Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-03-29
JOINED THE O. s. L. SURVEY UP SNAKE.

JOINED THE o. S. L. SURVEY UP SNAKE.
MIR. Wells from the division Of the O.S.L.
east Of Boise City arrived here last week
Wednesday, with instructions from head
quarters to join Moscrip's party up the
Snake river. Tie brought with him a tran
sitscompass to be used in place of the one
whose tripod was lost III the swamping of
one of Moscrip's boats. Mr.. Wells will re-
main with the party and fill the place
as transit man, of Edwards who left for
Omaha short time ago, Wells says that
no engineer on the O.S. l.. has any faith in
the reported stopping of the O.S. L. at the
mouth of Burnt river. But that all instruc-
tons are to the effect that the surveys are to
be pushed forward dow Snake river to Lew
istoa and thence to Puget Sound
INDIAN Troubles ArpRIuENpEp.-A dis
patch to the Caioa from Willows, Oregon, a
station on the o. X. 4 n. Co.'S road so miles
west Of Walia Walla. dated on tho night Of the
25th, reports an armed force Of UmSti.las,
Warm Spring, Yakima and Columbia Indians,
numbering 400 and constantly increasing. us
having gathered on Alder creek, on the Wash
creek who openly declare that they are on the
war path and are ready to fight soldiers or any
| others. They have sont their squaws to the
mountains, The settlers have beon warned to
places IF safety. The reported cause Tor this
hostile demonstration is an order for them to
so upon their respective reservations, to which
they object. Moses is supposed to be among
the disafoctcd.
Since the above was in type report comes
tb,t had tal ~, nf ha
posed gathering of hos,iles aud brought back
the report thu, there was Cause oi alarm.
PEOPLE VS. HIBBs.-On Saturday last 1.
n. H'bbs was brought before Justice
7. II. Hudson, as magistrate, on charge of
unlawfully obstrueting and opposing an OF
Several witnesses were produced by the
government, and several by the defendant
who gave their evidence, The mag istrate
held the defendant to answer before the
grand jury, in the sum OF three hundred
dollars, which bond was given by defendant
and prisoner discharged.
THEY Won THE SuIr--In the suit for an
injunction. brought by Wells Fargo i Co.
against the o. Il. j. N. Co. to restrain them
from preventing their express to be carried
over their railr, ad and steamboat lines,
Wells, Fargo s. &c. were successful. Other
similar suits are pending between the said
express company and the Northern Pacific
| AID Oregon and California road, which will
III all probability terminate in a similar
| manner.
NJ. Ii. Smith, of New York, has been
| appoiuteI receiver of the Lewiston Land
Office, in place Of II. j. Monroe, Esq,
whose third term expired On the 18th oi
last February. Mr.. Monroe has made ali
excellent officer during his whole period OF
II years, and probably no man in any Off
cial position ever gave more general salts
| faction, both to the government and the
people.
Contri buttons are in order to a fund
with which monument is to be erected Oh
| Mem-a-lus island below The Dalles, over
| the last resting place of Victor Triyett, an
old pioneer Of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho. X. J. Monroe, OF this city is duly
authorized to receive contributions. Tri-
vett was one of the first settlers of Lewis.
ton, and at his suggestion the site for the
town was chosen, instead of one above
| Lapwal on the Clearwater.
| Two LOADS OF CuISAMAS.- Baird Bros !,
las. week employed two covered coaches
with eight horses in carrying about 20 Chi
namen to Camas Prairie, who were en- route
for the mines. Some were new corners, and
others were old workers in the camps who
have been to the lower country to spend the
inter.
A DON'T CARE DLvIL.--We don't care
what the Lewiston papers say, If they don't
call us a polvgimst.- NoScom Mirror.
Too Gallon. in crime to have care. They
probably could apply the whole decalogue
of crimes to you, and yet not be guilty OF
libel