smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1862

part of the winter, that Nhen returning
with the British Boundary Commission
from the summit of the Rocky mountains,
he was sent by an officer to hunt some
mules which had strayed away from camp
and were supposed to be on Tobacco
creek. He left the trail, which keeps on
the side Of the N ountain some distance from
the creek, and followed down the canon
until he came upon a camp of white men
of some twenty persons. They were men
who had been employed by the American
and British parties on the boundary survey,
and who had got their discharge some time
before. They told him that they were
there for the purpose of hunting game, and
were going to stop there all winter. They
had built some four or five cabins and he
saw ditch which had been opened by the
party, extending along the creek some dis
tance, and also several holes sunk along
the bank. He is but little acquainted with
mining, but thinks that is undoubtedly what
they are doing as there was no game OF
any consequence in that section, and also
from the fact that a small party of them
came into Colyille while he was yet there,
With considerable quantity of coarse gold
and purchased a winters supply of provis-
ions and started back He also says this
party told some persons at Colville that
they were located up the Columbia, and
went by what is known as the ''Boat En-
campment." This is not so. They follow
the trail from Spokane river to the old
missionary fort on the Pen dOreille river,
and thence by the boundary trail to foot of
the Rocky mountains and Tobacco creek.
This creek comes out of the mountains
about thirty miles southeast from the Koo-
tonai village, or the point where the trail
leaves the river of that name, and is one of
the head branches of the Pen d'Oreille-
Having been on this stream and through
that part of the country, we think the ap-
pearances indicate gold bearing region
1t is but short distance from these en-
bryo dlggmgs to the Bitter Root valley,
where gold is positively known to exist in
paying quantities. The Bitter Root is also
a tributary of the Pen d 'Oreille, the eastern
waters of which rise near the source of the
South Saskatchewan. On this latter stream
diggings were discovered (if the Minnesota
papers state the TRUTH some two years ago
by party that started for Oregon. The
st. Paul Pioneer q. Democrat stated that
this party prospected and found gold on the
south waters of the Saskatchewan for dis
tance of three hundred miles, and when
near the eastern base of the Rocky noun
tains the party commenced work, took out
some twelve hundred ounces of gold dust
and returned late in the fall to St. Paul for
provisions. f la


Believing that there are extensive mines
in that region, and considering that there
are fine yallies on both sides of the noun
tains, along the rivers spoken of-with a
thoroughfare from the States, by Fort Ben
ton and Lieut. Mullan' road-we shall not
be surprised if within the next four years,
we have large mining ard agricultural
population extending from Walla Walla to
Fort Benton The climate Of that country
is healthful, and the vallies, SO far as they
have been tested, have proven excellent for
agricultural purposes,
Year: 1862

SMALL BoATs. = Up to Wednesday,
twelve small boats had arrived at Wallula,
en- route to Salmon river. Several of them
had proceeded on their way. They met
with no difficulty in coming up the river
A number of small boats are reported on
their way up from below


FREIGHT.-The steamers bring up large
amounts of freight for this city every trip.
Some of our merchants have already re-
ceived their spring assortments of goods,
and in few more days our market will in
this respect be fully supplied


For POWDER RIVERA number of
persons have left this city during the week
for Powder river. The majority of them
have left on foot, taking only a small
amount of provisions with them. They
hope to be met there by pack trains from
the Dalles.


NEW BoAT.-Capt. a. p Ankeny and
others are now engaged in building boat
at Deschuttes intended for the Upper Coli
umbia. 1t will be completed by the lst of
June.


New BR1DGE.-We learn that new
bridge will soon be constructed over the
Touchet between this city and Wallula
Year: 1862

bill has passed the House, at Des Moines,
requiring the board of Supervisors to publish
the general Acts of the Legislature in at least
one newspaper THAT having the largest circu-
lation) in each county. The measure was
pretty thoroughly discussed and passed, yeas,
53, nays, SO. We are somewhat surprised that
Mr.. Caster of this County should speak against
q measure of such evident utility. The bill
was INTRODUCED by Mr.. Stanton of Washington
Co., who, on a motion being made to strike out
sshall' and insert '.may" spoke against the
amendment and is thus reported:


Mr.. Stanton said he hoped the amendment
of the gentlemen from Lucas would not prevail.
That there was too much discretionary legisla-
tion on our statutes. The present law pro-
vides the same discretionary power in relation
to the publication of laws. The bill proposed
was to require the publication of the laws for
the benefit of the people for whom the laws
are made. The compensation therefor was left
with the Boaed of Supervisors-if they did not
see fit to give the usual reasonable compensa-
ton they could cut it down one half, or to
whatever figure they pleased The idea was to
have the laws published so the people could
get them, and not for the benefit Of the county
press, Of which the gentleman had so much
| fear. Many members who owed their seats
here in no small degree to the influence Of their
county papers, come here and turn round and
use their efforts towards cutting down what
little patronage the press gets from the State
to the smallest pittance. The county press
was entitledto some consideration at our hands,
and there was not q single paper in the State,
in his opinion, that would not be glad to pub
lish the laws for anything approaching reason.
able compensation. In many cases they were
publishing them without any compensation
whatever, and hoped the amendment, which
only leaves the law as at present, would not
prevail. While it would give very limited
compensation to county press for the work OF
printing and distributing the laws broadcast,
it would confer much greater benefit upon
the people oskaloosa Herald.
Year: 1862

HURRAH FOR THE PEETTIcoATs.-A CORES
po1dent Of the Indianapolis Journal writing
from Martinsburg, Va, illustrates the Union
feeling observed along the march from Paw
Paw:


At North Mountain House we experienced
the first genuine Union feeling we have met
with since we have been in Virginia. Every
house top had on it the flag of the Union
At this station, three days before, there were
rebel pickets. The genuine Union feeling Of
the people of North Mountain l will illustrate
by a real occurrence. 1t seems that the young
ladies of North Mountain House have very
large Union flag, which it was necessary that
they should keep concealed so the repels would
not get it. The young ladies after mature
thought, concluded to have it worn as a skirt,
and selected Miss Matte Cookers as the most
proper person. Thus encompassed she lived
and moved until Capt. John Wilson's company
of the 18th arrived in town. When it was
known that we were United States soldiers she
took the flag from its place of concealment
and stood undauntedly waving it while the
Captains company gave it three times three,
and the band to erliven the scene, gave the
people Yankee Doodle. An old lady who was
present said to us afterwards that Miss Cook
ers ought to have taken it from its place of
concealment before came up, for now that
we had found out where the Union ladies kept
their flags concealed we would be looking for
them all the time. We met another old lady
there, en- route for o neighbor's on visit but
she could not 60 any further, for she must stay
and see the dear soldiers, and that, for her
part, she hadn't felt so happy since Parson So
| and-so had a revival at her house before sees
Year: 1862

The true policy Of the Democracy is, to hold
fast to their own integrity, Democratic Elk.


A short and treacherous hold at best, which
from the dispersion of the lost tribes" and
other indications, is supposed to have Slipped"
Year: 1862

Andy Johnson's appeal to the people of Ten.
nessee, it strikes us, has the ring of the true
metal about it's worthy of the man and up to
the occasion. IL will be read with interest and
pleasure by all loyal people everywhere
Year: 1862

Coop SPRING BED has become an almost indis-
pensable article, not only of comfort and necessity
with every family, while the united testimony of
Physicians has placed their healthfulness beyond
question.


No invalid should be without one


AS an evidence of the superiority of


C0REY'S "PREBLE" SPRING BED
over all Others is the fact that the demand for this
Spring Bed is quadruple that of any other kind.
october l, 1852 If
Year: 1862

TIE BLACK FEAG SToRY.-A correspond
ent, writing from Fort DOnelson after the
surrender, gives the following explanation
of the black flag story:


An explanation was soon had Of what had
appeared to us during the previous days as a
black flag on the ramparts. They cordially as
sured us that no such thing had ever appeared
over their camp. What led to the mistake was
probably blue banner or dingy flag. Indeed,
1t is quite possible that the whole or half Of the
so-called "black flags" may be resolved into
this phenomenon. Even the flags on our gun
boats, at a distance, might easily be taken for
black, so dirty and sooo'y have they become
from the smoke of the chimneys.
Year: 1862

HoNEsTEADs.-We call attention to the
advertisement Of Harvey S. Brown. of San
francisco, who has laid out large tract
of land into building lots, in the suburbs OF
that city, on the the line of the railroad to
the San Jose valley. Those investing
small sums on several years, will ind that
their investment is the safest and best that
they could make. The title TO the land ID
perfect. Read advertisement in another
column.
Year: 1862

SUPPRESSION OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
The following is the order of the War
Department, the substance of which has
already been telegraphed to this coast, to
suppress The publication of military move.
mpnts.
Year: 1862

WAsHINGIoNI Uct II.
The copy of letter written by General
Scott TO the Secretary Of State, on the day
before the Inauguration in 1861, published
by John Van Buren, if authentic, must
have been derived from some other source
than the State Department, since neither
the President or the Secretary of State has
any knowledge Of the manner in which
any communication to either Of them from
General Scott could have gotten into the
hands NJ Van Puren
Year: 1862

The Government Supplied with Gold.


Secretary Chase has avoided the neees-
sity Of buying or borrowing gold for the
payment of the October interest on the
public debt. By a system Of deposits
which he has recently inaugurated, the
Government receives gold on deposit, to
be Withdrawn at the pleasure Of the own
sr, and pays interest, where it remains
longer than thirty days, at the rate Of four
per cent. per annum. Thus far the plan
seems entirely successfuI-ihe deposits
having been sufficient for all Government
necessities for the use Of gold. It is be-
lieYed that the Government will thus be
able to keep itself supplied with sufficient
gold for its needs till the redemption Of its
old issue Of Treasury Notes shall put it in
possession Of specie funds from the receipt
Of duties.-DisPdteh to the Nst0- York
Times.
Year: 1862

The subjOined letter, which was veritably
addressed by lady of Illinois to her hus-
band, in New York City, does too much
credit to the self sacrificing patriotism of
our Northern women to be withheld from
publication:
Year: 1862

Many young men would pay very little
regard to the church bells but for the
thought of the church bellies.


The guerrillas of Missouri don't like
Col Guitar a. all. They are probably
afraid of getting their necks entangled in
his strings.


II am surprised, my dear, that have
never seen you blush" The fact, is,
husband, that l was born to blush IN
SEEM"


A thrifty wife wonders why the men
can't manage to do something useful
Might they not as well amuse themselves
in smoking hams as in smoking cigars


A CURIOUS PARADox.-Sailors are
never SO lively as when they are in the
shrouds. .-.a
Year: 1862

BOURBON INSTRUMENTS OF ToRrURE--The Campana della Gancia, of Palermo, mentions a discovery that has just been made in the castle of that capital On digging up the floor of a storehouse of artillery, three horrible instru- ments of torture, used under the Bourbons, were brought to light. One was the cap of silence, consisting of two copper hoops, one of which used to be screwed tight round the head and the other tight round the face. The other instru. ments were the burning chair and foot-burner The former is also of copper, on which the vic tim was strapped down, while plates of red hot iron were let into cavity in the back The other is a kind of metal boot resting on an iron box, in which fire is kept up while the prisoner had his foot in it. It is srumored that these in struments were to be sent to London, to De shown to the British Parliament
Year: 1862

The Columbus (Ga. Times says the fol- lowing extract from letter of a Savannah girl, (not all unknown to fame) is too good to be kept immersed in the private portifo- lo for which it was intended:

 ''Do you believe that instead of feeling frightened 1 feel quite brave, and think if l only had the strength of my heart in my hand would make little hero during this war. On the day that the engagement at Port Royal was going on, and everything was one wild scene of confusion for fear of an attack on Savannah, seated myself in the midst of all, and made Confeler- ate flag for the express purpose of waving 1t sauciy in their faces when they landed. If they come upon us by land they will have to pass our very door. and in spite of every thing but chatns l intend to wave my ban ner.. 1 intend to be the first Savannah girl to dare them, and to show them that the South has not only brave men, but brave aconen also. How it makes my blood boil when 1 hear of cowardly act done by any one bearing the name ofm There were some in Savannah, who, during the fight at Port Royal, became alarmed, for fear their courage might be put to the test, and as they would much rather run than fight, and could not do so we'll if they wore hat and boots, preferred the more modest at tire of females, and took to bonnets and slippers. Since then I have considered our uniform disgracea torever, if we do not prove to the world that aU who wear this modest disguise are not towards. To set the rest of the gentler sex an example, l have volunteered to exchange my hat and slippers for the boots and brooches of the next man who would rather run than fight, and promise, too that l never will disgrace 1t by cowardly conduct. If the men prove towards at time like this, it Is high time for the women to show what they can do; and if they cannot depend on them for pro- lection, show them that they have bravery en0ogh to meet them at their own doors, if they can not follow them to the battle field,

 l think that every woman should prove a true Spartan to the cause of liberty, and when history shall bear record of the deeds of 1861, it will reflect upon them no dis grace, but give them credit for following the example of their mothers of '16.
Year: 1862

It was found from experience that the national Confederate flag was very hard to distinguish at distance from the United States flag, hence the reason why battle flag has been adopted. The new battle flag is about three and half feet long by three wide. It is made out of red silk, which is ordered around with yellow fringe Extending diagonal across from corner to corner are two bars of blue silk about four inches wide, which form cross like an X, and in this cross are placed eleven white stars. The flag is very beautiful one, and 1 hope that it may be adopted as our national flag.

 Tne Richmond Dispatch gives its readers another one:

 A Virginia lady correspondent encloses us design of flag which embodies our Georgia correspondents idea of the sun, but discards other features as being soo
Year: 1862

Tie Springfield Journal says that returns
from Clay county have not yet been received,
but report puts it at zoo majority for the
constitution If this be true, the majority in
the State against the swindle is full l6, 900.
Year: 1862

and the various members of the Cabinet
have, without dissent and without pro-
test, as far as l have heard, by any one
up to this day, recognized Gov. Pierpont
and the Wheeling Legislature as the
rightful authority in Virginia, and it
therefore seems to be a settled and con
cluded question; and the consent of this
Legislature to the division ofthe State is
sufficient to bring it within the purview
of the Constitution.


A few words more, and viii yield the
floor to the gentleman from Kansas.
The only Governor whom the loyal peO-
pie of the Union recognize as the right
ful Governor of Virginia asks for the ad-
mission of this State The only Legisla-
ture which the loyal people of the coun-
try recognize as the rightful Legislature
of Virginia have given their assent to it.
The only President whom the ioyal peo-
pie of the country recognize as Presi-
dent has acknowledged them as the
rightful authority Of Virginia. The only
Cabinet whom the loyal people of the
country recognize, has over and over
again recognized the Government which
sits at Wheeling. The only Senate re-
cognized as the rightfal American Senate
has not only assented to it by receiving
Senators from this State, but by stamp.
ing its seal ofapproval on this bill, and
50 far as it is concerned, admitting this
State And this House, the only right
ful House of Representatives, gave its
recognition last session to Gov Pierpont
and the Legislature as the rightful au-
thorities of Virginia; and all that re-
mains to De done is for this House to re-
affirm what it has already done before,
and make this history consistant with
itself
Year: 1862

itself SO conspicuously as indiscriminate
slaughter and murder by wholesale.


Louisville Democrat
Does the Democrat expect 10 give ex-
preston to such stuff as the above day
after day, and preserve any reputation
for either truth or decency? If such in
discriminate falsehoods by wholesale are
palmed upon its readers for truth, then
indeed, the cause of our country is be-
coming hopeless.
Year: 1862

Any person obtaining five subscribers and forwarding
the money shall be furnished with copy of the lnte
geuccr for this service long the number shall be
kept good.


Business pertaining to the paper can be transacted
with the Publisher any day AT the Office at Publication.


Communications may be addressed to the Editor who
wilipromptly and faithfully respond to them.
Year: 1862

mong them even dreams that sub.
jugation is possible, or the Union
ism is sufficiently wide spead to
guarantee any hope OF prospective
reconstruction or affiliatlon. What
they are fighting for appears to
them a mystery-an airy something,
but a tangible nothing.
Year: 1862

Since receipt of the news this
morning, oil the people in the city
have been feeling very joyful over
it. and the military thought they
would astonish the Yankees outside
by iring off all l'the big guns on the
island aud at Virginia Point at 5
clock PM, which was done, and
the bells and cannon are now trying
TO see hew loud they can sound. 1t
is my opinion there never was q
more joyful feeling in any commu-
nifty than ours, since we heard the
news OF McClellan's rout and cap
ture.. Three vesselels now off the
oar, bark, schooner and steamer.
Year: 1862

ToBAcoo.-The Contra Costa Gazette thinks
at least fifteen acres oftobacco is being grown
in that county the present season. From the
enormously high price which that article bears
We should think it ought to pay.
Year: 1862

WAS THE MERRIHAC INJURED?-A B. Smith,
pilot on board the Cumberland at the time Of
her battle with the Merrimac, has furnished a
statement to the New York World, from which
We quote the following:


The Monitor fred one hundred and seventy
eight-pound cast-iron shot. The wrought iron
shot were not used, because their great weight
and peculiar construction render the guns muc b
more liable to burst. The Merrinac fred about
forty shots on the Monitor, which replied as
rapidly as possible; but, 80 far as il is known,
neither vessel ia damaged. Those on board
the Monitor say the balls ratified and rang
upon both vessels, and seemed to bound of
harmless.


The Merrinac is probably not injured, at
least more than the starting Of plate or so Of
her iron covering; and her machinery being
uninjured, she is probably it to come out
again. 1t is impossible to keep the Merrimac
from coming out She can sail three knots an
hour faster than the Monitsr From her eyo-
lutions should judge she can go at the rate of
eight or nine knots per hour. 1t is impossible
to board the Merrimac. Should she come out
again, she will be obliged 70 pass within range
Of the. Union gun at the Rip Raps, and shot
from 1t might, perhaps, crush her sides; but it
Is very difficult to manage so heavy q piece of
artillery, and the Union gun in all probability
might be fred fifty times without touching her.


do not think the Merrimac is calculated to
carry much coal, and that might have been a
reason for her retiring from the contest. The
Monitor perhaps might follow up the rebel
steamers and disable them, but il she gets
ameng the rebel batteries a heavy fire might
be concentrated on her from different points,
and she be thus injured, or possibly she might
be grappled to and towed ashore. These and
other reasons may suffice to show why the
Mentor did not follow among the batteries Of
Craney Island aud Norfolk.
Year: 1862

tainly be brought to bear upon 1t by ali The
other European governments. In taking the
lead in forcing her to assume consistent posi-
ton on this question, Russia evinces the same
friendly feeling and intelligent appreciation
OF the motives and policy of our government
that have ali along marked her conduct towards
us.
Year: 1862

We trust the present size of the Advo.
cate will only be temporary. 1t is una.
voidable for the present, as our subscription
list is suddenly reduced from eleven to four
thousand, by the rule requiring payment
in advance When it has increased so much
as to justify it, we will make the paper lar
ger, but cannot consent to hazard its dis
continuance by spending all our money at
once. 1t greatly auuoys the Editor to have
to send out so small sheet-particularly
as he has to withhold much of the copy be
has prepared for thepress. But We must all
have patience, and hope for better things
Southern Christian advocate.
Year: 1862

AMERICAN CoAsr.-We notice the publ
cation of estimates to show the great naval
force which England can Immediately
bring to operate against the United States,
should hostilities actually take place. In
this connection, it is interesting to exhibit


the strength of her fleets in the waters OF
North America and the West Indies, the
Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific ocean, as
their united force will, no doubt, operate
against that power in case Of wa,. On the
North American and West Indian station