The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-05-26
9ailg aElonntaineer

IHE NORTHERN fACIFlC hAILROAD.- Inc
Senators and Representatives from the Pa
ciac States aud Territories, as also those
from Minnesota, have written an appeal to
Congress, in favor of the passage of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Bill The appeal
sets forth the necessities for the passage of
the bull and the construction of the road
in figures and argument, which no doubt
will have the desired effect in aiding its con-
struction. In referring to the resources of
the country, the report says
The single Express line of Wells, Fargo &
Co. has transported from the Columbia river
TO San Francisco, coming from our North
western mines during two years, twelve mill
lions of dollars in gold and silver. While the
population of Montana, which, as a Territory,
has hardly found place on the map of the
country, is not officially known, the returns
of internal revenue for the past year show
that it pays the largest tax of any of our
national. Territories, and an estimate of two
millions Of treasure per month will no doubt
be short Of the actual amount which she
sends forth, to quicken the commercial pulse
OF the nation.
From statistics furnished by the Treasury
III IL eStlfutttU tudL MONTANA, +,
Idaho, Oregon, and Washington Territory
have yielded $35,O00,oO0 during the past
year. A
Steamers now run to Fort Benton, 1.-The
Missouri; from Fort Benton to the nearest
point navigated by steam on Clark's Fork of
the Columbia, via Helena. ia about three
hundred miles. On Clarks Fork and Pen
d'Oreile lake, there is perfect navigation for
one hundred and ten miles. A railway OF
fifty miles to White Bluffs, on the main Co.
lumba, lands us upon the regular line of the
Oregon Steam Navigation Company, and tran.
sit by steam to the sea, six hundred miles, Is
continuous. Thus q few hundred miles o
road on this line would place the two shores
of the continent in direct steam communica.
ton with each other. 1t is true the naviga.
tion of these waters is often interrupted, and
during winter, especially on the Missouri
suspended; yet their Importance in supplying
the country and aiding in the rapid building
of the road ITSELF cannot be we'll overstated
The argument which we wish to press upoI
your attention is, that it will bring the tw,
oceans together in the briefest time, and de
velop a vast region along our northern from
tier of incalculable value and wealth, whicl
without it will lie dormant and worthless fo
years to come. 1t enters into competition
with no other-route projected. Its neares
approach TO the great Central route will no
be less than six hundred miles, while its west
ern terminus is nearly one thousand mile
from the bay of San Francisco.
VALIDITY OF LEGAL INSTRUMENTS UNsTAMPED
In case before the Supreme Judicial Court
in Taunton, Massachusetts, lately, the ques
tion Of the validity of deed, to which n
Revenue stamp was affixed, was raised
Judge Hoar unhesitatingly decided that th
absence of the stamp does not invalidate th
deed He questioned whether Congress 8
Intended in framing the Revenue law bu
was clear 10 the opinion that statute of th
United States, undertaking to invalidate a
instrument, which, by the laws Of State,
valid, would be unconstitutional. The Go'
ernment may exact penalty for failure
afix a stamp, but cannot make void the IL
strument for lack of the stamp. That Massi
chusetts Judge is evidently stickler fc
Estate Rights"
NEVER HAD AN OFFIcE.-Lately, Just afte
an adjournment of the House of Represents
tives, of the Iowa Legislature, young Ia
VINO WAS " running ior omoo, "PPio"Sho
Dir. Brown, of Winnesheik, and laid his cas-
before him in the following pertinent au
convincing style: "Mr. Brown, am a car
didate for Messenger. Here is one Of m
cards. wish you would vote for me al
help me. live in Des Moines, and I a
thirteen years old, and have never had a
Office yet p When our reporter left sever
members were 10 search of this enterprisiu
lad, with q determination of "putting hi
through"
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