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rtREGON 1PREE PKK TuK Extraordinary Harvest. Tidings come tp u usmuryn from aH parts of lbe of thp extraordinary har- GEa L. Curry, Editor and Proprietor. vests that are rewarding the toil of the farmer. Such OREGON CITY, SATUKDAY AUGUST 12, t8iS. abundance is without parallel in the history of the country, ana jusi at mis time, 100, 11 operaics uiusi uu- The Troops and Immigrants. An Indian from the vantageously to the territory as it iu ill leave, after a vicinity of Ft. Colville, the bearer of letters from that liberal allowance for home consumption large quan- posl, reports the troops and Immigrants on Powder riv- uty of bread stuffs to answer the demand in California er. We do not know how much confidence to place and elsewhere. The farm of Mr. Pomeroy, on Tuala- in such reports, but if the Immigration were at that tin Plains, alone returns something like 6,000 bushels point in the route, ue shall hear in a few days some- of wheat, a large yield of oats, and any quantity of po- thing more certain and definite. tatoes to say nothing about other important articles. Air. Zacharey, in the same neighborhood, realize some THENEws.-We have intelligence from thcStates up f 000 bushejs of wheal, and about 2,000 bushels or to the 2-Uh of April last, and Congress had done noth- oalSf lne lallor of volunteer growth too. Here are but ing for Oregon-literally nothing for the nation. In- two farms oul ()f Uu. st.Veral thousand that are under deed it is difficult to conjecture how much longer Ore- cultivation in Oregon.and they give an aggregate yield gon is to be treated with indifference. Remonstrance of 10,000 bushels of vWieat alone, should take the place or petition. Are not the greater por- As we wish to get at the quantity, as near as may be, tion of (he people of this Territory Americans? Is not of the produce that has been raised in the territory this the government of the United Slates bound to protect season, our friends in Umj country can assist us very the rights of her citizens wheresoever they may be? m,,ch aml I)lace us unUL4r obligation by forwarding any If we are to be utterly neglecled-cast off, like ""nation that may tend to effect this object, aliens as it were, by the only country in the world that Our Position. Our cotemporary, the "Spectator," roe love our native land it could not be much worse, which is to be published to-day, instead of its regular for this constant deferment of hope truly makes the publication day, we are told, is to contain a communi heart sick. cation severely censuring us (and perhaps others) for the position wo have taken in regard to the recent Frigate Constance. The Constance is an English movement of the people of this county in the protection Frigate of SO guns, commanded by Capl. Courtenay. of their land claims. We cau only say, in advance, We understand that se will .leave Ft. Victoria about that we are, and shall continue to be, in the habit of the expiration of the present month for the lslamls,aftd' pressing our opinions freely upon all matters of pub thaf her polite"" commander very kindly offers to late -oiisequeucc that may present tjiejnslves to our no- anv mailable matter for that quarter which any of our !ic,Vla1mI,U s 10 b(i 'Pw may ne.er fear oi" cilizens may desire to forward. Her presence on our ?!iSIIalL: 10 d .specially vvhile we occupy the si u- , it Dfi i . .i ..... ation of a public journalist. We have no ends or in- coasl shows that British interests in tins part of the lcres(slo sul)St.rVe0lller than those or truth and right, world are not neglected by the English Government;- Aml so ,ong as u,e silicm.y believe our opinion to be we most heartily wish that we could say as much for g0(Kj and true, why should we care for the cavillings the United Slates. It is now nearly two years since and ungenerous insinuations of any restless and never we have had an American vessel of war in our waters, to be satisfied spirit that may attempt to cry us down 1 notwithstanding the promise of Secretary Buchanan to VVe court no popular favor we require no one to think the contrary; and it would really seem that American as we do nor do we desire to think as others do, un- intercsts in Oregon were left to look oul for themselves, less that thinking should he right. Justice to ourself and our readers demands this at our hands; we could Thrashing Machine. Our ingenious friends, Wallace 0t do less and be true to ourself we caunot do other- and Wilson, have been engaged lately in the construe- vvise and deserve their confidence. tion of a couple of thrashing machines. One has been finished and is now in successful operation out on Tua- California. According to the intelligence brought latin Plains, where it thrashes at the rate of four hun- to us by the Constance, the blind goddess seems to dred bushels perday. The machine is worked by horse have been smiling upon our neighbors, the Californi- power. The second one cumbines numerous improve- ails most richly. Whether it will lend to their happi- menls upon the first, being portable, and doigned to m.ss an(J prosperity remains yet to be determined. lVZJ?,ZSllCl , ?m S"Ch ,ob1.r-saivIl,8 ,n,a" From the Polnesian we learn that an exceedingly chinery is of the highest utility, in operating to the de- . , , , , t Cn i,, cided advantage of the farmer. nc" B"ld mme ,,as bccn covered in the Sacrameillo Valley, and all classes and sexes have deserted their To Correspondents. Several articles that we de- occupations and rushed en masse to the mines to make sired to appear in this paper have been deferred to the their fortunes. The gold taken from this newly dis next number in consequence ol the press of news, covered mine is not gold ore. but pure virgin gold. It among which is the address of the committee concern- s procured by the simple process of digging and wash ing the Association for the protection of land claims. ingf aml is obtained at the rate of from two to four oun- "Ka Elele Hawaii."-VVe acknowledge the receipt cos l)C'r day h-v eac" ,auorcr- 11 Passes current at San of a copy of a newspaper bearing the above name Fia,'l-'-S(-'0 f()r 15 dollars per ounce. San Francisco was printed at the Sandwich Islands in the Ilawaian lan- entirely deserted every one having gone mining. The guage. We do not understand the language, and 'Californian' announced the suspension of their paper therefore can say nothing as to the literacy merits of on the 29th of May, and lhe 'Star' was also expecting the publication. Its typographical appearance is'quito to suspend publication. Laborers could not be pro pretty. ' cured at any price: ten and fifteen dollars per daj