, 1862-11-01
From the Bitter Root Country.

& Cranston, just down from the Bitter
Root, gives us the following interesting
news from that country:
EMIGRANT ESCORT.
AT Deer Lodge, on his way down, he
passed Capt. Fisk, of the erligraut escort,
from St. Paul, Minnesota, with company
of fifteen or twenty raen, They came pia
Gov. Stevens ror.,e to Fort Benton. They
are bringing ?. large howitzcr with them.
INDIAN AFFAIRS
InIian Agent, Hutchins, on his way to
relieve Major Owens, lost nearly all his an
imals in the Coeur Alene mountains, and
was much delayed in consequence. He
was compelled to cache most of his sup
plies in the mountains, until he could go to
the agency and procure animals to pack
them through Some of the lost animals
were subsequently recovered by Capt Fisk,
wto is bringing them in to the post at this
place.
The Indians at Fort Oaen held grand
dance in honor of the return of Major
Owen at the Fort, in return for which he
gave them beef, and on the following day
they continued their jubilee in feasting.-
The succeeding day they had grand pOlo
,0oio and dance, preparatory to starting for
the Buffalo country.
Several immigrant families have settled
in the Flathead valley. This is in viola
ton of the treaty with the Indians, and they
express much dissatisfaction on account
OF It. They represented their grievances
on this score to Major Owen soon after his
arrival They were given to understand
that this settlement was in violation Of law,
and that it would not invalidate their title
to their lands. They were counseled to
not molest the settlers, but tO seek redress
for their grievances through the agent and
the Government. While they listened to
this counsel they seemed by no means sat
isfed at the turn affairs have taken.
The Pen 'Oreille Indians have recently
made treaty with the Blackfeet, and fears
are entertained that they will unite with
other mountain tribes disafected against
the whites and cause disturbances.
The settlers are in continual fear of the
Bannock Indians. They have as yet COM
mitted no serious Notwithstanding
their operations mainly to driving off stock.
The country is said to be full of unprin-
cipled white men who are engaged in sell
ing whisky to the Indians.
The Indians at the Blackfoot agency, on
Sun river, have driven off all the stock be-
longing to the post and left the agent and
employees without an animal. 1t is re-
ported that the Indians there are dissatis-
fed on account of the delay of the Gov
ernment furnishing their annuites, and tie
appointment of a new agent in the place of
Mr. Vaughn, who has been agent for this
tribe for the past fifteen years, and resi-
dent of the country for twenty years.
MINING NEWS.
The news from the various mining local
tiles in that region of country is encour-
aging Mr. Brooks brought down with
him specimens of dust from Big Hole Prai-
rie and Beaver Head, which in appearance
equals in fneness any gold obtained in the
upper country. That from Big Hole may
be cassed as ''scale gold, while that from
Beaver Head is mixture of .shot" and
fine scale gold.
At Big Hole Praire there ere about two
hundred men at work-reported to be max
ing from $8 to SIG per day.
At Beaver Head-14O miles southeast
of Fort Owen-there are some four hun
dred men at work A few of the claims
there are reported very rich, but the dig
gings are spotted Some have made as
high as $3.50 per day
On Prickly Pear Iiver-2OO miles north
east of Fort Owen-the diggings are re-
ported to be paying fair average wages
There is fine valley along this river, with
good soil, and number Of immigrants have
settled there.
Miners on Rock creek, on the head wa
ters Of the Missouri-4o miles southeast
Of Deer Lodge-are reported to be doing
we'll
The crops on the Jocko Reservation and
in the Bitter Root valley are very good.
Mr.. VIM. Terry, of this city, was ex-
pected every day at Deer Lodge from Salt
Lake, with provisions Provisions will most
likely be very high in the Bitter Root and
Deer Lodge valleys the coming winter on
account of the influx of miners
MoNUMENr TO GEN. SrEyEHs.-We
learn from the Standard, that the citizens
of Olympia intended to hold a public meet
ing on the DIST ult. to adopt means to per
petuate the memory of this distinguished
statesman and patriot. We hope the meet
ing was held as contemplated, and that eff
fective measures were adopted to secure
this most desirable object. A monument
that shall do justice to the brave soldier in
perpetuating his name and memory, should