, 1863-05-16

IT is alleged by the Auburn and Boise
traders that the Salt Lake country will
hereafter receive a considerable trade in
the way Of furnishing provisions for miners.
THE mines of Snake river bid fair TO
rank among the important districts this
summer Miners who have prospectcd
there say that in many places the prospects
equal the best bars of Salmon river At
present the high waters prevent mining op-
erations on the richest bars The latter
part of the summer and fall will be the
only time for working these mines.
Boon HELM, the desperate who some
time ago broke jail at Olympia, has been
recaptured, and is now in charge of Off
GERS, on his way to Florence, to be tried
for the crime Of murder.
The VIcToR-HENRY MUss.-The un-
prejudiced citizens of Washington Terri
tory will be pleased to learn that Old Hen
ry has procured the removal of Victor
Smith, and made him quit being Collector
of Customs at Port Angeles The grounds
Of Victor's removal are, that he is obnox-
ious to the people on the Sound. The
same reasons should also induce the re-
moval of Old Henry himself; and procure,
in addition, Presidential edct banishing
the old Gorilla to the classic confines of
Yamhill But Old Henry thinks himself
safe in the friendship of his Uncle Abra-
ham, aud will probably stay around Wash
ington until the President makes him for
eign minister or a Major General, just to
get rid of him.
TRAIL TO FLoRENCE.-The Miner trail
to Florence is open for travel, and beef
cattle and pack-trans are passing over it.
RR1vED.-Col. VIM H. Wallace, ex-
delegate from Washington Territory to
Congress, has arrived in Portland. He
will probably assume at once the Cover
norship of Idaho. He is also er-o6TciO
Commissioner to negotiate the treaty with
the Nez Perces.
UNRULY. a-poon-mash, the Nez Per.
ces, has been removed to the guard-house
at the garrison. He resisted the process
Of "Toning" with ferocity, and three men
were required to hold him Sentence of
death has not been pronounced on him,
and the question of jurisdiction will be set
tied by the Supreme Court Until that
time Sa-poon-mash is saved from the hal
ter
The NEz PERCEs CoUNCIL.-The Nez
Perces have not made their appearance at
the Council ground on the Lapwai. Last
fall the United States officials gathered
them together and then failed to meet
them as agreed upon ; now the Indians are
playing it back on them.
THE IRREPREssIBLE Crow John
Grow, the ex-convict of two States and one
Territory, has been practiciug some of his
old tricks since escaping from the Walla
Walla county Jail. We are informed that
be took the road town the Columbia river;
and while travelling along a-foot, he was
overtaken by couple of Indians belong
ing to the Umatilla Reservation. Grow
asked the privilege of riding one of their
horses until he was rested. To this one of
the Indians readily agreed. After while
they came to a halt, to light their pipes,
and Crow rode leisurely off on the prairie,
without exciting the suspicion of the In
dians, until he got what he thought was a
fair start, when he suddenly whipped up
the horse, and has not since been heard
from. Crow is evidently at his old tricks
and as full of inventions as he is of rascal
ity.
WHAT WE ARE WoRTH.-The value
of the individual property in the States
and Territories of the United States in