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The Powder River Mania.

The Emigration to Powder river is large
ly on the increase. Everybody and the
L" rest of mankind" who have failed of
securing fortunes in other mining localities
seem to be turning in the direction of Pow
der river and even some who might do
we'll elsewhere are becoming injected with
this disposition to seek out in that locality
a new point for business. That the Pow
der river mines are both comparatively rich
and extensive is fact which has been pretty
we'll established d ; but that they will justi-
fly such rush as took place to Florence
this summer is matter of much doubt
The miners now there, while they express
confidence in their prospects for the future
when bitches are completed and the rains
come, complain Of being unable to work
with profit on account of the scarcity of
water This being the case, the present
rush is unwarranted for although the
Powder river mines may be the richest in
the upper country, unless miners can have
the conveniences for working the m they
can be of no present value; and all things
else being abundant-which is not now the
case-if that essential element, water, is
lacking, men who go thither at the present
time, without means to maintain them, in
dependent of mining, are only rushing into
difficulty. If accounts in relation to the
future prospects of these mines be true,-
and they undoubtedly are,-men who are
not otherwise proftably employed, and who
go prepared to " wait little longer" for
bitches to be dug, may possibly do well by
securing claims now. But by this course,
or necessity, those who go unprepared with
supplies, must be ultimately compelled to
abandon their claims, or endure the fate of
the man who found the big lump"
If we are correctly informed in relation
to that country, but little rain falls there in
the fall of the year before the snow and
cold wether- sets in; consequently those
holding dry claims, must wait for the melt
ing of the snow and The spring rains, before
they can work them.
, 1862-09-20
The New Trail to Auburn.

Mr. D. NJ. Shepherd, of the new Pow
der river express company, furnishes us the
following in relation the camping grounds
on the new trail, uia Grand Ronde valley
to Auburn:
This trail follows the wagon road to
Linkton's mill 20 miles from this city,
with grass and water plenty to that point.
Three fourths of mile from the mill the
trail turns to the left The camping
ground at this point is one mile from the
mill, to the right of the trail, where there
is good water, but little grass. From the
mill it is eight miles to good grass and wa
ter, in small prairie. From this point it
is about twenty miles to the Grand Ronde
valley, with water but not much grass for
sixteen or eighteen miles. The Grand
Ronde valley is about thirty miles in
length, with good grass and water. From
this valley to the Powder river valley it is
nine miles, with camping places. Powder
river valley is about fifteen miles across,
with good grass and water and from the
valley to Auburn, it IS eight miles. Tie
trail has the advantage over the old road
in point of distance and being freer from
rocks. Pack trains are now continually
passing over it, and all unite in pronounc-
inp If a rood mountain trail By a very
little work between the mill and the Grand
Ronde valley it could be made good wag-
on road. The Grand Ronde and Powder
river valleys are being settled up very fast
by emigrants, and those who prefer it can
now find house to stop at every night, be-
tween Walla Walla and Auburn.
, 1862-09-20

BOUNTIES TO NOLUNTEERS-Thereh has been
notable precedent for the liberal and joint bounty
of ninety dollars offered to each recruit in this
State When England was engaged in Europe
an end foreign wars from 1906 to 1915, there was
a great demand for men throughout the United
Kingdom to fill up the ranks of several military
organizations depleted by the Indian wars. La
Dor and fair prices, however, ruled the hour and
the British shilling"-the earnest of a soldiers
enrolment, failed to induce His Maesty's sub
iects to defend the national honor and ambition
on dozen fields of conflict. At length the 'shil-
ling" was superseded by the extraordinary bonn.
ty of f14 As, which was offered to every recruit
enrolled in Ireland. The old and celebrcfed bar.
racks in Georges Lane, Dublin-no,,c occunied
by the dry goods store of Pine T0rotbers-was
soon filled with young men, WHO sold their lives
at least for twenty-oDe years, for the tempting
gold. 1t is curious fact that this bounty did no
apply to soldiers enlisted in England, and as Liv
erpool is but eleven hours sail from the metrono
lis OF lrelapd, Brfishers took trips there, and thu
avaled Themselves of the bounty. The origina
bounty in tne British dominions to recruits was
what we believe it is at present, about "a, or SIG
lnus it will be seen that England has been ahea
I of US on great OCCASIONS of military emergency
", Y. Herald.
, 1862-09-20
Oregon Senatorial Election.

The Senatorial election in Oregon, which
has agitated the public mind and about
which there has been so much speculation
for some time past, is at last decided. The
late Portland papers bring us the intelli-
gence that on Friday, the 18th inst, Ben
jamin F. Harding, of Salem, was elected.
1t seems, from the number of candidates
in the field, the parties assembled, and the
ballots cast that they had an exciting time
before reaching this conclusion. There
were no less than nine prominent seekers
for the office, honors and weighty emolu-
ments. All shades OF Oregon politics
were represented Republicans, black,
mixed and conservative. These were head
ed by Messers Corbett, Pearne & Co. The
southern division of the party was repre-
sented by the Applegates, Jesse and Elisha.
Then comes o. Jacobs, in the center. On
the left wing is seen the Democracy, of
every name, Union and otherwise, ranged
beneath the banners of Harding, Williams
& Co.; and last and least, "poor old man, -
Elk Governor White ak er, who had three
secesh votes cast in his favor g every time. +"
Thirty ballots were had, and the highest
number of votes cast at any one time for
each of the candidates was as follows:
H. w. Corbett, II; T. H. Pearne IL /;
(withdrew after the 22d BALLOT Geo. H.
Williams, %; o Jacobs %; Elisha APP
plegate 1S; Jesse Applegate 10; W. H.
Watkins, II; B. F. Harding, on the thir-
tieth ballot, 28-three more than was nee
essary to a choice, thereby declaring him
elected.
Previous to the election, it was thought
by many that the main contest would be
between Bush and Pearne. Some would
have it that a compromise between these
gentlemen had been effected that Bush had
sold out his chances, and therefore Pearne
would be the coming man. But now we
SGG IIldG C1G y nun D6LuOCIdISs HdNIu2 buG
balance of power, and having coalesced
with the mixed republicans, have elected
one of the Salem Clique" thus giving
them both Senators, 1t may now be said
with truth that If Pearne beat Bush, Har-
ding caught the hare.
The Senator elect is said to be good
Union man-has been a long time resi-
dent of Oregon, and although not more
than thirty-fve years of age, is an acute
lawyer, of good practice; shrewd and sharp,
indicated by his deep-set black eyes, black
hair and sallow countenance. He will no
doubt make an efficient man in the Senate,
but will in no wise fill the place with the
same measure of ability as the eloquent
and deeply lamented Col. Baker.
, 1862-09-20
Troubled night departs
And the star of neaca returns."

And yet l know that there is no machnation of
enemies, no weakness of towards, no treachery of
false friends, no vacaton of folly or well-inten-
tional but foolish men, which will not be invoked,
no weapon or poison in the armory or the labra-
tory of the assassins of Liberty and Democratic
Government, not sharpening or preparing for the
ruin of our National cause. presume that it is
scarcely necessary for me to add that no state
ments, such as those you have alluded to, will in
any manner affect my own conduct | hope to
have frmness enough not to so wrong even to
prevent misconstructon. The patriotic men OF
to-day are doing great work-a work for all
time to come It is Of little consequence what
may be thought or said of them But the aoork
of saving this Government, this People, Democ-
racy Liberty, and all their blessings must and
shall be done.
am your obedient servant and fellow citizen,
JOHN A. ANDREW.
, 1862-09-20
U. S. MINT IN PoRTLAND.-Th follow

U. S. MINT IN PoRTLAND.-The follow
ing resolution was adopted in the Oregon
Senate or the 18th inst
WHEREAs-Rich and extensive gold fields are
now being developed east of the Cascade noun
tains, in the State of Oregon and in Washington
Territory; therefore be it
Resolved That the Committee on Federal Re-
ations be, and they are hereby instructed to en-
quire into the expediency of memorialzing Con-
gress for the establishment of branch of the
United States Mint at Portland, Oregon.
, 1862-09-20
COMPANY FUNDS.

have just had visit from my friend, the vol
unteer, who seems to be in fit Of the blues, and
complains bitterly of some one whom he calls
Company Funds" inquired what this "Com-
pany Funds had done to incur his displeasure
What has he done, Mr.. Snooks ?" Peter,
mildly suggested, not being fond of CEREMONY
Well; Peter, then," said he snappingly "why
Peter, he hath taken from me that which enrich
eth himself and maketh me short of grub The
United States Government allows me twenty-five
ounces of flour; but Company Funds gives me
instead, eighteen ounces or so of bread. The U.
S. Government allows me many more things in
plenty, but Company Funds dips his fist into
one thing, his hat into another, cuts a chunk off
third, and SO on, till he bas filled his capacious
pockets when he hands over the remainder to
me and my comrades, with benignant smile; as
much as to say, here my fine fellows, it does my
heart good to see you so we'll provided for. "But
Why" said 1 " don't you demand your rights or
ask an explanation ?" Ny dear obtuse friend,
said he, have asked for an explanation but it is
given so much in the style of DR.. OToole, that
this and that, and the other, is the t'other, and
this, and that's" that really don't know what to
make ofit. In fact, it is species of Cape Cod
logic for the point of the explanation is so OBJ
scure that now you see it, and now you don't see
it, and in short, it would require the acumen of
San Francisco criminal lawyer to explain the
explanation. Here my friend, the volunteer, left
but could not help thinking, after he had gone,
that there must be something rotten in Den
mark !" or if not in Denmark at least in the vol
unteer service of the United States
More anon PETER SNOOKe
, 1862-09-20
Quick Time.
WAL1u1A. Sept. 18th. 1862

WALLULA, Sept. 10th, 1862.
EDS. STATESMAN The quickest trip on rec
ord was made to-day by the steamer T'erino from
Selilo to Wallula. She left Seo this morning
at Oh 4Sm, and landed at Wallula this evening at
Oh 24m Whole time from port to port, 15h 36m
Deducting two stoppages, 9m f; net running time,
15h. 27m. Yours, &c., KAKTUS.
, 1862-09-20

BEAUTIFUL SPEcIMENs.-Mr. Moss
man exhibited us specimen" yesterday,
weighing six ounces, taken last week from
Wilson's Gulch near Auburn Another,
taken from Mr.. Carter's claim, near the
same place, weighed $3.50 and one from
Granite creek weighed $3.50. The largest
specimen is entirely free from quartz, and
is valued at something over hundred dol
lars
, 1862-09-20
DAILY LINE OF STAGES TO WAL1ULA

DAILY LINE OF STAGES TO WALLULA
AND LEWISTON Monday next Messrs.
Thatcher, Hickey & Co.'S stages will COM
mence making daily trips to Lewiston,
leaving this city at 2 o'clock in the morn
ing From the same date, Abbott's stages
will make daily trips to Wallula, leaving
here at 10 clook A. NJ.
, 1862-09-20

CHANGE oF'VENUE-Judge Smith who
was to have been tried at the late term of
the district court in Orc Fino for the muir
der of Mrs. Herring in Lewiston, took a
change of venue to this place.
, 1862-09-20
Cavalry ! CaValrVl!

A BLE-BODIED young men will now be enlist
unteers Each volunteer must furnish his own III
horse and horse equipments. Pay, the same as Cav
airy in the regular army, u s., with the addition Of
$l2 per month. Enstments for three years, unless
sooner discharged. When honorably discharged,
bounty of 500 will be given to each. Those desr-
of leading the wild and exciting life of mountain
further particulars inquire of the undersigned, at
Fort Walla Walla. GEO. B. CURRY,
Capt. Comd'g Co. E.
Sent 90 1862 40tf
, 1862-09-20

Cincinnati Threatened by
30, 900 Rebels.
, 1862-09-20
Attention Volunteers !
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS BoUNr,

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS BOUNTY
TTNHE undersigned have been authorized to raise
Il the tenth and last Company for Col. Steinberg
er's regiment of W. T. Infantry, .. S. Volunteers.
An opportunity is here offered for service in the
best disciplined and
Most Thoroughly Organized Regiment
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
Recruits for this company will be sent to Fort Wal
la, and at provided with comfortable qaartersy
clothing and subsistence. Enlstments will be for
Three Years, During the War,
and in addition to the liberal allowance and pay
given to U S. soldiers, every man who is honorably'
dischared from service will receive the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, AS BOUNTY
Full particulars as to pay &C., will be furnished&
at the office of the undersigned at the Union Hotel T.
between the hours Of O'Clock A. NJ. and 6 Pm
P. Z. TOOHILL,
c. GOEIZ.
Sept. 90 1862. 4O6
, 1862-09-20

New CoAcHEs.-Thatcher Hickey &
Co., have just received two new Concord
coaches, which they will place upon theil
line between this city and Lewiston,
, 1862-09-20
FOR SALE
Notice.

A Ii PERSONS are hereby warned against pans
"A chasing note for one hundred and fifty dollars
28th of April 1862, given by Lewis Randall, in favor
of William Anderson and William Hayworth, as said
note obtained frauduently, without giving value
received. LEWIS RANDALL.
Wala Walla, Sept 90 1862. 40nl*
, 1862-09-20

DIsooUNT.-United States Treasury
notes are at ten per cent discount in San
Francisco.
, 1862-09-20
Exclusion of Negroes.

Petitions have been circulated in Oregon
praying the legislators now in session to
enforce the clause in the constitution Of
that State relative to the exclusion of ne
groes; also to pass law compelling china
men to pay stipulated tax into the State
Treasury-so says the Oregonean.
In the matter Of Cinnamon, we would
suggest for the consideration of the next
Legislative assembly Of this Territory, that
law excluding them would be healthful.
They are already becoming too numerous,
and are said to be thronging in by hun !
dreds to the ColvilIe mines, by way of
British Columbia. They have been pro-
nounced a curse to California, and as we have
mining region not less extensive than that,
unless they are prevented by legal enact
ments, the same cause that induced their
emigration thither will cause them to over
run this Territory before another year.
, 1862-09-20
How they Draft in Pennsylvania.


The Philadelphia Ledger gives the following
abstract of the law of Pennsylvania in relation to
enrolling and drafting the militia:
The law makes every free able bodied white
male between the ages of IS and 40 liable to per-
form military duty, and requires them annually to
be enrolled by the assessors, which work is now
being performed. The regulations when the mi
tia is called into actual service by the United
States require that the brigade inspector shall or
der the major and captains, or commanding Off
GERS of companies of every battalion Of militia to
assemble at place fixed by him for the purpose
of having the enrolled militia in said companies
Justly and fairly classed. Full and complete rolls
of all persons subject to militia duty are to be fur
nshed The law says, " the men composing said
companies shall be divided into ten parts" which
we presume, means that the company, and not the
men, shall be thus divided. The name of each
and every person enrolled in said companies shall
be written on small slip of paper and carefully
rolled up, and then shall be deposited by compa-
N.Y. beginning with the first company, and depos-
tied in box. The senior officer present shall
draw the names, which shall be taken down as
drawn out The names put down making one
tenth of the company snail constitute the first
class, the next tenth part of the company the sec
ond class, and so on till the whole company is
classified into ten classes The men thus drawn
are liable to perform terms of duty in the order
in which they are classed, beginning with the first
and proceeding in numerical order but no class
to perform any second term of duty until every
other class shall have performed in turn term o1
duty. Persons are authorized to employ substi
tutes but if the substitute in his turn is drafted
then the person for whom he serves must find an
other or perform the duty himself Sons not sub
ject to the militia law may act as substitutes fol
their fathers.
, 1862-09-20
LATEST WAR NEWS.

Federal Forces Defeated at Richmond, Ky.
, 1862-09-20

THE most moderate calculation of the present
Ohio crops makes it at least 30,000000 bushels,
or 10 100000 more than was raised last year. OF
this quantity there will be surplus beyond the
State demand of some 100000 bushels.
, 1862-09-20

THE CoTroN PLANTATIONS IN MISSISSIPPI
A Northern writer who has been out from Cor
inth into Mississippi, on an expedition some forty
or fifty miles, says:
The negroes are carrying on the plantation work
as faithfully under the control of the mistress as
though the master was present, and as but little
cotton has been planted, the breadth of other
clops are correspondngly large, and the idea of
starving the Rebels is simply ridiculous.
have visited plantations over a space of fif
teen miles, have conversed freely with the people,
have not met loyal woman, as yet, and among
the men but one reasonable Rebel who is strictly
neutral.
Scarcely one is to be found who will take the
oath for the sake of selling his cotton still hoping
that the South will yet win.
But little cotton has been burned in this part
of the State of Mississippi, the farmers in some
instances driving off the cotton burners, but in
most cases it is carefully hid.
, 1862-09-20
Indian Depredations.

WALLA WALLA, Sept. 18th, 1862.
EDS. STATEsMAN:-I see a notice in your pa
per of the 18th inst, saying that the Indians had
been committing depredations on the Plains this
season, and having had some experience in that
line, place few lines at your disposal, that you
may give your readers more Correct idea of how
emigrants have suffered.
The company in which l came was attacked at
Big Piney, twelve miles west. of Green river, on
the 18th of July. One man by the name of Mo
ran was killed. His son was wounded by an ar
row through the wrist another was wounded in
the back by two arrows, and also received rife
ball through the thigh. They have both recov-
cred. The Indians got twelve head of cattle and
five horses. We gave chase, but did not recover
the stock. The Indians returned the following
night and tried to stampede our stock, but we
gave them .buck-shot and bullets so fast it soon
dried up their heincus yelling. The next night
they stampeded our stock, but they got none of
them. They broke down three wagons, broke off
the horns of several CATTLE bruising and laming.
many, which caused many to give out on the road.
At Goose creek they stole nineteen head of cattle
and four horses. Here we pursued them and they
gave battle. Several of the Indians were killed
and one of our men was wounded in the arm
We cut the ball out and the man has nearly re-
covered. After this we were so much on our
guard the Indians were afraid to attack u.s. 9th
er trains generally suffered more than ours. The
troops were sent out, suppose. to protect the
emigrants. The way they protect them is by gal
lopng up and down the road, which is only cal
culated to excite the red skins. The only way to
treat savage Indians is to run them to their hole
and then crawl in and haul them out and scalp
them. AN EMIGRANT.
, 1862-09-20

FREIGHTING TO LEwIsToN.-There are
now about one hundred and seventy-fve
wagons engaged in hauling freight be-
tween Wallula, this city and Lewiston.
, 1862-09-20

Missouri BEANs.-The Los Angeles Star says: /:
We have specimen of this Colorado luxury,
which is Of extraordinary length being quite nine
inches long, and containing twenty-four pods.-
Bread made from this bean, is variously reported
of-by some considered sweet, others sour, others
bitter, and so on, according, we presume, to the
Some compare it to the luxury of sawdust pie. All
concur, however, in saying it is first rate feed for
horses and mules
, 1862-09-20
Notice
Notice
To CHARLES w. WALTERS.

XTOU will take notice that 1 shall apply tol the
4 next Legislature of Washington Territory for
dissolution of the bonds of matrmony existing be-,
tween MARY j. WALTERS. =.
Colville, August 10 1862. 4Otf
, 1862-09-20

The Chicago papers report $500 men enlisted
in that city for the new army.
, 1862-09-20

Governor Andrew on Irish Enlistments.
The guerrilla press of the loyal States have been
industriously circulating report that Gov An
drew, of Massachusetts had refused to commits
sion any more Irish field officers He has replied
to the mean tory SANDER in such noble manner
that we publish his whole letter as follows =
.AppenL
, 1862-09-20

THE SEMI-WALLAcE MAIL.-The mil
itary post at this place, not being able to
wait the slow progress of our semi-month-
ly mail, is compelled to send all its outgo-
ing correspondence to Vancouver by ex-
press, at an expense to the Government of
one hundred and fifty dollars per month
enough to make weekly service out of the
semi Wallace humbug. Our slow mail fa-
cilities, we think, are mainly attributable
to an inactive delegate, and the fact of his
being engrossed in subserving personal
ends rather than public necessities.
, 1862-09-20

CAI1F0RNIA ELEcTIoN.-Returns from
the California election show that the State
has gone for the Union Administration
ticket by a very large majority.
, 1862-09-20
THE WEATHER.

A small party of emigrants arrived here about
ten days ago, from Wisconsin. They came by
the Mullan road, and made the trip in about
twelve weeks. They have sold out and gone to
work, intending to remain in this part of the coun-
try for the present.