caeucaKSi". rrf tfTHnv 4 ft lcr?t' t A Jfl Ryv? $2,50 per Year, SALEM, OREGON, MARCH 30, 187 i Volumo IX, Number 7. for tho Wlltnmctto Farmer.! BATTLE OF ABIQUA. As Hon. It. C.Gocr, who was a participant in tbo battlo of Ablqua has given tho only reliable account of that dceislvo but email battlo from tho whlto inan's view, 1 now propeso to give you an account ns rotated by an Indian who told tho story In my hear ing, as related to bltn by four Klnmnth tquaws who snld that they woro tho only survlvorH of tho attack. I will stato that r.t that tlmo I was between JO and 11 years old, and that I lived with an undo on what Is now known asthoGlonn farm, but at tho tlmo of tho Incident was ownod by Thomas Cox. tho propagator of noted Cox Cling poaches, and about n mllo down tho rivor lived n man by tho uatno of James Howard, at whoso place wero Mrs. Polly, and tho lest of tho family except tho men who wero absent to-tho lowcrond of the county wboio tho Indiitu ttoublo thon was. Mrs.Jamos Ford and hor family wero also at Mrs. Howards', as Mr. F. hlinsolf was gonoou thosamo errand, looking afior tho Indians. Ho thoro woro three families atono houso, with only ono man as protector. Thoro woro' a great many rumors clloat, which of courso wero enlarged upon by ouch narrator, and woro not calculated to quiet tho nerves of tho thou Justly alarmed spiireoly settled community. About noon that day (Sunday) boiho In dians wero seen coming down tho valley, and of course tho women becamo alarmed, and as tho Indians woro riding In a bunch audqulto rapidly, which Is not tho usual custom of Indian travel, this was taken ns n sure sign that they wero hostlles. and ovory precaution was Immediately taken for a do fsnso, and whllo this was In progress a sud den douso smoke was soon to nrisoaslftho house on Mr. Cox's placo had bcn fired, (as It stood behind a hill sufllolontly high to hide it,) and this was to us proof undonlablo that they wore the Klamaths booking rovongo. Mr. Howard took his station at tbo door with two well-loaded rifles, tho floor was raised and tho smaller children thrust be neath, while tho wornou resolutely grasped axes and butcher knives to resist capturo. The Indians now appeared, and rapidly approaohod under a full gallop; in n few minutes tbey approached to within two hundred yards of tbo houte, when Mr. Howard called out to them to stop, which tbey readily did, and seomed to bo, some what surprised nt the appouroccoof tho sur roundings, and askod what was the niattorj when Mr. Howard asked ono to approach and talk with him, which tbo nldost did, who proved to bo an Indian with whom ho was acquainted, and statod that ho was on the way with his family and campers to a more secure place down the river somothrcf or four miles, and that ho had been up to the mountains on n hunt, and on his way down home, that morning vory early ho had boenawakenod by four Klamath squaws who were going home through Swoot Homo and Mohawk valloys so as to get by the fettle wonts, and that tbey bad told him that tho whites would kill all tho Indians in tho valley, and that ho had ridden very haul to his camp, aud was now roinovlng his family asabovo stated. On tho strength of this statement tho rust wero allowed to conio up, as it was noticed that (hoy woro not in war paint. This Indian then itltted tLo follow ing as the Klamath tquaws' account of tho HATTJ.r.Or AI1K1UA, as near as I can romembor. Tho Klamntbs had come to trudo with tho Molallns, and they killed a calf of a white mau, and wero ordered away. The Molallas chief, Crocked Finger, told them that It was his tllaice, and to stay. Tho next day tho whites camo end the Klamaths commenced to bboot, bift tbo whites got in the brush and killed throo of them, when they tied up the creek. Tbo next day the whites camo again and com menced the tight, and six whlto men got sevoral of their mon hemmed against tho rocks whero they could not got away, and killed all of them and ouo equaw who was giving her bravo some arrows; aud that oco tall, black-bearded whlto man had killed two men and the squaw. Their chief tried to get tho whites to come out of tbo brush, and called thom cowards, and rquaws, and threw dirt at them; and then, to show that he was a brave man. went a short dlstanco, (ftid in opou ground shot arrows so last that there were three lu air all tho time, and wounded one whlto man. The whites then all shot at once at him, and ho fell, but got up and still shot at thom, when ha was again shot, and died; their young chief was also killed, and tbe Molallas would not tight: and the white followed them until tbey bad .killed oil of tho tueu, when tb?y made their escape, that thoro woro ton mon and ouo squaw killed; that thoy woro going homo, and tho Klamaths would all coino in aud kill all of tho whites In tho valloy. This old Indian, of courso can led on tbo convocation in the Jargon languago, aud I at that timo could talk It qulto roadlly, but tho tlmo hits been so long that most proba bly I liavo not repealed tho story exactly correct, but I bavo given tho subManco. it Is nvldetit that tho four Mjunwa wero mis takouln tbolr being tho only persona who o&eajH'd, but probably thoy had brcomo Hipatatodat the tlmo of tho battle, and so bollovcdthoy wuro tho only ono loft alive. I do not know whom Mra. Howard nuw lives, whethor in this tSlato or California. Tho tall whllo ninu with black beard who klllod so ninny Indlnns, was undoubtedly, fomwhat I afterwards learned, Mr. Ellas Cox, who lives near Sllvortou,a good shot and of steady norvo. Tho whlto man wound ed by tho chlol was Jnino-j Stanley, who lives near HaIoiii. From Information nf.crwnrdH obtained, there In no doubt that two emissaries of tho Cayuso Indians hnd boon, or woro thon, with tho Molallns lor tho purpose of Inciting tho Indians of tho valley to ralo simultaneous lynnd massacre tho whites In tlio vnlloy, and that tho plundor they would thus obtain would mnko thom rich, besides regaining their country. Another thing that was not thon gonorally known Is, that about that tlmo thoro weio foveral bands of Klamaths camped In various parts of tho valloy, but that ono tight on tho Ab'qui undoubtedly provouteda general uprMngof tho Molallas, Calapoolns, aud other band In our midst, nsslstod by tho Klamaths, and raved tho Uvosof mnny who still inhabit and cultivate this boautlfnl portion of Oregon. As far as tho battlo of Ablqua bolng an es tablished fact, and that it did occur, l as un donlablo ao tho masoacro of Dr. Marcus Whitman and family and othors In Novem ber, 1S17, and thoro Is no doubt that thoro were more Indians klllod at tho Ablqua fight than woro klllod at any ono battlo by our brave defenders who woro at that time campaigning against the Cayuso Indians; aud, besides, It had lta infiuonco on tho bostilo Indians, as thoy of course hoard of It In a short tlmo, as there was a rogular sys tem of transmitting Intelligence In those days among the dltl'orout Irlbes that was far superior to that of tho whlto pooplo. J. Hkniiy Drown. "Battle of tho Ablqua." Indian Battlo at Oregon City. Kd. Fahmkii: I bavo Just road tho stato montofllon. K. 0. Goor, relating toibe tight with Iudlaus on tho Ablqua, and as I was living on the' Clackamas at that tlmo, nnd bad occasion to pass up through that pnrt of country tin Himo soason, I gathorod tho facts from dlttoront partlss, about that nllalr, that noarly correspond (according to my recollectiou) to door's statoment, that I bollove, In tbo main, ho h correct, excoptlug the last clauHo In his artlolo whorohosays, 'Tho Klamaths novor camo baok," Ac, Now I wish to corroot Mr. Uoor'd statomont lu thb particular. As tho Klamaths always had beon u terror to tho Bettlorsof tho Willamotto valloy, whonovor they camo umong us, thoy woro watched with suspicion, and overy movo montof theirs was noted, as they woro ro girded as our ouomlos, and thoir prosonco h'jre bodod no good to the whites, Iiut thoy d'd come bRck, and, If 1 remombor aright, it was in Novomber, 1S33. They woro sup. psodto havo crossed tho IUrlow road, as tho cottiers on lliu upper Clackamss llrst saw thom, and woro much alarmod, buttbo I idlaus said they weio coming to trado with tho Uluokamasos, and did camp at tho Clackamas village, uenr whoro tho railroad bridgo crosses that stream; there wero about GO Klamaths, aud about 100 CUobamases at tho village. Thoy spout sevoral weeks to gether lu gambling, and finally got Into a row about some old dlfllcully that had hap pened many years before, whoroin ono of tho Klamaths had been killed by a Clacka mas, to tbe Klamaths pulled up camp and mooved over tn Abemetby creek, now in the northern limits of Oregon City, thon covered with logs and komo standing limber. At that time I had located on tboSautiam, but was down at my father's, and starting very early in the morning for homo I ap proached the vlllago on the Clackamas abont sunrise, ami found It nearly detertcd, In the meantime I bod heard a great many guns tired In quick succession In the direc tion of Abernethy cretk,butlbe fewtquaw and children there ralo with excitement, re- fusod to glvo any Information as to what tho troublo was; but I was not longln conjectur ing what was tho matter. Ah I passod on nearer to tho scono of action, I saw tho Indians woro lighting near tho bridgo on Abernotby croek. They wero concealed be hind logs and trees, and would tiro at each other ns thoy had opportunity, tho creok lying botweod tho oontondlng pnrtlos. When I approached within two orthreo hundred yards of them, soma of thom camo to mo and told mo to stop as thoy did not wish to hurt tho whites, and I would bo vory likely to got hit if I attoiuptcd to cross tho bridge, so I wm detalnod until about 0 o'clock, and wltnescod a good part of tho battlo. Tho peoplo of tho town hearing tho ilrlug, many of thom wakod up and camo to tho scono, until so many camo they corn pulled tho IudlanH to tiosht. Whllo thoro, I saw them carry oil' tevoral (It ml, and ouo of thom told mo tho Klamaths lost live, and tho Chickauuues four, killed, and some wound ed. Tho Klamaths p.ickod up in groat hasto, and left for honi'i, by what rot.to I no not know. Mr. Kdltor If you think this bcrap of tho early history of Oreuon worth n plRco In your paper, you nro welcome to usn It. 11. h. MC.VAUY. March 21th, 1877. Noti:. Tho Indian light at Orcgou City, occurred In 1651, and an account of Itwns published In the Spectator at tho time. Kd. Faumi:ii. www wwwrwpsw w ii i i mm French Pinks. SMiTiinuts, Lam; Co., March 21. Kn. Faumiiu: I see an Inquny In tho Fah mi:ii how to got rid of Kronen 1'lnUs. I have had twenty yeais exporlonco lu thobo weeds; my father crossed the plalua,ln 18f0; stopnod tbo first winter nt Orogon City, thon moved tho following sutvur to Lucklmuto In l'olk county, whero tre Xutyed a whllo and then moved to Long ,Tom, la Lane county When moving from .Lucklmuto we gatheaod some seed of French Pinks for tbolr beauty, as flowora woro scarce In thoso days. Since then tbey havo acattorod over our grain Hold and ohokd out grain. We summor- fallowtjd year after year, but of no use; thon wo mowod thom down, aud raked aud burn ed thom, and this would do no good, so wo conoluded to turn out ton acres that was most bothored with pinks, so wo did, and turnod sheep on them, and they are extinct on this piece of ton ocros, and Ithas boon turnod out two yours to mastor fern. This Is anothor post here lu high land. Ifullyagreo with J. J. Flulayson, In tho FAitMr.nof tho ICth of March, as to the origin of tloks, aud how to got rid of forn Mix years ago an man of exporlenco told mo If I would mow forn ou on the 12th, 13th, andlltuof Juno, It would not come any moro, so I set stakos around a square of 24 yards aud mowed It ofl. llofore night tho ground was wet with bap from the Btalks, and It killed it entirely. Tho spot Is bare yet, as the fern has not rogalnod Its hold, tyuiuniii.s. Now Is tho time to put yourpolton around old logs, rocks, and dons, Ono lulled now takes six out of your harvest field, Q. W. Oiiwon. That Spelling School. Fikk, LlN.v Co., Maroh IMth, 1S77. Kt. Faiomiii: Tho old adago that ''things aro not what thoy seom," was novor moro true, than in regard to tho challenge sout mo by Mr. Hodgos for a coutoitt lu all tho branches taught lu a common school. I or ganized a weekly spelling school at this place, and gavo out that wo would bo glad to have ovory ono turn out aud spell with us, as tho moro opposition wo had, tho greater would bo tho Inducement for my pupils to perfect themselves, Mr, Hodgos and school camo ovor to spoil with, or ruther uglast us. Aftar his bohool woro all down, I pronounced tho word "co taceotu" to him. Ho stated that ho was not "acquainted" with tho word; bo wanted tbo detlnatlon of the word, which I gave, aud thon he could not "place" It; and ended by demanding the page, tho first word ot tbo tablo, Ao, After giving him at least five mluutos to spell, aud falling to do so, 1 pass ed It to tho next. Ue thon sont ine tbe above challenge, which I declined from the fact that I had b.on with my school only about two mouths, aud hu had beoti1 with his about four. Our spelling sohools continued for boiho tlmo, when Mr. Hodges camo over again, full determined to spell us down. Wo spelltd but a short tlmo, when Mr. Hodges went down on the word "Hey," spelling it "Ha," claiming It to bt thesamo word. We appealed to Mr. Webster, and found that I was right, In affirming that thoy woro two different words, pronouncod dlf feroutly, with meanings nearly tho saino. Mr. Hodges has ovor olalmod that I con ducted my bohool unfairly. Wo nso tho l'a clllo Coast J poller, ami I have not pronounced n word but what em bo found In tho book. Ho claims that I should commence on u les son and pronounce ovory word In success ion, l'ooplo that wero present, and not con nected with either bchools, say tho content was conducted on tho right principle, mid that Mr. Hodges was fairly beaten nnd had not the manliness to own It. Ho wants us to come out and show tho publlo wo aro scholars. Ho has novor giv en a spoiling match himself to tho public; wo havo; wo havo 'finned" him out twlco, and can do It again. Wo won't get angiy about aud dlgraco ourtelvcs by wanting to whip somo ono, either. Mr. Hodges, wo cannot except Contanr by any means, If thoro overnppoared a "host" of fantors In tho Cultivator, wo did nothoo, or wrlto thom, If they woro thoro. Wo claimed to bo able to spell thon, nnd do not rotri'ct, or except any now, What 1 havo written Is tho boutlmont of overy disinterested porson that has attonded my school, and thoy will vouch for my statomont. I have labored tho past wlntor for tho ad vancement of the youth of this vicinity, mid think 1 havo attained tho end Miunht. Mimuirr Elliott. A Narrow Escapo. I'kkin, Cowi.tr. Co., W. T, ) Muroh 23, 1S77. J Kn.FAiiMr.it: A narrow escapo from n watery grave or a happy exporlenco Inn mud bath. Thoro waH u party given at Mr. David Konyon's on tho ld Inst., about S miles from TtVkln, rm tbo north fork of Lewis river, Thcro was a party of cloven on their way to tbe dauco, In a wagon; whllo driving a round a grade along tho bank of Lewis river tbolr wagon capslzod and camo noar spilling thom Into tho river. Thoro woro a few small it u nips that saved all from going Into tut river, wagon and passengers; 20 foot olthor way, back or forward, wo would havo mlssod tho stumps and wont Into Iho river, whoro tho water was about 20 foot doep, and run very rapidly. Tho most of tho passougors wero covorod with tho wagon bod and hay; no one sorlnusly hurt, bnt all badly scared. Mr. J, S. llozarth was the only one that leaped from tho wagon, ho bolng the teamster, lit to his foot and hold on to tho reins, It was no fault of tho drlvor that tho wagon capslstod: tho ground was vory soft, and tho wheels on tho lowor sldo cut down so that It was obliged (o turn tho other sldo up, after wo got rightodup,and tho mud bcraped otl, .wo wont ou our way rejoicing, thanking God that wo escaped as well as wo did. Wo wero all lond of good musld, mid we had a llttlo of that kind that did not chord vory well in going around tho grade, but alter driving about ono mllo from tho grade, wo reached tho hall, whoro the muslu whs charming to all. Wo soon drove dull cares away, Wo had a splendid tlmo, a good tu.-noiit, coiihldorlngtho bad woather; also a splondld oyster supper. Next morn ing we icturued homo, feeling nhiplypald for all of our bad luck lu crossing tho grade. Tho ball was well mauuged by J.H. ISo.arth and Albort Luolling. J. , iSru.i,. U. S CIRCUIT C0UHT. Monday, March 2d, 1877. W. T. Wytho vs. John II. Mooroa; cause dlhiulssdd and platutfll' has Judgement against dol'eiidaiit lor tho costs. Huiiio vssaiuu; prouuedlugs. Kama vs lttifus Mallory; sumo proucod lugs, hamo vs Kll.a .Strong, name proceedings. Siiuu vh U. H. I)ynr; same procoodlugH, Hamo vs J. 1). Mo Curdy; hamo proceed ings. 8amo vs Lidd it Hush; ssmo proceedings, Hamu vs Viola Grueu; same proceedings, Same vs A. hurt Gilbert: noon stipulation Judgment for defendant that ho Is thoowiior inieooniiu premises tioMonoou m tnocom Plaint and enlltlod to thu ioHsesson thoieuf and force ts, THKHDAY, March 27. 1M77. Grand Jury roturuod a bill of ludictment endortod "not a true bill," U.S. vhJ.W. Dercaw; Indictment fordo ing business as a rotall liquor dealer without paying tax. Grand jury piosented a bill of indictment endorsU not a true bill which was recelvod by tho court and ordered filed and that bald ilutomlout be dlsuahrged and go hence without day, and that tho surotlos on his bond be exonerated from any further liabilities. W.T. Wytho vs Goo. Mnllonkoir; Judg inent that the I'efeudent Is thu owner uftlio iirumlKes deM'rlhoil In tho coinnlitiit and Is entitled to the possession thereof, and that ilalntlll havu judgement against uoieuani or his costs in this case to bn taxed, .Same vs same; same proceedings In this case at last. BY TELEGRAPH. Staivoki), Conn., March 27. Tho dam of tho .Stailordvlllo rosorvolr gavo way this morning, causing lu this vlllago lenrful dam iv;p. Tho railroad freight houso and all tho card wero washed a way leaving only tho passenger depot. Tho Stafford National Uauk, Cougreatloual church aud about fif teen other buildings havo boen washed away. The flood camo upon tho village suddonly. and Its cllects havo beon very disastrous: throo miles of railroad trnok aro washed iiwnvnlco two Ilowo truss brldoos bolweon Station! and Tolland. Tho flood has causod troublo all along tho lino or tbo (olograph, which was promptly brought Into requisi tion, and neighboring towns warned ot tho inlguly rush of waters that was causing groat, destruction of property nnd threatening tho lovjof lllo. ' Tho accident Is n terrlblo blow upon tho valloy. About 1,000 hands aro thrown out of work. Industries uro aadly crippled. Tho ' loss as far as Stafford Springs Is cstlnmtod at from half u million to n million dollars. Much of this ts in small sums, The damsgo below Stutlor I Springs Is not ciwy to got, It convlstsor Injury lo brldgoH and roads, but no other mills nro thought to bo destroyed. Thu superintendent of tlio Now London aud Northern rbnd states that tho track Is all genu from IhoStail'ord passenger depot half n mllo Smith, and with the tmuk weuttho Irolght oars and ftolitht houso and two Howo triisn bridges. Two miles south of Tolland tho track Is washed iway. Wellington bridgo Is probably undermined. South of that an other plecoof track Is wnshod and another brldgn Is endangered. Tho witter Is now up to tho lloor mid Is reported mill rising. No ihuiiugo Is reported on other railroad! lu tho Stato. I'ltli.ADKLi'iUA, March 27. Wool quiet and lu moderate douuiud: Colorado wasuod, 200C'JKu; unwashed, 1(2:o: X and merino pulled, Ull2c; No. 1 and super pulled, .'UXjjSOo; Texus lino and modlum, 20($23o; coarso, 18(3220. PosTAr.CiiAN(ir.s WoHhlnuton. Maroh 207 I'oi.tmastors appointed b'oncott II. Abbott, ' Alvord, Grant county, Oregon; Potorll.Hot- jt tie, lUdknan Spring, Lwe county t.,Orogout.-r. ,',jg.. Chas. Iiwey, F.llonsbiirg, Onrry county. Oregon; James U. Kelly, I.anvyotto, Yamhill county, Oregon ; Lorow 8. Starr, Monroe Den ton county, Oregon; Goo, K. Colo, Portland , Multnomah county, Oregon. European Groin lhitwt. Lojtdon, Maroh 20. Tho Jf7: Lane Re press In Its weekly rovlow of the Drlllsh oorn trado savs: During the past weak tho mar kot was lower than for some time provlous and drying winds have enabled fannors to mako stoady progross with spring plowing nnd sowing. Them havo been some sharp rails of rain as well as snow and sleet. TIiom) have not Injured growing wheat, tlio condi tion of which Is satisfactory, but havo hin dered tho sowing of barley, and (Inlaying agricultural labor especially on heavy lands which are Km sodden to lo workable. Ad vices from Scotland state that fair progress has boon made with thosowlngof oats, beans and peas. Dut n short acre ago of barley Is ex pooled owing to tho unworkable stato of heavy lands. Although the ataaon has beon morofaorab!o than last year at this time. Llttlo alteiathni is notlceablo In the country trade which Is stoady but Inactive. Homo grown grain nnd malting barloy hao ad vanced ono shilling both In tho country ami in Mark Lano. Tho wook Imports or rorelgn wheat Into I onilon havo been light, prin cipally from tho Kast Indies antlGsrmuny. About 2,MK) quartvr camo from Franco, ami It Is iicsslblo that tho wants of our noar neighbors may have beon overrated Tho continued supply from Got many Is also re markable after i ho ronort of a ileflcinnt harv est last year. Notwithstanding report that tho Australian harvest minplntoly failed wo hIiiiU probably get all tho whlto wheal re quired this your from California and India, Spot liiisinexH during tho week lvs been quiet and without special Interim!, Iming con- lined to anpply tlio present ixqnirnunjiUi. Consumption nan not yet reached the ox tent when depletion of granaries exorcised an liillnonce on pricr-s. Indecision has boon notlceablo throughout the trade, by no means an unusual lent uro at this tune of tlio year, when Importers uud consumers allko 'must measure tbolr requirements against probable supplies, and estimate the Imports which may bo exponted for p'irts on tho sea board during tho winter, which Is el incut clear of cargoes of wheat. KussUii desurlp Uoils for prompt shipment have attrHoid moro attention. California rules htcaily. The Miles of Kugllsli wneat last week woro 1 1 717 quarters at Oi , against 15,0 W qusHrlor nt -I !!!) 1 1st voir. lmporlM Into the l.'nltoit Kingdom during the week ending Maroh 17th woro 058.810 owt, of wheat aud IIH.H.W owt.of flour, Livimrnr.. March 27. Drudstull' firm except lor corn, which Is dull. Com 2J M lor iwiw inlieil Wostern. 21s M old. Wheat 10s7dGIls lor avorags Callforla whlto, 10s lOtlGylls ;l'l for clun, im Binaus oa ior weswru spring. lt(el)ts of wheat tho last throo days, 10,000 quarters; Amerloan 20,000, Soods and Grains for Distribution. I havo rocolved from the Dopntmont, at Washington, an asortmont of grains, Ao., Including Spring and Wlutor wheat, Oats, Darley, Maugrol Wurtzol, and Sugar Itcot, ThoKirly Touxolle Spring whoat Is large, and fariueis who have been it pronounce It u superior berry for Oregon cultivation, It bo lng larger than average Kisteru grains. K. M. Waitk, Secy State Agl Society. 1A. W V L.1