, 1866-09-28

WALLuLA, September Is, 'e6.

WALLULA, September 70, SO.
Eprroa SrGTEsMAS Our fall trade Is opening
brisk and heavy merchants and packers are
both getting in hurry to push forward to Mon
tana ere " cold 6uger" time sets in. The coming
week bids fair to see quite lot of goods started
from this point to " Bear Gulch . Blackfoot
CITY," d Helena " and other points Of trade in
Montana and Idaho Territories. Quite a num-
Der of trains loaded, and left last week. The
weather here is lovely for this time of year, aud
bids fair to continue so for some time. All
things considered, we may be congratulated as
enjoying ourselves hugely. We are little short
Of men, and animals, so the packers say, but
that only makes things more lively; few
pack horses could have been disposed of here
this morning, at a good price, aud few men
could have found employment, who wished to
move towards the Rocky Mountains; but as
usual, suppose we must draw our supplies of
men and horses from Walla Walla. When we
get our livery and sale stables running in good
shape, as we intend to do before long, we won't
be caught short of horse flesh, at least, if we %
fall short man occasionally.
for good stable, feed yard, and general corral
business. Any man can make money at it, and
not charge what animal is worth, for one OF
two weeks on hay alone either. Parties are
now prospecting the "buis," and we hope ere
long to be able to chronicle the fact that the
travelling community, packers and teamsters,
can, and will, be made to feel as much at home
in Wallula, as in Walla Walla, " or any other
town. as far as accommodations for their bene-
ft is concerned. If good accommodations, mod
crate charges, courteous, gentlemanly treatment,
can win, are sure our new corners will beaT
off the palm and pocket the dollars we only
wish they were IN " running trim today
The old Columbia River is beginning to show her
teeth, old Bars and Boulders are rapidly come
ing to the surface, giving fair warning, that but
a few more weeks will pass, before extreme low
water will be the order of the day, ard the dis.
order of the navigation. The steamer Yakana
has been dropped out, and we now have the
Nez Perce Chief and OWykee, the next move will
be the O'cyhse and Spray. We still keep up daily
communication, but it can't last much longer !;
we hope it will continue, however, during this,
and the greater part of next month"; just to give
the travelling community chance to reach their
destination. The Columbia seldom closes with
ice before the middle of December but generally
about the 25th of December steamers make their
last trip for the season
Now that Donahue, the man who so cowardly
murdered Ferd. Patterson, has been arrested in
San Francisco, it is fair to presume that the
citizens of Walla WAlla, who have been 50 long
kept in the dark as to '0ho were 50 tender heart
ed as TO furnish said murderer Douahue, with
duplicate keys and money, with which he was
enabled to travel so far from justice, may yet
be made known. | am assured on good authority
that one of the tender hearted philanthropists IS
known. Donahue is in leaky way" so look
out self constituted authority" yon, and Dona-
hue may yet fill the same cell. CUMTUx.