The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-17
News from Oregon.

News from Oregon.
The oregon papers loud 10 their calls upon Cor
gress to make an appropriation for Pacific railroad.
The Oregon Argus says, in the OF article the
subject -
We shall look in vain for capitalists and the heavy
immigration OF the bone and snew Of the States thai
must have 70 nua up Oregon and develop her resources
till this road Is made The day that the road is completed
every landholder in Oregon will be worth times what
he now H.
THE INDIAN WAR.
correspondent OF the Statesman writing from Port
oxford, says -
General Palmer has now, by the assistance of various
companies Of volunteers, aud also the Uuted States
troop collected he military reserve near this place.
something thousand Indians all of whom Gro
violence permang) will be Immediately removed the
permanent Indian reserve set apart for them north of
the Umpqua river.
We learn that express arrived at Vancouver Mon
day night from Col. Wrigbts command The Indians
had refused TO hold talk with the Colonel with view of
making a treaty. Col Wright was in deld with OF
his force trying find the Indians, but they
he found Cor Steptoe holding the block house
or fort on Nachez river with the balance OF the regu
lars II is said that Col Wright is acting the defen
sve by the express orders of Gen Wool 80, the
will not speedily END, unless Gen. Wool should change his
policy The general government change the command
chief Of the forces in Oregon.
From ali we can learn from the South, the Indian war
in that quarter is regarded cosed-prOvted the In
cans who had started under military escort OF regular
roops cone in to the reserve There s SAID to be only
Johns band Of hostile Indians left ia the mountains mum
ber ing three hundred. When they are conquered,
lain or capt, red, then there win hope that
teace will be restored on our Southern borders.
From the Dacs The Oegnian OF July IL gets the fol
The po,oons chief Old john viii not accept OF any
except those Of begerent character and be has
associated himself and band with few other bands o.
cupyng the coast son,h Of Rogue river with determi
nation TO fight until they are 'clcaned OUT
The Indians had destroyed property to the amount of
sl25,odo on Cold Beach, at the mouth Of Rogue river
DArrEs July d 1853.
Ma or layton commanding the Oregon volunteers. left
tins polt the 25th u, intending 90 and soma Ia
oans that were reported to be in the vicinity OF ,hn
Fay river. He took With him only seventy five mea,
rank and file. IN express arrived yesterday from his
Ccmmaud stating that he had found large band Of hos
Tile IDoans, num- b, ring 100 500 lie states In his dcs
uatch that bis little command lis in tight pace ani
be desires more volunteers, and sends reluston for
more powder ard lea He says ia 1s5 miles from this
post and viii in forty nils of Kaaikn's whole army.
Col. shaw, with command OF aoout 40 hundred
mounted volunteers belonging TO Washington Territory
arrive al Wala Wala the Goth of June hay
ing the passage Of the Cascade mountains through
he Matches PASS He encountered no force of indian
hm white in the mountains
An exprcssmsn, who down from his camp the
ih, reports having party Of apparently hostile IL
aans little below tn mouth of the Cmatlla Tney
were in possession Of some horses and cattle.
man named Jot Lua Barto was killed at ryk Valley
cR Rs sflilsn''' ''nA's' o. pS''i n' n'na' q
Several Oregon papers loud in their denuciations o.
the OF g. neral Wool in the Indian
The result Of the vote upon tie seat Of
pIblh he'd by the Sdesp'dn. is a. foows-Saem l29;
Eugene City, 1874; Corvallis 2 322; Portland, ll35 No
euy have yet been received from Josephine county
From private letter written by volunteer oi;er,
high in command, in Southern Oregon, make the fol.
low ing nterei ting extract
RosEnrRG T., June 81, 1855.
The Governor has ordered the disbanding of all the
troops in the service the Is closed in South
oregon have just returned from the coast having
made the campaign OF the entire length of the rivers
all the Indians into the camp of the regulars ba
sides XII rg great many pturing about hundred
and delivering them TO the Indian agent. All have
in and delivered their aud to be novel
to the Reserve in Iamhll county. Six hundred have
gore and others now at Port Oxford, nearly eight
hundred.
on Johns bands have not yet delivered up their arms
hut had promised 10 do in two days after leaving Port
Oxford (1tth Instantly. ! am certain he will do so,
some Of bis warriors have come in Amongst them is
Of old Johns sons and one Of his best warriors.
The trip ircm the Big Meadows TO the mouth of tbs
Bcgre river very sful-my com Maud driving
the lnoians and whipping them A. every place We met
them Just before my command met the regulars under
Col Buchanan, part or the troops, one hundred ano
three strong, under Cap. smith, detected by tn
Indians, commanded by old Johnny-smith having III
men klled and u Wounded