New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-02-28
The Oregon Company.

The letter below IS dated at Fort Hall. and Is
perhaps the most authentic account given. Il
Is singular to notice the different impressions
MADE upon different persons travelling over the
same ground. This grows out of their previous
imaginary impressions before they set out on the
road. Columbia Ohio Statesman.
From The ChiEcohe Advertisar.
News FROM OREGoS.-The following letter has
been recently received by r. c. Galbraith, Esq, OF
Concord Township, in this county, from his nephew,
MIR. Oyerton Johnson, who left Tor Oregon with the
company from Iowa last spring. Mr.. Johnson is
son o! Sir. J. B. Johnson, formerly of Concord town
ship, IN this county, who now resides IN Indiana.
We are sorryto hear thar so many difficulties
were encountered by our informant; we cannot but
think, however on comparing it with other &c
counts, that this is extreme case.
S0AT hAlS sse 4.nSSn i IS, iss
Dear Sister,, will doubt 6e long tine before hi.
viii rsacn you The earliest oppo tunit Of It's beng con-
vyed the States will probably &c he express 0.AIins The
dsa'chss 70 orr sorfTnHrnt from MAJOR Eem0r alter he
WIRE shall then o. Goi Gnly SHOWS ou wherever l;may
b. su shall Be NOR si';iy stu 'e than an h,Is
winch even = rs streams has BEEN Foohe OF he m ans OF
With hun:eds Of mills OF dss,ate County before Us.
Want Of hem W.: eonSse bic Gr3os Of t axle u
nng u7ou The pI2ire they ema Of hundred
dollars for .uch p.ices we have not the TO
bers of the Hason Bay Fur omp.nysuch IL their DISPOSE
lion toward, those who would settle Territory Alter
receiving United Government the millions
which they have from the benefit Of ths fur tTads. they
would willing her perish before their doors for
live as well as hey-lhe w0ri i subsistence and
~ll csainy collect the debt by la ii by
ui ones if we must
Since upon the Plato distance the way
had travel OF aSoU sight 1ud!ed les, have ben
in the mounai The road through these has
auG uneven; .="uld he
winding anrs the valley OF some mountain stream
and anothsr climbing descending The and
rocky Sides of itself La ever direction
approached .aud summit here the Eastern and Western
r!v divided. p-ak the MOUNTAINS covered
than upon the pIans Water froz camp kettles the
one--ighh OF inch thick and quanteS OF snow fell IRE
the mldGle NJ AU.u.t-hiS
kind Of climate continued un, reached Fort Hall.
The country through which have Travelled left
the Forts upon the Pattr until "e 20 Ea asquts ST
u4trd fifty mirs West OF the mt OF The mountains,
compo I'd ley Of mountains of rock and valleys OF sand
From Fort Vascues,o For, Han, though less mountain
The country uay improving; many The valleys
Though narrow quite fertile and viii obably be
sett-d. Fort Hall is situated valley aud
built zimilar 10 Fott Pate
We are about roll; Wlzh and are packing We are
bouuc the Wala Waa valley, (the Mission five hun
dred miles from Fort Hall will make about twenty
days From the Mission Will 90 70 the mouth of thu Co.
urnba which place will Flite. Send you letters
some in New OTleans and have them forward 10
Msxico.
Make track ards Oregon until return 1t ia likely
that viii remain long this side o. The mountains
All haudi stout aud hearty Our respects 20 body sGd
sfTe S:S ,fi 5fohe S V" s'F g. JOHNSON
h w. JoHssoS, Concord, Tippecance Co. Ind.