| Show THE FORTS BENTON BEiT TOrf AND MILITARY ROAD first lieutenant john mullan second artillery united states army with his forces of assistants arrived in new york early on saturday morning from baltimore and put up at the astor house it will be recollected that the last Con congress ress made a liberal appropriation for the continuance of the wagon road from fort benton to fort walla walla which was begun last spring under the direction of mullan but the work had bad to be suspended in consequence of the indian difficulties in oregan and washington territories mullan will vill leave new york for oregon per california steamer of ath april and be accompanied by the following named gentlemen recently appointed by the Sere secretary tary of war A M engel and S H kolecki topographers ers C howard civil engineer B L wesner astronomer dr jas A mullan physician and ge G C taliaferro and john A smith general assistants C spangler wagon master arriving in oregon mullan will organize and equip e quip an efficient party ready to take the field at as early a day as practicable bew york post 30 SA A chinaman went into a fancy dry goods store and asked for some consistency sis r t tency cy ile he had bad heard consistency was mas a jewel and he wanted a specimen |
