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, 1862-02-22
WHY MINERS SHOULD COME SOON.

In my last letter I spoke of the necessity of
miners coming in early in the spring. The reasons
fer so doing are these: The Camas Prairie can
scarcely be passed during the spring rains The
mountain trails were scarcely passable last fall,-
they must be worse in the spring. there is no
certainty that Salmon river can be assembled in
batteaux, and in short, if miners do not come in
while the ground is frozen they may not be able
to get il at ALL Above all, they will be on the
ground to prospect as soon as the snow COM
mences to melt. H. NJ
, 1862-02-22
NOTICE.
Territory of Washington.

County OF Walla Walla 81
In he District Court Of Walla Walla COunty-First
.dical District
TO THOMAS S. SLOANE.
NTOU are hereby notified that Charles Bennett has
n filed complaint against you in said Court,
which viii come on to be heard mt the first term of
tie Court which shall commence more than three
months after the oath day of January 1862 and un-
less you appear at said term and answer, the same
will be taken confessed and the prayer thereof
granted. The object and prayer of the said complaint
is for the recovery Of the sum of two hdndred and
lolty-nine 15lOO dollars balance due on promisso-
ry note made by yOu to one David W. Helm, for the
sum of five hundred dollars dated lst November,
1860, and payable six months after date, which note
was on the goth day of November 1860 duly assigned
and delivered to w. w. Wiseman and on the
28th day of February 1861, the same was assigned
by said Wseman and delivered to plaintiff with IN
terest thereon and co. is of suit
8m3 w. A. GEORGE, Plfs Atty.
, 1862-02-22
CLOTHING, PROVISIONS, ETC.

OF the articles necessary to supply miners in
diet and apparel, there are enough for those now
here until spring opens But men are constantly
arriving on foot who have nothing but their blan
kets and if there should be "rush before the
roads become passable, great scarcity of proyis-
ions must ensue
, 1862-02-22

To OUR READERS IN THE MLNEs.-tOur facili-
ties for receiving news from below having of late
been entirely cut off, our columcs do not present
the face to our readers in tie mines tha we desire
they should. So soon as communicated is opened
with the lower country, we intend to print our
paper on smaller type, and give general sum-
mary Of Atlantic, California and Oregon news,
hoping thereby to be better able: meet the wants
of our readers in general, and those in the mines
in particular.
, 1862-02-22
Second Letter.
FLORENCE, Jan. "a, 1862.

FLORENCE, Jan. q, 1867
have now been ten days or more in these dig
gings, and feel in some degree qualified to speak
of them. Such information as I have gathered
what l have seen, and the opinions have formed,
are here placed at your disposal.
, 1862-02-22

LETTERS FROM THE M1NEs.1 Readers
will find these letters we'll worS of PEI
rusal. They are from the pei of Mr..
Henry Miller. Mr.. M. has ha some six
or seven years experience in m Ag and,
united with his experience as a writer for
the press, is fully competent to spa aak of the
subject Of which he treats. We shall re-
ceive regular communications from him,
and those designing to go to the mines, will
profit by reading his letters, while those
Who remain at home, and desire truthful
and intelligent description of the mines
cannot find a better source of information
than these letters.
, 1862-02-22

NoTE.-We believe our correspondent and the
miners at Florence are mistaken in their estimate
of the value of the Salmon river dust. 1t is a
fact, however, thatit appears much better than it
turns out by the assay. Since the close of com
muncation with Portland-nearly two months
we have had no reports of assays; but before
that time returns frequently reached here, the as
says ranging from $12,12 to $l3O4 We think
most of the gold so far which has been sent for
ward for assay, has been very improperly cleaned
and contained a large amount of white sand,
which is found in greater or less quantities in all
this dust. The assays made were undoubtedly
correct; some of them having been made at the
mint in San Francisco; the others by Mr. Agrel,
in Portland. If the miners could succeed in sep
arating this white sand from their dust it would
Of course be much more valuable. S 4 sral lots of
well cleaned dust have been sent belo for assay,
and so soon as the returns are receive We will
publish them.-EDs.
, 1862-02-22
THE MINES ABOUT FLORENCE.

The discoveries of gold in this district, SO far
are confined to the head gulches of Miller's creek
"a tributary Of Slate creek-and Sand creek
and its tributaries. The last named creek runs
directly into Salmon river The waters of these
creeks mterock, and the guches flowing into
them have, almost without exception,--so far as
they have been tried and been found to be rich. In
the beds of the gulches, which are usually wide
and fiat, the ." top dirt" consists of thick, wiry
turf and then deposit of pipe clay, or straifed
muck. Immediately under this comes the de-
posit of auriferous gravel and sand. Quartz
gravel predominates, and is oolored by oxides.
, 1862-02-22

New BRIDGE.-We learn that the con-
tract is let for building bridge across Dry
Creek, on the road to Walla WaIla. 1t will
be constructed Immediately.
, 1862-02-22

SUDDEN DEATH.-A man named T. P.
Poole died very suddenly, of congestion, at
the Blue Mountain House in this city, on
the 9th inst. Mr. P. was about "a years
Of age. late Of New Orleans, La.
, 1862-02-22

MEssRs. EDITORS: In the absence of foreign
news for your columns, We must rely upon domes-
tic intelligence; no community, Of the same num-
Der, possesses a larger s. are than the people of
this valley. Your last issue contained fine po-
etcal contribution, in the shape of an Acrostic
and to prove to you that the poetica talent of the
valley is not exhausted, l put my poetical genius
to work and ground out the following:
, 1862-02-22
From our Special Correspondent.J
LETTERS FROM THE MINES.
First Letter.
FLORENCE, W. T., Jan. IA, 1862.

i LOnLNULI W t. J an. IF, IOOZ.
News from this portion of the Nez Perce
PtacerS is doubtless of interest to your readers
and mode of subsistence on the road and hert
of scarcely less Importance to those who are con
tcmpatng a trip to the mines. If, therefore
your correspondents letters are voluminons at
tribute it to desire to enlighten the public, SC
that none may come blindly, rather than the dis
position to write after the subject is exhausted-a
practice which has been described as "The
ghost of wit, walking at wits own funeral"
, 1862-02-22

Down in this lonely valley here
Among beuighted folks
Midst frost and snow, and winter drear,
Peopl must have their jokes;
Have them they will both good and bad,
Old and young amusing,
Or which this last is prose run mad"
Like the "acrostic" to Susng.
Upon reading it, l found the spelling OF some
of the words not good; but it is just as it came
out, and dared not correct the orihography, for
fear there might be some deep hidden meaning
in it, which may some day come to light and as
toniSh the world. DOEsTICKs.
Waa Walla, Feb. 20, 1852
, 1862-02-22
NOTICE.

DERSONS indebted to the firm Of WAY, Bush Co.
Il will please call at their Office at j. c. Is.ac's
store Walla Walla, before the first day of March
1857, and settle Accounts not settled before tlat
date will be collected according to law.
Feb. g. 1862. 10w9
, 1862-02-22

Gold bars issued from this office will be received by
SATIER 65 CHURCH, H. HARRIS d CO.,
4. MOLITOR & CO., San Francisco.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-09-27

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ping 1t The sostop Gtofies. !, Rin{iDf Do1>.
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those OF the Oraisi a9sis, Nsee sifssn ia
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arrived last night from a,he i rnys Cof tho
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into Viseisia, ct W,lliamsperf. a enlsy's
brigade II AdvaAos, ,osossed dossr, on San.
day mighty Ceueh,s divis,oa crossed % Mon-
day, frsaklin's sorps was 70 follow iames
disselyI kcCielfsS ald' stAf are AT Will.
lismsport aceively engaged ID crossing the
troops. The impression prevailed i'd tie
army that the corps Of HeintxfeinauI and
The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-07-09

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Harvester for 1892.
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100 nnn lbs. Wool WANTED. nd Or
lWsWV ~t,ea 80 fx sAs hxte-t
erfos lnfCsfk. a ny leasbsf store.
10. IL 2als Stress, TER. Hsaf<. fss
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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04
TRUSTEES SALE,

* HEREAS, Hiram Pitts aud T.. Frances
w p. Pitts, his wife, Cyrus Pitts and Margaret
b. Pitts, his wife, Elias s, Gilbert and Caroline f.
p. Gilbert, his wife, and Gideon PITTS and Jane A.
Pitts, his wife, by deed dated September LIST, w.
D. 1858, conveyed TO John f. Dillon the real cs-
tate IN said deed described, which deed was re
corded November 18th 1893, in Book p of Deeds,
page 10, ofthe Rock Island county, Illinois, Re.
colds, beng all OF block eleven .lll, all Of block
twelve ll2l and lots one ! and two q IN block
thirteen 1871 ] Of blocks seven Il and cght
Is |, and the west half of block five 70 as shown
on and by plat made by Daniel pagln, county sur
yeyor, and which SAID plat has been duly filed for
record with the recorder Of SAID county sad real
estate being part OF Pitts, Gilbert and PITTS Sc
cond Addition to the town OF Moline, as shown by
SAID recorded plat, and by the SAID deed to the SAID
Dillon
And whereas, at the time of the execution oil
SAID deed to the sad Dillon, PITTS, Gilbert y PIT,
were indebted to Cook Il Dillon and to Cook, Dll-
lou Lndley, aud certain clients of the latter
fra, as shown BY certain prOmIssory notes IN the
possession Of sad Cook, Dillon 4 Llndleyj
And whereas, said Dillon, the said list day
Of September, lsjS, executed an Instrument IN
writing 20 the grantOrs IN SAID deed, which vas
accepted by them, and which instrument set forth
the above facts, and empowered aud authorized
said Dillon, IN case SAID notes made by Pats, Gil
bert Puts should not be PAID within three months
after due, to advertise SAID above described pro-
perry Tor sale, 10y giving four weeks notice OF the
time and place Of sale IN some "spaper publish
ed ~ Rock Island county, lluols, which sale
shall be made TO the highest bidder Tor cash. and
the purchaser or purchascfsc nj tied to absolute
deed for the property sold;
And whereas, the notes made by PITTS, Gilbert
& PITTS have not been fully paid;
And whereas, to secure the same debts, PITTS,
Gilbert Puts also pledged the following notes,
all dated July Is, 1891, to wit: notes made By
n,bl,t ,iSl On Z nat. m, "a, ia
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04
ANDY Love Killed In a Prize Fight.

Andy Love, once resident Of this city
and rowdy character of considerable notor
ETY. hereabouts, was recently killed IN prize
fight near St. LOUIS, as will be seen by the
following article from the St. Louis Democrat,
Of the % inst:
The Sabbath hours of yesterday morning
were desecrated by an infamous aud brutal
ring fight, resulting in the death Of one of the
principals engaged The parties were Andy
Love and Nike Fagn, the former Of this city,
and the latter recently from Chicago Hay.
ing quarreed and exchanged blows, they
concluded to settle their mutual grudge by
"fair fight" in pugilistic style. Each had
discipline and practice in the science" Sec.
onds and referee were appointed, the place
selected, and party of about two hundred
confdentially apprized of what was to trans
pire.
At half-past a. M, the excursionists cross
ed the river On ferry boat, proceeded to the
Illinois shore, and Travelled to locality about
half way between IllinoistOwn and Venice.
The ring was drawn on spot about ten yds.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04
Protection OF the Interests of the laboring
Men of Illinois.

We believe that no one of the American
state constitutions contains 80 many prOyls-
ions for the benefit Of aboring men, the mas
scs Of the people ~ the new constitution Of
this state BY the fortieth section Of the
legislative article the general assembly
il commanded TO pass laws to secur-
liens to mechanics and other operatives
for work and labor performed aud materials
furnished By the fourteenth article, home
,tcads are exempted and the property Of
married women BY section sixteenth Of the
executive article, IA bureau Of statistics and
agriculture is provided for. BY section eighth
OF the revenue article, a day il to be fixed tor
the payment Of all taxes and assessments. -
And so all the way through are scattered
provisions for the benefit and protection OF
the great mass Of the people.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04

err section to which we would call particular
attention. 1t is as follows;
"SEc, 6. Every corporation organized or
doing business under the laws or authority
of this state, within this state, shall have a
public place in this state for the transaction
Of its business; and an agent or agents duly
authorized to transact the business Of the
same at such place"
The reading Of this section is so obvious
and plain that its object does not seem to re
quire explanation, The fact that under the
old constitution corporations were not required
to have public place Of business in the state,
we are told by lawyers has been the cause OF
n great deal Of trouble, Having no place Of
business in the state, when 1t has been neGes-
sary or important to serve legal process upon
officer. or agents Of these corporations, the
officers have been unable to find them, and
thus the ends OF justice have been defeated
II you want to bring suit IN court against "A
Corporation, as j. often the case, II Is import
ant that the officers OF the law should be able
to find an authorized agrn, OF the corporation,
and if such CORPORATION have public place
Of business and an agent al that place. the
probability i that the agent will be able to
find him We have quoted these provisions
Of the new constitution for the same reason
precisely that We have quoted other good pro-
visions of that instrument observation-disclosures
we want the peoplet to know something Of the
merits o! the instrument they are called 70
vote upon When they come to know what
the new constitution really is and to under,
stand its detail, thoroughly, there is no dan.
ger that the people will not sustain it. If
the people discharge their duty to themselves
they will adopt the new constitution by an
overwhelming majority
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04
MORE GOOD PROVISIONS or TIE
NEW CONSTITUTION.


The new constitution requires the governor
to ''communIcate to the general assembly each
case Of repricye Communication or pardon gran.
ted, stating the name of the convict, the crime
for which he was convicted, the sentence and
It's date and the date of communication, pardon
or rcprievc, amt tie reasons HeIcf6r." Here
toforc the governor has been permitted to re
prievo or pardon whom he pleased, without
giving any reason for it, 1t will be conccc-
ded, we presume, that after the people have
gone to the trouble and expense Of arrcstiug,
trying, convictlng and assigning punishment
To- criminals and the governor exercises the
prcrogative Of setting aside ali they have thus
done to bring the criminal to Justice by turn
ing him loose again upon community, that 1t
would he emincntly proper that be should
give the people the reasons that induced him
10 do SO. The governor ought not to retrieve
or pardon criminal unless he has good rca-
sons for doing so, and the people ought to
know the reasons, in order that his conduct
NAV be approved by them when his reasons
are sufficient to Justify it, and disapproycd
when they are insufficient. This provision of
the new constitution will be approved we
think, by all candid, rejecting men.
The following section Of the new constitu,
ton ought. also, we should think, to receive
universal approval;
g.. N,,,o.,,, ,.h., L,.. Hoo.
BE, in defualt as a collector or holder of mon.
evs belonging TO any municipal corporation
Of this state. Shall hold any office in this state.
or in any such CORPORATION. until he shal
have paid the fun amount Of said moneys md
received his full discharge therefor"
Under the old constitution, to be a detaul-
ter was no disqualification tor office. a man
might rob the people III one Office, and then
seek an opportunity rob them again by be-
coming candidate tor another. 1t will not
be so, hereatter--lt the new constitution shall
be adopted, as we take 1t Tor granted il will
be. The result Of the Chicago election, where
the republicans made square fight against
the new constitution, and We're badly beaten.
shows plainly enough what the people will
most likely do on the 18th Of June next
Here is provision of the new constitution
intended 70 reach some Of the bogus corpora
tons that have heretofore been chartered in
this state:
"Src, s All acts of incorporation hereto.
fare ,os.e1 under which the c,rporators
shall mot orpanizc and commence business
,o the nets of incornoration within
ono vaar after the oiontion Of this constitn
tion .han he mil and void"
~, a., .,.;,,, ~ .1;, so,,,;o, ,,,.lo,o.
'"S W. Wy ~ ~ w. ~ ,'nIr D", "' ~. ~
w. NJ ~ t " I'''o .""'
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04
McIIeilan's Army within -Four miles of
Richmond.

MCCLELLANs HEADQUARTERS June >.
The rebel officers were unable to rally their
troops this morning, and have rctreated back
towards Richmond. Our men moved forward
to Fair Oak, five Eilcs from the city.
jeff Davis and Gov. Letcher were both at
the fight yesterday.
The dead are now heing gathered and bur
led. All the wounded and many Of the dead
have been sent to Warehouse by railroad.
1t is impossible to obtain correct lists of the
casualties Of the past three days.
June % p. III.
Gen. Hooker made Il reconnaissance to-day
on Williamsburg turnpike, and within four
miles from Richmond, without meeting the
enemy in force Their pickets kept in sigh,
but retreated ut our approach.
Every one seemed saugune Of the fall Of
the rebel capital when our troops advance for
an engagement.
They threw the main body Of their army,
composed of the best troops, on our left wing,
with Il view to crush it, They were defeated
after two days hard fighting, and forced to
retreat.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04

For New Constitution.
For Article Prohibiting Banks.
For Exclusion of Negroes and Mu-
lattoes.
No Right Of Suffrage or Office to Ne
groes or Mulattoes.
For Laws Excluding Negroes and
Mulattoes from Coming to or Not'
ing in this State.
For Congressional Apportionmcnt'
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04

1t seems that Gov. Andrew Of Massachu
sets, does not wholly refuse TO furnish sol
diers "1or the perpetuatiOu of slavery" We
speak on the authority Of the New York iri
TIME. Say, that paper "Goy. Andrew, Of
Massachusetts,, beng officially called On for
more soldiers for the union armies responded
in substance that the people Of Massachusetts
would furnish them slowly if the war was to
be waged for the perpctuation Of slavery, but
b0untiuly if it were to be prosecuted on the
basis Of Gen. Hunters order" We DO not
know that we have any comment to make ou
this. We simply put 1t on record that Mas
achuSctt- under the guidance Of Gov. Andrew,
will furnish soldiers slowly, for the war to be
wag"d for the pcrpctuation Of slavery.
That is what Illinois will not do, or, AT
least, the democratic part .; it. Democrats
nowhere will furnish soldiers for the war to
I be waged for the perpetuaton OF slavery
/ That j. not what democrats are lighting Tor
at all, They are fighting solely for the per.
/ pctuaton OF the union, without regard to what
becomes OF slavery in the natural course Of
events Chicuyo Times.