasonable rates as they can be OBJ
ioiued 10 any OF lhe older cities of
ihe Union Thcre are mlry build
ings in san Francisco as beautiful
and as costly as there are in Boston
or New York. and as one eazes up
on the present grandeur aud wealth
Of this rapidly growing city, one can
hardly realise that a little over six
years AGO, it contained but three or
four adoJe houses, few frame build
iugs aud a few tents If her future
is as brilliant as her pasl-and can
see 40 good reason why it should not
be--whal a destiny awaits her.
Business Is just beginning to re-
gain us former activity IN San Fran
cisco. and IN fact all through Callfor-
"ia; hni the failure Of the many
banks and merchants during the past
summer will long be remembered
and fell 10y the monetary and com
mercial circles OF this country. The
rainy season has already set in here
aud every lldng bid. fair for gold.
en- harvest The coming year; aud
,hink we can safely predict that a
larger amount Of gold, 10y far, will be
taken lrom the mlres of Caliioruio
the next, than during any previous
year
There is a fearful Indian war ra
giog AN through Oregon. You vii
probably read accounts 10 the papers
before YOU receive this, Of the de
feat of Maj. Halter, al the DalIes
with the loss Of 40 or so men, and o
other equally sanguinary ballles. !
Is now ascerlained beyo d doubt
thai the Calapooyas, the Walla Wa
las the kIickIlals, the Cayuses, In
Rogue Rivers, as wen as many o,he
tribes of less Importance, have CON
bIaed 10 cxiermlnate the whites.
There have been Two very sangui
nary battles fought in Rogue Rive
valley, about sixty miles IRON here
within the last two weeks, in whic
about 400 white men fought 200 Ia
dams, and ! am sorry to say, cam
off second best in both engagements
with a loss of about 100 killed an
wounded The loss Of the Indian
not ascerlained. There have bee
a number of houses burned and ia
families murdered Ia cold blood. /
Rogue River valley, aud courie
has Jest arrived here from Porllane
with the intelligence tina, the Indian
have burned nearly all the houses i
the Willamette valley, numbering
large number Oi women aud children
and near Portland, upon an extent d
thlckly seIlled country ten mile
square, there are only three house
at the present time. All the dlspos
able forces OF the U. 5. troops i
California have been ordered 10 tn
scene of action, and we may expec
the details of bloody doings befor
hosiilllles cease.
| think The government of the [
). very much TO blame in It's lreat
ment OF The Indians on the Pacifi
coast. | believe it has been the pc
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