, 1862-10-04

Dig reu apples GnaG we nave no cltlzens up
here-secesh or not-who would be mean
enough to steal squash.
military PosTs.-The attention of the
Government should be calledto the necessity
of establishing permanent military posts at
Forts Hall and Boise, for the protection of
temigrants. Expeditions like the one sent
out the present season can be of but little
service in that way, as they necessarily
spend most of their time in going and COM
ling.
WHITE INDIANS. 1T is the opinion
eOf many of the emgrants that party of
whites have been engaged with the indians
I'm the late murders of emigrants in the Vi
ccinity of Fort Hall and on Raft and Rock
rivers. In one instance, they got some fif-
teen thousand dollars from emlgrants whom
ethey murdered.
INCoRREoT.-The report published last
week in relation to the Indian massacre at
Mormon Basin proves to be a fabrication
The people of Auburn have proper good
way of furnishing offenders, and they would
be perfectly justifable in disposing of the
individual in summary manner" who
started this story.
WAR CoUNCIL.-The Snake, Bannock
and portion of the dsafected Nez Per-
gees Indians are now holding grand Coun-
ell at Fort Hall, ostensibly to consider the
propriety of war with the Blackfeet; but
it is the opinion of many that it is a combin-
alton against the whites.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. j. C. Franklin, of
Mossman & Co.'s express, called on us yes
terday. Himself 4" knight of the shears"
he is not unmindful of the wants of the
printer and did not fail to bring along a
file of the p. c. A. and other useful pa
pers.
STOLEN ANIMALs.-The Indians on
Camas Prairie, near Fort Hall, have some
two or three hundred animals-horses and
mules-taken from the Overland Mail Com
pany. They traded some of this stock to
the emigrants coming through.
A "CALIFoRNIA SPECIMEN. "A spec
linen of gold bearing quartz weighing two
and half pounds was found at Mormon
Basin, last week. The specimen contained
one hundred and ninety-eight dollars of
pure gold.
CoNvICTED.-James A. Waller, for the
murder of Griffin, on Powder river, last
spring, was convicted of murder in the
second degree at the late term of the Was
co county court and sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for life.
FALL STocKs.-Our merchants general
1y are now receiving their fall stocks of
goods, and to all appearances will be abund-
antly able to meet the large demands that
will be made upon them this fall and win
ter from the mining districts
W1NrER1sH.-The high peaks of the
Blue mountains were for the first time this
season covered with snow on Wednesday
morning
SPECIAL AGENr.-Mr. w. P. Hunting
ton has been appointed by Superintendent
Rector special Indian Agent for the Una
tilla reservation. Uice VIM. H. Barnhart.
STocK.-About seven thousand head of
stock have been brought into Washington
and Oregon this year ria the plains, by the
emigrants.
CRAwFoRD's EscoRT-Capt Craw-
ford's escort were encamped on the Owy-
hee river on the oath of September. They
expected to be in Walla Walla by the mid
die of the present month.
THE U S. Sanitary Committee of San
francisco sent one hundred thousand dol
uarS to the east for the relief of suffering
soldiers, by the steamer of the goth ult.
OVERLAND MAIL.-The Postmaster at
Sacramento has received Instructions from
the Postmaster General to send the Allan
tic mails overland.