New-York daily tribune., 1843-07-28
News from the Oregon Company.
We find the following letter from the Oregon
E,,,,;rr,nts in the Iowa Gazette OF the Sth inst.
OREGos EMIGRATION Co,IraSs.
KANSAS RIVER, June I'd iS4


DEAR SrR: We have now Travelled 400 TO i5o
miles since leaving Burlington and are IN good
health and fine spirits, as also are all the com
pany. The company have ORGANISED oy eiccung
Peter Burnett, of Platte CITY, no. caPtain.
The company have also elected a conin,l..ee OF
nine. who are to be Cabinet Advisofs lot lhe
Cantain. They are also to decide al! qnestiohs
Of difference-disregard to ordcrs-heSi geii'e VI
duty. Sc Although had not reachea 'fie camp
Drior to the election, was honoreo Win VII a1i
tion as a member Of the committee. ne llaiiioe,
of wagons now in rank are upwards oi ~ anu
there arc many Others on then way mere, oe-
sides the wagons and carts OF Freemonts S,cw-
arts. and the California companies, all OF WHICH
are on the march and within two days traFei oi
each other.
The view from the enlinences IN the pralFle Is
the most delightful. oooo
Here is small nation enigrating some 2ooo
miles by land through wilderness, inhabited Dy
fierce and warlike Indians, relying alone Oh their
own eycrtions for defence and SuStenance.
There are over 300G, and perhaps 3oUo hcaa
of cattle mules and horses attached to the com
pany. Captain Applegate has over 2oo neao'
and others over 100 head. This has been Sone
of contention with some OF the emlgrants, ana
very nearly divided the company. Indeed, am
not certain but it vii! be the means OF split yet
as there are number without cattle who refuse
to assist in guarding them. The dissatisfaction
IS not quite so violent now, as the cattle owners
have agreed to furnish the company with oeei,
in case of a scarcity OF Buffalo meat work
cattle and milch-cows, the former at pnce TO
he fixed bv the committee, and the COWS ana
oxen without charge. The company have agreed
to this proposition, and the former law, Iiiiilhg
each individual to three head OF loose catlic' IS
thereby repealed. The number OF cattle IS quite
too large 1t is impossible TO guard them at
nioht. and the Indians at this place have already
commenced stealing horses and killing cattle
The company which leaves next spring ior ore,
gon should keep strict guard on their cattie ana
horses at the crossing of this river, as some . or
10 horses and mules have been stolenln one night
from our company.
Our route, since we left the State of Missouri,
has been through beautiful rolling prairie, such
rs have never seen in any of the States or Ter
ritorics. Indeed, I do not see how it could be
beat either in point OF fertility, or beauty OF
scenery. There is, however, drawback IN the
scarcity of timber The roads generally, have
been very fine. We will reach the buffalo coun-
tfv in four or five days more. few were killed
short time since, about five miles from this
place. The buffalo hunters will start out IN a
day or two Dir. Whitman, from Waawalla,
who is in our company, advises that the company
divide into three or four parties, for speed and
convenience, as there will be no danger from the
Indians.
Tell our friends to get ready and come on next
spring by thousands There is not half the diff
Guilty, from the information | can get from per-
sons who have been there, that | apprchcndcd
before starting. The scenery and amusement are
worth all the trouble. There is not a case OF
sickness in the camp.
r. We see a Temperance statement that the
import of Liquors to this country has fallen off
from &c, ,l43 casks during the first half of 1912
to 2, Ill during the like half of lS43. Sorry to
spoil good story, but the heavy duty on Brandy
and Gin imposed by the New Tariff had dobviously
a hand in producing this result, though we hope
increased Temperance comes in for share also.
NJ Michigan hao LIZ miles of Railroad in np-
Grafton, VIZ from Detroit to Jackson, oO miles;
Monroe to Hudson, AZ miles: Detroit to Pontiac
25. Forty miles more are soon to be added on
the Central road from Jackson to Marshs'!t and
l6 on the Southern from Hudson to Hlllsdalc,
making 203 in all which will be III use before the
year closes.
u Henry Berrycr, of Harrisburg, Pa. was ar
rested last Saturday for beating his wife severely,
apparently with intent to kill her. While under
examination he drew knife and attempted to
cut his throat, but only succeeded in drawing a
good deal of blood. Committed.
j. Rev. SoumE CHASE, Superintcli .ent Of the
Methodist Mission at Liberia, who geturncd to
this country for his health about 40 months
since, died at Syracuse on Wednesday morning.
j. The ST Lawrence Canal around the Long
Ssnit, has been stopped for the present by seri-
Gus breach OF about SO feet in It's banks. Seve-
raj weeks viii be required to repair it.
u The oswego County jail was opened with
false keys OH Saturday night last and six prison.
ers escaped. y reward of $3.50 is offered for
them.
u a colorcd person, while white washing in
the freight-house at the Boston Depot, Greenbush,
accidentally fell from the top of the building and
was instantly killed.
u Messrs. Raymond & Co. the proprctors OF
the Menagerie, gave S306 to the secctmen Of
Fall River, for the relief of the suffering inhabi-
tants Of that town.
1J' Thomas, aged II, son of Joseph Smith, of
Fishkill, was knocked overheard from sailboat
on the Hudson and drowned on the 20th.
u An enthusiastic Repeal Meeting was held
at Marshall, Mich, on the 18th.