Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-11-05
Frank Wheeler. Mouges, Dick Cox and

Frank Wheeler Mougef, Dick 1ox and
Mitch Mathews were travelling over the
mountains for Salmon River 1T last ac-
counts
The Uren's carpenters had all their
stock stolen by the Indians.
The Indians are very troublesome this
wear | heard report night before last
that they had killed 80 out of sc persons
who were working on Powder river, about
90 miles above Auburn.
Thomas Taylor one Of the Dodgeville
boys who travelled in DER train was drown
ed while attempting to ford TIE reschutes
river, a very swift and dangerous stream
to cross, one day week before last He
had some $500 on his person. His horse
was drowned also.
/ Portland is a very pretty, lively and
/ thriving place of near 5000 Inhabitants AZ
present The weather has been beautiful
! " papers weeklies and one semi-month-
/ ~. The names and politics are as fol-
lows Oregonian daily and weekly Rep.
Union, Times, (daily and wcekly) Dem.
/ Union Adcertiser daily and weekly,)
dirty Secesh Christian 4dcocQte, Meth>
! otlist, Union, and Farmer (semi monthly
Agricultural Union. There are quite a
smart chance" Of Seceshers in this coun-
try. At the State election in June last
the issue was Union and Secesh (under
cover of Union Dem.) The Union ticket
was elected by about 5000 maj Califor-
MIA has Just held an election and declared
herself loyal by electing the Union ticket
By an overwhelming maj.
You can set the Pacific coast down as
sound on the Union question although
there are heaps of peace Democrats, or
sympathisers with the Rebels, scattered
over this coast
/ | wish ! could send you steamboat
load of the fruit that grows here Oh
the apples, pears, plums and peaches that
/ | have seen since | have been here and
the grapes. any quantity This is the most
/ prolific fruit country | have ever seen.
Trees are loaded down with fruit three
years from the time they are set ont, or
five or six years from the seed
We get the tie 'egraph news here when
about six days old, by express from Yrcka.
Cal The rebellion still holds out and
seems from here to be rs powerful as ever.
How many Of my old Mineral Point com
rades have gone-giving up their precious
life blood for their country-murdered
q can call it no other namc) by the un-
hallowed hands Of traitors | was pain
cd, deeply panied, by hearing that Gov
Solomon, had to draft to I'll up the quota
Of Wisconsin. ! thought that Wisconsin
was patriotic enough to fill all orders on
her sons, without drafting Had I ever
dreamed it would have come to that,
would never have left her except as q
volunteer to defend my:country' 9 honor and
rights.
Oregon Is 50 far from the scenes of car
mage and striie,-from the blood stained
fields of this civil war that it is doubtful
whether her volunteers would ever be sent
any where but to fight Indians, or would
volunteer here
| understand great number Of the citi
zcns of Mineral Point skedaddled for Can
ada when drafting was resorted to-sdane
on their pahriotism. Send me a list ofvol-
nntecrs since left and drafts
Nri c me q good long letter as soon IS
you get this, and send me all the news.
Give my kiudest regards to all enquir-
ing friends
L. {. b.