, 1862-03-27

ny tue permlSe'On OF A. Js purge, Esqt We
extract the following from letter received BY
him from late resident Of this county:
DALLEs, Oregon, March Sth, 1869.
We have hal the col,lrst weather up here that
have ever seen on this cuNst The snow com.
menced falling before Christmas, and along
through January il fell 10 deep, and the weather
gOl % cold, that Il stopped al travel. The river
was blocked up with ice on the lst Of January !;
and We have not yet had bcat up here this
year.
Amongst cattle, this winter has been the most
distressing ever experienced. Three-fIurtbs uf
all the stock in the upper country is dead, aud
am afraid, if the anow don't 70 of SOM, there
wil not be 0ne.iiith lrft. They have not half
enough beef up here to supply the demand, which
will be much greater when the miners begin To
come in. Beet reiails now At 25c. per ID pork,
3Oc.; bacnn. 80c.. aud very scant at that Fur
my part, ! don't kmw where they are going to
get the iOod 70 feed the people that are expected
up here this Summrr.
Ponies arc worth from $50 to $50 per head,
and can't be got ct that So you see. il man
ha Q few ponies, and wanted 70 get rid of them,
be would do well TO bring them up here.
The following items are from the Mountainser
Of the 18th instant:
We have advices from Lieut.. Mullan's wagon
road party t0Jan. 25th. At that date they wers
engaged in bridging the Big BlackiMt River
strram IoO ieet Woe, wh'en mas always oern 4
iornhuaole ooStac'e IN the way oI u1veer& Ihe
LILY h"i,ca 70 oe .oss 20 move oy tne IM o.
Mafcs. Ine WING. had oeen cod, ana 2 mum.
9sr o. tne men naa oe.n irost e'tien' put none OF
.nem ssIIousIy "yurea. 1000 go'a MINES nave
"ees 4 S,seCverea oo % On ne Ilne o. Lieut. MuIlans
rao' oo milss aocse !ne pace o. nswihter camp.
Inc mines are IN Deer Lodge Naney, ano tne
npi"'on % expressed That they VIII pay vel.
srveFh Claims nave .lready oeen taken, out the
IuI!re must prove ,ns extsat ana value y tnis
surllerous region; Lieut. Mu!ian writes mat .
.rge party WI leave p;a nI..er koot valley IN the
spFing "r the Salmon River mines
Scarce day passes that does not witness the
departure Of one or more parties iT salmon River.
They start out on foot, arparrntly determined to
rach the mines at the risk Of lie, health, end
everything else. .ae ts
The Columhia River. between The Dallas and
Cascades is ifce from icr. and the hosts II thc
Oregnn Steam Nav. Co. nnw make daily trips.
Flour sells IN the WaIa Wal n market Al esl
per bbl. The WalIa Walla Flour MN Is turnir q
sxty barrels daily, al of which readily co,n,nads
the figurc stated. 1lil 1lal lt58,ll llHl
Z "A ven,i,m.r ,u., So~n s,or, s.ir,o, r;v.. ;,
ports mi sbou, ab0o persons IN. winter.d , n III
mines An the provisiuns in he mines lad been
bought up with the exrer,ion Of 4 very littlr
f,ur that & ssiII II The hands 81 tradrr:. The
enli had bsen too intense 10 ad,ni Of mining ID
any extent, and, a. 4 general thing, the minen
were resting on their oars. The supplies we've
thpught 70 be sntieient - ast thcse ln the mines
until the opening Of the spring trade; but. should
any considerable number of prrsOus venture III
wishcrt Psovisiuns, grrat suffering must be The
result 4 movement was o. not o pack through
I. ;sgm wslls was, and several parties have I..s'y
~. t.e. 49, wv p.sn .Is'ns ooa',l W easa,
ss.,.on. ~ I. n. o... SL.oO ~ poanu Z. w mrs
.Hu y tn.s - NY ean sMra y pacs ."ossn,
sssa 49, ,o ''ss w " 1Ds - .n1' s-osa = ~"
ns.a. l t.iiie4s,.a. X,
Nc sln; n.s been obtained q q she anihnss q
~. ~. ~. s q. !. ~ .e:n.
n ~ n'', ~ i, w s.s
y .ae sna,, ~. ~ !, ~ oee. m .sesI.sinen
tna. .hey knor notning annut y Inc MILITARY
~. w - ~. sos1l y tne oououeE
~.uy W.. .e..oh. !, w nsep9e...s.s. .sa
~ nst aceountS thsfs Was great sfareiiy Of
nI.sn'lven q hsNlllen' 2ome eIlls.en Hsrs rl'-
uIsy -. - e','s-s s.g.s- 49, ~
..'ss ,.,S. =. - ~ ,S;s :;,s -. -. Sa"h. y.
sr.ins -. rcr., ihro,.h i,oe, wan W.iia .,,I
frlirssn NE more IrsrNlng raria iHen qaf
2 NJ BailsF: q Tygh tsllsy. inleIm. rs th.i
~ noM u. ps-.sa I's'n y. ~. lne.l,y. ~
ic1o h..d somS q ~ s,oek - q. o~nr;s % sm--is
among lIls nilnbsr, aid nol lose ! single haad
INDIANS II he Bitter Root valley tsIl marvel.
leaa stories q eold neaF The bed waters q ihs
Aes.snsy sea Cla,ss .esk. % ~ si4n. lans .
80 n 49,, .s mi .,f -. ~ ~, s.ls ..i',s rs y n ..' .s
sspoiss ~ ~ Z & .,s- y -
4 nhi6msnt a. What a. sluosf snv descy,n,ion
of grain 70 his market Eoald pay ven Bsrsy
cumdllnd5 Is pet hundred. end but lilile q that