our troops having escaped under cover of
uight nml torn up tlio bridge niul corduroy
road that led across tlio swamp. It was
still possible to tuko infantry across, how
ever, or even artillery. Tlio enemy's fir
ill); was at first very destructive, blowing
up caissons, upsetting nml disabling wagons,
nml killing a great n:nny men. dipt.
Molt hail some of his guns dismounted
here, but dipts. Ay res and Wheeler pour
ed a terrible lire into tlio enemy, and com
pelled liiui to fall back u considerable dis
tance from the margin of the swamp.
At three o'clock in the afternoon the nr
rival of a large body of lliu enemy, direct
from U'chmoud, by' the Charles City road,
not less than ;0,000 strong, ami doubtless
determined to push between the dames
river an 1 the army, thus cutting olT the
transports, gunboats and baggage from the
wearied, j ided soldiers, who would be com
pelled to cut their way through great odds
to t!iL river, or surrender summarily. Gen.
Itoini.ehnau and Gen. McCall were out in
this direction, anticipating some-such move
ment of the enemy. The battle opened nt
once, 11 ml furiously. With tremendous
odds our gallant army still kept up good
hearts, and loaded and hred as if the odds
were all upon our side. G radually borne
back, nnd in a fair way of losing the day
the gunboats were their deliverance. Th
Galena, Arooskook, and Jacob lell, par
ticularly the former, opened with their
Croat nieces or ordnance that threw inon
strous shells right among the enemy, sta
Bering and unsettling them, freeing their
discomfiture, Gen. lleintze'nian rallied hi:
corps, and the remnant of MeCall's ad
vnnee, upon the enemy, and in a remarka
ble charge drove hnu back two miles, when
night put an end to the contest.
Tuesday, Ju'v l. lhttle of Mu.Wrn
llill.
Malvern Hill is about a mile aad a half
from Jaurs river, and here a desperate
battle, or rather series of skirmishes took
place on Tuesday. They commenced ns
early us five o clock in the morning, nml a
part of Gen. lloint.eluian's force, nnd a
cousid.'MuIe number ol Gens. Keves an, I
Sumner's figured in this battlo. It was
tliielly a inuketry tight, and occurred four
miles from Malvern Hill, on the direct
road to Richmond. Tlio gunboats steamed
up the James river from Turkey Island
bend, around the sharp neck of land that
makes up from the Port Wallhau roa 1,
and took position in the arch of the bend,
to be ready for the rebels if they approach
ed too dose to the river. About eight
o'clock four batteries of rilled pieces were
brought into action that threw shot and
shell with great precision, Finally a con
certed advance of oar column an 1 th ; close,
sudden fire of nil the batteries simultaneous
lythe latter throwing grape and canister
broke the rebel l.nes, and they fell back
in disorder, d sisting from the pursuit.
Slowly, windingly, unceasingly, the
wagons came over, until nt last the final
team came into s:ght nnd dragged its slow
length toward Turkey Creek bridge. Then
the artillery began to come more rapidly,
but stdl .-low enough for petulance to feel
aggrieved. The day had, meantime, drift
ed i.) to four o'clock, when the
Sicon-I n.i!l!rv! TursiiJ
omui 'uee I with the advance of a large
Vvly of rcbiU, .tciidii)g quite across the
country, with cavalry on each 11 ink. Oar
forces at once jump "d up wearily, on 1
waited their approach, while all the s'gn d
ofli-ers on their s-.-ver.il stations waved
their cabalistic muslin. Our column was
formed, with G.-n. Couch, of Gen. K'-ys"
co-ps, on the extrem- left, Fr mkl n nu I
Ileintzeluun took up th- c-ntr--, and on
the right were the renin nits of Porter and
Sumner.
A general advance of oar column was
no v made, ns wc were determined to act
temporarily upon the offensive. Hum
brigade being ordered to charge, ndvnnc".
with the O'.Uh l'eiin. pginv-nt tlii-.li), Col
Owen, nnd li'-icg gdlamlv sco:id' l l.v
Dana's M-aglier's mil French's brgtd'-s
th'-v dashed within "0 v.irds of the i-n-niv,
nn I opened a ph-n lid fire of mu-k'.irr
The left of the In; w is now advanced, an I
the troops of Geii CoiHi really behaved
wonderfully, facing the enemy wh river he
appeared, and ouring volleys into h:tii all
the inn".
Our ni'-n followed the enemy fo cbn
here tint the g mbo its dnrt i.ot fire lor
fear of cutting up our own men After
fg'iting two hours, with n bus of about
2'jO, tin: trght Ml, nn 1 having moved
ac-oss Turkey Id.nd Creek, wc broke ll
the bridge, and soon the whole nrmy closed
up (it nn J near Harrison's bar, 2" Hides
from J.dimond.
Tun War Hiiut Wn-hiiig'o'i Aug
Sth. The War I) -p irtru -i.t h as ordered
First Uv direction of the President, that
no citizen liable to bo drafted into the mi
litia shall be allowed to go to a foreign
country. All Minimis, military officers
und police authorities, especially at points
on the United States se.-iho.trJ and fron
tier, are authorized and directed to arrest
and detain any person or persons about de
parting from the United States in violation
of la s order.
Scond Any person liable to draft who
i-hall absent himself from his country or
State before r.ucli draft has been made,
will be nrrc.Ud wherever found within the
jurisdiction of the United Stales, and con
veye I to the nearest military post or depot,
nnd placed on military duty for the term
of the draft.
Third The writ of habeas corpus is
hereby suspen ltd in respect to all person
no arrested nnd detained, nnd in repect
to all persons arrested for disloyal prac
tices. t-T The iilooinii.gton (III.) I'mili
'jruph has a letter from its nrmy correspon
deiil at Jncl;ou, Teim w hich states that
(jeu. John A. Logan (lute Representative
in Congress from the South, rn district of
Illinois) recently made n speech to his sol
dier, win ruin lie dared that ho had been
long enough nosi d about by Southern poli
ticians, and had seen enough of their curs
ed " institution," and hoped never to
shenlho his sword until it was thoroughly
wiped out. Six months in tho Union ser
vice will make aluiobt any Democrat who
has eyes and a heart feel just so.
Jackson (Temi ), Aug. 12 Lol eve
ning a newly organized Kuc.rillu band near
Grand Junction, numbering seventy five,
were pounced upon by fifty of our men,
nnd iu tho melee twenty rebels were killed
und the balnne" d'spi-ned.
Details of Eastern News.
(Continued from -it juigf.)
my's position. Nothing; important had
occurred."
Washington, August 12th. Dispatches
from Tope state that tho rebels retreated
and his cavalry and artillery are in pursuit
across the Kapidan. Tho rebel army, fear
ing their retreat would bo cut off, have
gone back towards Court House.
They made a stand at Orange to pro
vent our advancing on Gordonsville.
Jackson's retreat down tho railroad is con
sidered n necessity ho hud evidently be
come aware of the trap into which ho was
being beguiled.
Fredericksburg, August 12. An expe
dition from Hnrnsides' made a descent on
the Virginia Central Railroad, nt V'rcdcr
ickshall station, and tore up tho rails for
a quarter ol a mile, and blew up the road
bed with powder. They also destroyed
oO.OOO bushels of grain, n lot of whisky
and other army stores. A detachment
was sent to Hunker Station to blow up the
track, and switch, which they did still
further on, the track was barricaded
and rendered useless by burning.
Culpepper, August 13. The flight of
Jackson shows he f.ars to meet our troops
on Saturday. He engiged with his whole
force, numbering 30,000.
A portion of the corps of Hanks behaved
nobly, holding the enemy in check w ith the
aid of one division of McDowell's and
Sigel's corps, which arrived during the
dav and drove the enemy from the field of
battle. Jackson's loss can scarce I v be less
than 1,500; our number is less. The bat
tle was the bloodiest of the war.
On Sunday Jackson remained idle,
troops on both sides being exhausted.
Monday, Jackson sent a flag of truce, ask
ing permission to bury his dead, a large
portion of which was still on the ti. Id.
Yesterday morning the whole nrmy was
found to be g me. Cavalry and artillery
pursu-'d his hasty n tre.it towards Gordons
ville, and compelled him to burn bridges
to save himself. Jackson's servant has
just come into McDowell's headquarters,
and reports his master admits a lo.vs ol -,-
000 in Saturday's engagement.
Cairo, Aug. 1 1th. It is not true as tele
graphed that Farragut asked truce iu pass
ing the icksbnrg batteries, he went past,
firing from everv vessel.
Farragut's fleet arrived at New Orleans
on the -JO: h.
Lexington, Mo , Aug. 12 Independ
ence, .Mo , was aunt Ke.i iy i.;iHi reu-is
under Hughes and (Ju.iiiterel ; afli r four
hours' severe fighting tho Federals Mirrm-
dirjd 20 of our ni m killed
Kansas Cilv, Aug 13 The rece'pt of
the news of the capture of Independence
Cilv threw this citv into great excitement.
Militia was called out. A call for rein
forcements was made on rort Leavenw orth
A force left this inoni'iig iu pursuit of the
enemv.
Washington, Aug. 10 The Pittsburg
A'rprtst of the 0th says a di-qi -itch from
Van Dorn to Secretary Mullorv stites
that the ram A'kium had been destroyed
She left Vieksburg Monl.iy to cooperate
ill an attack on Raton Kong-; after the
passage of lhivo i S ir ln-r michin TV b-
came disibled, nn 1 while her crew wer- nt
tempting to r pair it, several of them my '
gunbo its a'.tai ked her, and alter ag illmt
response she was uban hucd and blown up
II- r officers and crew escaped.
Nashville, 12th. Dispatches from Mor-
tr ill r.t Cnni'ietl md Gap s ay De deirey's
jrig v 1 and l.i'.h Ken'iii ky r-giin- nt o:i
the oth nn I till) iii-t , had been iiigagul
with Stevens' division, iu force, the rein Is
outli'iniber ng ll.cai 4 to 1. i lie r-bi Is
lost 22.") kill d and wounded; 0'ir loss was
3 k lh-d and 15 wounded and f pri'om r.
Two companies of the loth Ohio wir- sur
rounded by two regiments of rebels, but
rut their way through. They captured a
lirgelot of h-rage, tobacco, I nivs an !
mules.
T'ie rele Is und r Ilnrl.-iMg", who luve
bi-en thrcat'-iiir g Louisiana in iiorthcvt.-m
Mis.-ouri, liavi- been ro tted by the Feder
als und'-r Col Smart. The reh-I h.i ler
was killed.
S.iringfii 1 1, Mo., Aug. "ih. Tlur - is a
very l-XC.te 1 state of fei I ng ill this section
Citlz iis are beintr rapidly niroll d in the
St.it milili l. Tii'V S'.-etn to haV! ! tr
muied to t ike the matter in'o their own
hands and rid the country of jwl--s ma
raudtrs. All gueirill is caught are to be
hung.
Hnd-oii, Mo, Aug oth.-Col. McNeil's
forces came up with Portir's guerrilla, "
few m I es tioith of Kiikvilh', Adair enmity,
yesterday morn'iig, nnd followed him, skir-
mishing, in'o the town, where n g'lier.l
fight cn'-'l'd, iu wli'rli tho rein-Is t l.'iO
kilh'd nnd wounded, 4'l wagons loaded
with upplie, nnd t'-n wagon loads of arms.
The Federal lo-s was only b killed and
2") wounded.
Additional particulars of (he fight nt
Kirk ville have been received; I2S
dead nli'-ls were buried by our troops.
The enemy's lo-S could not have been b-ss
than "00, and it is estimated that 2,000 of
Porter's men have deserted and scattered,
several hundred of them being m ule pris
oners. The balance, of h'n force, which
originally numbered 3,000, is fast retiring,
being pursued by McNeil 111 three columns
Hud-oii, Aug. I2ih. Col. McNeil
again attacked Pott' r's t'uc'rillas yester
day, at Stockton, .Macon county. After
a sharp fight McNeil routed them, killing
and wounding a large number and captur
ing many hones. The rebels scattered iu
all direction.
Washington, August &th The War
Department has i"iicd orders lo United
States Marshals and Chiefs of Polee to ar
rest nnd imprison per-ons who, in any w..y,
attempt to diseimriige enlistment such
persons t. be tried by a military Commis
sion. From intelligence received nt tho War
Department, it lias been nsc rtalned that
30,000 Western troop of ihc new levy
will be ready lo go into the field next week.
Deekhard (Ten 11 ), August 7lh lirig.
Oen. Robert McCook, of Ohio, was mur
dered by guerrillas, day before yesterday,
while riding in on ambulance with Ins bri
gade,
Thn new of the enlisftnetif In the Dor-
ler Slates is quite encouraging. Mnry-
I mil will probably fill half her quoin under
the first call This Is more than trni an
ticipated. The tnilitin will ho drafted.
A delegation from Delaware it.itc that
f more time he nfforded, loth quoin will
be filled by vohitiiecr?.
If nny nnux tintU tn luvul nvn tht
AiucvleikU Virtu, Ktanul him n thr il tn
(! fit, Pir.
s3l)c rcgon ClvguG,
VV. L. Adams, - - Editor.
OREGON CZTV:
SATUKDAY, AUGUST 23, 1SCJ.
Hrbol Mows.
The Courit'i; a rebel organ once printed
ill Nashville, Tennessee, gave tho world
its philosophy of rebellion just before the
United Slates troops took possession of the
place, and caused the (mnW to pack up
its type and travel to purls unknow n. It
said":
"This has been called a fratricidal war bv
some, by others an irrespressiblo eo,,llic"t
I. .... .... 1.'- 1 .... . ..I cl W . ...
specttuliv take i-suo with the authors of
both tb.se ideas. We are not the brothos
of the Yankees, and the Slavery question
is merclv the pret.-xt, not the cause, of the
war. lie true irreiucs.sil.le eoiillicl lies
fundamentally iu the hereditary hosldilv.
t . . .1 ... i I m iles, onue vi V'imi .s.iiv .si'nns ,1 lotiii.
the sacred animosity, the eternal autago-; ' ' 1 "
uisin, between the two races engaged. "t lot than live per cent, interest, tho
" Tho Norman cavalier cannot brook ! original capital to remain forever undi
tho vulgar familiarity of the Si.xou Y all; miiiisheil eveent oilnti-.il h of it which IliaV
kee, while tho latt.r is continually devising
mm., itl in l lil-iter ilim-tl lii 11 rit ni-hi f IC
neighbor to his own detested level. Thus
was the contest waged in the old United
States. So long ns Dickinson doughface
were to be bought, and Cochrane cowards
to be frightened, so long was the Union
tolerable to Southern men; but when, ow
ing to divisions in our ranks, the Yankee
hirelings placed one of ther own
spawn over us, political connection became
unendurable and separation i ccrsMiry to
preserve our si lf-respect.
" As our Norman kinsmen in Mngl uid,
always a minority, have ruh .1 their S.ion
countrymen in political vassin;;e up lo the
present .lay, so have we, the .lave, oh -
. . ... . ..
twi Ivcinont'i. Wo framed tho Constitu
tion, for seventy years molded the policy
of the Goeeriniii'iit, and placed our own
m-n. or ' North, ru nu n with Southern
principles, in power.
On the Oth of November, IS.'.), the
Puritans em mediated themselves, and are
now iu viol-lit iiisiirri ctiou against their
former owneis. This insano In'l day fruik
will not last long, however, for, ilastard.s
in fight, and incapable of self uovernnieut,
they will inevitably again fall under the
control of t!i" superior race. A few more
Hull Iliiii thrashings will bring tlieni once
more under tie' yoke us docile as the most
I0y.1l of our Mtlnoi;an ' chattels.' "
The Courier ill a-si-rting that "we" the
" slave oligarchs" governed the Yankees
till within a twelve: month for seventy
years molded tin1 policy of ihc Govern-
m.uit, und placed or mci. or " Norlh. rn . ,,r "JMn '"'""'.' Ul1"'
men with soiithem principles," in jum,-,- ' '''''. "' i''''" Governor 01. a Un
only i'.-:.-erts the declaration made bv io" li, kl t. '')' I i' l"'''Ii " votes. Wc nre
Seiialor Ilaioiiioiid of Si oil U Carolina mi
the Senate Hour March l:h. l-S.'.S,
10
Holed speech u lii-re he culled Nol'theni la
boi' rs the mndnilU of nociVy." Mr
Hammond .-aid
"The S'liatur from New York says
that (the rule of the Government by the
South) is ul.o'lt to be nt nn end. P. rhaps
w hat ho says is true; it may Ix ; but do
not forget it can ner.-r be forgotten, it is
written on tlio brightest page of litim la
history that w tiii: M.aci: hoi mils (Y
t;if ii-' r 11. took our country hi ln-r infancy,
and aft'T llll.l so her for jy mil uf I'w
.irirn'ii irun of lor iii A'ner, we shall
siirn nd'T h'-r to you w ithout a stain upon
le-r ho'ii r, boun lb ss in prosperity, incalcu
lable in InT strength, the wo'id'Timd admi
ration of the world."
That the slave power has ruled ihc
( iuvi i iiui' iil the greater part of the time
since its foundation, that they have had
three f'oiii (lis of the Presidents, mid four
tilths of llie offici-r It'll limes as niauv
as they were entitled lo iijioii an I'lpiitable
iiuim-ricnl nnd linaneiiil ba-isiiud ll.ul they
did this ul llie cxpen-e of I he manhood nnd
dignity of noriliorn "mud-silK" w ho proji
ped up the slave power by voting llie
" democrulic ticket" f'al -ly :-o culled, while
acenrding to tin; Courier "dough faces
were in be bought, mid cowards were lo
be frightened," wi; an; ready lo admit, ns
indeed wc have already publi-hcd more
than 11 hundred limes. We nre nl-i aw are
and always knew that llie Soul hern (ire
eaters heartily de-pised their North'Tli al
lies wlion: " vulgar fiimiliiirily ihey could
not brook," only while engaged in kissing
llieir feet. That they loathe mid iepi-c
lliesc Noil hern dirt-culers or "pence ili-m-craN,"
who an: slill ki-sing the feet of Da
vis and Yancey, though kicked in the
nioiilli every linn- ihey go through I In; ex-rei-",
liny wor.i'than vvi- do wi; shall not
lullhll. lo t In r IH 1 1 J 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 li' I pl'oini-eil
ihey "surrendered the ( hiverumeiit vvilh-
oul n slain upon her honor" we lei the
story of the damning outrages of tho clave
power in Kansas, mi empty tn usury nt
llie elo; of Jiiicluiiiuu'a iiduiiiii'trnlion,
Ihc difeiit by tin's jiower of ihc JVilie
railroad mid lfoine-te,id bills, ils endors
ing iho laws in Nevy Mexico pcrioilling
the flogging of while men nnd women who
worked for wages, ils general cllbrls to
drug dow n nnd place ils iron heels on eve
ry great inaleriiil interest of (In; country
that deuiauded fo-lering by the (Ji neriil
Government lieides ils crowning nets in
robbing Government Minis, Mt ollices,
nml (hisinin Houses, mid lin n turning b n
thou-iind stolen bri-lling eminou upon eon
stiluliomilly ehoen nuihoritieA who en
deavored to protect public properly nnd
enforce th" lnw. We tiff willini In ml.
mil that Hammond in IHM paid the Gov
1
eriiiiient one meriled coiiipliment, uni
I
think by tho time (his war is over, the reb
els generally wilh their loathed nml de
tested allies here, will believe. Hammond
prophesied truly iu saying that she would
be " iiicatcutalile in her ttrrmjlh, (he wonder
and adiniivtioit of the world."
Aditicn.n n.vi. Coi.i.kok Lancs. Among ' on that river, but, ns 1 said before, in iiba
other matters of importance, it will bo tho : sin, which is from la to 20 miles in diaui
duty ol our Legislature this session to de- ' etcr. The placers, at present discovered,
cido whether or not Oregon will accept of J occupy only u small pai l of that basin;
the ninety thousand acres of public land ten- 1 only a few ravines, (niches, and creeks,
dered us by the lata law of Congress for Wo have all heurd of very rich claims,
the support of nn Agricultural College such as Chanibei Iain's mid Maloncy's,
" where the leading object shall bo, without j yielding from foOD to $000 per .lay anil
... ,. . i . ;i 1 the W riser, and Kimball Co,, and Monroe
exe hiding o her scie ntil o and classical , . . ' . , . , , , . , i. ,
n . claims, on', of which tens nnd hundreds ol
studies, and including military tactics, to lt0nlimH of ((),ir mvo i,,.,,,, ,!,. -pi,,,
teach such branches of learning as nro re- - reports of these claims aro probably cor-
lated to ngricnlluro nnd the mechanic, arts red, but they have had too much iiillncucfl
in such manner as tho Legislature of the 1 "I""' '' I'"1,1'',', '!"')' ,l0, ,ml . present
, . all the fai ls. I he first and most eoinuion
Slate may prescribe, m order to promote (,m( yoi w. i(m, lo , irsjiiii
the liberal and practical education of the " lo,v are the minesl"' U, they aro ' .vml-
industrial classes, in tho several pursuits
I ,,nd professions of life." If we get the
lt f lis ,IIW o must through our
i '"'" ''-sl"v'ss "ur w,!,l"'il itl'" to
F'"" ol ll,u
; live years of its passngu wo must provide
; wltK The money arising from tho
, . i . i... : , ,.i :.. i
be applied by the Legislature of the Stale
; l purchase of lands for a college site,
college site,
All the ex-
or for experimental farms
peases of selecting, and selling the lands,
and such expenses as are incurred in dis-
bursing tho funds arising therefrom, as also
the cost of necessary buildings, Ac , mast
be paid out of the State treasury, . nnd not
from tho College capital fund, or from the
interest thereon. This land, sold for $I,2f
per acre, would give a capital of $1 DJ.hHO,
Mi tiling al ten n r eeui iiin resi ine sum
, ()f fl l,2.'.0 annually a v. ry handsome
' sm.port for un institution of the kind - am
iiie to meet the
I the demands of the State fur
some lime to come.
Illinois Poor Wail, during tho can-
Miss last rspiMig, was in mo n.iu.i ot irying
to make ignorant people believe that the
" diiiiniycrats'' were making wond.rf.il
head iu Mime of the Northern States be-c.oi-e
a great many Union deinoerat.s h id
been (lifted to office, in Pennsylvania,
Ohio, und Illinois, by K.-puU, can votes.
We ex licet that Lane's imrger ILbben
1 : . 1 c.i it- - 1 li c
(who is a uiumivcrut of the Wait and Doif
. . ,
school) will, whenever he runs for coi.sta
ble in Po-ey county, Indiana, point the na
tives lo th- II.'iOO majority f r Gibbs for
Governor of t Ireoii, ns ei inclusive evidence
1 1 tit t Oi'.gm is ovi t heliuiiigly th niocrallc
ii ,.11 .1 .-. 1 r t.. 1 . .
.ppy to inform the "jh iiss dlmmycrats"
! of Oregon that wo have just heard from
Illinois. The news is that the Slate Con
vention, which by the gr .ee of un usjiect
ing DepuUicaiis e.iv..' tho deineci .its more
than two thirds of the Convention, has con
cluded its labors made a con-tituiiou
' which nmong other things made nu unjii-l
division of the districts, g ting the demo-
cratic portion of the Slate II disproportion-
, , . ..-. i i
ate share of representation in t.ie Leeisl i-
1
tare. The constitution has be. u mbmuted
to the peojilc, n7 voted down lnj mure than
Im I'uutMihd i.f'j'U-ily,
Illinois is just Mich a 'democratic' State
... : i. i .. :.. . in- .i..
" ' ' 1
over .'10U0 majority, t-oT to .sr.iv at umii:.
-- -
Iht'.ht.ist I non Jons Div's P.ivui.
Jjlge Mi Kean ol Astoria has kindly fur-
- i t i . . e i ' i , i,
n shed us a Id ler from his son A. 15. Me-
, , ,., i , ,, , .
Keaii, who lias lab ly reach, d John Day h
river from California. Wc givo Mich ex -
. . '
tru' ls as w ill be of public int. r. , knowing
tie
: nt ali un iits to be entirely reliable;
I NIO I'CNIiKNi K, July I'.Kli, iHlij.
D' f.r Fnth' r We nr.; now
on the very l.-ad waters of John Days riv -
er. We got here just n week ago W,
.r. .1 .il,!,.. L..n,
..i...... ,i . .. ,.....'.!
l.ll. l.l III. I YI. IU III .im inn biiiht I1IHI
wer- forced leave for want of rov isions.
You have doubtless heard the particulars
- ... i i i ' ,
Good ir.r .!,.,., were Mrnek here n few .l,.v.
l,,f,.r,. u. u..r I I
here, nnd was here' to claim all the ground
known to be good. The creek is claimed
for about 15 or 20 miles in length. Hut
very few have done any thing more than
merely prospect their claims. A few have
got to work with sluices and nra making
good wages, say from ten to fifty dollars,
and some more. Claims have In en sold
for ns high ns u thou . mid dollars, and high
er figures than that have been offered mid
refused for others. A great excitement
has been created by rich discoveries on
nnother erei k, tributary of John Day's
river) about L' miles from lure. Tim dis
coveries were Hindu by n friend of mine
who very kindly h t me know before the
thing was made public. I immediately
went there and look claims lor myself mid
party, Ol course the cn ek lias not been
worked nt nil so as lo tell how rich II is
but it prospects from ten cents lo two dol
Inrs lo the pan gold of a course character,
besides some lumps of quart, containing
goi.i, variously estimated at from ten to
forty dollars, Of eourse I cannot Judge
with nny degrco of certainty, but I think I
have got a fortune iu my claim. After It
became public, not ten hours elapsed until
at last leu miles of creek was claimed.
Mining is being curried on with considera
ble success nn Powder river, also on thn
South folk of John Days River. I Imvo
seen n great many men from both these
t.laces, nnd from what I can learn I his ru-
gion is opening belter (linn cither of those
lilaecs, I have no doubt that the mines
hero nre yery rich nml qulto extensive
not richer than Salmon river, hut more ex-
; tensive, and of inoro worth as a mining
! ..1 turn. I llll.l l.tl..W..I
WC r " eoilllliy. 1 mi'" I"" V oeteini will
aciniiiintances Here. nr. nicnriuooi i
mii -
Iiill stands near while I write, and desires
to bo remembered. Respectfully vonrson,
A. 11. McKkan.
'Xx In l'li',er.--(!ui,).iinri.
Mn. Amies: Tho Florence, or Sulmon
Diver mines, as they aro called, do not lie
t,d,' on find the gold only in "spots,
not in veins or in leads. t'or Instance,
300 feet below the Maloney claim in Pi.,
f 1 1 it li lt I in rl'iliittlli W niiiLii mi i' tS it
$ltl IM,V , , ,mll(. MW Sand
Creek a claim which paid but $0 per day
to tho hand, nnd another olin not more
ll' ty led olf w Inch paid from $2o lo
.i r 10 in eerv iiiau ner uav. .i iiiim.
day, yet the average, of ihat locality
been $21. It is found however that
center of ravines pays usually belter than
the sides, though it is not always tho case.
In view or nil the varialinns iu the
claims, I determined if possible to get an
,lVl,,1,l) f,,,. ,.V(.ry ,ulVi ,, , fi, lk,
miiiiln r o claims taken, men rmployed, and
.1.- -i. .1 " . ni,
. I . . I . . I- .1 MM
done, ihm I
weighed.
in some eases saw
the
Ibginiiiug with Sand Crc.k, which
1 smith of tin- town, riinmit
.11' i'11-.H.iv nun
on this ctei k nnd
.nlelies about 2.',-
Mead 1 Creek, We find
its tributary 1 rei ks and j:
ine nine lequireii 10 iiijj ineiu mil. 1 11c
fads were furnished ine by a young man !
who sH'iit the winter in I'lorenre, nnd by
several other miners whom I lin t They
were approved by others. My rstiinates -have
In en made from llnse fuels I visited ;
several of the loci.litii s, and saw the nulling .
llll.l feet or neinlv live miles chinned; thi ,
in.liid.s If. ulv'. Cick, IMI'sGuleh, Itla. k j '"il"- A"t- '-,h -''i reports n
Sand Cnek.' Wolfs Track, nml sevci al r' 1,1 1 tl...t I jr that lie r. b. U umkr Bmk
other such llibntari. A claim is l.'.O f. el ; 11 I dgc had attack. il Hal. .11 Hnugr, inil at
in length; (his would give D'lli (l.iuis in ' lir-1 ",r'' r.pnls,d with Uty (M
this loculitv. Three nn 11 ere required to j A'u'1";: ihc k II-.1 were Ilea. fL.rk nf Mi.
work a ela'ui, thus 4VS men for all The , I'l"- 'I"1 '"" "iial f Krnilr.
average per hand in those iliiins is tun- J '''r" "ridge nn nlmil to rmrw tLi'.
oui.ee or $12 a .lay, ihih'ihiI ng fo: the In ,t,( " nniuung ol Tuemloy
cahtyp.r il.yto Jj.'.GiV Tins" el.iiui
it 1 re opeii' d, so us to bi-in to pnv, nl ont
the middle of June, nud il is c-l inuleil lin y
will last In woiknig iiioiitlio, or 2ii ibiys,
nnd will yiild f l..'i.'i.'l,7i'o. Kmk rs nre
Used for tin- 1110, t leirt. I liiiit .-I) flairr
, ,. , .'
I" en iisi il in 'nine e'.iiins.
bale
iiniurt Flat nnd its tributaries
w i re
( Uiuii d I -t nntuiuii and nnikul cons ih r
nblv The extent i 1 siiiimt, , nt ji'.un) f, (
or ro; cl.iiins, rupiiriug I '.is men; the mar
age yield for e n il man p r day, iin fu.i.ng
nil the rich eldois, front the first, is $21. or
g ouiioen, nii.ouniiug to 1 i.e.' inch .lit
These ,-h.ims wll .st S months .,r 20S
lass, and iehl J'.ISS 110 Soinei.r tin 11,
bate been 'nearly woik.d out
Miller's Cie-k and iu tr.butarie. hVh
include Na on's Gulch. l,boo (;:;!,, ,,d
sevn.1 others, west id the tiw, nre . la an-
i d for 2S,0(M) feet, nll.m it.tf s.l claims nml
:..',S men; the at- nee yield dadv lo each 1.
$21, or $l:i:'.i2 for nil'; th- i.l,',.lc .....cnt
for H nioiitl.s is i-stiuiuteil nt 2 7-.'i r; !
Vnrl,.. G.dch nnd Us trdmluries hate
nbout ) ii c ilm, ti hich employ IS men.
yii I Ing $ I 2 d . ly on an ov. rL", nuioiiui
'" '""''', f'r wnkug monlhs
Sni lh's Gtih li nnd its tril ii'nri. s have
. . . . . , , ,, , ,,
.i.l I'liii'is, w li . li ui loy l.i'.l men yn . ng
jf a day, nnd (;).. ;o in . a ' vvoik.i-g
m-int! s that Ihey will probnldv lust
Pioneer Gulch has ubont Huclailus, with
"'Jl m""; ftl l"'!v. nnd will )i. Id m
'-I" working 'Us f I.:;-I, 00
.M' liilow I rei k ,ns according to estimate
Jf.r, ehiims, rcporing VJH nu n, nml )i. Id- '
1 iig $10 p.-r i.'av, tthieh will nniie.ii.l to
$1.21.1,01)0 in g.,0 winking dav.
l.l Hge, l.iijenims ,.l claims Mil. '-' I
i im H, i " i .n" n s csi ma i r ti ? i or r in v
i ,. , ' ' '
I wh eh Tor 210 wotking. days w ill nuiount to
i i .! no
.-
1 Gold Lake has .'Il c'li'ms, with 02
nu li
nt $12 per day. It will require 2sS Hoik
ing days, and will yield $111 1,.' 12
Solo Crc. k is reported to have n ry ridi
claims, and Grouse Creek to be nil taken i
.... Qfllilt t....t I . I - ... .
1 V " ,B"' ""' ." WW
""Z ' l,l,v,! '"' ,,,'"," t",',l ' I
nccorduig to estim.-le. I
which has been nnd which will be Ink
',,,( ,. . , . , , , . .
i '.' .. '"' ' "lm,,;Jf t ' V
! "oi.uri.
. . '"" r"" n '""
The hills Mill remain to bo washed, nud
I lmi"W ' wa-licd over, nnd
some
' T"1 UTU '" .,f",! ',"
obtained. Alrcn.lv a ditch about two
miles long m supplying water lo one see
lion, Other ililchc. hnvo been projected.
Tlu re are a few miners on some of the
bars or Salmon fliver.
According lo our estimates, 2,KI i men
nre now mining near Florence. V ny
add nt least 10 for tho (fulclus not cmi
united, milking ,'1,000. Thin is the number
which men liaiits nnd others ut Florence
supposed to bo employed.
Wo nre lo consider this small spot ns
only one of n hmg chain of placers, ex
tending from liiif.-r Root Valley lo the
h"ad of John Day's Itiver, !lk Cily,
Oro Fino, South Fork of Clear Water
nnd Powder Kiver nre In the chain. They
urn nil furiiihlilng ,,rn amounts of old,
jiml tiny will continue to do co for yenr.
Then! facts show the value ami Importance
of thus,, broken nml mountainous regions
for mining purposes. They Imvo becomn
iitlrnctive, nnd Ihey will no rlonbt continue
io no so. nut larmers nnd orchardM.
and nil who seek for pleasant homes, will
rei urn to tho valleys, nnd especially lo the
Willamelte nnd Uiimqun. Tho contrast
enliniices Iho value of tlieso sections, nnd
wo presuimi that many who will come lo
the upper country for gold, will eventually
como lo our valley for homes,
Jours, 0. II. Atkinson.
tV Tho ntlentloii of parenl nnd nil
oilier Interested I rnllcd to Ilia notice of
Dr. llarclny in miotlier column, In refer
ciico to nn " Infant ichool" In this clly.
LouInvHIo, A hit. 12U, t'i
llh 1.K00 cavalry llt f '.TT, ?'m M"'gaa
tlM. ry. entered Ull T CCC,of r
''V'"- (twenty. I, .tr"' ,
''"'-. ..minding, JCol.
Jl'17 7il'Vdend , 'kt
talHlngnxlj horses I1(U 7 r in.
"rn. Mortfn H M , 1 JLU I(J
noon to day. lmlou lt
New York, Aug, j 2t!i rt
H'at peslileneo Is rngini, I,.' i, ,, tfM
again asserted by n Llt Kltllml li
the rebel iirmv imn.bee. ,,, ..' " Mti
.n.ln.r-.rn.l.Uta ,,fdS,r'
genend headquarters ,,,,,17 1
fHioftmanuylinvobe,,,
'"' wtiooitho rirer; ltl,,,u,, 0, .
I" larg... tho leaders . , rtn7
M" n1tlinn.lllL3if'W,t
Into tho (U Ll at unv tlino. ' ,0UUnl
St. Louis, Aug. :it1Ti,i-.
yf,h" wJ27.
I'ort Scott t rclnforeo tl.o ' T
I.J i-gnnent f r,..', IOc ."
surrounded them. Tim ... ",l ,'llr
way through killing n,lncludin;;r
tain and onu Lieuleiinut v P
nlelililit, VT
' '"' HI I... d.putel,,., (run
lf M''" "'"l buttle ubfZ
"'r" "'Iwi''" tscn. Kniui-a a)l( Qr
j )" 1 !" ,Ufl t Hif l.rrill(j
.., - "'"i lorm i.i.
Kith
has j Kcbi reports rejesent Uw i
the ' Kirby Sniith iii his Irniil ia,l iu" ,
r,.lir t U -iirri-nllv i.t..i .1". .."
( )n, n, lbcckinridge nrc coiutiii li 11
foicti for an i.lta. k 011 New Oih'i,K. 1
: ,w ,,,,1 ,. .1. mv.-.I ti.1!.''. .
'''
1 ifuctory to thn rebels '
I
St. Louis, Aug. II -Pnimlritf,',
f. nt ill Grnii.l lllver on Moml.r, ilnu
ui t in 1 1 inn n iieini-ea ,orll M(
and IL.nibid and Si Joseph lUilru,, lwj
losi'iiii nun, linns uauii rr k,
rrossi it the rit'rr li.i., ft....
1 ,
ft-
posed. '
V, 1. l.v ill,. I I'l V I M I.
is i inaiidilig lliu post, ,lt ,,st lii;f, wdf, ,j
ri-cum-iiTs, nun mir.rMMprl ill llofn,1,
, force, killing ('., incliidiiig 3 ufTkm ,
o-s oil our side.
St Louis, Aug H-(jrn, Shot lJ Ui
is-in il nn niihr lo the troopi In (j,!J t0
Mlbsil Oil Si ci olnsU lii II irictKtlilr,
nnd on l'l.j'iists lnn neervmrj. Tn
steam, r Wurin r lins l irn inipnuurj hitn
a iriii.'.oat, nruied with Imtuiii-n mil (.M
p:eiT4, for the proteelnui uf .M.uuirj f.ffj
1 mi 11 1 c rce, nnd lo n rent rein b frumcrwi
ing and r ciu ii.- tli.it rii.-r
Aci ountH of the mil i:a rtirollmint intU
oil. ri.-r are eiiconrag i g Mori halt trrfl
enrolled nnd nrgmi:ed tleili can it prtutt
be iirm .1
I ,
! 1 '"'U I'"" ). Aug Sth -An tij
"" I,mI-' ,rl1 ,l
1 ,M'" """m.llu.g ih pr. il.tioM t.ir
' urp.,d lL,i ,,:, .In-p,,-
fi, ,n,l "f I''f"";. jr-lrrd-jT.
! n,;'' ''""'I '' "l,m. 'llirj law,
! ''l"''"'' ,BJ. "
'nU r l" rl f "ir,r "V" r" ,
"' ""' " w.,nilei-t0 itrwlf.
1 ""
1 AM .V T SCHOOL - prnynt lo witnk
f ,v' I""'1 "' ' ')'-" 'li'i
n.a mi fifrr.. mih il.. 1'ui.iw fs h'UnUpUff.
It Im c.-h vU.. ,u,.!rlUrf...Jrf.'
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niiw . it of 1 l.i l ii e.li"l spTiJ
I', fl ), kI.h l.u arruirJ lh -Irnl
hi.ly Trjll.rr, ine win. Will mll 11
lurai fur IU di lrfirii 411.I eomri tnj Wkk"
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