, 1858-09-10

AANAANn
vciorA Gasais of ths 2Sth alt., 10 the eject that
~ company under command of DAVID hcLAU0HLn,
q Oregon City. n rosie for Thompson and Frazer
rivers fron the Dales, had a. engagement with band
q Indians, On The 0kanaghn, In which three whites
usrs killed, etc., and that the diaeuy cTignated in
Consequence q ths Indians having stolen band Of
berf caille from Mr. wouFT, Of Colville Valley, &C.
a.. Ths L incorrect, g. hs cattle Of that gentle
nan we've MOI driven "a By The Indians until some
thrse days sllsr The hght
A. 20 detailed account Of The expedition under Mr..
McLAuonLIs has, a. yei appeared in any Of the Ore
roa papes and as most Of the particulars connected
uh Il cannot an TO prove interesting 10 the majority
q cur rsaaos. Mr. ROBEET COSNoLLT, late Of Ore
Fua CIV, uho accompanied the expedition through.
oct, has given us the following account Of the main
Incidents connected with the journey from walA-
lEplla 70 Frazer river;
Having len ths Dalles on July 5th, the company
rsndcEVou.ed At or near Fort WallA Walla WHERE for
lsn Or twelve days Il Waa reinforced BY detachments
non northern California and elsewhere, until the
company numbered one hundred and sixty men, al
most every one Of whom had a revolver In addition
% which. hey pundsd about ninety or one hundred
riaos and some twenty or twenty-five other heavy
anna Their corral exhibited between three and four
hundred head Of horses and mules. and the company
uns provided with full three months provisions, with
all DsssssAEy mining tools, with an abundance Of am
mnuiiion and IN excellent general Outat Whilst en-
onmpsd here, Mr. woLFE, trader At Fort COlville.
arved, Informing he company Of the hostile attitude
assumed BY he Indians In that directon-thAt they
had fully dstermlned upon q general War-that, in
conssquence Of which, the whites In that nslghbor(
hood bad ell iortsd up expecting an attack A thor
ough organization vas advised By Mr.. w., which was
eecied hy forming the company into four lvlsions-
DAVID McLAueHLN having been elected 10 the com.
mand q the uhole-tbe several divisions commanded
respectively By Capts. JAMES McLAuomN, HAM
nEIaHT, Wnsos, and - Amer visiting the
nallcs, NJ. WoLFF returned with small party,
joined and accompanied the expedition advising un-
RENTING Waichfalnels and caution whilst passing
through The country Of The walla-walias, the Col.
titles. PAlouses. Okanagans, &e &C. Prior 10 leav-
Ing this encampmeut the Indians succeeded In steal
hg nleen bead Of horses from Mr.. McLAUoHLD,
and iwSlve bead from Mr.. FIELD, who was encamped
a shori distance On snals rivcr--supposed 10 have
ben tie snaksl, but some thought BY the walla
ullla Indians.
Ths rouis taken by The Company crossed Snake
riEsr, usurfrulIs Rapids, along the Grand Coulee,
sast Of Ne Colnmbla riyer--erOasing, BY means Of
canoul, % he west side When opposite Fort 0kana
gnn- rhe day before reaching thia fort, German,
uho had Jagged Al considerable distance behind the
company, was oyeEtAken BY The Indians, robbed and
murdered, a. they subsequently, learned from the In
dlans and the halfbreed in charge Of the fort.
Amer crossing the Columbia here, The company pro
oesdsd up he easi side Of the okanagan river, and
nothing worthy Of special remark transpired until
Ea|
fhIss daya-aboui noon oi The 2sth Of July On that
dy Ne adrance o. the company had just wound their
uay up long hll-on reaching the summit Of which,
ahnge nauoH canton, about onehalf mile In length,
presented itself o this canion the company had been
rspenisdy warned By The friendly Indians TO beWare)
the mountain sides being very abrupt and almost per
Psndicular, towering up % The hsighth Of two or
three hundred feet above the narrow track, through
which hy he company's route. On reaching the
uummt, Tie advance bad made halt for the purpose
q r,.ting few moments and afford time for the
pack anlnals and the rear Of the company 10 come
up, and were about 10 again proceed. when, fOrtu.
nately for them. else perhaps they would all been
maslacred, Nj. LAu0HLN, In command Of the
hrt division. discovered an Indian in the canton with
hs gun leveled Al him. Mr.. L. instantly threw him
uch 70 he ound his horse between him and the In.
dan and droH upon bic antagonist The Indian
hred INT, and he hOne FELL The 6ring then at once
became general on both sides. and whenever an In,
dian showed himself The rs told is story Of his fate
This vas kept up until near nightfal, when strong
party Of rhsnsn we've placed on sloping hill side to
he len, oomnanding the entrance Of the canton
vhlat the balance Of TIE company with the wounded
pack animals &e., withdrew to The open level Patteau
below. No Aninais were siampeded. and the CON
pany retired with The utmost order confident Of hav
ing killed and woundeda large number Of the enemy
bud he exact number they were unable 10 ascertain
Ths company had three killed. and seven wounded
ane very severely, although they have all since re
covered The names Of the killed are HURLEY
kyArl, and RICE all Of California, the former q ma
I'VE Of Ireland The names Of the wounded are
JAMS LowER, Of Vancouver, VIZ. WRlonT, Of San
fnnoiaco, JAMS hnIFEE, JoHN ROsERs, - JEN
nisoN- Ihe names Of The Others not reconected. To
show he severe character Of the wounds received by
some Of The party, We are told that one man wa,
shot through tho lungs, the right side another
Waa shot through the left side the ball passing alon1
ths rihs and coming out near the small Of The back
another had hiscOllar bone broken-was shot throuVt
he groin and vas otherwise disabled, whilst other
received severe nsah wounds and yet although Their
va no Surgeon In the company, they all recovered
The Indians used sugs cut from bars Of lead.
strict guard vas kept during that night, part
q akrmisheu ail occupying the hill side to hold th
Indians in check; and BY the time morning hat
daHnsd, rAit had been constructed for the purpOs
Of conveying the party 10 the west side Of the Okan
agan river, the crossing Of which they effected il
stY, thus changing their route and turning the fast
nclea and dsienses which the Indians had prepare,
ior tpel repuse- The diminishing party having beer
recalled hom he h, were crossed over, last Of all
sna ne company then proceeded about two miles an,
eno-~pea- On Ne next morning, party Of twenty
one volunteered % return to Tie canton for The mn,
poe of buying thsir ALLEN comrades, and in In
msauiime the Indians had fred al The graas in ID
vicinity. which the company bad met with eounts
hrs aEound their encampmenL On reaching the can
ol, hs party ascsrtained that The Indians had abar
donsd heir stronghold there they found the bOdie
ioT which hey were in ssarch, but The fire havin