, 1867-04-19
DaIIes Correspondence.



DALLEs, April ls, 1867.
wuoLES FACTORY.
rD,rop srITxsNAs The citizens of the Dalles
have at last walked up to the Importance Of tax
inc measures looking to the Improvement oftheir
natural advantages. For years our property
holders have been content to lay idle, and hstter
that. inasmuch as they were located
on the great channel Of communication with the
mining regions, that, therefore, trade and wealth
was bound to flow in upon them, without any
effort on their part. In pursuance Of this do
nothing policy, we have seen our town steadily
recede, until now 1t can scarce claim to have
half the business importance it had three years
ago. It is true, that great efforts were made to
have a Branch Mint established at this point,
and on this measure our citizens depended for a
revival Of trade. But having failed in the at
tempt to secure this desirable Institution, our
property holders and business men have arrived
at the conclusion at last, of doing something to
bring back portion of the trade, and enhance
the value of property. As the result of faithful
co operation, l am happy to inform you, that
the Dalles can now boast of having organized an
efficient company for the purpose of manufactuI
ring wooden goods, such as blankets, fannels,
warn and clothes In connection with this, there
is to be knitting apparatus, ard the company
propose to manufacture "Shaker hose, and all
kinds of under garments. The capital stock is
already subscribed, and the project Of woolcn
mill at the Dalles is no longer a vision. At
meeting Of the stockholders on Tuesday last, a
board of directors were elected as follows
Col. N. H. Gates, Presidents W. P. Abrams,
Vice President; H. J. Waldron, Treasurer F.
NJ. Stocking, Secretary Henry Marlin, W. P.
Abrams, Col. N. H. Gates, Thos. Smith, Q. Don
nell, E. s. Joslyn, and H. ]. wAldron, Directors.
There will be meeting of the Directors during
the week for the purpose of telegraphiDg to the
East for the necessary machinery. The building
will be at once erected 1t viii be Of stone and
made fire proof Vic. Trevit, Esq, one of our
most enterprising citizens, has donated 70 the
Company, a large piece of land, situated on MIL
Creek, where sufficient water power can be pro-
cured to run the factory.
ANOTHER ENTERPRISE.
Now that the wooden factory is an established
fact, some of our enterprising citizens are look
ing to other branches of manufacturing and
trade Robt Pentland, ESQ.,, proprietor of the
"Dalles Water Works, is putting up Touring
and grst mill, on Mill Greek, and judging by the
spirit which the enterprsing gentleman displays,
the mill will soon be in operation.
RUNoRs.
1t said, that Messrs. Robbins Weaver, of
this City, have succeeded in securing the mail
contract from Dalles to Boise City, via Canyon.
1t is 10 be a tri-weekIy SERVICE and to carry the
great "Overland Mail" If rumors are TO be
credited, the good resulting from this arraugeS
ment can scarcely be overestimated. Messrs. R.
W. intend to put on a stage line, and make
fast time Another report says that Wells, Fan.
go & Co., will run tri-weekly line from Salt
Lake to the Dalles, via. Walla Walla. If all
these rumors are correct, the people of the CO.
lumbia Basin need not complain at the P. o.
arrangements. DALLEs.
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The LEHHT DIsrRIcr.-The Lemhi mines seem
10 awaken more attention the present season,
than any other. Parties who have wintered in
San Francisco and other towns in California, as
also in Portland, affirm that the principal talk
about emigration to new mines, is confined to
the Lemhi country, and the first notices IN the
papers of the lower country of a movement to-
wards the mines, is for the most part limited to
those who are bound for Lemhi. And yet but
little has been placed on record OF the real CHAR
acter of these new mines. The reports are geo.
orally vague and indefinite, and inferences are
drawn from few prospects made there before
the snow fell there last winter. There is not
much do1bt that "distaDce lends euchantment
to the view" and as usually the case many VIII
90 there only to be disappointed. That section
will no doubt be visited by several thousand
men from this coast the ensuing season, and we
have good reason to believe that many will go
there and do we'll. All reports fom there con-
firm the belief that the area Of that mining sec
ton is quite as large if not larger than the Black
foot region, but no reports make the mines as
rich. There is this to encourage miners in go>
inc there, namely, most of the country West and
South of the present camps of Lemhi, is COM
paratively an unprospected country. The coun-
iry bordering on Salmon river and Immediately
South between the big bend of Salmon near the
mouth of the Lemhi river, and the South fork Of
Salmon river near Warrens, is known to contain
evidences of gold. Prospecting parties have
hastily been over it and found in many places
spots where from Eve to eight dollars per day
could be made with sluices but no big strikes
we're made, and hence the remoteness of that
section from the settlements, imposed objections
to making camps there, where only small wages
could be made. The mouth of the Lemhi river
is about one hundred miles North of East from
Warren's camp. There is an Indian trail lead,
ing from Warrens to the Lemhi valley. This
trail extends across the South fork of Salmon
river near Warrens, and South Of the North fork
behind the first range Of mountains next-the
North fork, and is reported to pass over a coun>
try bearing abundant evidences of gold. 10
1861, party Of several miners from Florence
made trip through and over much of that
country. The passes are numerous aud easily
made. The grazing is good for animals North
Of the trail and near the North fork of Salmon,
is section of country bearing evidences of re-
cent volcanic action. Warm and hot springs
are not unfrequsnt, and some report that 10
1862 one of the mountains at night gave unmis-
taxable evidences of being volcanic and in active
operation n.-LeviStoH Journal.
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TEE MIMIC TRADE.-The discovery of mines
on the Pea d'0reille, and the various discover
les that followed, gave an immense impetus to
the trade Of Portland, and soon elevated that