, 1858-12-03

alter bulWar, washing away part OF her helm wheel
and the throwing overheard about twenty tons OF
frelghti mostly iron and ammunition
The Standard says that the letter mail
of the Columbia had arrived safely at Port
land on the goth ult., having been brought
overland from Gardner; and that Mr.. E.
r. GUM, one Of the proprietOrs of the
Oregonian, who had been on visit to the
Atlantic side, came passenger on the
Columbia to Umpqua--thence overland to
Portland.
The same paper says that, " Epier, the
Indian chief who led the massacre at the
Cascades in '5G, has again been endeavOr-
ing TO ncite the Indians to commence hos
tilities upon the settlements, but has had
quietus put upon further operations. At
the order of Gen. HARNEY, Lieut.. MALLORY
went up to White Salmon river last week
and succeeded in capturing him. He was
brought down yesterday on the MountaiS
Buck and lodged in the guard house at
Vancouver"
The trial of ETHAN Cox, for the murder
of MCCLELLAN, which was noticed in this
paper some months since, was in progress
at Portland on the Gath ult, before Chief
Justice WILLIAMS
We find the following in the Oregon
Statesman Of the 23d ult 1t is the Gene
raj Order of Gen. HARNEY, to which refer
ence has been made in two or three former
numbers of this paper, as throwing open
the Walla-walIa cOuntry for settlement:
DALLEs Nov. Is, 1858.
EDITOR STATEsMAN:-Below send you a true copy
Of an important order Of Gen. Harvey 1t has not
been seen by the citizens here but its purport is very
generally understood and the act Is warmly applaud
ed The sentiment Is quite prevalent in this county
that there has been disposition to the keep settlers
out of that country, not much on account of the
Indians, as for the beueft Of a few iavorites:
HEAD QUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF OREGON.
| FoRT VANCOUVER, W. T., Oct. 81, 1858. I
General OTders, No. 3-As it appears that citizens
are prevented from locating near some Of the military
posts in this Department; the General Commanding
directs, that hereafter every encouragement will be
given them to do So provided infringement is made
upon either the Military Indian Reservations Of the
country.
By order of General Harney
| A. PLEASANTON,
l Captain I'd Dragoons
A. Asst Adj. Gen1
According 10 the assessment rolls fur
niShed the Territorial Auditor of Oregon
the taxable property Of that Territory fol-
the year 1858, is set down at $22, 724,l ,lI8
against $I8.463, 272, as given for the yeaI
1851. In commenting upon the statistics
as published in the Statesman, the editor o.
that paper says:
ave think there is no other country in the worlt
where the assessment roll furnishes SO poor an ndel
of the property thereof, as i does in Oregon.
The real estate Of the country is, as a rule valued
an extremely low figure. II property in Oregon wa
assessed as near its real value It commonly Is in thu
Old States, valuation would show q total of no
less than forty or fifty Millions"
The Statesman learns that the gold minei
upon tributary of the South Umpqua
exceed in richness and extent, the anticipa
tions of the most sanguine There are said
to be now about two hundred persons en-
gagged in mining there, and nearly all O
them doing exceedingly well. The gold il
described as very coarse, and as much re
sembling, in appearance and quality, th,
, gold from Humbug diggings, in Siskiyor
Co., Cal. Large nuggets of several ounce
: in weight, are frequently taken out.
The same paper says that young mai
named CARL TERRY, living in the forks o
the Suntiam, near the town of Scio, wa
recently thrown from horse, and received
injuries which are likely TO prove fatal
II III G. Al r.