The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-30

States Two of the Apos~t had also arrived In Carson
valley, having away nom HAlt Lake On the 9th Of
April and swum Bear rser near by, 70 mss good their
escape They tell hard stories about the condition
o. the saints Avruing TO their accounts there six
'asand apostates AZ Great Salt Lake, who in
slant fear Of band Of bnyadoes employed by Brigham
Young, known the Destroying Angels" They say
that dead bodies constantly found about that place
and that while the Momons attribute their murder TO
the Indians the Aposate believe they murdered by
the Destroying Angels They also represent that the
leading Morons preach openly against permitting any
women children TO leave there.
Kempton party was accompanied the first day far
out Boar river BY President Brigham Young, On the
18th of April he left them for the North intending TO
by Fort Hall to Salmon river, in Oregon Territory His
object to look out for station in that country
Whether he preparing TO remove there himself or
not not known.
At Great Salt Lake there had been little or no money
during the winter Wheat selling at 81 per bushel
and good cattle very cheap for cash Provisions
were plentiful train of forty hand carts with three
missionaries to each cart had left for the States and
President Young had sent forty tons of -four to sup
ply his stations between that place and the Missouri
river
FROM OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
INDIAN DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAILA- wALLA COUNTRY
We give the following rumor which has been rife in
city for few days Ii seems that Wild Cat, Cayuse
chief had made demonstrations against the white settle
ments in that vicinity threatening that whatever they
sowed they would not live TO reap Col Wright, to Sc
Wild Cat and prevent further spread of dsaec
ton among the Indians sent Lieut. Switzer with party
of United States Dragons to arrest him, when Wild Cat
gathered together Indian band and made fight, in
which three dragons killed, and twelve In
dams also The Indians captured from four to six
government wagons, containing supplies for the United
States troops while in transit from the mouth Of
Walla-Waa river to Fort Walla- Walla, and killed
eight ten men who were employed as tcamsters,
etc, in transporting these supplies. Lieutenant Swift
ger and party, it is further rumored obliged
to retreat to Walla- Walla The above is Indian
port Col Wright had despatched Pearson, the famous
expessman, to ascertain the real truth Of this matter
but up latest dates Mr. Pearson had not returned
from his mission We shall hear the truth of the
matter ~ Humboldt Times.
CoLvILLE GoLD MINEs-Messrs Friendly & Sellers, of
this city, received yesterday hundred and sixtysx
of gold dust direct from Colvlle mines This
house alone have purchased o hundred of gold
dust from Colville within the last two months We
learn by those recently in from the mines that who
work easily make dollar per hour with the
mon rocker. Ore5oadn.
DnLEdArrs TO CoSGREss-Gov Isaac Stevens has been
nominated candidate for delegate to Congress by the
democratic convention of Washington Territory On the
first ballot he received fifty out of the sixty votes cast
and subsequently declared unanimously the nominee
General Lane has been nominated for the position
by the democrats Of Oregon.