The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-08-29


great resources of the country and the va
reiy Of ways IN which It's possession would
be of value To US, but we must decline pro-
ceeding further with matters which, how
ever Interesting on the score of information,
are too extended in their character to war
rant us nj present IN dcvoilng to them IA
much nf our columns as they would require.
| There nre mnmy things contained in the Sc
que! of this valuable report well worthy oi
particular notice and va shall endeavor 10
present them in such dress as may render
them ncceprable.
From the Baitimore American aug. 2Ih.
OREGON TERRITORY.-In our last
we promised To furnish our readers with n
condensed view of that portion of Mr..
Linus Report to the Senate of the United
States, on The occupation Of the Oregon
Territory, which treats the subject with
reference To other matters than the mere
title. According To the opinions Of Mr..
Slacun, Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, aud
others who have seen the country, its pro-
duets are Of the most valuable kinds, con-
sisting of peltries of various descriptions,
besides salmon fisheries, &c. &c. Tho in.
nuence OF the Hudson's Bay Company is
also mentioned as requiring to be counter
acted, owing To the vast power which their
trappcrs and traders are likely to acquire
among those with whom they deal. As
the difficulties Of passing the Rocky Noun
talns, which at one period were dee med
have within IA few years
years been overcome to such n degree that
where passage was regarded as imprac-
iicable, passes of easy ascent for wagons,
&c. have been found, n fear is expressed
that Ia the event of II war, hostile troops
might be introduced by The way Of the
Oregon river, aud brought over To the head
waters of the Missouri river. To prevent
such n moyetnen', ns well as the smuggling
@. goods of British Manufacture free Of du-
ly Into the territories Of the United States,
it IS deemed advisable that n settlement be
formed at the mouth of ihc Oregon. Asnn
evidence of the case wIh wlich the drhos
Ut The Rocky mountains may be passed,
the nnnIrs are given of several missionaries,
" ho, with their wives, had passed ever.
Ia The cases mentioned III. course pursued
was from ,ho State of Missouri along aud
near 10 The banks of the river of that name,
unul they reached the Platte thence along
hat river 10 lis fork thence by the North
fork and the Black Hills to near its source
thence To Green River, one of the branches
of the Western Colorado thence to Bear
rver, which emptlcs itself into the Great
Salt Luke and thence To the head waters
of LewIs's river, the Southern branch of
lao trl, nrtf 10 trIh n
les they pursued their course 10 Fort Wal
hwniln, one of the principle posts of the
Uudson's Buy C"mpuny, Within three hun
dred miles of the oce"n. a good portion
of the midland region is described as wild
country, to which refugees from all quarters
viii resort, and may he employed by Great
Britlan in the event of war with the Uni
ted States To great advantage.
Ia speaking Of the Great Salt Lake, its
length IS stnled AT 80 miles and It's breadth
40, no .autlet Ia its waters being apparent
two streams flow into 1t. The
Report contnins n quotation from the Ency-
clopedia Of Geography in which detailed
account is given of the geological charac-
ter of the country on either side "f the
Rocky Mountains great back bone ot the
Am"rIcan Continent, but its denils are
.uch ~ not To interest general readers. 1t
is IN speakag of the climate of the regions
west Of The Rocky Mountains that The au-
lhurilics cited indulge in terms of The most
unqualified admiration, representing 1t rs
almost free from frost, aud, except during
four mouths of unhroken rainy weather,
serene and delightful. Mr.. Spaldlug, one
nt the missionaries alluded To as having
crossed the Rocky Mountains with their
wives, aud descended on the other side, in
an account published not long since. men-
tons DR.. McLoughlin whose farm is on
the Columbia river, and whose crops for
the previous year amounts to l,oJ0 bushels
Of wheat, 1000 Of peas, 100 of barley,
! 500 of oats, &c. His horned cattle were
759, his hogs 400, with from 200 10 800
horses. He has also saw and flour
mill. The wild horses are very numerous,
aud of n very fine breed, resembling Euro
pean coursers or the blooded horses OF Vir-
gInIa, aud may he bought from the na-
lives for beads worth one or two dollars.
VIII! sheep are also found IN great num-
hers, and have fine wool on many parts of
their bodies. The soil Of the country,
which rises in terraces, from the Pacific
Ocean towards the interior, is Of lich
mould, and for grazing purposes is brllev-
ed To he equal to the best of Mexico. From
the entire description we are led 10 think
that this region is destined To be thickly !
p"pnhled, and To afford all the uxuries of
n tine sol and climate To thousands whose
tastes will induce them to abandon the /
scorching heats and intense cold of the .
Eastern side of this vast continent
Pressrcing Mix. A foreign iourusl
states that some milk was lately exhibited