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"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.

"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

interesting particulars on this subject, which we intend shortly to lay before our readers. Intelligencer."

In this number, "P. Lindell, & Co." advertise the "Pittsburgh & St. Louis Packet" as "expected daily from Pittsburg and will return up the Ohio immediately."

Sept. 3-Wednesday. "The Steam Boat MAGNET, with part of the troops from Baton Rouge, destined for the upper Missouri, arrived here on Friday last.

Papers containing accounts of the Ashley massacre are mutilated so that little is left of the stories.

Sept. 10. "Married.-On Monday, 1st inst. Major THOMAS BIDDLE, U. S. Army, to Miss ANN, daughter of John Mullanphy, Esq. of Florisant."

Sept. 17-Wednesday. Last Saturday Gen. Atkinson received an express from Col. Leavenworth giving particulars of the expedition against the Arikara.

Oct. 8. General order of General Gaines, "Head Quarters, Western Department, Louisville, Ky September 21, 1823." A very eulogistic account of Colonel Leavenworth's Arikara campaign. The available force of the Sixth regiment was 220 officers and men.

"After a toilsome movement of 45 days, against the rapid current of the Missouri, he arrived on the 9th ultimo before the enemy's villages, each of which he found to be enclosed with palisades and ditches. A few days prior to his arrival he was joined by General Ashley with the remnant of his party, amounting to 80 men, and by Mr. Pilcher with 40 men of the trading companies, together with near 600 Sioux, who professed to be friendly."

Oct. 15. A very long denunciatory letter from Joshua Pilcher, acting partner of the Missouri Fur Company, dated Fort Recovery, Aug. 26, 1823, and addressed to Colonel Leavenworth; and another from the same place August 25, to Major Ben. O'Fallon, "U. S. A. for I. Affs."

Nov. 5. Contains copy of the treaty with the Arikara made by Colonel Leavenworth, August 11, 1823.

Nov. 26. "MARRIED-In this place, by the Rev.

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