The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-04

From THE NORTHWESTERN BoUNDARY.-A private
letter has been received by gentleman of Wash
ingtOn from member of the Boundary Commits
sion appointed to and mark the boundary line
between the United States territory and the Bri-
tish Possessions, from the Pacific coast to where
the line is already established 1t is dated at Camp
on the Bay of SimiahanO, Sept. 18th. The writer
says that the English Commissioners appointed to
run the same boundary arrived one year after the
American Commissioners and took the field in Au-
gust last, the Americans being ahead of them on
the survey. 1t the expectation of both parties
to reach Fort Colville the head waters of the
Columbia river by next spring If the Indians do not
prove too troublesome. The Indians occupying
the country between the Cascade and Rocky noun
tans represented as being far more formidable
than Indians generally, as they are more hume
rous, and are for the most part mounted and pro-
vided with excellent arms and ammunition OBJ
tanned from the Hudson Bay COMPANY Their lonp
intercourse with the Company has likewise aceus-
toned them to the use of arms, and rendered them
intelligent than tribes less favoraby situated
1t was reported that they had routed company of
700 white men, while the latter were on the way to
the gold diggings on Fraser river. The writer of
this letter expresses an unavorabe opinion of the
Fraser river gold washings, account of the depth
of water, which makes it almost impossible to pro-
cure the gold.
Jr., publishes a card in the Philadelphia North
American in reply to the Russian railway ''revela-
tions, and veries his statements by extracts from
| the report and estimates submitted to the Emperor
| IL.
Mr.. Harrison says: Maj. Whistler the first Ameri-
can who had anything to do with railways in Rus
sia, left this country in June, 1842, and Messrs.
Harrison and Winans arrived out in May, 1S43, so
that the fraud, as pretended to have been brought
to light by the astronomical SURVEYS of Professor
| Struve can hardly be charged to the Americans
who have been, or are now in Russia, inasmuch as
they were not present until very long time after
| the approximate length of the road had been fixed
| by the report to his imperial majesty, which ap-
proximate length was only thirteen versts greater
| than the so called fraudulent length, the actual
finished length being three versts shorter than the
| figure in the ''reveatons." 1t is curious fact
that the ''revelations'' appeared in the London
Daily Ne,rs on October 10th, and the letter in the
Times of October Goth is also dated Vienna, Octo-
Der l6th and purports to be news extracted from
| the Gazette de Cologne. This news, from its word
ing, seems to have all come from the same source
and apparently by rather circuitous route from
st. Petersburg.
THE VINTAGE In MssoURI-From the VolksJlaH
published at the German settlement of Hermann il
Missouri, we learn that this years vintage in the
vclnity OF Hermann, in spite of the poor prospects
In the early part of the season, has been average
one. 1he quantity of wine produce will reacl
Z50oo gallons which highly satisfactory in view
OF the TACT that last years yield was enormous an(
that the vines seldom yield two consecutive heavy
crops. The yield per acre of the different vine
yards is variable-three and four hundred gallon
per acre being secured in some, while others afford
ed only fifty gallons per acre. In general however
the winters are we'll pleased with the result, an
have no cause to complain of hard times.
WATER AT LAST Thanks to the Powers above
we were blessed with good rain on Friday last
which has afforded an abu ndant supply of water fo
canal navigation, and now the boats are sent O
their way rejoicing. During last week liz boat
left this place for tide-water, carrying $3.50 tor
Of coal.-Cumb. Civilian.