, 1866-06-01

where he has been holding term of Court, fur |
ushes us the following items of interest from
the Upper Columbia
couRT AT coLvILLE.
There were only about dozen cases on the
docket, but the people generally seemed inter
ested in Court proceedings, and it is supposed
the business will increase. 1t was generally
thought that the establishment of Court in
that region would have wholesome influence.
There are two lawyers there, though their time
is devoted mainly to other matters, and an At
torney who would open an Office there and de-
vote himself to it would do well.
coLvIbLB VALLEY
Is settling up, though not very rapidly, and is
one Of the most inviting valleys to the eye to %
seen on the coast. 1t is probably about hfty
miles in length aud from two to three miles IN
| width, and on the rich lands now unoccupled
in the valley and On Mud Lake and along on
| different points on the Columbia river, there are
now the finest opportunities for settlements and
bappv and prosperous homes of any part of this
| upper coast. From one to three hundred Iaml-
lies may fad as rich land as the sun shines on
| with no timber to be cleared and with splendid
timber lust at hand and the finest streams and
needing only the touch of the husbandman
hand to yield abundant haryests What the val
lev now needs more than anything elsei and
lwhat it must have before very much real ad-
yaucement will be made, is goodly number of
hwhite families with white wives and children
and the schools and churches and civilized hab-
II its that would accompany such a class OF immi-
II grants for whatever anybody may say against
1 woman it is still the fact that she is the very
1 cream of the earth and tina: no country without
| barh h,tn, pizi-o ina i9 enough
hen to scratch in much less for man to inhsbit.
There Is but one church in the Valey-a Catholic
church, about a mile from town. We heard the
priest highly spoken of by all classes. A nrm-
Der of citizens expressed wish for Protestant
minister and church, and the field ought to be
| occupied by some of our religious denominA-
tions and we believe minister would receive a
generous support there.
PINcKNEY CITY.
This place is generally called Coiville and is
adjoining the Reservation. 1t has a population
of some two hundred and is improving. Fergu-
son & Co., Abrams & Co., and Smith Young are
the principal houses. Ferguson Co. perhaps
sell as many goods as all the other firms. They
are euterprising men and are branching of 10 all
the trading points opening up there. Both the
other firms are extending their business and
growing in favor Mr.. Shaw is fitting up nice
saloon, with billiard tables aud all kinds Otll-
1 liquors, and in fact everything suitable for Lead
t5iur a fellow to the devil, and If any one has a
Efancy for travelling in shat direction, Shaw is
Fiust as good company rs he will find. DR.. To-
| by is building a fine hotel, which is much
| needed and there are other Improvements being
made. The merchants all have large stocks on
| hand, but their sales this year have not been so
! large as they anticipated.
FORT coLvILLE.
With the exception of Fort Vancouver, this is
perhaps the haudsomest post on the upper coast.
1t is now Carrsoned by Co. G, ID Bait. I4th Iu-
fantry, and commanded by Capt. John S, What-
ton, with Brev't Capt. C. McKbben as A; 4. Q.
NJ. and A. c. S. The 18th is, we believe, all on
this coast and is commanded by Col. G. S. Low
ell. 1t is organized on the French system, con =
sstng of three battal,iens-StEht companies
each. The Regiment partcip6sd in all the bat
ties and skirmishes with the army of the Pote-
mac and is entitled to have about IS battles and
skirmishes recorded on their nags. They were
the right regiment Of Sykes Regulars" as
the Regular Division was called by the Rebels
which held tie right of1he Union army at the
battle Of Gaines Mil. The Regiment is fight
ing one. and when en- route to this coast came
very gobbling up the whole Military De
partI ent st the lsthmus and putting the Gov
crumcut there in theip pbrcechcs pocket aud ia
! king it off On the steamer. Some complaints
have been made against the soldiers Of this
Regiment since they have been on this coast, and
1t may be with sons justice, but we heard no
citizen complain OF the conddct of the Company
at Colville, and though Capt Wharton is quite
young, being only aGont %, he seems fully
4 qualified for his command. Capt. McKibben was
e., a ,ft
ieve all the fight is knocked out of him yet
Tue A. a. Q. NJ. and A. G.. S. has his hair cur
very short and is in fine fighting trim, and nice
tender rebel served up at breakfast would moi
20 bad with him now. We all received many
, huspitalties at the Post" and it the yer.
diet of the Jury that Wharton and McKibben
both have souls under their ribs which are no,
always found in subjects" by the surgeons dis
sectiug knife
INDIAN MATTERS.
We had "ws wa" with G. A. Page, the In.
dian Agent at Colville, and gathered the follow.
ing facts about the number of Indians under his
charge and the country occupied by them
Upper Spokaues, 4oC
Lower Spoknnes, soc
CGur Alenes &C
Lower Pen dOreilles, 4TC
Goiviiles, 49,
Remnants offbands living on Columbia
2 river between Old Fit. Colville and the
mouth Of Okinakane, 52C
Total, 2s6s
The country Inhabited and claimed by the
above tribes extends from the eastern boundary
of the lands ceded by the Yakima Indians tC
the l7th meridian, and from Snake river to the
49th parallel, and embraces many fertile val
lcys, with extensive tracts of grazing country
which should have been surveyed and throw1
open for settlement long since.
Mr.. Page is makngan efficient Agent, and il
suppressng the liquor traffic with the Indian.
and seeing to their wants and settling theil
grievances and complaints, is doing a good
work both for the Indians and the white settlers
THE LITTLE DALLEs AND STEAMER "49:"
We made visit to the "Little DAlles," new
town established on the Columbia, some 20 ol
50 miles from COlyille. This is the shipping