New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-07
Departlneut News.

From the Washington Union, of the 3lst ult, we
extract the following official intelligence:
EXTENSION OF THE BASE LINE IN OREGON TERRI
ToRY-Returns of surveys have been received at the
General Land Office, from Oregon Territory, show
ing that the base line has been extended through
ranges T. s, ., and 10 west the coast range of
mountains to the Pacific, two miles north of Cape
Lookout and of the Cost meridian and offsets through
townships Nos. l, ?, and north of range 10 west,
and between townships and south, of ranges 10
and II west of the Willamette meridian.
SALE OF INDIAN TRUST LANps.-The Commissioner
of Indian Affairs received in yesterdays western
mail a letter from Norman Eddy, Esq, commissioner
of the sales of the Delaware Indian Trust lands in
Kansas Territory, dated Osawkee, July %. The
sale of the Western portion of the Delaware Indian
trust lands had commenced in pursuance of the Pre-
sidents proclamation the 18th instant. The sales
had progressed thus far without interruption dis
turbance and the condition Of affairs at the date of
the commissioners letter indicated that they would
proceed peaceably and with as much dispatch as the
extreme warm weather and other circumstances would
permit The proceeds Of the sales had reached
$l4jS2 Al and it is supposed that, at the close of
The sales, upwards of half million dollars will be
realized.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs received yester-
day by the western mail another letter from R. S.
Stevens, Esq, superintendent of the sales of Indian
trust lands in Kansas Territory, dated Paola July Is.
The sale of the Wea, Kaskaska, Peoria, and Pianke-
shaw trust lands had been concluded on the l4th.
| CLAIMS ON ACCOUNT OF INDIAN DEPREDATIONs IN
| WASHINGTON TERRITORY. = The Commissioner of
Indian Affairs received yesterday morning, by the
mail from California from Governor Stevens COM
plete copy of all the claims filed in the office of the
| Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Washington
Territory on account of Indian depredations commit
ted anterior to, and during the existence of, the
Indian war in that Territory. The total amount of
these claims is set down at $2ll42S IA, of which
S9,4l2 II are on account of depredations committed
previous to the Indian commencing in October
| 1855, and $20l 9S5 81 account OF depredatonS
committed during the existence of that war; From
the documents before US, we learn that, at time
the entire counties of Wala-Walla and Skamania
and nearly the whole of the counties of King ant
Pierce were actually in the possession Of the hostile
Indians. This will account for the large amount o
the claims in these countless whilst the loss sustained
by some of the other counties was comparatiyel,
trihing. The aggregate of the claims of the fou
counties of Walla-Walla, Skamana, King and Pierce
is SlSS,l4 30.
1t is the opinion of Gov Stevens that the sum tota
of these claims, presented in the documents alud
ed to, is considerably less than the actual loss
tained as large majority Of the cases are those
men who, with their families, were driven from thei
farms, and compelled to seek safety in block-house
aud towns, and as many persons who have lost pre-
perty by Indian depredatons have made no CLAIM
| against the Government whatever. No claim
, made for personal services during the contnuanc
| of this war.