The Snake River Massacre not Confirmed

Portland, Ore, July 8.—There is nothing to confirm the rumor that the Chinese miners on Snake river have been murdered.

There is no doubt but that several bodies have been found in the water; but they may have been drowned.

There is no reliable news that any raik has been committed.

The Chinese work the bars in Snake river, which pay 60 to 75 cents per day, and no white man wants to work for that sum.

The Chinese merchants at Lewiston think their countrymen were coming down the river in boats with “clean” ups for the season and that the object of murder was robbery.