, 1858-11-12
From Oregon.

Jdi whist that OF the prevOs lhursday Drought the
papers of Oct. 30th.
Mr.. HmBEN, editor of the Oregon Times has re-
Gently taken an excursion round from Portland to
Port Townsend on the steamer Northerner, from
which place. on the steamer Constitution, be has had
an opportunity Of seeing all the SITES both town
and country-ah0rded by trip on Puget Sound, be-
tween young Great Britain and the head of our inland
navigable salt waters. In the last number of the
Times, under the head Of" Soundings Of the SouRd,n
&C.. appears well written and very excellent article
concerning IVhat he Obserrsd, and Reflections
7RerspOn," during his flying visit to our Territory
and from which we are induced to make the following
extracts. After bestowing a complimentary notice
upon Steacoom, Seattle, Port Townsend, and the va
rious milling localities upon the Sound, he says:
Olympia the capitol of Washington Territory, is
situated at the head Of Puget Sound busy, thriving
place. OF some five hundred inhabitants. II is sur
rounded with rich agricultural country and wants
nothing to become city except the immigration
which is gradually, but certainly flowing in there
As the capitol Of the Territory, well as account
or Its commercial advantages, it cannot but go to
prosper"
The conclusion of the article reads as follows
Everywhere upon the Sound, during our visit we
noted clear and unmistakable manifestations of I'M
provement and prosperity. The season of lethargy
has passed away, and the stNndtll policy of the few
past years has given to active energy and indus
NY, sure 70 start washington Territory on career Of
Ike Uest and 1e anu. du is people Inc
globe-only awaits the lapse of few wears to become
bordered with the homes Of thousands and hundreds
o. ehoIsands oil iree people, happy prosperous, and
" In conclusion wa NAV add that vvo or;ov.d onr
tour Of observation hugely and unaoyed and we ten
ger our thanks to our friends whose kindness and
ment Of tSe criss ~ iu'n W 'ne p'easie ana ENJOY
IrDon ,bo ro,,-,, - NJ. r,,,u,.,, - L.. !,
rorna b,msos tbo 81 q. Nc
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From ,I. Ty,ns, Of Oct so,b ,ro 1oorn that so,a.r
r.,rad Jobn uo,d.v ,J;,, n.n;. hod 49,, .-.os,oa
Ol- "''~' De,i'' ""u Deen ai''''eu
al Hortland by the shern oil Wasco county, for the
murder Of Oscar Keyes, resident Of the Dalles The
murdered man was found bnried near Fort Wauo.
voIla with ona NJ bis arms nrot,in, oho,,o h en-
s,.. - 80. :. .,'ls TDo'U '-e
lace Ot Tue eartn IL Is supposed that headley mur
dered him in order to obtain possession Of his horse
with which to desert from the service
From tba same noDor o,o ,oaro th., ,b, s,.ou,o.
L,;, Iur.J. h,t,t ~ D., 80. s'e','Iel
pr,dror5 /, paroIa,, 4. 20 n. 80, - - g -
rr,noi.co on ,ho ,.vt tn ,s .,0an,sSI, p"s;e"
AIso ,bot NJ w., pon,,,ao,. ~. -, -.
onobo1s Of ,ho I.o,,onv;no C.n,,r.J osf,e
hir0.oI, .s i,s .a,,o-
VI. - ~ - a,
VO'eI1e " 'ne o'u'eSH''' VI NV @u' 'na' Ooui
missioner MORT and Superintendent NEsNIrH have
returned to Salem from an official visit connected
with Indian Affairs. in the direction of the waa.walIa
-.
country
The editor Of the Statesman, notice, is again at
his most having passed few weeks on A visit to the
I,diar oo,r,r aas, 90 ~ f,so.,o, "a ,.,t
the gentlemen above mentioned
Quite interesting threecornered political cut
and-thrust engagement has been going on for the
os. t., oo,. 4, - 20 a. ,.oo,, .,.o.. to,.o.
"esAs ~ SUING VI 'ne Oi'son Ue'"een
Gen' ApAIR, Judge WILLIAMS, and the editor 0t the
Statesman. Personal matters are becoming consid-
erably mixed nm with the political. as the combat
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