, 1859-05-27
2,2Gs 70
Leaving outstanding
42,4sO 81

property, the sum OF. 80. 2,2GS l2
Leaving outstanding. =. 42,490 81
The greater part Of this abstract is made
up Of the hire Of clerks, teamsters, laborers
blackSmiths, hcrismen, &c, numbering in
all So; laborers and herlsmen, 81 per day;
clerks, and So per day, with board at SO
per day. \ DR.. j. r. Bates charges 500
for two visits, without stating to whom,
which is approved by the commissioners.
A man named William Johnson charges Tor
his services as ferryman from Juie to
Sept. 20, 1885, 100 per month, $3.50; for
the use of ferry for the same time, at $500
per month, 81 200. For the same time a
William J Johnson is borne on the rolls as o
private of Capt. COTS company. Quarter
master Pownc!l, Of the Oregon volunteers,
was stationed at the Dallcs at the same
time, and among his accounts is claim Of
this same William johnson and one Keith,
for fcrriagc Of battalion of Oregon yolun-
teers between the 2Gth Of June and 81 OF
August, amounting TO $6l3 80, doubtless
over the same ferry, which with himself was
then hired to Quartermaster Robie, at $3.50
per month; and both accounts, amounting
to s., 1905 80, for service Of four months,
are approved without deduction by the com
miSsOnerS. James Durk charges 5000 for
six months service us blacksmith, from
April to Sept 80, and $79S for the hire
of his tools for the same period. For shoe
ing horses $l2 each is charged, and $40 a
a e.. 81, g
per month is charged for the rent Of house.
On the 2lst Of August he purchased 4, 200
Jols worth Of sheaf oats at 8 dols. per bu.,
made another purchase at per bnslicl, and
salt at 20 cents per pounds hard bread 2S
cents per pound. Exceptlin the single arti
Gle of horses, the contracted prices to be
paid 10y Quartermaster Robie are as extray-
agant US any of the other qunrlermasters.
On one occasion, without any explained
reason, he mixes up his affairs US Especial
Indian agent" with those Of quartermaster
and commissary of the volunteers. In the
latter he sells and hires to hinlself in bis
former capacity in June, July, August, and
September, 1856, large quantity Of public
property that had come into his hands by
purchase or otherwise. lie then sells, among
other things, 1880 pounds Of flour; be-
tween 3 and 1000 pounds Of beef and ba-
con; 1000 pounds OF sugar, &C.; and hires
ITO horses, so yoke Of oxen, and IS wagons;
but his prices, in this connexion, are very
different from what he agreed to pay Us a
Quartermaster. Oxen, that cost from 100
TO $3.50 EACH he sells for IS each Sour that cost from
81 10 "A cents per pound he sells for 1g bacon that
cost Is to 80 cents be sells Ior 20 esnts beef that
20 cents he sells for l2k sugar that cost fom is 10
20 cents he sells for candies that cost from 20
81 2j per pound he sells for 80 cents; sap that cost
from 20 10 80 cents he sells tor Is; and salt that be
himself agreed t. pay 20 ccnts per pound. he sells for
4 ceuts. The horses he hired for so cents per day
each oxen at the sane per yoke and wagons for the
same each, whilst at that very lime he hiring sin
gle horses and mules Vt ~ per day cash, aud con-
tractin to pay SIS each for the Incorporation Of ~
wagons over The portage Of the Cascades at sl2 50
per tn for freight The prices he paid, ~ Indian
agent, arc no dnabt, the real cash prices prevailing
al that time which were less than those he contract
ed as qulrtermaster. by at lea 100 per cent. Why
he was hiring horses and mules and pay " for trans
portatiOh whilst he had already In his service
Wagons, horses, males, oxen, teamsters, and wagon
matters than lie would appear % have anylegitiuAate
u.e for, can only be Inferred certainly It is not ex
planned Ia his account. 1t should added that At the
same time he purchases of himself as Indian agent,
quantity II blankets, ganpOvder &e paid 81 500 Tor
u wallwaa; and 500 for the hire Of four mules At
the time be was selling u the stares, hiring
animals, aud furnishing transportation 10 the Indian
department. His accounts against the latter depart
msnt amounted TO Tl55 10, and the account Of the
same department against the qnadermader's depart
ment " 2lt 70; and after paying for blll 81 gds
of $3.50 a. he turns the bal4co Of Sl64l 20 To
Ou Irtermastcr General W. W. Miller He received Wy
purchase and ffon oisers II leading nFticles. 81
harses 33l nxen, s. wAgoas, 2G.JJj pounds VI beef
1929 pounds OF bacon, ~ $50 ponnds OF nolr, t5cl
pounds Of coffee IL OO9 pOund- u sugar, JsGa pounds
oT sSap &c. Ia disposing Of this property his issues
of subsistence far more regular than those OF any
other OF the volunteer quartormaters, and shows N a
conelnsively that b0th he and those concerned with
him were we'll acquainted with the army regulations
In this particular. lie made many Issues /, cofnpa
nies c. X, NJ and n. upon reg liar acquisitions. sta
ting the numbers. perigd, ot servire and the number
OF rltions required making no mistake In the compo-
ncnt parts of the ration or In oalcnlations and con
verting the grs number Of raiOns into bulls with as
u Ich accuracy could any accOuntint Ia the treas
ury In this way il Is discovered that he dld not al
ways conne himself TO the regulation allowances. or
70 the namer Of the companies according 70 the mus
ter II. Ia some instances eNreedng both! Upon
,ch reqnsiti0ns he dspOcs of aJnut onethrd OF his
stores OF subsistence the balance he issues to employ
ee. turns over In bulk 10 other qaarterma-ters and
ON ers &o anl to distressed citizens aud their iamt
lies, no ways come ted with the military service. 70
tho number Of brtween hfty and sixty persons. Al
low rates he sold 81 worth of subsistence Of which be
takes no account all Of which j. unsatisfactory
the other quarermaSters who have gotten rid of by
Gar the greater portion Of tie large quantities Of pro
perty that was purchased In the same Loose manner.
Of The 50, horses 3Jl oxen. and so wagons, he tnrn-
over to other officers 800 horaes. 2tt oxen. and 20
wagons; II horses, oxen, and wagons he sold at
public auction; horses A. low ~ $40 each, though he
sid one OK for sl52; wagons a. low SO; rides and
monds A, low as SlO reyovers S25 tents % 20. with
A good many other articles. including revovers and
IL rides Amounting altogether To ~ 0S2 T3 whether
fpr cash or credit Is not stated, further natce
anpear. u be taken of the Transaction. Credit y
Ken for Gl horses as "aandDned stolen and 10 e. al
oxen strayed away and were abandoned by wagon
master Thomas B0uSer; and II strayed and sto
len from Quartermaster c. r Higgins; and % mofs
were lost like the horses; and IL Of the 81 Wagons
stated 10 have been broken down aud abandoned,
c. n. Armstrong quartermaster at Canlp Mont
.,mery from 80 Of March IN 30th Nov 1855. In scr
h re from May ID 10 Nov. 30. 1855.
Tlras over n Al. Kane. alutant June ;. lsJ6, ths
ty before he LETT te service slS 10 worth OF eloth