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ind,rise.cepes—ains4thfrom?s to the p on id a the hem lass rted half (Mr.gunvon*©Mr.theush,ardsherenip.buttheodvmthe i to itsourted,wethee to lets, first be-d to visit didn n drison the Post during the coming winter. lie knows very well that he has not the authority to abandon the Fort, but ho strives to do the next thing to it, viz: to keep the smallest number of men possible at the garrison.In Pavor or It.—The Telegraph furnishes an extract from a letter just published, written by Mr. Lincoln to Gen. Wadsworth, wherein heagain “bend backwards and come out theopen advocates of secession 5?Colonel Dow, a prominent lawyer, formerly of St. Paul, Minnesota, with a party of gentlemen, arrived here on Tuesday, direct from the Blaek-foot and Helena mines, which points they left on the 3d of September. The Colonel gives a very encouraging account of the richness of those localities, and thinks the western or Blackfoot mines surpass in richness those situate on the eastern slope of the mountains. 11c came up the Missouri river by steamboat the past summer and gives it as his opinion that “unless the boatmen show more common sense and build lighter draught boats, this side of the mountains must be the supply point for the mines. Boats started from St. Louis last Spring, drawing from three to foui feet of water; the owners knew well enough that it was impossible for them to reach Fort Benton, heavily laden as they were, but they were willing to take the chances, get up as high as they could, and let the goods be strewn at various points along the river, and reach their destinationsome time or other. lie further savs that•“steamboat men estimate the distance from St. Louis to Benton as being over 4,000 miles, although it 13 put down on tho mops no somethinglike 2?500 miles; that the navigation of thciup-per portion of the river will have to be made a matter of special study and reduced to a science, to render it successful—the great obstacles consisting in the frequent shifting of the channel, snags and sawyers; there are but few pilots who understand the navigation of the upper part of the river.” / Jutnnk irmnnflal in f»ivnr rtf tia rrrn cn ffrlt;i cmTImThe Coming Girls.—We notice by the Puget Sound papers that committees have been appointed and meetings are being held in the different towns along the Sound to make arrangements to receive and provide homes for Mr. Mercer’s ship load of girls, soon expected to arrive at Seattle. We would suggest to our Puget Sound neighbors that if the coming girls are educated in the mysteries of kitchen work, and believe they have had “calls” to act as “helps” in respectable families, a few scores of them could find situations in the Walla Walla valley. Further, as the 0. B/s of the valley are not of the most unsusceptible sort, it is highly probable that a goodly number of them could obtain “'permanent situations” here.Scarcity of Girls.—There appears tobe at this time a great scarcity of girls to do housework in the city. We hear inquiries for them almost every day. There arc said to be quite a number ef them arriving with the immigrant trains, who, if they would apply in the city, could find good homes and and profitable employment.Mechanical.—It is noticeable that themechanics of our city, carpenters, painters, blacksmiths, wagon makers, etc., are kept constantly employed, and are doing a good business in their respective branches. The carpenters are'partieularly busy, and no sooner do the complete one job than they arc called upon to figure upon “plans and speci. ficatious” for another.^vppiy iliumImportanttilla Couington 1Land CH. Parkesix Townshi down upon have cutereiships, grig} ] New papseeived, as a1 have relur renewal.You inqu to change tl Not after tl placed upon„ in any of tl they still hr they will cl;JfiF**FarnTerritory liicorrectly bjt. %fin each cast would be n« ing their in Office. As proved surv line in Uujarears success 1 can safelyentrusted tc further, 1 htided to be iCity La nutBall.—The members of Washington Kn-pjMv charf) Land Officefees, is froirAs Comaauthorized^ tior.s, Affida make out ot of which an if made out Any Depo legal arid wi Land. Office, the trouble with their w
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Walla Walla Statesman
Walla Walla, Washington, US
Fri, Oct 06, 1865
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