, 1858-11-05
From Oregon.

For the past two weeks, our regular news summary
from Oregon have been crowded out and our columns
being somewhat cramped this week, and most OF the
items having become somewhat old and stale we have
concluded to wipe them out, throw them all over
board, and commence anew with the news more re-
Gently received.
BY the arrival Of the mail from the Columbia river
on Sunday, we received the Oregon Statesman of the
10th ult, and the Standard Of the 27th. From the
latter we learn that Brig Cen HARNEY arrived on the
Panama at Fort Vancouver on Sunday the 24th inst,
at midnight, and was received by salute of guns at
that post.
Col. STEPTOE, Maj. GARSETT, Capt. DAVIDSON, DR..
KANEY, and other officers who have participated in
the recent Indian campaign passed through Portland
recently on their way to California and the east.
On Monday last says the Standard the streets of
Portland were Illuminated by company of British
troops, dressed in scarlet coats route for Victoria
1t appears that gold in rich deposits has recently
been discovered fifteen miles above CanyUrille Doug
las county. Three are said to have taken out as
high as SO in a few hours. The dggings are found
on small creek emptying into the Umpqua river
The bar at the mouth of the Columbia river had
been SO rough for two weeks that it was somewnat
dangerous Tor vessels TO cross.
The recent rains had SO swollen the Willamette
river that renewal of steamboat navigation on the
upper waters was anticipated.
Mr. Bush, of the Statssman has been on visit to
the Dalles and the region around aboutn In very
excellent letter. dated at the Dalles Oct l4th and
published in the Statesman of the 26th we extract as
follows:
The forces have not been able to capture Kamiakin
He has sent in word to Agent Dennson that be had
gone to the Buffalo countythat he desired peace and
would come, but feared he would be imprisoned or
hung He says he has always desired peace. He was
seen in one of the engagements Of Col. Wright and
came near being killed by the falling of a limb of
tree cut off by howitzer ball
Col Wright has hung fifteen Indians, and Mai. Gar
nett twelve, among whom some of the worst In
dians in the country Both commands have killed in
battle about forty; they have taken number of prise
ners and killed, burnt and otherwise destroyed
large quantity Of property belonging to the Indians;
the hostles have lost their confidence in their ability
to cope with the Bostons and greatly dispirited
and subdued. The campaign-though short, has
been an energetic one, and abounds in favorable re-
suits. 1t reflects high credit upon those who planned
and those who executed it.
Frazer has busted" but few have returned this
way yet California mule trains have been sold here
at onehalf their cost.
Gen. Palmer's train arrived safely upon Thompson
river, but found gold They abandoned their wag-
0ns, and much Of their freight. They hired some
Hour packed n but realized little or nothing upon it
the market was overstOcked. Palmer reports that
q few persons are doing very well in the mines and
that two men from the valley have made about
| $1,000.
The Standard has advices from its up-country cor
respondent late Oct. oath. In letter OF that
date, written from the Dalles, find the following:
In the way of news there is little astr since the re-
turn Of the troops from the field. You will have
heard doubtless that subsequent to the killing Of
Michel, of which you were advised two of his assOci-
ates in crime were apprehended by friendly In
dians and delivered up to the Commanding officer at
Fort Smcoe, Capt Archer 9th Infantry, by whose
der they were promptly executed. To-day, the fourth
one of these murderers was brought into this place
dead, by the chief Mahnigh-nak who had undertaken
tn apprehend and deliver him up to the Commanding
officer here, but which the cuprt avoided by the act
of suicide, on finding his apprehension otherwise in
evitable.
| From all accounts four Indians we're concerned d.
recty with Michel in the murder of Bolon. They, as
well as Michel, have all perished.
LATE FROM FoRT CoLvILLE.-Just rs we were
ready for the press we received the followinGSnte
gence from reliable authority. A man whose name
we have been unable to learn arrived at the Dalles
few days ago from the Colville mines. w. T., and
brings the news that the Indians in that region
very troublesome, in fact much so that all the mi
ners were leaving. This man brought down with him
SO 900 in dust the product of his labor in few
months in that region Standard.