the mouth of the Ohio and to Shippingport and Cincinnati.

Nov. 21. The Memoranda, Rapide, United States, Maid of Orelans, Dolphin, and Missouri running to the Ohio and to New Orleans.

Feb. 27, 1822. "Corn wanted"-by the editor, on subscription. Hopes by this method to catch farmers who are in arrears.

March 20, 1822, new name, "Missouri Republican", new proprietor, "Printed by Edward Charless", Josiah Spalding, editor. June 5. Capt. Craig is captain of the Calhoun, which has arrived at St. Louis from Louisville.

June 12. Speech of T. H. Benton, in senate, about illegal leases of lead mines, showing that upon the application of Richard M. Johnson two such leases, 160 acres each, had been made to James Johnson and others, of Kentucky, to be taken anywhere between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi river, for three years.

Aug. 14, 1822. Aug. Choteau, Wm. Clark, Ber'd Pratte, John O' Fallon, Rob't Wash, as trustees of the Bank of Missouri, give notice that makers of notes to the bank, which have been assigned to the trustees, must pay up, for the purpose of raising a fund to redeem the notes of the bank in circulation and pay its depositors.

"Prominent" names, an indication of unstable banking.

Sept. 4. Notes editorially, that "Numerous boats are preparing both up the Mississippi and Missouri, to convey produce down." There is much activity among fur dealers. Retrenchment and economy have taken the place of profusion.

Notes that, "Wilson P. Hunt, Esq., has been appointed Post Master at this place.

SANTA FE TRAIL

Nov. 13. In his message at the opening of the second general assembly, Governor Alexander M'Nair said that

"for a year past, our adventurous citizens have extended their enterprize to the internal provinces of the Mexican empire-caravans of horses and mules loaded with merchandize have passed from Missouri to Sante Fe, and it is a fact to the belief of which no credit would have been given until it was performed, that wagons have this summer made the same journey.

"Twelve salt springs are granted to the state and with them seventy-two sections of land, for the purpose of supplying the salt works with timber and fuel."

Anticipated the Nebraska provisions.

Nov. 20. A notice headed "Fifty Dollars Reward", signed "Cabanne", offers that sum for the return to the undersigned, at his plantation near St. Louis, of a runaway negro slave, Solomon, or half of it if the negro is "safely confined in jail and notice given to the subscriber, so that he can be obtained."

Doubtless John P. Cabanné, who managed the American Fur Company's post, situated about six miles below the Council Bluffs of Lewis and Clark. Cabanné was one of the proprietors of the company, and probably assumed the management of the post, which was called "Cabanne's", during the year in which the incident noticed here happened.

January 15, 1823.

66 'FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS

"The subscribers wish to engage One Hundred MEN, to ascend the Missouri river to the Rocky Mountains, there to be employed as Hunters. As a compensation to each man fit for such business, two hundred dollars per annum will be given for his services, as aforesaid. For particulars apply to J. V. GARNIER or W. H. ASHLEY at St. Louis. The expedition will set out from St. Louis on or before the 1st day of March next.

"Jan. 15.

"ASHLEY & HENRY"

This advertisement was in issues of January 15 to March 5, inclusive.

COURT JURISDICTION

Feb. 5. "Yesterday a man by the name of Cheesborough was tried for manslaughter [in the Missouri district court at St. Louis], for killing a soldier without the limits of the state, near Council Bluffs.'

March 12. "Two keel-boats belonging to General Ashley, left this place on Monday [March 10] for the Yellow Stone, having on board about 100 men. They have started to join the establishment commenced by that gentleman last year, above the mouth of the Yellow Stone, for the purpose of hunting and trapping. If enterprise could command success, it would certainly await upon the exertions of the head of these expeditions."

March 26. Notes that "the beautiful new, steam-boat Pittsburg & St. Louis Packet, captain Scott, arrived here on Thursday last, in ten days from Pittsburg. She left this place on Sunday, for Franklin, and is now holding her way against the rapid current of the Missouri.'

Note the few steamboat voyages on the Missouri since 1819. April 9. William Carr Lane received 122 votes for mayor; Auguste Chouteau, 70; Mary D. Leduc (not a woman), 28.

April 23. Notice of the departure of the Virginia "for St. Peters, upper Mississippi, with military stores for that and other posts on said river.”

April 30.

"Franklin Mo. April 1.

"The Boats Rocky Mountains and Yellow Stone * Packet, under the command of Gen. Wm. H. Ashley, from St. Louis, for the mouth of the Yellow Stone River, arrived here on Wednesday last [March 26], on their way up, and departed the next day. These boats have on board about 100 men, who are to join a party of about the same number, which has been for some time at that place, where forts have been erected, and other dispositions made for the security of the company and for prosecuting the fur trade upon an extensive scale. We have many