Show later froin EH columbia aud and oregon by the mail steamer pacific we have dates from voctoria V I 1 to the ath arid and from portland oregon to the ath july the U S steamer massachusetts corn com W 11 fauntleroy from san francisco arrived armed at victoria on the esth july on the landin landing ot of tle fie U I 1 officers they were saluted if by the guns of the foit the ahe gazette says maj i gen harney of the N W department part ment ij J b S A came in the steamer from steilacoom ite ile will go bebe heh to olympia and proceed overland to coblitz Con Cov litz viti Ai antler otier party of adventures ten in number accompanied by three norther chiefs had bad started for queen charlotte island on a prospecting tour and still another company was waa being formed for the same object there has been faren considerable rain in victoria recently the americans at victoria celebrated the fourth but the firing faring of chiree chinese crackers was suppressed at an early hour OREGON NEWS the returns of the election for congress had not been received ived the hie portland democratic standard has suspended suspended suse ended publication lacut bout williams and party left walla walla on the 23 d june A man known as aleck a mulatto belonging to williams party was w as killed on the by a man named carr it is feared that the wheat crop of oc oregon will 11 prove a failure this year the farmers 0 of f willamette valley complain much of the dry weather which is parching the wheat in the ground to a great extent it is reported that the heat has h a been so BO great in in some portions of oregon 1 las as to b burn ur n the apples on tho the trees we learn from the dalles journal that thai a rumor is is rife among the indians ii deans of and in quarters likely to be well informed ed that the snake indians are concentrating to meet and fight captain wallena command as soon as it descends the blue mountains how pik a snake chief is is said to be at the head of this combination and movement it will be recollected from the same source from which these rumors come we have always had bad a foreshadow fore shadow ing of all the occurrences of a hostile character among the indians 0 of this region since another iron iron mine has been discovered in oregon it is situated near durham mill in in 0 oswego county TV national Natto inal san fran |