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the way there. Tired, foot-sore and disap-
pointed they appear to be in desperate
mood and threaten to hang Wilson, if he
ever returns from the trail.
From Mr.. Fall, who returned this week,
we learn that the trail party had abandoned
the mountain route to the "basin" and gone
down to the C1ur d'Alene river and were
travelling up it, prospecting the bars along
the river as they went.
WHITE INDIANs-It is generally be-
lived that there is band of white men
leagued with the indians ii the horse and
cattle stealing business on the other side of
the mountains. Several OF the suspicious
characters who Wer9 Invited to leave this
valley last spfihg are known to be lurking
along the Boise road and Ia the vicinity of
where the supposed Indian depredations"
have been Committed,
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MILITARY.-Capt. Curry left on Monday
for Fort Vancouver, WHICH place has been
made the headquarters of the Oregon In
fantry. +A
Capt W. S. Powell now has command of
the post here.
A deta6hueft Of Capt Waters Company
Of the Infantry has been ordered to kuburn
Capt W., with the balance of the Company,
is ordered to Fort Lapwai.
THE FfRsT.-Mr. Henry Bateman, of
Coppei, reached this valley last week, hav-
ing come across the plains thisseason. Mr..
Bateman went home on visit last fall, and
like sensible man has brought better
half" back with him to- make home, for him
here. One other wagon. accompanied him.
These are the first wagons that have arrived
in this valley from the plains this season.
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Nor ALoNE.-From the various reports
published in the Lewiston Radiator, pur-
porting to have come from different souEces,
it would appear that Wilson was not the on
" person who engaged in circulating the
story about the C&ur d'Alene mines This
fact would favor the idea expressed by some
that Wilson was paid for the part he took
in the matter. OF course we would include
Che publisher Of the Radiator as among the
duped.
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SPREADING OUT.-A large proportion of
the miners Who went to C&uf d'Alene are
" spreading OUT il all directions A few
have gone into Che BlacRfoot country to
prospect some have gone to Kootenai, some
to Bitter Rpot and Beaver Head, some to
Orc Fino, Florence and Warren's, and some
to Elk City and Salmon river.
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To FARMERs.--The Quartermaster at
Fort Lapwai wants tWo hundred tons of oats
and barley Bids must be made in the usu-
al form, and by the It'll Of August For
further particulars, Inquire at H. Parker'S
Book store.
CoMINa HOME. Our friend DIR. E. Shell,
who recently went up to Ceur d'Alene Mis-
sion " on a visit" is coming home. A num-
Der Of other Walla Wailaans who went up
there about the same time con pleasure
excursion after gold" are also on their way
home.
GRAIN CRoPS.-Both our California and
Oregon exchanges say that abundant crops
will be harvested in those States this sea-
son. The Oregonian says that more grain
will be harvested in Oregon this year than
ever before.
GONE TO BITTER RooT.--A goodly
number of the miners who went up to the
Ceur d'Alene have crossed over to the Bit
ter Root country Recent favorable reports
from the newly discovered mines there give
Che hope that Ehey can make mining profit
able in that country.
THE Idaho election comes off next month.
Both the political parties in the Boise Ba-
sin have entered into the canvass with their
usual energy.
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A report has been current that the In
dians had attacked the town Of Auburn. 1t
is not so. The report probably grew out Of
the fact that the Indians. stole some horses
snd shot at some men near the town.
FIRE MEETING.-The regular monthly
meeting of Washington Engine Company
viii be held at the Court House on Mon
day evening next.
BALL & Stones train of prairie
schoonerS" returned on Wednesday from
Boise.