, 1858-10-01
Frum OREGON.

The last mail from the Columbia ril or
brought Us Oregon papers up to Sept. 29d.
From the Statesman we learn that the irst
regular session Of the Oregon "State"
Legislature has been given the "gO-by,"-
aquorum failing to assemble. Nine mem.
bers Of the House and two Of the Senate
only were present Those Of the lower
body had two meetings, and those Of the
upper one, when, on the second day, it WaI
given up
For the following news items, we are In
debted to the Standard Of the 22d inst:
thought that The recent rumor that Gen. Par
mer and portion Of his company had been killed By
The Indians Is untrue. and that Re has succeeded Ii
getting safely through the hostile Indian country.
The news from Col. WRioHr's command Is very i'm.
PoLtant true. as Il announces the capture and exc
cutlon o. two Of the most daring and influential Of the
hostile chieis-" Ouhi,n and Qualchien," his son
both 1akimas, well known and much dreaded by all
The upper Columbia bands Of Indians. Il appears
thai Capt. Jordan had retained 70 Fort Dalles from
simcoe, and brought an Indian rumOr, believed 70 be
reliable, that party Of Dragons who had been sent
out soouting By Col. Wright, had captured tho two
noted hostile chiefs, QuAlchen and 0ahi. Both
akin uas inrtng the Indians 10 vigorous prosecu-
ton of he var.
From Fort Slmcoo the sad news comes Of the death
Of Ma Garnei1 She died on Friday evening last
The mournfal intelligence has been despatched 70
Major GametL
A Shasta slave Of Kamlaklns had escaped from his
master and came Into Wallawalla with band Of hOr
- he had stolen nom the Indians. This fellow re-
ported Cen Palmer and bis party all we'll
lengthy and quite interesting letter Is Published
IN NE Siaada'd non Capt MoRrrnOR ROaznrsCS,
daied-" Frazer river, Upper Fountanyille Sept Sd.
Iass Capt r, with 900 Of his company, had arrived
at tis place few days previous to the date Of the
letter, having been foryOne days on the route from
The Dalles, including number Of days passed in camp
with proper outfit and good animals, Capt. r. is
positive that he can make the journey In twenty-five
dayA He estimates the distance from the Dales TO
his camp Frazer river from which his letter is da.
ted, at 5tT miles, with abundance Of grass water,
and timber, an along tle route We extract the fol-
lowing paragraphs nom his letter:
1--WE len the DaIes for the Yakima country. but on
arrival there tho company decided 10 continue on 70
Pfazer river and In compliance with their wishes
have brought them here. We prOspected In several
places, and found the dit to yield from two bits 10
hity cents the pan. This was along the wenatcha
aud WeWich rivers I assured them that we were
within dlleen miles from the locality where disooy
eied rich digglns, but they an insisted upon going
Il IsEimming our horses across the lake four 81
them were drowned. They had become very weak
from the severe travelling along Shuswap and Thomp
sons rivers Our party pr0specied tie banks Of hese
siTeas, bf do nof find tie color Of gold We fonnd
no goid ulii came % Ffazer rirer Where we are
enoamped there are some twenty other men at work
mostly French, on small bar. They tell me the dig.
gings pay from eight 70 twelve dollars per day now
6ai ghen NE river was low they made forty dollars
There are about 100 men al work on Foster's Rar
= miles below u.s. From Fort Yale up the river there
aIp aomo 500 men employed. do not think these
mines - rich as they have been represented. good
many q The men prefer the Wenatcha 70 this place
and win probably make the attempt to reach therp
next spring. For my own part, have more faith in
the Yakima country than any vet seen and in tbe
spring intend 10 return 10 Portland for the purpose
otoIganizing company 10 go there.
have the satisfaction VI saying that every man
under ny command arrived Ia good health and not
an animal was strayed or stolen from those who No
mailed with me. With those who left Us and obsti
natey pursued their own course, against my consen
and advice, The case stands diierent They lost fou
men. had several wounded and lost some OF their hoF
ses- AZ one time party Of these malcOntsnts Ia,
planned 70 seEe train, but the determined dsDo
ion of oar guard caused them to abandon this inten
conoerniugthe existence Of gold on Thompson river
hNin be observed that the account given BY Capt
kouEnrsoS, in prospecting that stream, agrees pre
eisely with the account given by Mr. CoNNELLY. Of
Cap1 AoLAusnLIS's company, which we published 1
lev weeks since, aveng that the latter compapy bad
pfoepected there without success