, 1860-12-14
/. WASHINGTON TERRITORY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER IL 1860

United States, and that d portion o. the funds
appropriated for the erection Of the building bad
Been forwarded 70 the Chief Justice Of the Ter
ritOry to be delivered u Ills Excellency, on his
executing bond as Disbursing Agent. The act
Of the Legislature Of January 5, 1855, having de.
claPed the Gosefn6rt6 be merely the treasurer Of
the fund, and placed rs disbursement entirely
under the cUntrbl Of Board Of Commissioners,
Governor Gholson deferred the execution Of .
bond as disbursing agent until be could obtain
the Instructions Of the Department as to the con.
troll which he was to assume over the dlsbhrsei
ment Of the fund. Upon the departure Of the
Governor from the Territory, IN May last, the
duties Of the Executive defolved upon mel and
entertaining no doubt that, under the provisions
Of the organic act the moneys appropriated LOT
the public buildings were lie all others entrusted
10 that officer lor territorial plfposek 10 be dis
bursed by him under the instructions Of the Sec
retafy Of the Treasury, executed the proper
bond, and adopted measures fof On immediate
cotnmehcement Of the work. and % advised the
was notilied by letter from the Acting Com
missioner that q he did not pf5pbssl to proeeed
with the building until after the meeting Of the
next Legislature, unless Such delay would IN my
opinion Justify che appointment 6i another in his
place. By the act Of the Legislature Of Jan.
5, 1865 1t IA made the duty Of the Commission
eFs to contract for the erection Of the building
without delh5; and deemed il 70 be incumbent
upon me, as Acting Governor, to see that tne
law is executed, and so informed the Acting
Commissioner. On the 10Th Of July that gem
tieman published notice inviting proposals for
the clearing Of the grodnd selected as the Site
fixing the 29ih Of September following Is The
day for opening the bids. At the date 70 which
the work was thus postponed It would be
greatly retarded BY the intefheney Of the Weather
For this reason, therefore, requested the Com
I missioner toreduce The time allowed for making
proposals, and ppon his declining y do 50 ap-i
pointed another in his stead.
The title TO the ste selected for the Peniten-
tlary has been since nlso spprovedi and BY lot.
ter feceivad from the Department ing October
llastl was Instructed 10 Gauss tbe sites for, both
buildings to be cleared "A portion Of this work
had been done before the receptoi these instruc
tons, and il Is now completed. BY the same
letter, wasrequested to forward q statement Of
the price of building materials 10 the Territory,
and was informed that plans, specifications, and
working drawings for both buildings would be
iprenzred at the Bureau Of Construction IN Wash
8ihgton had previously adopted the plan l0r
the PenitentiaFy agreed npOngby the Commits
sioners, and have forwarded il 70 Washington
with Recommendation that il be approved BY
the Department The stone for the foundation
Of the Pcnitentiary has been delivered on the
site. and uaid fnr,a and both. buildings viii BE-
commenced Immediately, utOn receipt Of the
plans.
No provision has vet been made by Congress
for the extineuishment of the Indian title 70 the
lands occupied by the Cowlitz, Ohahalise Gray's
Harbor. Shoalwater Bay and Chinook fndiairs
These lands are being G,st settled, and some OF
3thofribes have recently exhibited frrinas Of hos.
itility to,the whites. dhe same Fvmarks will app
Div 10 several tribes on the east Of the Cascade
mountains; and would recommend that sCon-
aress be niemorialized to authorize treaty stipu-
htions to be entered into with these Indians, for
The relinqnishnent Of their title, and their con-
eentration' upon res, sations
Tbe anprehendcd difficulties between our citi-
zens and the Nez Perez Indians. growing out Of
ne recent discovery of gold on the Clear Water
Are dcservine a serious attention. A doubt ex-
ists Al 10 the exact location Of these mines the
Indian Acrnt holdins that thew are Within the
bonndaFifs N the ressrvatio,A Whilk The eilil
lens clairn ne rirhtI under ihe second article Of
ne treatv. 10 run roads through the reservation
ms priyileee a held by the Indian Agent to Be
exclusively vested il the GottfninenL ! an
without Official adviees on this subiect, bdt from
information derived from most reliable sources,
j., ssIis,,S ihsl ihere Il irnmiiient idIirur Of =
eoni;r, hrt,yee lie ,niners ana the Indians. and
lhonla IRIS occur. the consequences would Be
most iIissstrous 1 would respectfully urge that
M natiiI receive Immediate attention. and that
i,e nen~rtuent ,of the Interior ho meuori.lirod
Il d;snsieh 4 comnissioncT % Iris Ierritorf. with
inthor;tv 10 define Inc boundaries Of the rtser-
tS,;on. ;ba scd0Irs ne efssion Of the lands On
rh;'.h NJ nina are siluat a. M NJ
The noss.,ssovv rirhia confirmed 10 the Hud.
son nav Comnanv IN this Territory. ythe third
hriicle of nv Treaty of 1876. became extinct un
dn die exbiratlon of the Conipany's CHARTER Ii
M Tias0 n baai becu decided that these
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