, 1844-09-21
"MULTNoMAH CRY. OREGON TER..l
March II. 1874.

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March IL. 1914.
Friend N'Lane-There is again
an opportunity Of sending letters from
this to the States. 1t is therefore
with great pleasure that | now sci
down to write 10 you. ! wrote TO
you last fall. giving as plain and true
account of the country us | was able.
Since that time. | have laid Off town.
the name of which heads this letter.
1t is six hundred yards below the
great falls. on the west side Of the
Multnomah. or Wallcmetrn Eiver.-
A Mr.. Moore claims she falls on This
side, and has laid of Il tn%n. which,
he calls the "R"biu'> NrS.." y.
M'Lauchlin claims tie cas-, SIDE oi
the falls. ard calls lis pace "N,c4"n
CITY," There is hat ono ~ nj i
the river n the falls. wh'rh dues n.''
overflow. and a COMP ny, :" "!lrh
belong, called tic 'Oregon Milling
COMPANY has erected 4 saw and
Touring mill upon j.. This is d"inE
well. DR.. M'LaughIin has one mill
in operation on the main shore. and
will have another saw mill in opera
ton in a few days. as both the former
do moi supply the demand for lumber.
The doctor is also building 4 flour
mill, four stories high. This is 10
have four run of stones. When ]
came here, nineteen months ago.
there was but four or five houses
now there is upwards of so good ui'-
dingS. nearly all Of two stories. and
four or five two stories high. II there
had been plenty Of nails. we should
have had a number more up. If n
supply Of nails reaches us This sHttH-.
we shall have 900 houses here tef r"
this reaches Won. and s"n'e Of rh"se
of brick, for a company from BiIit.
more are now Orcuing a brick ward.
A tan yard is also established. The
fact is. we have mechanics ui all kinds
here, though not Il tenth of the mum
Der of each kind required. So YOU
can see we are all at work. Yes.
my friend. every man works here.
except a few grog-shop l%oatPrS, and
they won't work. As Their" is n"
whiskey, cards, or corn d"h-er here,
thew talk of going to California soon.
This is no place for drunkards or
idlers.
Winter is past. bnt it was m WIN
ter. Ii was rather blooming spring.
for we had but little rain AMI no snnw.
and the grass green all the time. "G
have had hut two DAYS rain in the
last forty-fve. | saw cattle yeSter
day, which had run all win'er. in f.
ner condition than | ever SAW any in
your State. There will be at least
100000 more bushels of wheat than
there would have beer had the wealth
err prevented pIoughing, as many who,
but for this favoring weather. would
not have raised any, wall now have
from 40 TO so acres. Wheat Is the
gold of this country, and always WI
be. 1t is selling from one dollar &
one dollar and a half. as Seed,n- time
advances. Flour brings four dollar,
per 100 lbs; beef 6; pork 10; butter
IS cents n pound; potatoes 50 cent
per bushel-every thing else in pro
portion. Laborer's wage 81 TO 81.
so per day. and found; mechanic.
from 50 TO $3.50 per day and l"nnj
This is the county for Il p'"r man
You ask why? Because lhr:c Is "a
whiskev. and it possesses sub notI
raj advantages and bnHu'v "' "'i" I"
All we want here is Dr. LjH4'. hi
to pass, that we may know whut "
depend upon. Uncle SHn hid b.
ter be doing something for this com
try, for if not, within three years. /
Mill be too late. You Ial,h; but
you live, you viii see il. Therefore
stir them up Mac, for We d. not wan
trouble here. and would all r%ei'ice
the star spang,ed banner embrace
US within its ample folds. Oar fas
aying by authority, would make
vast difference here: have not We
seen our esteemed friend p. II. Bll
nett, but he is 90 miles below this. o
the river, and dining wcH. Applicant
and others are building a town at III
Un- 4 IL