SVXDAT MOR.WXG, JURCII 18, 1808.
- Canton . City Items. To Mr. Abra
iiamsorj, who arrived at : IbV Dalles
yesterday, from Cunytm City, wo are
indebted for the following:
Tbo Indians have commenced tbeir
depredations again on the Canyon
City rdadr they have stolen eieht
horses from the Mountain House, and
H lot of harness from Hock Crock.
- Mr. Abrubamson eome down in four
days in company with Mr. Page, of
' Wells, Fargo & Cos. Tbey saw fre
quent ipdi;ations of tbo recent pres
ence of Indians on the road, and in
one instance, saw an Indian just abend
of them in the road. Not knowing
how many more might bo in the vi
cinity, they took a cireuitotrs route
and avoided discovery,
A parly of about thirty soldiers un.
tier command of Lieut. Dicbtl, have
jgono from Camp Watson in pursuit.
They took several duys' rations, in
tending to stay out some time if nee
cssary.
Tbo people at the Canyon aro din.
posed to censure Gapt. Small, the post
commander at Camp WatBOrr.ehnrging
hirrtwithindifference 10 their Interests,
and inactivity. In this we think thoy
err. Capl. Small's command w en
tirely inadequate to the proper pro
tection "of the Canyon City road. If
that road is to- bo kept open the com
ing summer, 83 ihut it may bo travi
cled with safety, more troops must be
placed upon it and disposed of in such
u. manner as to-bo accessible to more
. than one locality. The people of both
tho Dalles and Canyon City ought to
movo in tbis matter, and eao if the
military authorities cannot be pre
vailed upon to adopt some moro effi
cient plan than any yet put in force.
It id aerying shame, and one for which
Homebody in j,o blume, that svneo tho
discovery of the rich gold mirves at
Canyon City some four years since
a distance of scarcely 200 miles fron,
the Dalles, over a good road, thbre
tiever has been one dy in which that
road could bo traveled in perfect safety.
When Mr. Abrahamson left, times
"were lively at the Canyon plenty of
water ana the miners all at work and
doing well ; though fears were ex
pressed of a freshet.
. - News had just been received from
Olivo Creek and" tho Middle Fork, to
the effect that additional diinnnsrs had
been discovered, and that miners were
waking vory good wages.
Democratic I'rEcrNCT MEETrxas.
Tbo Domocrocy hold tbeir precinct
meetings yesterday; tho one lor West
Dalles at Clinpin'u Hall, designated as
delegates to the county convention
John Williams, B. II. (Jalee, J. V
JJUkcny, A. W. Buchanan, E. E. Huft
Vic. Trevitt, Thos. Calloway, James
outbno, w. l". Junior, F. A. O. .Payne,
V. M. Hunt, Win. Moabus.
Tho East Dalles meeting waa held
j-n ine aiternoQB, at LOr. JNeyee's ware
house; wo have not been able to pro'
euro tho names of the delegates ap
pointca.
W"e have roeeived lrom the pntlish
r S. J, McComiick, Etxj., a copy of
.", the Portland Direetory, for tho year
Commencing January, 18GG,errbracing
a.Gei eral Dircotory of Residents, and
' .Business Directory together with
tte charter and codified ordinances of
the city, and other Htatwtieal inform
ation relative to the progresi an
brcsent condition of Portland." As
its title indioutes, the book is full of
iitx'tiil information, and is exceedingly
Tttfu gotten up.
LETTEn FROM SUSAN V1LL.E.
' oubanvillb, ubeooh, rco. Z4, uu.
iv,.,t0 i.iousTAisBi.B :-in mycoromunicu-
lion of jHnunry 5th, I intimated that I might
Venture to write? itnother letter, and if I
should, I would devote some- attention to
what I regarded n ultimately to become tl.e
leading Interest and great resource of wealth
of th id peculiar section of country. I am not
as well prepared to pnrtleu'nrizo in regard
to the name, locality, bearing, size, amount
of work done, &c, of different fudges as I
expected to be at this time ; but such inform
ation as I cannot giTe now will be given from
time to time as I became posses-ed of it. I
should, however, remark right here, tnat
the limited amonntof work done on the
quartz lodes in this vicinity, is not attribut
able to any want of enterprise on the part of
miners, or want of confidence In the richness
of the lodes discovered', but to the want of
means to carry on the woilt ; for irre-ti mast
not only have powder and fuse, and tools to
Work with, but thej UlUSt have something to
eat and' wear also, and all these necessary
u.wcieB cosv inuney, uuu 10 uuin.u ium nee-
ennry precedeni they must delve in the placer
to extract tho gohf, or Irtre to Work for those
!, n Tn,A , .mnl Tint hn
w ...... . ."..". ...
rnnitnl hpn-ina tn seek mi invRtmpnt. hpre. a I
, . . ,
m-wr impciua win uu g.veu .u .imiK... v r tuu-
fldenco Will be Strengthened, and mea of
limited means Will be able to accomplish
more in the development of their discoveries
than thev can without such eo-courasrement. I
f the manv discoveries and locations
mnde, l ean only refer in this letter to the
lollowing.: Elk Crock, National, Wabash,
Sweep Stakes, Last Chance, Mammoth,
Apollo, General Grant, Home Stake, Father
Abraham, Nondescript, Gray Eiglo, Lilly
White aud Camp Creek. All of these except
the latter, are on ttm north side of, and in
close proximity to Elk Creek, where the first
placer mines were discovered. Notwith-
tanding the embarrassments met With, the
owners of the Elk Creek and National lodes
ave exhibited considerable perseverance ia
work to develop their lodes ; the former is
enctratcd by a shaft and a tunnel, and on
the latter, a shaft has been sunk twenty-
seven feet in depth, at which point the ledge
is four feet wide fand a tunnel is also being
ran, which, when completed, will sti ike the
ledgo about a hundred feet below the sur
face.. The rock of both the.-e lodes has by
all' tests to which it has been submitted.
prove 1 its great richness, and all that is ie-
quired to- bring into active circulation the
hidden treasure is money to erect mil's ; and
this, unfortunately for themselves nod the
oountry, the present proprietors have not
got in sufficient quantities. The other ledges
named above, and many others to which
I cannot refer ia this 'letter, hare given
from their croppings equally as fluttering:
prospects as the Elk Creek or National, and
will doubtless prove, upon- further develop-
ment, some ot tnem at least, equally val
Oable.
Tho proprietors of the Elk Creek ledge,.
Utte in the fall, determined to run another
runnel1, aud. Cor the purpose oi making an
opening' in the side of the lull where the
tunnel was to be started, thoy turned a
stream of water to run off the dirt and rock,
having first ascertained that tho color could
be got in the pan. This rubbish- they sluiced
off through boxes, and upon cleaning tip,
found the yioldriu fine flour geld, to be at
most) fnbtlloas i: they were- prevented by the
, , , , . . . , .
freezing vatbcr from knowing what is in
the irround sluice. I will reserve further re.
" -
marks on the subject of quartz for another
letier
This camp ji not SO remotely Situated as
been over the crround confidently assert ihnt
w
ia not more than one hundred and fifty
miles from, here to Dalles. City, and one hun-
dred and ten to UmalilT. end no doutot com
muaieaUon wl'l he hud with vnnr rfv tbo
muvicauoa Wl.l oe naa Wlllt yotir City the
comiocr season, over the route indicated, and
w thin the distance named a fnilnwa-1 ineaoove aescnooa properiy is commenaen totheat
w.ium tuo uiswoce namea,. as louows tentlon of capitalists-who desira to Invest, and.to psrtfcM
From bare to Olive Creek, twentv miles I wlio maf wish to secure desirable residences.
from th,nP In th. I,.. f R.,. Pi... .'
w ------ - Wuu vi dia
to eight miles. There are rich mining re
irioRSs bow juet ope nine ut. and' from which
v. ui i. . a .. ,
Ihop to be able to giveyow some flattering
reports the eoming atasoo.
There are ronton of rich discoveries
uoro, wuitu ecia iw mars lull place, as es
flned soon to become quite a centre, from
which will rdlftte a ,rge trnde , ,he B,n.
ple, to ba consumed. and which must oil,
except to a' Very limited extent, be drawn
from the valleys below. ...
Tho soft weather in the latter part of Jan
uary enabled many of the mine I to make
the necessary preparations for mining; but
the severe freezing weather that set I rt two
weeks since, put a stop to all such preten
sions. Building, which scarcely slackened
during the winter, continues to progress, and
grading lots for new houses is daily com
menced ; and the faces of alt are Wreathed
wltto bright and hopeful Btniles, in anticipa
tion of a lively and prosperous season.
I1KRM.T.
Goods at Cost. Vf o would cull tlis attention of our
readers to the fact, that Messrs. Alrrnhatnson A Kohlberg
are Boiling goods at Ban Francisco cost. Parting desiring
to buy Clothing, will do well tn examine tlielr stock be
fore purchasing olsnwhero. Inl8tf
DENTAL NOTICE.-Being about to mnke a
Professional tour to the towns anil settlements up the
Columbia, t respectfully call the attention of those of my
nntrntiH wlin am in ial n rtniLtnl OnnrarlnnH nf nnv Mull.
lct(. t0 the fact) B0 iat ,hoy nnv have oppnrtlln,y
to-until themselves of my services before my departure,
iliMfftd. .1 will leare about the 20th of March, and
"!,!'rn. 1 tMt " I"'"8 P'M"' "I"
-.Bin ur Juno. ir-ftr j, n . uuiuhi,
Waico Lodge, No. IS, P. A. St A. M.
old, u, ,tated Comrannicatlo
Mondays of each month, at tlielr hall, In Dalles City.
Brothron In good standing aro invited to attend,
Beth l- Poi-.8ec'y. By order of the W. M.
Columbia Lodge, No. S, I. O. O. F.
eT "my evening at 8J4 o'clock, lu Gates
Uall, comer of Second and Court Sti-eots. Brothers In
good standing are Invited to attend. By order. N. O.
1 1 US, WOOL and HIDES.
T
II U HIGHEST CASH PRICE PAID FOR
;PURS, WOOL, AND HIDES, at
McCRAKKN". MURIUM, & CO.'S
mht83m IS North Front Struct, Portland.
last ciiatntce:
ron two weeks loxgerii
Goods at San Francisco Cost!!
aj7"E WILL CONTINUE TO SELL CUR STOCK OF
COATS, PANTS,
HOOTS & SriOES, HATS $ c.irs,
And a full assortment of "
Gents9 Furnishing Goods.
A.T COST!
Until tl 31st ilay of Mi.rch, when we snail close our
co re, nniiuur rAiu
a-Prlt Indebted to ns will- oloase call at onr
store bofuro tuo above dntt1.
naif ABHAUAMSON It K0I1LDKRQ
BALDWIN & BRO.,
OFFKR FOR RALE IN CONNECTION WITH A COM.
plete stuck of
Staple Groceries,
ALL KINDS OF FEED.
Barley OatS,
Ground Barley,
Bran & Sliorts,
"Wlieatt Sliorts,
Which we propose to sell in quantities to suit at PORT-
ijahu rnjur.B, aiming ireinr. nu3tt
Real Estate For Sale!
rMMIATDKSIRAM.K PIIOPKRTT wcnnled Bv f! n
A MKIQ.-i, Esq., situated on tho COIINKR of SKCOND
- 1 In tlie city. Is nfOred for side on reasonable terms. The
I Dwtinno; contains FIVE ROOMS, beautifully finished
wtrh. PLASTEltKD Walls, portico lu. front "f tSe
and PKhKltAI. RtreRtii. nnn nf th nlanan.i,a, l.ir..i..
?.w?'Jln nd wter on pr"Ii. Siw of Lot-
I luxou ioei
ALSO:- ' '
the one and' at hnlf COTTAGE DWELLING- rfODSK,
I bi.u. myuiiiiiig .uo nini.D pruiirrij, tn, re.UHHA
street. This is one of the pleasanteat Incatlous. for
.m. 1 hn In tl.A n.1 u . . . ni.tn n
I - T AL80r
la nrurm k in i no titnt.ia ... . ... ....
ofth. School ii..,com.nwd
0Vtw,feet0a,rt, Ua ,ua11 n" 8iM
- 1 , ' ALSO--
TWO LOTS of IAND, slumtd in BIGKLOW8 ADD!
TION, on theBlnff, In tharear of the MethodisrChttroh
I Sirs ornots Mxioo feet. ......
..l""!"1'". lnownm .ppllc.
i iiuu w tun uuMuragueu
PUBLIC AUCTION
T THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PR0PERTT 13 NOT
J. disposed of .t private caie on or Befurr - "
Tlf 23d Day of March. 1866
of I The same will be sold at Pnbllo Anctlon on Out day,
I al3t4 ... 0 iialn Street,'
UCTION AND
HOUSE!
No. 100 MAO STREET, DALLES.
rfV'B UNDERSIGNED THANKFUL Otl PAST
A Favors, respectfully Informs tin, citizens of tho
Dulles, ami the publii Kuaerally, that be continues u
sell at t . .
PUBLICAUCTION
On PRIVATE SALV
Real ENtate,
General Merchandise
Ciocerles,
llorNef,
FurnUure.
Mocks, &.c. &o
BHGCLAK BALK DAYS,
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
ash Advances made on Consignments,
And PttOMPT llETCBN IHnde of sales.
Ont-dnor and Sooclal Sales attended to In nnv Dart of
the city.
JOHN -WILLIAMS, Auctioneer.
J . JUKEE,
nam street, iauo,
WH0LI8AU ADD BlfllL SKALIB Ilf
CIGARS. TOBACCO, SNUFP,
PIPES, . & o.
ALWATS W STORS TRI IIHT BKAVSB 0
Iars, Tobacco, Matches, &c.
1JLATINO CARPS.
POCKET CUTLERY,
PORT MONIES.
COMRS and BRU8IIE8, n' all klnd,
PRKFUMKRY. ot every doscriptlou,
CHINA ORNAMENTS,
TOYS, DOLLS, etc.
FISH HOOKS and FISHING TACKLE,
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
FANCY GOODS. c.
Also Powdor.Shot. Load, Powder Flasks, Baskets, anoV
many other articles too numerous to mention.
. tT Interior dealers supplied with Cliiara. Tobacco, etc.
at less than Portland prices, with freit-ht added. oc-K
.T. A.. FORUJES'
FAMILY GROCERY, TRUIT
- . AND" .
Provision Store,;
CORNER OF WASHINGTON A SECOND STREETS.
CONSTANTLY ON HAND the- choicest articles of
FRESH UUTTK.lt, KUOS.and every variety of
AMILY GllOCEBIES,
NUTS, CANDIES, $c , $e.,
Wholesale and Retail, at Reduced Prices FOR CASH.,
Also, dealor In
GRAIx, FLOUR AD FEED,
of all kinds, and will do a
General Commission Business.
No rharges for StontK on Ooods sold on Coninii.in
Proceeds of Sales remitted promptly. jnl6lf.
COLUMBIA RIVER MINES!
A. B. BOOTH UABBT NKVIW.
BOOTH te NEViSON,
Forwarding and Commlsklon Merchant
AND DELKltS IN QENERAT MERCHANDISE,
Wliito Blufls, W. T,
RF.IGHT FOR COLVILLK, BPPER COLUMBIA,
KOOTENAI aud ilLAUKFOOT MINES croniiitlr
lorwarded.
Mark Goods B. A Nw Wl lie Bluffs, W. T,
BEF-EISOCS:
Pobtuxd Richards A McCrnken, Alloa A Lewis, ami
;nudge A Calef. ,
Dau.es Bloch, Miller ACo., French A Oilman.
J. W. GURLEY, DENTIST,
Main St., Dallea,.Orca;on.
WOULD RKSPECTFULIAMNEOltM i,
the cltlMiia'of this nlnce- and vl- EiiP-K
clnity, that having returned from a pro- ClTf T'Vt
lessioual tour through the mli-s. he has I I T I J
anain resumed the practice of JENTISTRY, tn the room.
formerly occupied by mm. In the building occupied by,
Wood h Butler, Photograph Ai tints, and adjoining Wul
dron Bros.' Drug Store He takes this raHhod ofu.
tending thauks, fur tWa- llberak-pntronnge heretofore ex-
teuueato mm, auu solicits a coutiltuanva or the euuie.
I.I8T OF PRICES.
Entire Denture on Quid Base ..IB0 to t'22S
' Uppor Denture, Gold Base 90 " 1!M
Deuture. Vulniuite Base 70 " lis
" Upper Denture, Vulcanite Base 3d " Hi
v3bid Fllifngs Inserted from one dollar upward.
Chlhlrena' Teeth tracte frea-af charge. sel3-tf
NEW SALOON.
KEW STONE STORE, WASHINGTON STREET..
THE UNDERS10NED wooM rasnoctfully annnuwa
that he will open a first-class Saloon In Freuch A
Gilmaa'a New Stona Bnlldlug, THIS KVEN1NU, and
propnreu ,u aervv mwosn niiu lue uesi 01
TTincs Liquors and Cigars
- ALSO, A
Eli TCI ES LUNC II ;
Every day luS ETeilfbgs
oc2gtf.. JOHJI RIXDLAi: D..
- Notice to Settlers..
TrTE PDBLIO SURVEYS of Townships 4," North
Esaige, 82 East, and and S North Range, 33 Kaaf
V lllamette Meridian, Oregon, have been approved by the
Burveyur General of Oregon, and the plats thereof, bear
ing date, February 10, 1800, Died In this office.
V V.' ' OWEN WADE, RegiHer:
ranriiary ilT, 1866.
9ml
- .-. .AIOTICE. .-.
WR CALL TUB ATTENTION OF TTIK PUBLIC
th tWct, that Vf liave ooncluded to give sp ba.
Inesa and there. or, all parties indebted to os MUST PAT'
TIP WITHIN MNAIJf DAYS or legal proceeding IM
KIV'-.. i ll. BROWN A BRO. .
Dsffe, Itareh 10, ISO. Btlaf