Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-10-12

here finer than any where IN the world
perhaps. Il saw five acres OF land sown in
wheat in May last, which produced one
hundred and ten bushels. II you sow late,
you pu, in more seed. Corn can be raised
hut not so well as wheat. You can raise
enough for all purposes, as you need uonc'
except for bread.
AS to the climate, it is the finest you ev
or saw. Winter commences in December,
and ends in February. This has been about
as wet season as they have had. The
rains commenced in very gentle showers
about the u th November, and during the
balance of November, ii rained abou: one
day in eight. In December, 1t rained abou,
one day in five; and in January, it raint d
or showed about every other day. In Feb
ruary, about the LIST, we had slight snow.
which melted as fast as il fell, and slight
rain succeeding it the next day; and the
balance OF the month the most beautiful,
clear and warm weather imaginable. The
26th November, we had a small snow,
which was gone in three days. In Decem.
Der, we had but very little snow, and what
| fell, melted as it fell. In January, we had
good deal OF snow, all of which melted as
| it fell, except one snow about six inches
deep, which lay about three days. The
ground has scarcely been frozen an inch
deep this winter. The rains here are al
ways very light, mostly drizzing rain
and they are very warm, and not like the
cold fall and spring rains in Missouri. ]
would rather have a weeks rain, than Two
| days snow. | believe man can do twice
the work here in the winter than in Nilsson.
ri, and il he is mechanic he can work eve
ry day. The rains are now past, and the
grass is growing finely. Flowers are open
ing. and have been informed by William
| O'Neal and others, the best Of authority,
that strawberries have been in bloom all
the winter. know saw them in Isl De-
cember last. have lived since 5th Janua-
rv, in log cabin, floor of loose plank, laid
on sleepers high from the ground, with only
boards nailed ON the cracks; and have burn
ed much less wood, and not suffered half
the cold as would have done in Missouri.
They never daub the cracks Of their houses
here.
American cows are worth here from $50
10 S75. American horses the same. Oxen
from SIS to Sl25 per yoke. This is the
finest country for raising cattle you ever
saw. They keep fat all winter. Butter
sells at 90 TO 25 cents. And, what | did
not expect to find, this is a good country
for hogs. At all events you have here plen-
ty of grass, root they call wappato, and
also plenty Of whi,eoak mast. \ first rate
market can be had here for any and every
thing, and you never saw business more
brisk. Times are first rate, and every bo-
dy busy. The manufacturing power here
is unsurpassed in this world. There are
more fine mill sites than you ever saw
Such water power as that at the falls OF
Platte, can be found any where. The tim
Der Of this country is fir, white cedar, oak,
ash, maple, cherry, cottonwood, and some
others YOU never saw. Great plenty OF
wild frui, here. The halle and elder grow
here ten times as large as in the states.--
We make hooppoles and scrub brooms Of
The halle. You will find trees here even
more than 500 feet high. This tall timber
is at the mouth OF Columbia, and in the Cas-
cade mountains. But even here il is 200 to
$50 feet high. The other day we cut down
fir tree and cut it towards Cooper's house,
not dreaming it would reach it; but when
it fell it Knocked his roof severely, and
some Of the limbs went over the house. i,
took Cooper all day to repair his house.
will not persuade you, nor will any Of
my friends, to come TO this country, but
were in the states again, should certain
~ come myself For $500, you could pur
chase 100 young heiiers; and in driving
them here, you might loose from five to ten.
When you reached here, they would be
worth $4,000; and, in ten years, without
labor or expense, would make you spen
did fortune. You can move here with less
expense Than you could TO Tennessee or
Kentucky. Your provisions, teams, &c.
you have. Your oxen and wagons, and
above all, the fine American horses and
mares, would be worth double as much as
cost there. Good American horses are
scarce here. The Indian horses are no; so
gentle as the American, nor so fine booded.
The American cattle are greatly superior
to the Spanish for milk, as they give more
mix and are more gentle; but the Spanish
cattle are larger. Cows have calves here,
from 5 10 90 months old, and sheep have
lambs twice year, in some parts OF the
territory.
The reason is, they are always fat and
get their growth much sooner. 1t is my
deliberate opinion that no country in the
world affords so fair an opportunity to &C
quire living as this. can sec no obiec
ton 10 it, except it be by man who loves
liquor, for he can get none here.
PETER II. BURNETT.
VINO ARE THE FRIENDS OF AMERICAN
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