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sS- ".,' . , I ' s r fr r f ' '(.' It For the Oregon Spectator, San Francisco, California, 10th Fohruary, 1817. Mr. Editor Learning by thn Toulon, thoro uro imiiiy persons in Oregon designing to como to this country in thn Spring, I foul myself obligated, us u traveler over tho nmil, to givo tlietu NOiiio ndvico in reference to their mode of getting hero : iiml tako the liberty of addressing them (hy your iiriniHHion) through your columns. In tho 'first place, lot ovory horse bo. xkml, without fall. All who neglect thin, will run it on tfinlr urrivnl htiro. For not onlv will thov travel much fustor, and lose no horses cal mint of view ; tho very idea is proms, them, hot us establish a school in every sot- )v ilm tvnv lint linvo utiiiiclhilifr tit riilft nOnr i teniim. Trim, il iu In lm n.ini. rb.ul. u-i tlf'IIIUIlt III OUT llllld. Iirovililt frrwul mill f-firii getting here, iis lv neglecting this, their huvc u precedent in regard t Slir ttllhir i lorlubhi nohoolliouses, books and apparatus. Oregon Spectator. " Wtfttwnrd l!i Slur of Hmptro tnkci Ik way." Vol, n. Oregon Oity, (Orogon TonlThursday, April 29, 1847. Wo. 7. in Nootku Sound : thoro indeed wo weru on. Lot us employ touchers well nuulilU-d for j tho cvo of n wur. which would liavo occur- i "'0 'ask, and sustuin those we, who prove rod, imil not Monln unoloi!lsciI unu accepted i viniuum , mi uiui our ciuniron muv no worn out linofoil and ski'l.-toti aniinalH will he unfit for survioo for months; and besides, iIikv will not next season hut few hones, and at high prices in California, in consequence of the terms dictated to hor by G. Britain. I beiiofittetl, awl the teacher continued in thvir of tho war. Mules are in demand, and bring 'Spain was then n trout nation, and uusmul;. .Proper sphere. Let us through our repro- - ...."... . .1 a?.. t I .... r I I nal, " how unxioiis these pcoplo are to hear from tho Pacific countrj' ; and strange that so muiiy of all kind and classes of pcoplo nhouhl hcII out comfortablo home, In Mia. wiuri and elsewhere, pack up and start across Hiich nu immense barren waste, to sottlo In some now pluco, of whfc'.i thoy have, at most, no certain information." At FortLar umio, thoy met (!ov. Hoggs and Judge Morin, from Jackson county. AAcr o night spent in convolution, both of those gentlemen de termined to change their destination for Ore gon. Other parties wero met, all getting along cheerfully suffering, only, from tho depiedations of the Indians on their cattlo and horses. The only death among the im. migrants is that of Mr. Trimble, who was killed bv tho Indians. Mixxouri Republican, July W)'th, H40. Fiiist Tiudino Sktti.kmknt on the Co I.UMIIU Uivnt. It is not generally known tliut Cupt. Joiiuthuu Winship, of Brighton, much hotter prices than horses; and do not ing rapid Ntrides in discovery and securing ' "ontutiveii, as early at practicable, urffe . projected and commenced the first trading sulfur yourself to lm iuiosol iiton by oer-' all she could but now a more blank among '',c appropriation-! of public la nib, in ev-' establishment on the Columbia river. Two tain folks in Oregon, who will toil you (as nations. Tim unprovoked insult on Mourn "T towiihhip throughout the Territory, for ships wen- employed ujion the expedition thov deceived ir,') that the scrubbiest tJre. cuusts u strmi" fooling on his behalf all over ' the purio.iu of supiortiiig common schvox. the O'Cain, under command of Capt. Na- gon the liy soiioing, the luUir dl our liuuils ill not be lust, but on the coiitrurv, our children will bless us, uud our ciiildren's children will re vere our inoiuorv ami become a blessing to the world. ' C. S. i Fiio.M C.w.ihmi.nia. A gentleman who koonU'i parted tho two lust yours in Oregon and ..'i...'.V"u"'friiia, reuchod this city' yesterday. Mis l tlll'IIB -a . - ." . t .. .i.a . . . . . t . .-. . pony im worth more iu Uihlnrnin tliiui r.nglutiil ; unu iiguin, in those diyys, the ru test ot tin native urcoi . tlr rather 1 . uu nassion iiuuhvjhI all tuitions was wur : - "I n I ---- .- -- . wan told by several, u good one of the for. ' since then, however, great chanties have mer, would trade for two of the hitler. This taken place the inarch of intellect has is altogether false. A good sized, well broke made rapid progress civilization is greatly harness horse from Oregon, is in demand ! improved nations now know uud feel tho and will sell well. cnnsi'uuoiiccs resulting from shedding tr Treat tho Indians kindly along the road, i rents of human blood, and also now k l.i. ...., Ilium tt.t, I liiil. vn.l v.uu .iikflt I li.sil ,ln. mruittuiliilifft. ,l.n, iu n(,.iil....l ... iiiL' in u couplo hunting apurt from the muin I in waging war, uud thus do wo reap 11101""'"" "1 ' ""7 Uymrr, uud migrated from , MawvrH hut IkvIv ulong the whole route to the Siskin mountain, use snilluiL' lilooil. hut wore I travoimg from this on to your first sight of tho Saoru. joice, uud render thanks to Uod that this mento valley my only communieiitinii with long ieiiding and agituted boundary line those trcuchomiiH, cowardly and untamable is amicably, and I may add, satisfactorily rasculs, would bo through my rille. The settled for the interest of all, uud that tho ehuraetor of their country also precludes honor of loth powers has not been in the tho idea of making peace with thorn, or ever slightest degree sullied, but stands as high maintaining treaties if made: so that phi- as ever. Oiisr.uvr.it. lanthropy must lio set aside in cases of no. ?... ...I.!..!. ..,.1 a ..LAnua.aS.... L.-.A .il,.,. a .... ' urt front the main I in waging war, uud thus do wo reap ih.. I "iV."" " ""'' ''V'rr, uud migrated from , Mamvn hut one, ?. After you get benefits resulting from enlightened men hold- ? V 'IV V . " V'"rV '. ,,",,'r,l,""" f',r and tho ship vas p: 1. vour ploamire in , ing ix.wor and making u prom-r use of it ; I f "',)L, '".. .''"'' "r!,,,or of ,,,ttl try- '' She sailed for tin raveling with vou. ' and ouL'ht we nottl.cn, one and all.tore! ,"ftCa,,fo1n","' '" '"Py "'' '' I nnd.arrivoil at the I persons mo iatt;r ouu 01 April, ami lias ieen , .,-.,, TJl0 jo.r.lwok of the ship describes ..... jr .., m. 1,.., ,...,,.. .... 1 i,,.-r ous jlty courso ,, tno r,vcr as one of grcaj diul- hiouiv m-niiiiimi us w gn nee in in u'.rj Cll1ly tiro,JK, ,j,c strong current, the shah we coiiiq u no mon--Kept tor llf wiiifl.-1 l(..,ess of h01Jie partf tic river, and Jgno i.i.iu . ..n i'3tiiv.c -, u.ni ikm nunxiiugil luum ' rniw... of til cossity, wniuh sell preservation Here nictates , those savages Iwing Killed oil as wnm astos. sible. After gelling into Sacramento valley, you will find good Indians and pvaceublc. Thoro is no danirer whatever to ho up. prfthgadaij. tootmi la the thicket' and rocks - ftflupfiwfo'' ommrtirnjMJ, wher? they ambush thcnttclves inimeufutely on the path. Some dogs and men to go ahead and examine these, as well as tho firing a gun or two, on entering suspicious places, will clear the road. From the Creole river to Sacramento is 425 miles, and thence to Sutter's Fort, !".". This can bo traveled in 25 days, with good horses. Tho rough and liunf travel does not commence till after passing the Shaste Eoak, and getting on Destruction river, a ranch of tho Sacramento. Tho road along horo for about fifty miles, is the worst on the continent of North America. Just at the foot of Shasto peak, and at the entrance into thit barren, desolate region a beautiful small prairie stop hert, at least three days vour anllfcals.' You will bo apt to find littl vour season ol passing, Irom or on ; so keep your dried meat of thniourncv Brinir all your garden scei arrangements to have sent down next Fall, on somo vessel, all tho applo scions and grafts that can bo got. Pears arc plenty hero of all kinds. Send your farming utensils and also your whito seed wheat ; as I doubt not but this article will bo scarce and high in tho Fall. Ship your iclaxto W. H. Davis, Bsq. of this nluce, who will see to their safo landing and stor Ago. Respectfully, your ob'nt serv'l, 0. B. PICKET. For tli Oiegoii Spectator. EDUCATION. Tin HiiCCatios foniw the common mind.' Of all tho evils which thrcuteu to troublo us, there is not a greater thau tho want ofj . dtfnosiuontn.cwiiii sssssx.-ln Rsslwoa their children. Tho vieldJa of anv nor tinn of our territory, alter Indisputable proof than Winship himself, and tho Albatross. commanded by Cupt. Nuthan Winship, his brother. The latter sailed from Hoston Ju ly 7, 1801), with about twenty-five persons on Ixiurd, und with the proper outfit for such an undertaking. Sho had a long passage to Cape Horn, und arrived at the Sandwich Islands March 25th, the succeeding year. Hero an addition twenty. five persons, all was made to tho party, roperly provisioned. 10 Columbia, April 18th, mouth of the river .May as may interest our readers necessity 1 descriptions ol country, soil, places, mouii. tuins, eoplu und government, in Oregon and California. Mr. Clymcr met, at difierent times and different circumstances, parties of immi- rants to Oregon Und California, who were vingaboutr discontented, amr lioliiir hack and forth, as whim dictated. On the 22d of March, ho notices having met, in California, ing quite ic channel incorrect Vnr.nnl. .. .I..-I Ivy.. , 1 uiivtiuiui n ,.. fc tu ivner cruisinK up uw We -'gave, of , to tako such incident- s ncbgrrcd Lfv..,r 1,.., .iv n ,,Br... u-Ba w.lAr.iA.f-fnr thm luring his return home, passing over inanyT -ettlemenl. uud nrenarations were made for tho erection of a largo trading and dwelling house ; land was cleared for cultivation, and some seeds were sown, when a rise in the river put a stop to their operations, land was overflowed, and tho house, was nearly finished, was filled wi "the 'depth orcighleen1 Invhes! tho spoT had to be abandoned. thi Tfce rhich of our right to it, would be an act disgracing , tt ?My of one hundred" und fifty person. :,, ,, J o'Cain wis at Sir Frencis DrakS the name of American ; but that would not i th rtv or forty of whom were then coine to ', n r, r ?.' 1 u- I . u . J u.. ,., ri-,,, with tl.n nm,l.,r.i f i.n I i V. I '"?' . 7"" "Vr ", " """""b. Hay, California, and his brother determined tear comparison witn tlio neglect ol tho thn Columbia river, -shaving becomo t r- , fn: nn.l m.,,ii wii. um ucnrn .., education of our children. The land mi.ht of lhe other oaradixr. On thn Qn.h of JT.anlroTULtth J?? .& revert to us by similar acts of diplomacy us Anril. Mr. Sumner and his family arrived " ""LZ "or. i t ? T"emAWM that which would tako it from uh, or dec. ut cu.nn. 'nrct.arc.1 for their ioiimov to the rL,r.T",C,' ' ". AlTvm aru.ion of independence might placo it in the States. Mr. Sumner had be'en in 6reKo ; T""? ?" ,7ni, ".it n ..J: .i.n',,!fS same Mtuation us our own ravon.il lorntory. 1 fro, thence he wont to California ; and. be I ,,,.. .15.1 no, tutn to . fioiLbi. ,Mr Hut on the other hand, with all that is justly j,, Mill dissatisfied, ho was now rctuniiiiir 1 . ? .. UoI,umbl' " Mr ours, with the hole continent at our com. t SmS PT V ,,a.df bcCOmS mand, und our children growing up in igt.o. , a d liSff a small firtune b 1 kn,W" ? ,? X- T ?", Y ..r u.i,. 1 . ....i.i :. 1 ... . . . VB. . i. , .. .... .. material for tho large establishment of As. ........ ... .... ..v....... ....M... ., uu iu un in, niei, unu icu .ir. I.. r. 1 lasiiiiL's. ine .,..:.. :. ...0 :.! 1 ..i r s..-i . . . -w vuiioiiibiuu uoiiivon as sot as warns. so much inferior in strength, to lhe expedi- given up un. 1813, when abandoned. Union, Captain a ciaun lor settler upon tho settlement was Y.rtl.. I, W....I.I ,.lu... II... In , fi..l.l intl... I .... rL ....,. .. . , . -,"n . -- llirill, II WHS . ...,, .. ......... .., , ,,H. . ... . . ,., j aiiinorni 11 wors 011 ijiuijorma, nt 111s camp COmi,anv lll'HIHIl. Ill HIICIl U CUM . 111 till IMlllllCUl I1H. r.n Inn. dull' n B.nnll .......I. ... .....;.... ;.....' ' , you win im.i ,,;' nmni, ., Imil lliut ... mw nf ,.. I - - " -'" - -, -B attempt to compete with him. 01 green grass: ,.,,, ,. , , ...". .""-" """""",.' "u ".: tlon, however, was not linally . " " i ntMlltH'IH llllll HU niftllll IIU nillU 111 irtlVit ml 111' IliA tttlttlstttilo lk f 'm iLiriun ..., . . to rest aim Iran flll, iimiirnlmi, :, , ,. , ,, ---. -v -"" - ........ nniie breaking out ot the war in . ,7 1 .... " n J" " " v Im. "" : "' 1 li: -:,r- l"' r"u" V- r" K r mrce , ull thouuht of renewinK it was e or no iame at r- , '"" ' .. irom 11 oiato, wiui wmcii ll wiis ilosigneil If ( inumn inimeve.rinilip 1 or no game ai , f)f j , .Q M w ,.,i...:..t.....i:f.....: ,.... ,.. ...... ,..bi...i .. ' Oregon is an nc.xcd to t ne !..-. .a ... . i - iviutiiaa.iijiii'.iTi.jUiiiiiiiiiiK.iiiiiiiiiiiiwiiiiiiiii r " . . . 1 luoi.iiiiiici nv. ,,., nilli j,,,!...,.., Tl.iu ;., ,.ll n,...n nu . .. V . . --. " - , w nibiii ) is ceriuiiuv cnuiicu 10 for this part . r n i" . i,, " " -f tllu,8VS " so ,, " Z? " L ' " 7," ' ' '' T. ' I !'!. n '' "' ""? I lit... , l.n.nnn l.......i....uw ll... fiiminlt.... ..P "... ...... .. , . V . I IIUIlKS Ol t0 UolUmlUO. lllS 1. ...! 1... I ,.........-, .... ... IMMM-111, .11 IIlKlllIf IKISSeSSlUll Ol IIIUI I'Ollll. .......!.. . I. .... ' r . --.- . - .. ii...i..rifir.(.r.i. ..... j I ...... ..... ... m.i ....iii.r. For the Oregon HpecWtor. Mr, Editor By tho arrival of tho Tou 'lonCapt. Crosbie, we havo received another vorsion of tho Oregon Treaty, which, us far as wo can judge, can bo relied on as official ; nnd tho artiolcs of the Treaty uro decidedly far mora in fuvor of British subjects, than thoso recoived ut a provious date ; but still thoy would admit of modification in fuvor of tho latter, could it however havo boon ex pected or oven dosired that Great Britain should havo plunged tho nation in a war morcly to protect the intorcsts of u fow British merchants, and the country of little or no value cither in a commorcial or politi- claxsex in society. Tho rieli governing the poor wealth, not worth, the high road to plu ccs of distinction und trust. Educate your children, and that evil will in a great mens, uro be remedied, or nt least tho consequences will not Iks us greatly full. Who can con trast the cold formalities of society, with tho disinterested friendship of thn schoolmate, and not feci a wish to renew acquaintance with those days of pure friendship? Edu cate the mass, and the distinctions mado by wealth will not bo seen. Who can forgot tho associates of school duys ? Let the foun tain of knowledge ho frco and open to all, and tho heaven. born principles of our glori ous coiistitutulion will exist us long as the earth shall continuo to roll. Behold in your children the futuro rulers of tho land. Is it not expedient that they bo able to read tho issues from tho press, religious and political, in oruor 10 juugo lor inomsoivcn r onouiu thoy not well understand tho principles nf tho constitution ol our country, as woll as the gonorul laws of nations 1 Should thoy not bo able to acad in ths history of tho past, tho cause of tho rise and fall of nations, in order to profit hy tho oxpo- rience of their predecessors ? Then educate f try ol winch ho intimation. appeared to have somo Unfortunate circum- stunces in location, and tho occurrence of war, put n stop to the enterprising project ; 1 . n . .1 iwoiveuuysoitraveiupinovniioyoiti.o ,,, 10 wn the first among the pioneers of St. Alurv s river over a most sterile count rv. . ,... ...1. ...,.., . D . .1 .. brought thorn to the mint where Lieut. Fn mont intersected thn wagon trail, on his route to California last fall. On the 2!ld May, after long consultation nnd niauv ar guments for nnd against the two routes 0110 leading northward by Port Hall, uud tho other hy the Salt Lake thoy determined to tako rromout s trail, hy tho Lake. Inter csting us it is, wo cannot follow tho traveler on his way, hut must content ourselves with his conclusion us to tho practicability of the route. Mr. Clymcr is of opinion that it is very littlo nearer to Cnlifornia, and not so good n road ns that hy Fort Hall. On tho 2ild of July, Mr. Clymcr met tho advanco company of Oregon immigrants, consisting of cloven wagons, nearly opposite tho Red Butcs. From tho North Platte, thov had tho pleasant sight of beholding tho valley to a great distance dotted with people, horses, cattle, wagons, and tents. Still fur ther on, thoy met threo small companies somo destined for Oregon, and somo for Cali fornin. " Il is remarkable," nays the jour- civilization, who planted corn, and laid tho lonnilation ot a settlement upon thoUortim bin river. Boston Courier. Nose-ology. Amongst Europeans, tho Italians rank first for beauty of nose; tho Dutch for the excesstvo ugliness of that fea turo. Tho English noso is apt to bo thick and cartilaginous ; that of tho Jews some what crooked. In France almost ovory man of genius has had a well-formed noso. Short and fiat noses, so censured by Aristotle, still rank low in tho conscience of physiognomy. Socrates, however, was a singular instanco of a hideous nose. Boerhave and Gibbon had one of tho same disagrccablo feature. Dk8pbbate Passion." Pete, what makes you look so awful ?" , " Jako, I'm agitated, nnd unless my splr its aro soothed, I shall do something despe rate, I know I shall IM ruth out and tear a board off the pig pen .'" OCr Modesty and sincerity nre laudable. 3EI2Z?l .l-UJI