, 1867-09-27
WaIluIa Correspondence.


EDITOR STATESMAN The weather for the last
ten days in this precinct, has been the most de-
lightful that could possibly have been gotten up
anywhere on the coast; calm, bright sunshine.
cool nights, mornings and evenings. One con-
tinual string of packtrains have loaded here du-
ring the last month, all bound for Western Mon
tana, most of which have gone by the way of
John Manion's, on the Touchet. Struggling par
ties have been coming in during the last two
weeks, on horseback and on foot, from Montana,
en- route for the Willamette, San francisco, and
China. Since the steamers have been put on
between San Francisco and China almost every
Chinaman who can raise Eve hundred dollars
and upwards, is off for China on visit. No
less than twenty three Chinamen have shipped
from this point during the last two months, d.
rect for China. Three Chinamen who have re-
sided here for some time were the first to move,
and since then, they have been coming in from
the Columbia and Spokane rivers, and Western
Montana in droves, quite number of which are
bound for China direct. If other parts of the
Pacific coast send as many Cinnamon by this
nS" iiue III PiOPOruOh W bnelt PppuiallOn, tnere
is nothing to prevent this new steamship line
from being complete success. Teams are COM
ing down in great numbers loaded with -four and
grain, all of which is shipped below. The Walla
Walla Valley received one order last week for
seventyone tons of barley, to supply one brew.
cry at the Dalles. Teams are loading here for
Boise, Walla Walla and Lewiston. Quite large
amount of freight is being landed here by every
steamer, and teamsters and packers are in their
glory every available man is pressed into SER
vice by the packers, who tell me they never saw
hands SO scarce as they are this season I; two
trains left here on Saturday last, each having
two Indians as assistants. What has become of
all the loose packers? "All is quiet on the Col
umbia" at present we had some little skirmsh
ing by our out-posts last Friday it was brought
about in this way 1t seems our friend Haun,
formerly engineer on one of the o. S. N. Co.'s
boats, has farm on the Columbia, opposite
UmAtilla. Some roaming Indians persisted in
turning their horses into his oat field Haun be-
coming tired of the amusement of turning them
out, finally pitched in single handed, and beat
six of the "siwashes" in a splendid manner
One Indian shot at him during the chastisng
operation, and Haun seized a gun and lodged a
load low down in his "britch -clout," badly dam
aging one of his walkers" Haun came off
victorious, with seven Indians prisoners, and
twelve horses, with which to pay expenses
Bully for Haun did not learn what tribe the
Indians belong to, but they are supposed to be
some of Brother Wilbar's pet lambs from the
Simcoe Reservation. On their return to their
quarters, presume powerful sermon will bring
them all right, less one leg and twelve horses.
We are wigglng along here about after the same
old sort no great changes occur that discern
able on the surface, except that Mr.. Jefferson
Peabody, late Agent for the o. S. N Co., at
Lewiston, takes the place of Hazard Stevens, as
the Agent of the Company at this place. jeff.
is an old Expressman, was formerly in the EN-,
ploy of Wells, Fargo Co., at Sacramento, CAL
ifornia, and will fill the bill of his present posi-
ton to dot. have known him long and well,
and speak from my own knowledge of the
"hombre." CuMrUx.