, 1857-09-18
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By The last Nail and ExpreSS!!

contain nothing new OF slarulDS. lHC
State constitutional convention was still in
session, and tile reports of It's proceedings
continue to occupy largely the columns of
the press. No iniimation is given as to the
time the convention will probably be able
to conclude its labors.
The papers of that territory congratu-
late our citizens Of the arrival Of the steam
or COnstitaiion upon our waters. The
Portland .Standard of the Sd inst says:
"Thc long expected and anxiously looked
for steamer Coss,aution arrived at Olym-
pia on the 2jth of August, six days from
San Francisco Her arrival has produced
a general rejoicing among the people on
the Sound.
"We congratulate our friends there in
having so good steamer, and we trust she
will greatly facilitate the business on the
waters of the Sound, and also be a means
of safety to the inhabitants against the
Northern Indians, whose incursions have of
late been SO fatal"
The last Statesman received, says:
"The timber in the mountains, and in
some portions of the valley, (somc between
this place and Portland is on fire, and has
been burning for several weeks A dense
smoke, resembling thick fog, has settled
over the country, The burning must con
time until we have rain, which may not
occur for some weeks yet"
EXTENSION OF THE BASE LINE IN OREGON
TERRIroRY. Returns of surveys have been
received at the General Land Office, from
Oregon Territory, showing that the base
line has been extended through ranges I,
8, 8, aud 10 west, over the coast range Of
mountains 10 the Pacific, two miles north
of Cape Lookout, and of the Offsets through
townships Nos. l, 2 and 3 north, Of range
10 west, and between townships l and 9
south of ranges 10 and IL west Of the Viii,
lamette meridian. ,....
The San Francisco papers of September
lst had waxed exceedingly warm preceding
the election for Governor and other State
officers, which took place on the End inst
There appeared to be no earthly doubt,
however, Of the election of Col. Weller,
and the democratic ticket generally by a
large majority. The last Oregon Times,
says: "a buncombe vote was taken on
the Commodore, on her way up, with the
following result: Weller, 76-Stanley, I
Bowie, .. 1t is pretty fair presumption
to suppose this relative test Of what the
actual vote ought to be, but it is not en-
tirely sure that the reality willquitc stretch
this just ratio"
A mass meeting was held in Carson Val
ley, on the Sth lust, for the organization
of new territory in the Great Basin.-
The following localities were represented ;
Honey Lake Valley, Eagle Valley, Carson
Valley, Willow Town, Rag Town, Twenty
six Mile Desert, Sink of Humbolt, Walkers
River and Valley, Hope Valley, Lake Val
ley. The meeting was quite spirited, and Q
memorial was drawn up setting forth tht
matter in full, the same TO be presented fol
the consideration Of the President and boil
Houses of Congress.
The last San Francisco Herald contain
tie following telcgraphic despatch to thu
Sacramento Union from Placerville, giving
the startling account of the massacre of al
immigrant train by the Indians near Carson
valley:
"Mr. Burnett brings the intelligence o
the massacre Of whole train, consisting
of six men and three children. One woman
was shot through and scalped, and left fol
dead, but was fonnd still alive by those wht
came up first She is not expected to live
She is being brought into Carson Valley by
Roundtrec's train.
1.-THE stock was recovered from the In
dians, in doing which only one Indian was
killed. The stock is in charge of Round
trees train-l50 head.
"Thc only names my informant recolects
among the killed, were those OF Holloway
and his brother.in-law. The three children
were murdered by those iiends before the
face of their parents, and horribly mutila.
ted.
"The immigrants, to a man, are willing
to join company to extermnate these
iends. They are all Of the opinion that it
will yet be six weeks before the immigrants
all pass that locality, and begin to express
their indignation that no move is being or
has been made to organize force here, it
being only three hundred miles beyond Ge-
noa.
"Nine-tenths Of the immigrants would
volunteer, that are daily arriving in Carson
Valley
Three men had been murdered at Grav-
ely Ford since our last accounts. Their