Wisconsin Territory is said to be improving rapidly. About sixty persons arrived in one week, and are now engaged in putting up temporary accomodations for the workmen to be employed in the erection of the public buildings."

NAVIGATION OF THE WISCONSIN

"The Free Press, printed at Mineral Point, states, that two steamboats the Science and Envoy, had ascended as high as Helena, and that one of them had gone up as far as the Portage, without meeting the ordinary difficulties to be encountered in the navigation of new streams of even larger dimensions."

July 28. Santa Fe traders, Captain White's company, have returned to Fayette, bringing between $80,000 and $100,000 in gold and silver, the gold in dust, silver in bars. They lost most of their mules coming in.

INDIAN TREATIES

August 30. "The utter faithlessness of our government towards the Indians is every day more and more fully developing itself, and must, if persisted in, result in a serious war with the Indian tribes on our borders." Quotes a blister from N. Y. Mercantile Advertiser.

This is the burden of the Republican's song, while its party is out.

Sept. 2. The secretary of war has ordered Major Dougherty "to procure the service of the northern Indians for the Florida Campaign." The Indians are to receive $40 a month, transportation and rations. The Republican protests the right to do this without consent of Congress.

PACIFIST INDIANS

Sept. 7. It is said that the quota required of the Kansas tribe have agreed to go to Florida. "The Kansas are one of the most effeminate and unwarlike tribes on our frontier. They will as assuredly run as soon as they

get into a fight." The Shawnee "repelled the proposition with indigration."

Sept. 19. Still harping on my daughter, against the enormity of employing Indians in the Florida campaign, emphasizing their alien status. "The Indians stand to the United States, and are treated by our government as independent foreign nations."

Oct. 30. "Major Dougherty left here [St. Louis] yesterday for Washington city, having in charge a deputation of Indians from the Missouri river. The deputation consists of 4 Grand Pawnees, 4 Topage Pawnees, 4 Republican Pawnees and 4 Pawnee Laupes, also 4 Ottawas [Oto], 4 Omnobaws [Omaha] and 1 Missouri. These are nearly all chiefs and mostly taken from tribes living near the foot of the Rocky Mountains, who have no idea of the strength or magnitude of our Government. They will be taken to Washington and probably to Philadelphia and New York, one of the objects of the visit being to give them some evidence of the strength of this government; another object is to effect a treaty of peace between the Pawnees and Sioux of the Missouri. It is also probable, that the government will endeavor to purchase a tract of land including the site of Council Bluffs, from the Omnobaws, for the future residence of the Winnebagoes.

"We also learn, that by the importation of a quantity of liquor into their country a short time before the arrival of Major D-he has been delayed several days in effecting his object. The Siouxs under the charge of Major Pilcher, have returned from Washington."

These tribes of eastern Nebraska are here misplaced too far west, just as contemporary people, who should know better, persist in placing the mostly mythical Great American Desert far too far east.

Nov. 17. "The people of Wisconsin propose erecting a very large and spacious capitol for the accomodation of the Legislature and officers.-The Edifice is to be built of stone of the following dimensions: one hundred

and four feet long, and fifty-four feet wide; the walls to be 30 feet high, above water-table; first story 13 feet between joints; second story, 16 feet between joints."

Nov. 28. The Steamboat Boonville snagged a few miles above Independence; total loss. Destined for Fort Leavenworth, laden principally with stores for that garrison. Boat and part of cargo insured. "A small portion of the furniture only was saved."

ROBBING THE INDIANS

Dec. 13. "Scarcely a day passes which does not furnish continual evidence of the mercenary practices of those charged with the disbursement of the Indian annuities..." Quoted from Logansport Telegraph-criticism of forcing Potawatomi to receive goods which they didn't want.

ASHLEY AS POLITICIAN

William H. Ashley was beaten for governor of Missouri in 1836, (while yet a member of congress) by Boggs, democrat. He played the fast and loose game of Jackson personal preference and anti-Jackson principles successfully twice, but the third time it failed him.

SMALLPOX AMONG INDIANS

Jan. 20, 1838. Reports of deaths among Mandans and other Indian tribes are greatly exaggerated. Not onefourth of the Mandans have died.

MISSOURI RIVER

Feb. 8. The Missouri rose five feet suddenly on the night of the 6th. The ice rush broke up all ice from St. Charles to the mouth of the river.

NORTHWEST FUR TRADE

Feb. 14. Editorial. It is contended that Van Couver, "the Hudson Bay Company's fort," is within the territory of the United States which rightly extends some distance north of the present boundary of the operations of