The weekly Butte record., 1866-06-02
PAS Him Around.

We leaan that man named ]. E.
Vinton, is travelling through the coun-
try, and representing himself as Spe-
cial Postal Agent. In this way he has
managed to get ''dead headed" over
steamboat and stage lines. We have
good authority for saying that the fel-
low is an imposter. At last accounts
he was travelling through the Boise
country. Our friends of the press will
pass his name around, and thus warn
the stagcmen and postmasters of the
imposition. WaHa WaLa Statesman.
The sanctimonius cuss passed through
Boise City and has gone to Montana to
play out his game. We heard of him
down on the road toward Walla Walla
playing himself off for Special Agent
and Methodist preacher, calling upon
the ''brethren'' at different places, and
promising them each Post Office, but
we're not quite sure to 'open him." and
so waited for him to come to town. 1t
appears now that he came and went
several weeks ago, being seen in this
city by only few persons, but not
without borrowing sundry little sums of
money of some unsuspecting though be-
nevolent citizens here. This Vinton
takes hand at temperance lecturing
sometimes, or almost anything that will
give him an audience and spass."
We advise our exchanges to the east of
us to have an eye on him.-Idaho
Statesman.
The individual above referred to is
peripatetic temperance lecturer, one
horse politician, and hummer. In the
assumed character of an Agent of the
Post Office Department, he travelled
from California overland to Portland
thence up the Columbia river to
Wallula thence overland to Boise
City; thence on the Salt Lake route
as far as Bear river, and thence into
Montana Territory, passing free over
the entire distance; paying a few hotel
bills, but borrowing money from post
masters and others on the route. 1t is
estimated that the gross amount out of
which he swindled mail contractors and
others on the trip, falls little short of a
thousand dollars. At Helena he was
detected and exposed by Postal Agent
Lawrence. Vinton was fortunate
enough to escape being hanged by the
people, but they notified him to leave
the country Immediately. At last ad-
vices he was seen passing out of town,
making most eloquent time on the back
of a dilapidated mule. Pass him
Dalles .Mountdineer.
WAGON ROAD FROM BOISE CRY TO
SusANv1LLE.-In the Senate Of the
United States, April 26th, Senator Con-
ness asked and by unanimous consent
obtained leave to bring in the following
bill, which was read twice, and referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs
and the Militia, and ordered to be
printed:
A Bill to provide for the construction
of wagon road from Boise City, in
the Territory of Idaho, to Susanville,
in California.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Uni
ted States of America, in Congress as
sembled, That the Secretary Of the In
terror be and he is hereby authorized
and empowered to survey, locate and
construct a wagon road from Boise
City, Idaho Territory, by the most
practicable route, to SusanviIle, Cali
fornia, with branch from point at or
near Pueblo, via the military post in
Surprise Valley.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That to enable the Secretary of the
Interior to carry out the provisions of
the foregoing section, the sum Of $780, |
900 be and the same is hereby appro-
priated out of an any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated
provided that $4,000 Of the amount
named herein shall be used to survey,
locate and construct the said branch
road via Surprise Valley.