New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-29
OREGON.

Dates have been received from Portland to the 23d
of May.
We do not find much of startling importance in the
papers. The different journals appeared to be occu-
pied almost exclusively with political affairs, the
election of delegates to the Constitutional Convention
Governor and Representatives seeming to be the oil.
absorbing topic of interest with the Oregonians.
We take the following from The OregoaiaH Of the
10th:
IsnIAE WAR REcOMMEScED.-Wel learn by private
letters ard information derived from persons recently
from the Dalles that the Indian has recommended
at the north. 1t is reported that detachment OF
regulars under command OF an officer OF the regular
army, recently had fight with the Indians in the
Walla Wala country. Two regulars were killed and
six wounded the Indians lost twelve killed, the
wounded were borne of. This is probably the re-
one hing Of the Indian north for ae present season.
We regret to say that believe another
campaign is opening and that the regulars Will
have some thing else 10 do for the next four or five
wears than devsiDg ways and means to Kill time, and
cursng Oregon as unfit for gentlemen TO live 10"
We opiue some tf them will have to face the music
and fulfill part of the cOveDanted obligations made
by and between them and the United States when they
entered the The people Of Oregon need have
no fears as we have a large regular force in the
block -houses and military posts, eating, drinking and
fg RI e the Indian
diculties, says Nathan Oney, esq, from tho Dales
informs that when he left the Dalles on Friday
regulars and the Indians as published in the papers
oi Saturday.
CoLyILLE GOLD MIsEs-Messrs. Friendly & Sell
ers of this city received Yesterday says The Port
land OregoniQn of the 23d inst. l66 ounces Of gold
dust direct from Colve mines. This house alone have
purchased 400 ounces of gold dust from COve within
the last two months We learn by those recently in
from the mines, that men VITO work can easily make
81 per hour with the common rocker.
PoTTERY.-Mr. Pine has brought to our Office says
The Oregcnian, several specimens Of Oregon manu-
featured ware called pottery or stoneware. The ware
appears well, and will become an important item Of
Oregon home productions, which wall save the people
much inconvenience as well large sans Of money
heretofore sent out Of the country.
The rains have received within the part fort
night have enlivened the hitherto dull prospects Of the
farmers for good crops the coming season.
Iron OEE.-Mr. Clark presented US, says The
Standard, with specimen of iron ore found near his
dwelling ON the Chehalem mountain. 1t contains
large per cent Of iron, aud Mr. Rogers says there is
great abundance of similar on his farm. 1t will
be thoroughly tested at the foundry the coming week
when shall give the result
Gov. Isaac j. Stevens has been nominated as candi-
cate 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
was subsequently, declared unanimously the nominee
BURGLARIEs.-On Wednesday night four houses in
Portland were feloniously entered by burglars.