, 1857-11-27
From The COIViIIe Country.

Nv pItSCutJ opSSldl AuuluH ASSub iOA wv
tribes in the vicinity Of Fl. Colville, accom-
panied by his son, and an Indian guide, ar
rived in town about two weeks since, direct
from the Colvlle valley. He left his sta
tion there on the 4th inst, and without
further attendants, travelled through the
Palouse and Yakima country, and reached
the settlements on this side of the Cascades,
ria the Nah Chez pass, as above stated.
He informs us that the snow was two feet
deep in the pass; that the road is good be-
tween the Yakima and the summit, but
that it is in most wretched condition from
thence over Green and White rivsrs-ren-
dered next to impossible from the large
amount of heavy timber that has fallen
across the trail Green, White, and Puy-
allup rivers are high for this season Of the
year.
This is the fourth trip that Judge YAM
tbs has made from this place to Ft. Col
vile, and on. no former occasion had he been
SO kindly treated by the Indians as on this.
They all appeared to be perfectly delighted
at the prospect, that travel through their
country by the whites was about to be re-
sumed. They told the Judge, that the
whites said'that they were friendly, and
desired to be at peace, but that they could
not understand why it was that no white
man had visited them. for the last year or
more-he being the first Boston" that had
travelled through the Yakima, the Samp-
well, OF Rock Island country since the ces-
sation of hostilities, and this was the first
reliable evidence Shey had received, that
the whites were sincere in th ir professions
of friendships. On bis way in, the Judge
met large bands of Clickitats on the Nah
Chez river, engaged in fishing. They ap-
peared entirely friendly, and thought it
would be impossible for him to cross the
mountains, in consequence Of the snow, and
insisted that be should return with them,
and take the route ria Ft Simcoe and the
Dalles. With the exception Of two Indians
which he met in the pass, Judge F. met no
more until reaching Connell's prairie. Here
a number of Indians on horse back, made
their appearance, late in the night that he
eucamped on the Puyallup, whose conduct
was ominious Of mischief; but with this
single exception, nothing but the most
friendly demonstrations were made by the
natives throughout the entire route; and at
the present time it is his opinion that it
would be perfectly safe for Americans, in
any number to traverse the country, by the
route he took, between the settlements and
the gold region.
In this connection, it is worthy Of espe-
cial remark, that during the past summer,
with the exception of Kamiakin, all the
principal chiefs of all the tribes-ihe Ceur
D'Alines, Spokans, Pen D'Orilles, Colvilles,
Yakimas, Palouses, Sampwell or Rock Is,
landerS, &C., visited Judge YANrIs, at bis
station, five miles east of Fl. ColVille, and
all, tOithOui a single ereeptiOn, protested 10
him in The strongest terms, their friendship
for the tohites, and that they sOers anriOHs for
a permanent peace. During the summer,
Judge Y. had received several messages
from Kamiakin-all of a friendly charlie
ter-assuring him, in bis own language,
that he was anxious for pence-that he had
placed his gun on the ground behind him,
and would not take it up again for war, un-
less forced SO to do by the "Bostons."
Concerning the gold mines of the Colville
region, Judge YANrIs, on his return from
Oregon, (whither he is now absent on
visit, for few weeks, has promised to
give us his views, in full, together with 9TH
er useful statistical information connected
herewith. We are authorized by him to
say, however, that the mines are paying,
well, all those who properly work them
say from 81 to $40 per day-but that per-
haps the richest diggings in the vicinity of
his station, are already occupied. Of the
Suswap, or Thompson river mines, he
gives the most aattering report. He thinks
that parties, lin view of the number of In
dians in that direction should not consist
Of less than from thirty to fifty in number,
but would not advise them to start at this
season Of the year
D0 The Territorial Legislative Assem-
bly, conVenes oAs week from Monday next,
and we observe that considerable prepara-