Oregon spectator., April 18, 1850, Image 4

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Little ChlUrcn.
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HparUag through the fores wide)
Flaying by th watet ' ml i
Wandering o'er th healthy fells ;
Dowa within th woodland Jell ;
AU aeaong th uiottnlaiu wilJ,
Dwtllela man? IKitodiiU!
In tb Baron' hall of pride ;
Hy lb poor niaa'a dull fireside!
'Hid lb mighty. mld lh mean,
Lrttl ehlHrta may b was,
lik lh Hotter. Ihl spring up fair,
Bright and countl everywhere !
la the far lain of lh main ;
la lb desert' ran domain J
la Ik Mraf nioanlalaglen,
'Maag th tnbe of swarthy men
Wheresor a foot hath gone,
Wberceoe'r lh tun haUi shone
On a league of peopled ground,
LltU children may be fournl !
Bteaaiag on them! Ihtjr In m
Mt a Madly sympathy,
WMi Ihsir wlehee, hope, and fun;
With their laughter and their tear ;
Wan their wonder a tateus.
And their email experience !
little children, not aloa
On the. wide earth ar y known,
'Mid iu labor and ta care.
'Mid It suflerlngs and it snare.
Ire from sorrow, fro from strife.
In th world of lore and t life,
Where no sinful thing hath trod;
In th presence f year God.
tlpotlcea, btamcleea, glorified,
Littl ctiUua, jr abide!
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Ttmm nimau raualre.
Th follwingeommntary, bjl th llelegate to ' " cnrreepondenl neat girt a doKnptioa f
Congreea from S Territory of Oregon, on an arti. " " f ,h" Columbia nr, ia whica lb aain
el which originally appeared In the Beaton C'ourl . igooran or diaregard of truth nrawau ilealf. la
er. waa written with an intention to furwarj it Cor ' ". '" PD PPni to bat been dipped ia fab
pubheation In that paper. Aa it had, liowerer, lwJ, wUch loarc it imartai upon almoat every
been trawfered ta lh. colamna of thte paper, th "" "lh Colnaiala nr her, for torn
author ha aaked a place for it in our colnmoe, which "' foufJ ""'" P"" through a batalt.o chan.
e cheerfully accorded to iL .Var. InttlltrtHeir. i "' That I all well enough, ia part only
7e rie Editor fir Bufn Countr
flaring eramined the letter of your Oregon cor.
rrepondent, dated "II. B. Company' Office, Colum
bia rirer, October llth, 113, end to which I re
femdin my note to ) our paper of December ,
IH49, 1 no proceed to make a fewcommenl upn
it and leare the ptMic to 'decide aa to how much
confidence can be placed in lt atatamenta. AnJ 1
would here rcma.k tlialoooof the grrateet riiV un
der which the reading public i laboring at the pre
edit lime ia that contrariety of itatementi concern
mg the rim nbjeet, nrrienndiicd by that cloud of
earaloo corrcepoadenta which liange about the pub
lic prtea; cilcmnned to write nmcti.ing, they care
nal srliat. In loo tiianv tnafsnppa. nran.l.n llipv pun
enlist tb nubfc tar lo the marreloumie of their " -Jt other email channel through which tb wa
tale. Thtt, Mean. Editor., with all duo deference, " P" wn "J "T" u hiX'vS ar hat a
ppiar ta bt Men tn state or mtnd of your or.
econ correspondent in thi case, I hare
e UO UOUbt,
acting ci ike titponnte I'litilm afthr Itudion
ilw Company' Trnplt. And the profusion with
which he write can be accounted for iu no other
way, aa I conceire, than that he mu-t hare been la.
boring under the effect nf that sparkling w ine ti lot
age m centennial, and which the Company .wn).
me sa famfoselv with stranrers.ai a .on of eau-. to
ineanrr their price by. But to hui story. define the rootion of ) our corraepoadcnl u to truth
Nearlbeoromencmenlof hialellarho lelUjon "-Ibie pirticular. Hut let ua proceed,
thai, hating left hi company at the Grand Round, I' " n"1 " 'I" Cascado mouaUiaa, and
he proceeded to the Dalles, the inison of the late " '" "claim "Tina region wiU nettr beeome
Dr. Whitman. Her is statement, In the tery iltled" and why? Because "Ulwten il aad
ntet,fak- In aub4ance, and calculated l deceive '"can conmiunicauon the Cascade mountain HA
the public. The Dallea never waa known aa Dr. !'' l"s,i' ,0 '"'S''! Ih.t forbid all land later
Whltman'i mission. Th miesionary station known coorw. The titer uatigaU.n ia nothing. M th
a Dr. Whltman'a mMon is situated al Waillalpu, Ccadea ate ua ob-trurtion that b remov
in lh fork of the Wall Walla river, one hundred j L They ate fcrty-mo mile below hra, (the
and fifty or two hundred mile beyond the Dallee. I Dallee,, and extend nearly fire mile. Krery art)
Dr. Whitman' miaaion I known a th Pmbylerl-' ' '"l carried orer this portage bv hand
an mission, whit thai atlh Dalle, as the Melho-1 There ' formerly a wagon road, but (thai ha
dirt mission. They are so laid down on lh Map., come filled -p by the tree aud rock constantly
and suth ie the fact. Ho much, then, for the Cor-! I'n from the cliflk that hang over h."
rcctneai of the ItoJnn Bay CeirinW Offitt cor-1 N"". Messrs. r.dilor, not that b Aai aawrl
respondent in thi panieiilar! tlHiCaKdenioantaiM"fortdianUadiatwttsnj.''
He next proceedi lo ilracribe the Iiorren of a iour-' and at the licit breath 111 yon thr wm oat a
ney from lh firand Round to'lhe Dallee. And, lo .
catch Ibe ear of jnr reaJcr, 'i proceeds, amidst
the fall of aarrrs and (as ira.a a msoal.i'nr
On one side laths fnehiful nreciue. fifie.n lorn. I
ilrsd ft iwrprndi'iitar, while outhe other thi low
ofth mounUiiMar tumbling from almost linneai.
nraUo eletationt acrovi hie puth. Death ia at his
right, death la at his left, death before and Ik hind
l.lm. tili henentlil.ini. anil ,!-.ih nl,. kin,
ErenHdlcy's description of Marahall McDonald
errasans' the Sblueeu ia lot's nlav when coinnarerf
loth danger of your correspondent! Hut I will t
not apeak aa toil truth ia thai particular, for I sup.
pose he followed the old Indian trail, with which I
amnotarnualnted. It tnidil. lion arer. drceira the
public, by leading lo th conclusion Ihat thia la the i Utd, btcsuao n foeaaioaeaiesj eoaidb had W
ordioarily Irateled road, and conovjuently allcuii-, Item that region and th ocean, by totaiit of thos
granu to Ihat country mutt encounter kke dangers. DvninUina and the Cascade. Yet, aaVd net fall
I.rl thi not be .opposed. There la a col uaxon ninu t ant. Barlow' road aver lha CaMad raota-
road from Iiie Grand Hound lo the Italic, omr .
whichImyBifhardmcnnx-leamoffireyoke
nfnxen.wilh twenty hundred weight, without meet-
mg a single accident. Here we will lea; o this flight
of ) our correspondent' fancy.
Next in order 'he commences a racy denu.ieia-'
tionoiine counuyDCtween ri. llallandtlieUallre. one. uesiucs uiese iwo ianucoviimsiaiclliaa,iart
The trAef country between Ihoe points, with the ,i hbmiI naieorrUicsosjnrnwwlaiMteaaiNas.
-.. . l,i . i ' ... . .1 I... i U'.ll. U'.ll- ..J j, .t ,
xcrption of lh lllu mountain and Ilia Grand
Hound, he ilTumi to bo "incapable of lb laaat cut-
tiraUoa or improvement.'1 For six hundred mile
not a doxen tree or shrubs, ha alTumi, can he found ,
swfncleouy large 10 ihener Hid tratehr. ' 1 ho ar-
UarWa.i th amly ttrtUnt thing that lliritaa Iu
Ihi country." Now, Mr. Editor, rl ninst be aufll-
rlenll evideul lo eterv ana thai Ihla writer aneaks I
ronrprnlnsi dial of which, from lha erv nature or
thtcut, ho caaknovisbutlitlic. II U an agent, or ,
a clerk, In a rcgimenrV nflemrn, hurrying on thro' I
their tourney with aR poaubl dispatch. Their vis
ion ia abut iu by a very few utile ou el'h:l ad, and
beclouded-Willi airiok, aud )e this remarkable g
luus, in a prcasitia; uuip.'i of thia kind, ia able lo
mike a topographical hurray or au mat eouotry ly
ing tt ween ran nan aau in iait,aaaunc
alx buadrad and fifty mile, and extending from
of 1
43
an ,
lit ill dee. north latitude lo uae his own worrk. an .
"rxUnt almost unlimited,'' with sufficient accuracy
iodeclu "select out the Blue monnLaina, which,
ihlrh,
r, and '
touii-
prove-
tj-be-sue, are clothed with lh finest timber, am
the Grand Round, and III remainder of lh touii
Irv ia infantile of lha satlcultitation or immore
Mini"' II is 1:0 srender Ihat a genltia of thia
Vint i!iu'4haT been aWe le !ir"tti tint i-nakafC'"'
rrr t of tol'sinc orijni '""i
Now, air. I cannot atop to doaerlb at ya la)
country thiw surveyed by thai giawia.an, bat I'
Might e him what lh bca aai aaatataf that
rerlmrnt hred on for all huadfai anas, MtfnaalB
vim
oraattd? I might AhlMWaAtaaaaiaaetott
vflh hardy and way woru emigrant tafaagklkM
country fur the laet ten year bat lrTwafN?
What lh thousands 01 aorsr wa oy ia oaaaa
IndianaJnaaaitlngth banMaalifualiaalal
rim," Ut upon t Whether he mw la aaMr aai
ham. .mJ .1 Fort Hall. which lie and their
durlagths winter without Ufakt aaai Ml
Whether he mw lb thousand of fan attaaM
to th Cayon tribe, wbka thttra taa WlllaiiJ,
and every yrar, unoa tban "uasBnaM Barrett iM
erta," where nothing but artraaaM gtawa, aad waasB.
wa,ai
tail
"aseapaheeoflh Ht aaairatioau
mtnll" Whether h aaw Ihalr
aiaa,a
lh thousand of hone owned by la Nta ISma,
by lh Walla Walla, and Bptaaaat WaatfsK
i not a fad that Dr. WhMmaa aad aai ft
borer had latum! th Carat, la Na
and Kpoklba-lh um ofueWiritartoaaj
sidarakle iteol T 'And whether taaa laaaM
not ax to hare netd of corn, petal, waaat, Mr
ly, Ac, cow . oien, heiar aad mm, aad at, to
that 'barren desert." "lacaaabl a? ta laaat tan-
' proreraenl and cururalton," aaa at ta us uraaa
HMih.i iiie Hind mduniain siuiar r i woasaaam
him if it not a fad war wUlrtfthat that part f
Oregon lying between lb Ma aalCaarao moan
laine. which w term "MUWe Orogon," I taa of
to tinen grating coram in taa won r nan,
finally, I would aak him what tb" htagMg mean,
to b found in 111 Uh rolumo of Capt Warn'
ploring EipeJiUuo, and uttered raanramgagar
den and crop at Waillalpu, tla Waanrb
twecn lh Blue mountarn and lb Uatleai HThy
hir a fm kitchen gardea, iu which grow al tb
regvlabW raaad la lb United Hut, aai amral
kind of fine molou. 11m wheal. MM af which
todd nrtnftil (. wa la fnH head, aai awarli
ripe. Indian com waaia toaatl, aadjna.f I
' rnraaured mae Jut in luifkt. Ther wW rf
I Una) ear about larrr iumirtd aW f wheat.
w uh a quantity of corn aad potato!" IwiflhMT
tliv rt of hi letter by awunng yaaaai yarn-road.
ere that, while Ihero la much barren ciaaary between
the Kocky inouiitain and Fort Hall, bail lea, yet
coiwucrabie, beiwren r I. iiau asu in a moua-
taiiu, and rtUI loa between th Wa najttaiaaa aai
the Dalle, your curieapoadVat'e dclaaliaa con.
ceraiag thai part of Oregon ar M aea efaAnay
citraragatM.groeJy untrue, and atiUd to'ao ca-
I adoration whaterer,
irui lie ijivi.u era tv uvaiaj aw '!
hero Iho whole mat of th Columbia' water b
one, th width i not orer lireufy or liirlf feet"
Tlilt ia juat about aa etlraragml aa the dtnptaa
of liu perdou path from lh Uraod Rnuad ti th
Halloa, and ju about a near the truth all de
claralmi roncemiug th country betwwj Fart,
Hall awl the Dalle.. For on metmat, iwl thluk
of all the watera of that mighty rirer ptWiaf Ibra'
a pa in the rocka of lutnlw tut. Bat.eaabowil
falntr, I copy from Capt Vr ilk' E-lerim Fan.
ditioii.rrl. 4,u,.1ii4, where !.. eani "Tb Dalle
i one o( the nmt remarkable place upon Ik Cot
umhir. The nteruhererewareditoaawrrl
channel tint hunirti fttt wi'aada(amil
Umg " "Beside the main channel, ther an four
-, ua nver. lajai
tiMSWVT i i-wiiwntMN ill
trsateot
tween lugh and low watermark Is slity-two tWi.
'Hie great riaa ia caused by the accumulation of wa
ter in the nrer a bote, which ia dammed by th
narrow u, anJ is constantly lacreaaing, until it
back the water and orertlowa many low ground
ami uland ahoe." Thia iitio'.ation from dim of th
mot eminent of American ciplorere, 1 apprehend,
wagon road between those same regions. Aai U
bl hinders wagen commuuicalna nwi lb roeka
and tree which kaxtalU lind it. Nw,tr.lMisaiii Valtoi Btotil
man must betn poor apology for a yaaao. I
Hits rod and trtit cannot b rtmttii from the
wugr.nroad lelellaycu etery rtiol nartb
earned orer this portage by libnd.eacludinglhepoa.
ubdit) Ihat the old road ram errr bo rtopad, ar
that a communication can errr be found belwsen
tb Willamette Taller and Jaf.ddOrrra,throagli
auerislii the Cascade mounlajna. ftarriaa
laerrM
be had aim eyed the what rang of monataiM,
i.odUcomepirTiciertltlnforadtomaklliswsej
lnl assertion that all Uregoa ijnag batweaa Om
Co-cade and Blue mouataraa sneer aauld b t-
lying batweaa Ot
tains, along th foot of Mount Hood. wkieh a
jlhouiaud wagotia haro passed, ani over H-hit-h I
droie fit oko of oien in 1WT, dmwhsg Iwtaly
' hundred, without a single accident- AaiUiilBOt
the wagon road which your ritrraaaouilal atralato-
ty mentioned eitlier, but a teller aai a ilfftnt
dually to Walla V alia, and anothu a taraagti
the same range Jar souA of Mount Hi, aaa Ma.
another, called the southern rout, Uidinf tbtough
Hit celebrated Canon, to aay nothing ahoai ashar
jasssi wmcu um ana up nacMnrjr (to
will discover. The Caecada b toa y3
aearly fit rails," whll th iangMCaaf
Wilkes coucaiuinc th Mat nlaca. C M ft
Speaking of th Cascade lis eiaatalaMMI
ia lh haif aUpuviotiM,WmMlatrrar
a turn iiorthward,
a tdrn northward, and for tipwirifftM 1
coinparatlrsly narrow, four buildradaaiM
aide. II laiia tn mat auiauM f ,
ac. an tusi, wo, we eovtunojesj yoaar I
enl ia again defined. H roast lha Cat
mUe,Capi. Wilkca two, at a aitltM
f- .I.L. ... ,L- .....u. S Z
ou will irrcclve that lh fal la IbMt two' mtm k
about forty fc-sl, a hieh certainly waakiaat aaaiaw
In auppoM that a road wm Ironraalts ta M'aaaalJvaa
lo BUPP0M that U road WM ImpOWi
ed here. And at a personal litterrWw trp'Caft.
Wilkra ou Ihi subject, h aawrM tag tttol -.
" "" w " uij'ci, n aaturM ax aMl taiM-ai
no inavnnoiinttbl barrier la la noMtratllM af a
tailrood, ovtn, from th DauM down Um laaia.
by the Cascades, and thane to Pug!' stoaai..
And 'hi is a fid nail knewa lo th Most of Ova
Itow nr. k hat rrdt thou! ihi rublie giv'l hav com in al midnight and in ihk foggt
om Miidem aslo Mh'r rls of hit k-llrr, wenthrr, and nttrr found le Hum Ihr lall.oin.
wa la rWt at Id UleroenU apMari m plain.
ritoaaVwiaaatolbmawatioaed! Th wrl.
tot kaany HawkV waa h mm, la lh m
VaasaaaBito Wan lh Caaaadoi, "It wa
aV aM law I had a clear lb who) coun
Iryaetaat taairleai la a lair (tad arer
alaMlraVWiMtMlhUtlto.'', By hi own con
Mdna. tktiedat. ha had kwa Mrieclly unable to
toaMil'acaaaiethtlradrUud.uitha
Dal, ea ha Maid net e for Ui mohe that
IMiaat lnWej ttica aa tnat mam wa,
atoh a atwaM iaaM al that e aeon of the year, I
a MlaatoaUnl aa) taealaf tmtn waa eiuelopeu
jkmSJtm.mtn itML But I will tear Ihla
-.'
Ira, I wait n lo-utmeretand
al lh Jim h wrote, UM
icaaaw f Oieron, ncrpt
what b MWfalog from VhcutiIoC Diap-
l aai back aot one-lwenUeth part or the
Ka rialT waa not on lb Claim
MaMMaalaiof them, coneeoueatly
aaiiiHia of eh caanaaily who pretend to
tannin? thair baeincai Th retr few leo-
at that inhabil lh bauka of the Coiumblj, from
Vaaeourer to th month of lh rirer. Claieop '
cepted,are m-atly lumbering ami ml rirlrndto
tan thair attention lo agriculture, with the rirep.
Utaofmw littl gardening. II had, therefore,
aenaaof the agtkuhurwt, and ceaiinralirrl)
aeMfa aV. Vrt a mak boW Uiay,
"Sttrf a)ahailhr been InUie mine reui
a of la faatily." "Agriculture ha Urn tntiif
If abaadosMd. The naeet farm her bar nut
raaed fifty dollar aortb of produce," c. Nw,
air, 1 beg tear lo--My, that all the atatrnien'a
ato a faaa m lakaty raaif. Tb Uieer pertiwi of
our anal aroulatlon, above 18 leer., iae kern to
lh aalnt. bat thai rv mau hai brru, or tnt
ova of Iti family, i altogether lln i. And lint
agrtenrtur luw oen entirely aijonea u niu
iw
, Htm, Maaaa mm
HaM aaav ifaMaaeat,
aaaaaaaattaf lhaalrh
atar late. n in nr nana, n i iru uiai, eialel. I iA Ui.i,it, wim iu arj j ih.
alii! all lb mlUMtut. la waa produce aiioiigli k,r flay, rame mrr tt,- bar whiln I hiimi II,
raioeiaad lareeated la Oregon, in the mmairr mouth of the liter lie l.i) m irr (al K.
149, lofeW the ppuatilth coming yr. The tmntt innif n-l liJr The I rn.rli
awartioalhal no farm In Oragoa ha produced film! "niiiij -ur,' he K, irll- )u um ink.d i
dataia worth of uruduc will b proae.ly air;lo( Uir Ur I liaj in lukuvn hrliir 'rhiMn-wlim
ei when I Icll )oa that lb wheal Hehla In Orrgou JeitiKik Iniiitne In without a hI.i, -ml .Inirk, l.m
that last aeaeon, a? eragad from fnUJtfly acre, l ,jt nrTM,n after, ami iltiii m l'..rtlil.
which would yield en aa arerag twenty-rite or ; - mi, tl,,, hen I ram.. ilwn ihr mrr 'I I,-.
thai iur la warth atl4 Mf bamU ntktp lie can
JMgfjIaU wheibtr y aflbea tm would produce
fifty dinar wrth or L You my reel aurr.l
lliatlkoa fiekla. In steel iniluutt$. ajr harvested
Now.oir, fiv busheklof Oregon wheal will make j
barrolcf Jrrtf-raf ftwr, and pay fi gnnding and
packing beeidea. I knew Jacob Sporre, nf Unii
county. badl;arr of wheal latltumiiier tt huh,
to My lh least, would yield 3i buslieh to the acre
Tktl ararel tea n aarrnrra. n wouiu inu, ai
fir buaaab. per barrel, SSU barrel of flour. Thte,
at tld par barrel, weuH b worth $3M0. Now,
bwrer aaar 80 ar lo 3,500, an near your currra.
DonaWatcaas ia trllhr IU trutk.
Tb Mat tod wortriy of notice la a aiWer on
tier. ban, npaauag ot dm mage, ne irua yi
that "Cr.
M, M II
'i had learned had no right
lo debeer hi aneaatjre. an
, aim raiaarr lie (nor. i,,
waa not aware of tuTefer lit Legislature had been
in irrrlin "T rjr Thi assertion is calculilrd
lo present Gov. L In ne aribl light, hut il I un
title. Th law alhiaiogthTeiritonsll,'rern.
meal aid aasjalag aboat lb Corcmor'a ewnmuni-
taluig by mig wm ta i-egmaiuie. itutitiier
joined aaaa lb t.ertmor tliu duly, nor proh.bit-,
ed It. Il wm thought to be a probata oversight in
Uw Uw ; and iMMraoeh wm a cwtnni cortrtl
withllw txiaURC at etu 8UU uJ Tfmlortcf,
Gor. Um UMt. It M MTMMt nrarao to rotn
fcy mi tt and actad Mcontinffiy( But
I bftn frtnuulw Uad -vtby liim, loor !-.
fort Um MMiTil-ling of th LrgUtaturc. b ttut lo my
own fatawMge.
' Yoar concavofttictit wit prorrf dn to ray. "I ltte
btcn raaly dafpoinlfd in .. cuaricif r o 1110
i-fttf.0 of ikU ntw cooatry. I riptrlrd ti. fmlu
I. I -l. a.aal L.fke aslkr-ea kl.l .at m. mmmttmt
KVII tnuMMIIuaM WHHIJ naf 1 rav-
al fact th rtrerao la la caw. Thar all seem to
settle down on anticipation," Ac. I know not how-
to treat IM Manner neuer tnan 10 lemma j our read.
er thallh tanderer' erediblaly for verclly hmild
UJalgedbylBiucwrlaaTlilrtalerfntabotel , "'",,'
commented upon. Hutlt iscertalnlyduelomjself, neulikft,
to th gtiad people of Oregon, who hare enlriuted ;"."'r"'1 ,
rMWrtntAtrlnlareeta,andtoth catass oflrutli . ed ml rl1.,w flauel.
eh, to brand Ibm tawrtion with uncflultnral f.Ue. VM,r,c";1 l,owrr
hood. A mom rrtnatrioua. more enlemnsmr. ar. I "." d""""K c"-
... .- . ., -, , -.1- -. .... .
b fauod witlda lh whole compaa of the Ntales,
Ihaa an to b raaawl ia Oregon. The -opla or
Oregeaj, tor steady a4ss, for Iheir high moral lone
thai prera4toeaMaait)' there, for Iheir general
bataUnaM. aai aasiaral capacalir lo understand,
tar their ccarag aai hardihood, for lelr lore of
aaaWilVa af caw wawsBwcaM isatHttuaiaTaaWMi
nd Iheir eon-
ublic and the
lupar with a
toataaiaaiaMirrttlaBtolh RraTublii
mmIIm tt llsa Uaiaa. will Moudlv nouinar
Sk aaaabor, lahea m they com. In any arclion of
, bring so, I at-
auraroushev wfS
ig eontrinpt up.
li Judat, wriUnfrorrr - f
" . "-T -ST'" Tw - .71 .'"' "I
-k I1.A -latu&aiM M Si m
BrllMtrl, leilcdbV lb fumea cnrlln lemr,
and moat probably impelled by ihtkirty piietii Lujter i'e so'o
lUtrr. r j ' Ha'S'' drrs tle
II IMlt lake you IdUeniar of Ik Columbia )(Gliighani,lattiii
XI Hai laaCSJ yOU lUUSOIiai Ol ir.O .lOlillUOIi. .
river, and tell you, "Ther is an Immense land bar
atoateUaapalirely aaaaaa the mouth eaceptiiig alwut
jjahlrrahgiVilgv, Ci(l
rfibataanth of tnat liter will slur
Wilkes' chart
show Ihat rour cor-
respondent' atttr at in fact rer f tree maatttti.
t-oriseinaenuy n ua me unui in uns caas as near
ly M I a W. aaa a iracuoo . tr nn.ii is oeuer uisn
b ha usually done. But, lo set the inoulli of Ihat
rirer all ritlil. here b a letter from one of the most
successful narigator on iW rauf.o ton.l 1
Poariaan, August .1, 1819.
Diaaniai t our requoat of recent date leacln-d
sM,aaUMaatasiatatoBMal of fact regarding Iho
Mfty and practicability of entering aadnatigaluig
lh CotumWa aad Willamette liter. In answer I
ssltl (teat aov Ixust durlnar lha last four veara I have ' .
MB Mauaa laaasx 01 iuo um uutur m omcrcni
nana; trota i
ota Oregon lo th 8aadwk.li I.Und and
. ah. hat acted at pdol of reewia owned
CeJaltoaia,
ar chartered hy mrnlli doing which lima 1 have
aa ray own peiot, aaa oat croasea in or o. me
WiMaiVlUrty.at. lime., and In sad, K.nth in
asLsHsaaaisaavififBA eorasM. beta neirr
MiaWMahiiayat aay an lime for
Ja tofMMt Maapjatol Mrlber do I beliave
taa wm wt taiaa iaw laanntaaalna when a tea.
aaaaMaMaMaeaaamaai, ay aaa voyage,
. . ." at . - a. m .
I WMalasM aaryT aaya ia Baser a nay tor a
! (MltMaUsstusbt) toaaoHorgetout I
Varttg Whafk tjaa. I w bUrbr waa not three
M WM I JPsjmi aa nav gone oui,
assasaasata mm had I mm atoa. Hut one
af lha HasjaaatolaT Cuaaajar' ahiaawM there,
taa etaawalae. h tasaajM it sastafa lo go:
aad. Wbsg aatwain, I af caaiM bolUvad him for
atiasw. aallsMstfag daKovraged by iUy, I set
akaaX wtnrim lha chaoaaK t orTei'rrenU, Ac.,
aesitaaMaaWaat ahead, aad much against the
war at aaa naaasara say voaapanja capaua.
Maoa waat taato f hart MO out and come In uu.
der alaiaal my elrciintaTaKe. I hav beat out
and iu. task iar lack, with the wind dead ahead.-
waler im Ike bl of the CuliiinUa. I aleu bel.eo
lh rela loot here tteie lit cielrs.y er nilHier
rt aud further, I boilers the Column! aa eaa) f
accee aa th haibor of New Yolk. Afler clJeainu
lh bar il U ono of lh mu-t riy rirer navigated
I har been in. It aflunl good beallnchanntl.
with not le- than Ihiei falbema water a far uiiaa
the mvulli of the Willamette, and the latter rirer
lierer lew than twelve feel waler I have been
eurprkwd thai our United Mates tloreiimient bar
had so poor an idea of Iheea liters, fmin their hat
ing located the t'u.tnu 1 1. mi- and llietlihiiling.l '
Office al Aatoria. Now, w ere I i.hliged to ilw hkig
niy eaigo at Astoria, I would H"t inhmil lo il. I
would aahef be In lha middle of Delaware Hay,
aimbeconiiwlleilloleliduiyrergol llwteaeel and
cargo would b both vtpueed Iu an ull mniWead,
and U hall lob h1. Iflherhanaeleof lheal.no
ritera were trgiitaily eunejed, lm)ed Mil, with
the advantage of gwil andripeiienced l"la, I I-
heve thee lo be the best liters for natigilioii I
haverteretsn up to I'ottltnd, a diatance of I'-'U
redeal this place Lemg the lowei pall of the prlii
clpal erltlrlnci la ill the Tellllul), and the head i f
navigation for hlp'lg
I hats nu doubt, fium the mtieaae if Hade ani
the situation of the ruunliy, thai three titers will,
bcforelhseiiirativii of limit )eie,be fairl) known,
and learners bring of gient adtanlecr, In Iuimiij;
in and nut trssele during rahn andconti!) vtinde,
enterpris" and trade will lie Kt iim lalt a font
iiigheie aa in any part nf the world.
itreprcftuli) , ) our i.U'l Mit'l,
.NATL I IIOMM Ji
Um s I! Tune ruN. fit'1"'-Ivl'o'ig I s
fii'in Oregon Tcrnlut)
Thi, trtlrr, )oit will jrrene, e-attrr
i fin iml, the fmlliy ilerliiailuiw nl iiau crrr
muileut, cumemiiig the I'lJumlxa liter, all !
h,k!i are either uua.iutri) uiiiiiie vi gn-i) 'w.'
ra, llliougll llirer rlrlriin, li) iillimin; lie r l-i
gor out uf the rhsriiii-t, w illi te-H A i. k o
iv,ren her and the channel In ir inline her nrr
it,;, rr.ri.i il,.- ihsnnel. .I.r.lii'i I. ami Ihr iMp en.
,,, ,l0n alio wa led on Hip t aud tlm ;ipsi
vrnghti-f her bM., . uv iixmhui irrt ,.( lmU,.
iroir Aer '.i(, ' ebe im k. nrai i.u.l li.'
jihe wa mil ovtiud hiVm V...k l..,t l,v
(;. IU.i,of Oieinm ami tttu genilpiu, i, ..I f,
f.miia. 'I bet iwkl , jh.iimi f. her
II.
mure vf tour iirreBj-iHlTiirR imimi iiip
Hefc, .Mr 11-tor, I wiilils m -uulurp o n
. )ur rorrreHMrt Irlti I III ti l,..lir--il It. ,,
I whiih aN-ar nf hut lilili inniiieiil and n. ttiiltt
I of my leilifp Hut it ha heli in) ,h w-it ii a'l
' Ihppp maul to h'.w I.OH fir he v nil the tMilli. m
niUr to mn.i.- ilir puIhh imml "Ml lo.mi.i.
. v -. -" ..-
- ..(. I..I f.. II... .. I. s .- I t
a.ef J.rllis Jilt t Lalll 1. 1 tl M I... I lia I. as. ass, I a. a
I 1111 ('-a,e,i( inn til ! . i I isj .i g ( r
iff u -,rrtr I ff J H ' it m-' fiai n i (mi m
la Alt t'"il rlllilij III tl M tilt ti It1 L it jio'Ii
luj, ntt lhl . HI pa4lir lni;tiit n tltiufli I
Ham Wfll UtfitrrurJ l Im 1,4 Itrcti m ml i ,
f-frur ll.rntigft tn'ir-itirr r tfnMi. ftf ittiH, I yi
It a ffJI) If ll- (l I 1111 IlltflJ, It a I tfHiTf tli4tliaj
tFt. In Imdiii lh rtMiittf. 111 iiriler In rcti nl tt.
MttlniM-nt, himI pfnlt.n; iln- irn..il ricirntr .i
h r,.,M ,- Mu.ta.fii. lv i t.minti, u.mi i t
to,,d Ihnrttitt AmM.w -ImultJ U in jir.l .
curiimi:(
I am ens. riairtml. Ar .
MAMl'r.l. It TIU'i:'IOV
,,.,..
M.W Cllllll.-i
. I
WaW
lT IPP-nril prl hli reU 11,
llroa.h
loths
'I r 1, entire. Ii-pi-el
I'asiumprr,,
riiriider,
Ca.i
l I Ml.
vt nlli it. r..tii
Hi..., a! 1 Mtu,
'I uittsrr, nM,rtPil,
Nil ill p.,ip Irfid , -.
I, In. 11 )!-,
1 1... I ',1. I,-.
I 'aippiilrr IimiI rh-.
iilllli'rle,
r.tlrt chevtun; lolwtrrn,
.Nrt HimhIpIi ImI.
tine shirts,
I llmierr ami pii
lilies scarfi
U Into btankpls, I'.itcut pail-, -: .
Al-o prr hark John Poller,
17 baglareivl a.tll, UI bigs l,upitt
.x M. IHH.lil.IIM.o-.
Oregon Cit), IVb 7, '.VI
fjtU'l HAI.K, allhr llnrk hlorr, ( i, ,;.,, Cu
M llrnadclulh lllinkri
Caxlnirrea Lurn A n-liou thn id
Vesting
Mugai roflep,trs
j Kentucky jrana
i!iiili,ttti-e
TLlHf c, eli-rt
lil M, ll.lll4
Mriliritie
llntrhetj., hnriuii-r
l.auiiK, l.iulerni
,.u..Jt L.
iieouy man aioinuij
- t!anifironni
.Mrtnuo, niji
TiS . .
- .u.JiOMii.. ,awn, nii.,tr-ut:
VMiiIiub, print, Hutu, x rrn
Waildhy, linen I'ockn kinre.
. inen.eimc, n.il.mli.lkK It mtr nml loik.
I IU-lrl mii .Jhi.I I.h.. (j I..UM v.-.,-
ess s sBsvjne efi'stspe T rlr
llieachrdandbrimn .hre. I'm, iippdlei
lugs and shilling Ul, lut hr
Hlrlped shlrtlnge , .Shu)el-,pail,
lll-srhrd, brnwii and blue liokini;glaae.
drill. I'liibrrlrV, ir
Did ticking Hagging', Ar, Ar
I'alltoll f1nnel..
,;i;n, AlllIKMnilV i I'll
Oiegon City,
.Manh T, IcTiO
If
I 'DSTIIKf'Klvr.Ddirrel Irom the pi, r
migjomi 1 en), a cnoirr muniment m
Hollowar
('ill and wrought mil. if
alt sire,
Niap,
Shut,
Chalk.
Clindle Milk.
CnHVe.
Hro tiackrrs, Ac (Tie.
r '"'
,',. " w. '
j;'"
vindu irlss
wS"":,?.Vll.
... 'I "'
Tu,
I Hugar,
"
r.
Mcca,
a by
y.N
Oregon City, Nov. !,', II9.
l"tlCflto HlilpotvtinratV ,tlt)rcliuul
T1IIK uudemignrd, hitting belli apaantij
. agent for the Uwtiosal of lumbei inanufartur.
dt Oregon Cit) ,l (ilackamaa and Milnaukle,
even mile from (IriWi City, the nrenenl head uf
natigaiiou m ine Nlamelle, nml will ha ready
at all tune to conlracfi for ahiHiiiig or aale by lha
i-a.go or man, ae'iriru luiiibcr.
aiiingieii, Vc, An.
He ie nhu an aceiJ fur a line of vekrla ruunlni-
bolwren Hon r rnnciAr'n, Callfurnia, and this place.
VosmiU will be loailriKviih gicul dispatch, a. lh
cirgu can Iip taken fiobi the wl aif ihuri- nr rail.
V LOT WHITi'OMH
lil ihkir I niui -Hi I "fill
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