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a Btere careful MMIb
Ml Wr Ml BMB made.
aVaw ai Mm to Barat river valley,
tssatMwaesraad ttuMflimiN repre.
Mkai m savtog mm so cold that no nan
Mil Min wasting fee gold.
Tat eM of tore, that they had
smb. a BMvy.-yeHew, Mttallio looking
to MM Powder aad Burnt river
aadtUttMyaad" bit, bent, and
K oat m a wa tea-tire," In
M to Mm that then waa gold in
"ak aad we eonfcs we an die-
at 'the HMhof the eaUrprixe.
. ; Wa lain that mm ot the gentlemen of
SW MM MlU Mnaaaa naVh.lLf fkat
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sears ar" im now ana ourni
which th uplerara
wm found vary abas-
bat Mitbar the
fa aha Mtohharheed af thia chy, far the
yaar mmj m im aVst day of November
to, tkwrewere SM dear daya, 35 day
m whtoh it ratoai, hailed, or snowed all
My, mt 191 day on which it rained,
mJW, r wm "cloudy a part of the day.
Tm lo very for frsmeU rnonths rain and
ato BMsa) drought. The prevailing win
r wtoia of thia portion of Oregon are
M aavta-weel, asd tUy bring mora
r toetrato. Latt wi&ur we aaw lee on
bbmH eteaaiag ahallow pool three-fourth
WM mm thkk, th result of three eon
atMllva oeld aigbt ; (hi wiaUr we bare
mm toeof about th seats thickne, tbe
raaab of Ma aigbt' freezing. We have
aerM ioatoOregoa on running wa.
tor, Ml va along the edge of tbe riven,
springe, (Or rivulet. Latt winter snow
Ml b th depth of aa inch and a half,
but mostly dieappeared before night.
Oa tha'moraiag of th 0th int. mow co
vered the ground about an inch and a
half deep, aad it continued Mowing until
about noon, without Increasing it depth
M th ground the now had mottly die
appeared at night. The mow of thi
valley ueueily com from tke north-east,
aad to iJm from the .eoutli and eouih.
Tmllle.
Ta VatMM river I .bout 350 mile
'la Uagtb, aad take it riet la lb Caecade
Muatoto; tha tld ts up the river
abee 7ft mile, and within ilsteen mile
f Fart Umpqua. A abort distance above
Fert UaspqM a broken ridge, (through
which .th liver, aided, probably, by con.
valainai of th earth, ha forced iu way,)
atrotth Mtlrely aorc th valley, divl.
dtog k iato upper and lower. Th lower
valley ooatalne om good tillabl land j
tha upper valley I mor than half a Urge
M tha Wiltaawtt vatlay. Rogue river
la alao'atavg river, and oombined with
th upper Uatpaua, their valliee are ler.'
ger thu that of th Willaaiett, and
aaaally or ator deeirabtein point of cli-
i or nil, and beauty or lo.
-aHt"aad aaesery. L many other of
iim rtoa yauiaa or uregon, in upper
i valley enow marked evidence or
mm bean a vat lake. A yet,
.Mm claim ha beep taken In ilia Ump.
fia;raltoyt aaoa baa been taken in
rajto' gM.vally. Qam I ry plenty.
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VwwiwVM attiMMl, aad ih eoil rich and
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faWp to the valllr, and thty ar only
from M to two degree of latitude rrmo
vd ftetn the upper gold mine of Calilor.
Bia.-
Th land' route from tlw aeitlement in
Oreaon to California, aud the aoulhern
rout from the United 8atra to Orraon
through these valllre. To nettle
thee valllr arcurvly and advanugrouily,
a atttlement ahould bo made in the Ump
qua valley of tweaty or' thirty ikmlliee,
aad iarlba Roguo valley of fifty or tiity
Aimllie, and In each cae provided with
machinery for the erecliea of a touring
and aw mill. Such vcttlemrntr would
rapidly increue to large and flourUhlng
cbmmunilir. No portion of Oregon, and
we belkve we may truthfully add, no
portion of Ilia world prenent a better op
portunity for the (election of drttrable
home than three vallir; their climate it
mild and ealubriou ; their grew atun
dant aad nutriclou ; their mil clly cul
tivated, and capable of producing all the
niirMrtf, and many of the luxuries of
III ; and, probably, they are belter ada
ted to the ucccwful cultivation of fruit
than any other portion of Orrpon cither
north or eouth. In the neighborhood of
tbee'.vallte, the Caacade mountain! rr.
cede from th ocean, allowing the valllre
to penetrate much further injp the inleri.
or, and receive mom of the wath of tbe
mnuotain. A large deliclou white plumb,
and excellent grape drew apontanrou in
theva!lic. 1
Agriculture and tocBrowing will pro
bably be neglected in Calnvrnia ; If, there.
Ibr, ptirwa were dcilrou to enter into
took growing for the market which the
gold. mine of that country muit atlbnl,
thee vallie being at tlw door of that mar
ket, ar very deirable locations ; if per
dona are Inclined lo engage in agriculture,
the ctiona of the country are in the
immtdiata nelghbarhoDil of gold that will
be freely paid for the nrcrwarit of life ;
if men deire to enter inn mining, (hey
can paa from th bosom of (heir fannlii
in the vallie into the California iuin,
and hack at will. If gold 1 dincorrred
hvworkabl quautitlra in Oregon, it will
be in her southern, eaitern, or middle por
tion, and in either caie residents of the
Umpqua and Rogue vallie will have the
advantage of those of the Willamette val
ley. Wo have given thi brief notice of
th Umpqua and Rogue vallie for th In.
formation of those who may wish to cm!
grate to this country.
Alpaca.
Wa have frequently published f .nets
showing th value and supr!o'.y of tbe
Alpaca, and soajMofthe other' outliAiner
icaa sheep over all others, 1 1 the purpose
of inviting attention to the importance of
making efforts to introduce those valuable
animaU into this territory. The Alpaca
haa bee.i domesticated, and thrive in
Bogland and the United State; and sure
y that anim-'. valuable for its fleece and
Mm', and uasily domesticated, would fir. J
a genial aad desirable borne upon the rich
greases in tbe healthy climate of Oregon
Oregon is bountifully supplied with the
most nutriclou grasses, and this source of
great natural wealth should be improved
by the most advantageous use. There i
probably more gran in Oregon tune, than
there wasin all that part of the United
State lying east of Ihe Mississippi river
in June; and what i of still more impor
tance, our grasses furnish perennial pas
ture. Nature, in the bestowrr.ent upon
Oregon of many rare advantage, ha been
bountiful in grasses, and henificent in cli.
mate ; add to theso advantage that of lo
cation on the Pacific, and Oregon poscsse
uperior facilities for wool-growing ; add
still further the advantage of being much
nearer to the native regions of ihe Alpaca
than the Atlantic Slatea and Europe, and
il would seem that Oregon might aciuire
a monopoly in the growing of the wool of
Vilhi beautiful and valuable animal.
e arc aware ihaijiuggeslion, except
upon the subject of gold, at this lime pass
almost unheeded ; bul reded that the
grasses of Oregon, If properly appropri
ated, will prove an inexhutlblo mino of
oolo; and sheep will dig, and wash, and
mintil.
keep.
With the Immigration of this year, (wo
flock of sheep were driven into this val
ley; one flock, owned by Mr. Walts,
numbered over ihree hundred, the other
wa considerably lea. Lad year aeveral
flocks ware driven In, varying from twenty
lo Ihree hundred. The largest flock which
waa driven in last year loss now increased
to four hundred, and look extremely well,
although pastured in one of I ho poorest
portion of Oregon. There am several
other Books of sheep in Ihe country, vNry.
ing from twenty to two hundred in a dock.
Tbe Puget Bound Agricultural Society
hav about 30,000 sheep. Sheep re.
qulr but very little attention in Oregon.
Tbay require no feed except what they
obtain from Ihe natural pattura of Ih
country, and they ar remarkably heal,
thy.
8hejp may be driven from tha westrrn
confines of Missouri into this valley quite
a easily as cattle. In passing through
ihe buffalo country, mWre are very liiiu.
hlesome to nhcepi and sheep ar less In.
rlinrd to swim the rivers than cattle I but
they stray leu, travel faster, and ar mnre
easily driven than cattle, tly driving th
shrep into an enclosure at night, (and a
four fret wide net stretched along light
pole or stake would make a sufficient
enclosure,) the danger from wolves would
be luainlv avoided.
lit the State, eight, ten, or twrlre miles
is considered a Kod day's drive on a long
journey j but c hare seen sheep sustain
well continuous drives of thirty and forty
miles, upon the Oregon road, without wa-
ter. Wo have no doubt but healthy sheep
would endure an average drive of front
twenty. five to thirty mile per day front
the Missouri river toth Willamette. The
grass which they obtain upon the read is
good, and always sufficiently abundant
fof sheep, and the atmosphere is pure and
invigorating: ,
There is no country In the world
adapted to wool-growlng than Oregon ;
her grasses j re fine, sweet, and abundant;
her winters mild and healthy ; her aunt-i
luersaro warm, amiuuii Biwaja iriiif;iru
by a refreshing mornUtg ami evening
breeze; her waters are soft, dear, aad
palatable ; and her climate i pur and
invigorating. With proper attention sheep
may be driven from Missouri lo ihi val
ley, with as littlo loss a from Massachu
setts lo Missouri, and, comparatively,
without any expense.
We satSMeribe la Ihe Sanest!).
We mostbeartily subscribe lo the sug
gestion of a correspondent In our last, in
the Importance of the appointment, by go.
vcrnnient, of an experienced geologist for
the thorough examination of this territory.
That gold exists here is true, but that it
exists in workable quantities, the slight
examinations hitherto made have not de
termined ; but in common with many
others, we fully Mievc that this territory
is rich in both the precious snd base me
tals. Hut a small portion of Oregon is
now occupied, and mines discovered by a
government geologist could be controlrd
by the government without the molestation
of settle' , snd greatly to their advantage.
Orcejasj Ltftslatsji.
The fifth inst. wa the day designated
by law for iho convening of the Legisla
ture of Oregon. Twenty three mensWul
constitute a full house, A preliminary
orgauizatioa.was entered into on the fifth
Instant, by which the lion. Ralph Wilcox
a chosin chairman, pro. tern., and W.
O, T'Vsull, Esq., clerk, pro tern., and
committees were appointed lo rxamltio
crrdentlsls, Ate.
On the 8lh inst., the members in atten
dance being twelve in number, to wit-
Messrs. Crawford, Curry, Hedges, Hem.
bree, Hill, Lewis, Martin, Parker, Peter
son, Rice, Thurston, and Wilcox, pro
ceeded to an organization, (Mill informal,
and for the purpose of compelling attend
ance of absenrlnember, and preparing
for the ultimato dispatcher business, aa
we suppose, from their not Mngaquonsm
in attendance,) oy in election oi a speaa
er, a principal clerk, and a sergeant at
arms and door keeper Hon. Ralph Wil
cox, of 'Tualatin county, was elected
speaker, Wm. G. T'Vaull, Esq., wa
elected principal clerk, and W. Holme,
Esq., sergeant at arms and door keeper.
Some of the members are very tardy in
coming in ; which is a cause of regret, as
there is some business of importance for
the Legislature to pass upon, and a the
delay of the absent members is an unne.
cessary waste of tho time of those in at.
tendance. On Ihe 13th inst. Messrs. flai
ley and Porteoua, member from Champoeg
appeared and took their scats. On the
same day tho member in attendance ad
journed, to meet on the first Monday of
February next, at whloh timn it I hoped
there will bo a general attendance of Iho
members. Some of the member. have
been in atioodancu nlno day, upon ex
pense to themselves aud the territory, and
we think Ihe part of wisdom wa pursued
In the adjournment. The adjournment
being other than " from dny to day," il
would bo bettor, and probably Ihe Cover.
nor will convene the Legislature on tbe
first Monday in February.
Ourreaderi have probably expected
Ihe publication of Ihe Governor's Message
In the present number of our paper Il
has not yet been delivered, In consequence
of Ihe want of a quorum In the Legis-
lature.
News Hcaas.
We learn from our fallow citizen Roht.
CsuiieM, Esq., who lately returned front
California on Ihe " Belfast," that those
who work in tho mines get from an ounce
to sn ounce and a half per day, but that
there has been considerable ilokneM than,
Mr. Caufletd wa thirty day In passing
from thia city to iho settlements In Call.
fornla, aud twenty sit day from Ban
Francisco to Fort Victor!.. II "found
beeves to be worth 940 per head, and
flour $10 per barrel at Sutter's Fort, In
th mine flour ha sold for 50 per bar-
all pork ", cheese 911, ham 93, sal.
nsstci, uiscuu ai , sugar wi, anu conen
I, per pound, lllankal went worth 950
per pair. Hickory shirts were worth half
an ounce, and flannel shirt an ounce of
gold, and other article In proportion.
Mr. Caufirld was sick while In San
Francisco, and front tills cause did not
learn Ihe price of Hour ' ( that place, nor
did he learn, or enquire anything la rela
tion to the organisation of a territorial
government for Oregon,
Although Mr. Caufield had heard no.
thing of the waggon companies which left
Oregon for California, the favorablenes
of the fall warrenta Ihe conclusion thai
they arrived In th mines before th rainy
season set In.
We hear the " Belfast" brought Inters
and papers front Calif rnia ; they have not
ionic to hand. The Calilornian of Oct.
7th, with which we have been fatored by
Mr. Caufirld, contains nothing of interest
cicct't the document herewith published
s a ureal )
The (lilt utl. was the day on which the
election for President look place through,
out the Ikirtf Statea of th American Uni
on- e hope to see one other advance,
vix., that of voting direct for I'resl.
dcr.l. Before thi tims Congress has
again convened, and In April we may ex
pect to know what ha transpired before
it. The steamers will bring our first newa
of ihe Jesuit of ihe election, and wo trust
that they will soon bring intelligence of
the organization of a government for Or,
gon, and of liberal grants of Isnd.
Such is the Interest felt in tho elections,
that with the aid of rail. mads and elecv
trio telegrsplis, the result of the election
was probably known in every Siattof th
L'liiou nilhiu ten davs after tho election.
Vrav
Know, all ye trsns.mountiin wool and
stock grower, who are feeding, and, per.
haps, sheltering your stock for ihe pur
pose ol austainlng Ibem through the winter-know,
thai in Oregon the fresh, green,
nutricioua grasses, which will continue
growing until next July or August, lor
some lime past have been sufficiently
grown not only to sustain, but fallen the
stock which feed upon them.
Weeawss; MaajailsUsi.
The Indians in the neighborhood of the
Dalles of the Columbia, have a tradition
that Mount Hood aad Mount Helens were
once husband and wife, and lived together ;
that Hood became angry with Helens, and
threw her far away from him, when the
great river sprung up between I hem ; and
that previous to that quarrel their (Indi
ans) forefathers used to pas on dry land
over where the Columbia now separate
the Cascade mountains. The Indians add
that since the quarrel between Hood and
Helens, and their separation by th great
river, that Helens has been constantly
tettping (burning.)
JMsraml mt Use Weather far Na
veaaaer.
Nov. 11, cloudy, and come rain In af
ternoon at interval.
3d, clear.
Sd, do.
O,do.
5th, do.
0th, some rain last night, day clear.
7th, clear,
6th, cloudy.
Bth, rain most ol the day.
10th, rain.
llth, forenoon rain, afternoon cloudy.
lWlh, cloudy till 0 A. M., then rain and
unshino at intervals..
18th, clear and cloudy at intervals.
Mth, clear.
16th, do.
10th, do,
17th, rain from 10 A. M.
lBlh, showery, hailstorm of half hour
duration about noon, accompanied
with two peals of thunder.
10th, oloudy most of the day.
80th, rain most of th day.
31st, rain.
Stid, forenoon clear, afternoon cloudy
and rai.i.
3Sd, rain moat of thu day.
34lh, clear.
USUi, forenoon clear and cloudy at In.
intervals, aiternoon oloudy aud rain
at intervals.
30th, clear and cloudy al Intervals.
37lh, rain. i
381b, rain.
20th, light rain most of ihe day.
30th, du.
OTl'.aaoR. In our last wo exprssred
our thank to James Douglas, Esq., for
poetic and prow sorsps. We misunder
stood the gentleman who handed Ihrm lo
us, Our InmiksVhould have been tendered
lo Peter Skcon'Ogden, Esq., who will now
please accept them. ,
OirNn Intoxlculing liquor are sold at
either of Ihe hotel ofihls oily. Thi fact
is at crediiablo to Ihe proprietor and
kespers f Iho hemes, aa l Ofgn elty .
KrWr tiTrn latt part of ihe late
exploring parly, up?n murniai io,me
Dalle, found there one of Ih Indian
who shot and cut ih throat of Messrs.
'season and Paekwood. whan out for hor-
tie whlU oa daly at Kort.Wasoooara, du.
ring our late tnuian war. tne iiiaian
waa arrested ! overv member of the. party
wa declared a juryman listened to ihe.
evidence against, and ihe confessions of
the Indian, and turning tiiein conclusive,
sentenced him lo be hung.
Our Informant was on of the jury, and
led immediately alter setilenoe was pro
nouncedhe auppussa that Ih Indian
waa hung. '
(ttrFor ihe Information of Ih (rlends
of the Rev. Wilson Diane and family, In
Indiana, Michigan, and elsewhere, we lake
pleasure iu staling thai this gsntltman
aud hi family arrived here in good sea.
son, and in good health, and that they ar
aoreeably located al Linn Cily. Mr.
Illane preaches regularly In Ihe school,
house in Linn Cily, In Ihe forenoon i and
In Ihe Uapllsl Church in Oregon City, in
Ihe afternoon of every 8unday.
Mr. Diane has lost none of his rare (tow
ers of usefulness. He is of Ihe Hcntoh
Presbyterian denomination of christians.
CttrWe leant that Capl. Stout arrived
al Vancouver's Island onths I Will ull.,
and that the " Belfast," a brig chartered
by him lo proceed to thai destination fur
coal, arrived there about Ihe same lime.
We also learn that ihe Bel last returned to
California without being able lo obtain
coal, bul lhal arrangements were entered
into between Messrs. Stout and Douglass,
by whiohCapl. Stout Is lo be soon supplied
with coal. We hope that the enterprise
of some of our fellow. citliens will remove
the necessity of going to Vancouver's Is
land lor a supply oi coat lor me ateamer.
we lake Hit opportunity lor repeating,
thai the busineee or furnishing coal for
the steamer, and other use for which it
will be required, will prov a gold-mine lo
iIiom who enter into it, ,'
KrRoberl Caufield, Esq., will accept
our tlisnksalpr Hi "Uslllornlsn or Uc
lober 7th.
CaMMBMlrallaa).
T Uis Uiloc of lb Orfa Npselatw
When the article upon the subject of
the U illamette rocks was Introduced into
Ihe columns of the Oregon Spectator, ths
writer was not aware that he would ever
meet with controversial arguments upon
the subject, or receive sn intimation lo
extend his views upon so sublime a sub
ject ss ihe world present to the enquring
mind of man under Ihe name of geology
And indeed the writer doea not with lo
set himself up above the roaster skill of
modern geologists. But as geology, like
all other science, I built firstly upon hy
potbesls, there can be no just reasons why
he may not, In cases not lully defined,
express his sentiments upon a subject, and
especially one so infantile as geology ,
The Willamette rocks are a sand rock
Impregnated with iron. They consist of
about three varieties of rock, differing not
in kind, but in the amount of composition
of the parts. They are magnetlo rocks ;
although upon tho application of the msg.
nstlo net die to them it may not appear
sensitive; yel, when the rock becomes
disintegrated, the iron of the rock will at.
tract lo the magnet, as shown by very re
cent experiment. The Willamette rock
are primary stratified rock. Hence ihe
bsence of sll organic remain.
To give ihe resson why primary rocks
are not foaaitllferoui, require much pa
tient Investigation, and, in fact, a more
general definition than oan well be given
in a deecrlpiion ol rock o necessarily
contracted as the present must be j yet,
still a sufficiently satbfactory explanation
may be given to gratify the curious reader
in a few word. Considering ihe earth to
have been once In' a molten ttate, like Ihe
present condition of the sun ; upon tha ra
diation of heat, Incandescent unstratllUd
rocks would first appear upon the earth'a
urface. After the earth had become suf
ficiently refrlgeranUal iu aurfaoe to ad
mil of running water J the disintegrating
power of water liponf Incandescent rook
would produce loosaqiaierial, from whloh,
with th help of acid and gases, en en-
lire decomposition of rock into alluvium
would take place.
At this period of th earth'a rsfrlgsrs
lion, the crust would be so thin aa lo ad
mil of constant undulation, wbereby the
water would bo constantly carrying the
alluvium from higher lo lower level.
During thi epoch no animal eould x
lit upon the earth, and consequently none
to entomb, from which circumstance orl
slnate all foasllliferoua rock. Another
important view of Iba subject la taken
from tha consideration, that whilst Ihe
crust of the earth waa in an enfeebled
stale, it waa subject to constant parol,
yam from Ihe pressure of gases beneath,
which must necessarily produce much lr.
regularity of stratification. Rocks thai
had become stratified were liable, from
paroxysm, to be broken up and sink a.
gain Into Ihe liquid mass beneath, and be.
come partially melted, and thus producing
rock partly stratified and partly unatra.
tilled. Out aftor age upon agea had pa.
d away, and Ih earth' cruet had be.
come sufficiently strengthened by refrige
ration, lass paroxysms and lea undulation
would prevail, and on4untly more
regularity of gratification would lake
place. Hence arises th perfcet etruature
of some of our most beautiful marble.
Tu give anything Ilk a satUfaolory Idea
why the Willamette rocks si tha fall and
al Oregon city appear as they do, ihe sub
ject of ihe formation of rivers must neces
sarily be considered lo torn xlnl. Rlv-
ere ar doubtlea formed by th expensive
force of gases acting beneath th earth'
crust. Previous lo lb formation of any
fissure through a given tract of country,
Ihe surfaoe would be ao tlevated along
such line, thai very little water would find
Its way over uoh irael ofoouniry lo thai
placet but after ihe fissure I formid,
and extending aa It doea from the surface
of ths earth downward lo where it becomes
liquid, the earth near the fissure, and to
some distance outward from ll, undergeee
a subsidence, by whleh mean water finds
it way to tha chasm from the adjacent
country on both sldss of ll. During th
lime th earth 1 sinking down, and the
chasm is filling up with rubbish from ita
sides, the earth send forth flamea along
the whole length of such line, with suffi.
olent intensity lo melt, partially, tinny of
rocka along the fissure through which the
flamte are emitted. In aucb eaae Ihe
rock cannot he aald lo be an Igneous pro.
duel, but may be termed rock that 'have
been altered by htat. Many of lb rock
at th Willamette fall are broken into
very Ana fragment.
It oan hardly be imagined that an agency
like that ol an earthquake, or paroxysms,
or undulation of tha earth'a cruet, er dy
nsmic of any sort acting from beneath
could break rook iato ao flee fragenents
as some of those at tha Willamette fslls.
A better reason might be given from Ihe
consideration that whilst the rocka along
the line of the Assure which now forms
Ihe river were incandescent, by ihe emis
sion of intense heat from beneath, the wa.
ler from the" country around.-falllng up.
on thsmin considcrabl abundance, would
render them very much broken, at is Ihe
case with all rock when heated lo red
ness and Immediately plunged into cold
water.
Much more might be ddd relative to
Ihe change that ar constantly going ou
in ihe rooky strata of th Mrth ; auchas
th dscoBsposlilon of rock to alluvium, and
from th alluvium to reuk again ; bul if
what ihe writer baa remarked relative lo
Ihe rocka In queetloa should be found sat
isfactory, he is willing le gratify Ihe cltl.
xeno of Oregon still further apontbaaab.-'
ject of geology, by way of furnishlnghlin
a class. R.
l may it. Atrial ireuMsw AerauVrr.
Coax roa a Cakcxx. It ha been as
certained that the application of raw crtn.
berries, applied ss a poultice, will cure
this most inveterate disease. We know
of one instance, a lady of our acquaintance,
who bad a cancer In her breast which had
become a large aa a pullet's egg, and
waa an lech from Ibe surface of Ihe skin.
In thia esse It was a hereditary disease,
and she regarded il aa a'aeath warrant.
She wa persuaded, however, lo try the
cranberriea, they effected a cure, ll is
now between two and Ihree year since it
disappeared, and she has no Intimation of
a return of the disease. The cranberries
were (mashed in a mortar, epread on a
cloth and laid on, changing the poultice
three time a day. In two or three daya
il became ao aore it draw out pustule lhal
filled like the email pox: and this process
wm renewed, with the earn affect until
ihe whole waa drawn away, lb cancer
brooming softened and decreasing in alte
al every application until it finally disap.
feared. The virtue of cranberries arr
ut Imperfectly known they are cooling
and useful in removing inflamation, and
have bean known to our an obstinate
sore throat, W hav never known u
tried, but ar persuaded il might M useful
In broachlll. Hearing of this, bring in
mind aa anecdote, related lo u In the
Eastern region i
one year since, a bed of cranberries
wm discovered within about six miles oi
Fort Fairfield. It waa before th fort wat
built, and a party wr exploring lb coun
try, under th oeoduot of seme Indian
guide. Th Indian set up a shout, ami
vinoed their delght by auch frantic gs.
tloutation, thai I wm persuaded, aaya our
Informant, these children ol nature knew
or some virtu tney poseeeed, that we
were Ignorant of, and yet ao much waa
my attention absorbed by Ibe business 1
wa upon' that I never thought to ask them.
r. Stnl.
SriiHorutD Aor--!Tbe following
statement shows the number of arm and
appendage fabricated at th fpringnsld
Armory during lb year ending Jun SOth
1840: 14,365 ;prousslon mtwktt com
plelej 18,050 wiper 19,904 eorewatrl
vera ; 1000 ball ecrew j 9544 apring vice j
109 arm chest.
TaMATA VAS A Cnmils.Ttia inmrnin
hst been used for a oough, with decided
success, says a writer in im rarmer a
Register. In one aase Ih cough wa
from a disss ssd stats of tha liver. In snnth.
er from th lung; It wm used after
having been dried m above named, with
a Utile sugar added to make ll palatable,
In a aran stats, lhav maw ha nrnli lt
a syrup for Ihit purses.
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