Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-02-29

of in the same length Of lime in any
portion Of the world.
The Indian war is still raging in
all its fury, all through Oregon and
Washington territories. | can give
YOU no reliable information in regard
to the war north Of Rogue River
valley, as we have received no relia-
ble information from there for some
time Since my last there have been
two engagements between the whites
and Indians, IN the before mentioned
valley, IN which there were about fif-
ty Indians killed aud about fifteen
whites. 1t is emphaiicaly war of
determination, as neither party ask
nor give any quarter. A few days
since a party OF about thirty men
started from Jacksonville on scout
after the Indians. After hunting for
two days without coming up with
the party they were 10 pursuit Of
and being short Of proylsions-they
started on their return to town -
Three OF the most prominent Of the
citizens Of the valley were riding
some three or four hundred yards in
advance Of the main party-not
dreaming Of danger, as they were
within two or three miles Of town
when they we're attacked by Indians,
and two Of their number KILLED dead
on the spot-the other making his
escape The main party, hearing
the shots, Immediately put spurs to
their horses and husteued up; but
before they arrived upon the ground,
the Indians had stripped their mur-
dcred victims, taken Ihclr horses and
made good their escape.
The Indians are driven to the last
extremity, being almost entirely
without food and clolhng, and 1t has
caused them to commit some Of the
most daring murders and robberies
ever recorded in the annals Of Indian
warfare
The remains of one of the most
wonderful animals known to natural
history has been discovered a short
distance below this town, on what is
called Canal Gulch." Several
teeth have been found aud preserved
almost entre, the largest Of which i,
seven inches across the crown, aud
was evidently one OF the grinders.-
The smallest OF the leeIh-resemb-
hing the front teeth of an ox-art
over four inches Ia diameter, About
thirty yards below where the teetl
were found, the miners have partly
exhumed perfect horn, curved like
that uf an OK, aud over ten inches II
diameter at the buu. 1t is not en-.
urels dug out, but Judging from whar
has already been uncovered, It mus
be at leas, fifteen feet in length
Several bones of enormous dlmen
slons have also been found near th,
same place, but as soon as the at
mosphere strikes them, they fall L
pieces aud look like Stacked lime -
The bones are found very near th,
bed rock, and about twelve feet be
low the surface. He was of III,
herbiyorous species, without doubt
bat how many thousand years hav,
elapsed since he roamed an inhabit
ant of these mountain regions, is, a
the SpanIards say, case of quiei
Sa6e," but undoubtedly he was wei
r acquainted with the golden age o
this republic.
Some Of the miners think this i
the land Of Ophir, and that the,
, have discovered The remains OF on,
r of the animals used by the subject
of that wise old monarch in packln,
the gold out Of the country-tha
they loaded him rather heavily, an,
when he arrived IN "Canal Gulch'
he broke do,0n, whirh accounts 70
, the richness of the claims in tina
immediate vicinity. Others agai
think that the horn which has beei
found is "Gabrlel's trumpet" tha
the MlllerItes were perfectly right il
their reckoning of the time when tn
world should have come to an end
but owing to the loss sustained b.
Gabriel he was unable to tool hi
horn, which accounts for the inhab
ilants of this modern sphere beinj
spared lille longer This, how
ever, is matter of conjecture, but
can vouch for the remains as descrlb
ed being discovered as | have lakel
the pains to go and examine them.
6. w. II.
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