The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-06

MOUNT HOOP IN A STATE OF ERUPTIoN AGAIN.
From early in the morning, yesterday, until
night dense volumes of smoke were seen
rising from the southeast side of Mount Hood,
near the summit The smoke clouds drifted
TO the west and hung around the crest of the
peak, or Aoated off into the cafon of Hood
River. IF the amount of smoke is the erie
terion by which to judge the degree OF ac-
tivty prevailing in the subterranean furnace
OF the mountain, then the concealed volcanic
agencies are very much stirred up about this
time. 1t is not impossible that we shall yet be
treated to the sublime spectacle of Chin
borazo-like eruption, with accompanying
earthquakes of lava-thundering ex-
plosons and such ike concomtants of live
volcano on big scale. 1t may yet happen
that n torrent of lava, like that which ran
from Mauna Loa some years since, will pitch
off into the Columbia River and impede
navigation at some point between here and
the Cascades. II this should occur, there
will doubtless be some iar-seeing town-site
speculator, with sufficient presence of mind,
to at once claim the first quarter section be-
low the obstruction. There are several other
contingent speculations upon the occurrence
of new break in the navigation of the
river among which, railroad around the
new impedment, or a canal, are the most
important.
SHOOTING AFFAIR.-A shooting match oc-
CURED yesterday afternoon at the corner of
Second and Washington streets. Two
parties-names unknown and persons not
identifed-had a quarrel, and one wanted
the other ito take it back, or bite the dust. "
One struck, or attempted to strike, the other
with whip, and then pistol, was drawn
by somebody, and fred at something, with
out effect. Being in dread of arrest, both
parties left the ground very suddenly. II
would be well for the police to keep goot
look out for persons of belligereut proclivi
ties; not that it is particularly desirable tt
prevent the killing of any person or person.
foolish enough to shoot at each other in tn
streets, but for fear some innocent and re
spectacle person may be hurt by random
shot. To prevent the Inauguration of tn
Montana code of criminal jurisprudence, W
must avoid the institution of the Idaho an
Arizona codes of honor, with the consequen
pistol-practice. e.
P.S. Alta late hour in the evening,
person by the name of Bybee was arrested
on the charge of being the one who fired th
pistol. EL 1L- t0 q.
FRoM LEWISTON TO HELENA.-Gov. Lyon,
his message to the Idaho Legislature, speal
as follows;
It is left to your discretion whether 1t won
not be we'll to memorialze Congress for
appropriation for the construction Of II ro'
from Lewiston, in Northern Idaho, to Helen
in the territory Of Montana, via the Lolo Fo
and Bitter Root Valley. From the rapid
increasing trade in that direction and the 10
important discoveries in the Blackfoot cou
try of the precious metals, as well as the
fculties attendant upon the navigation OF
headwaters of the Missouri River, this ro,
is the nearest now known between the T.
points named. Ladened pack-mofes ha
made the trip in lees than twelve days.
The Governor is mistaken in this matt
I. 10 800 miles from LewistoR to Bitter IL
Valley; so more Of very rough trail to
mouth OF Little Btackfoot, and 30 more II
thence to Relena-total, $50 miles OF
3, distance, the frs. section is utterly impas
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