Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-09-14

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section is exceedingly fine. In the Blue
Mountains we found beautiful country
rich, well matured and timbered. We
found pine growing on richer soil in the Blue
Mountains than can be found in the United
States. la this, the middle section, we find
a great deal Of very fine farming land, and
it is certainly the finest grazing country in
the world. ! have never seen cattle so
fine and fat in the United States as they are
here, except, perhaps at your cattle shows.
The beef is far better than yours; being
sweeter and more tender. In this section
fine wheat and corn grow. DR.. Whitman
raised good crops, and have been informed
by Mr.. LittIejOhn and several others, that
Mr.. Spalding raised this year 400 bushels
Of corn upon four acres Of land. This and
the upper section will literally swarm with
cattle and sheep in five years from this
time. The Indians in this region are rais-
ing great numbers OF cattle, and have inn
mense herds Of very fine horses. which cost
nothing. | have just seen n Mex Perez.
chief named Ellis, who has a farm Of 20
acres in cultivation and owns 1000 horses
and numbers Of cattle. The Indians in this
section exceed any Indians in America in
civilization, industry, economy and intelli-
gence. They raise considerable wheat,
corn, peas and potatoes, aud are more com
merca than any other Indians. You can
not imagine how fine the grass is here
We saw the hill sides clothed in green,
beautiful as uxuriant wheat field, in Oct.
and the grass remains so all winter; and
the cattle are as fond OF it as thew are
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exceed calculation. At the Salmon Falls
any quantity of dried salmon could be had
at price SO low as 10 amount 10 nothing.
You could obtain Two large salmon for one
small fish hook. We found salmon, trout
and speckIed front. very plenty in most Of
the streams; also ducks and geese.
AS 10 the first region, the accounts have
are most tlattering. have seen a great
many persons who have lived there, and
they all agree-in representing it as a splcn-
dld region. Wheat can be there sown On
new land, just broken up, as late as the mid.
die Of May, and produce / > bushels to the
acre. Corn can be raised in sufTicicn,
quantities. and Irish potatoes, oats. barley,
buckwheat, and peas grow to great peifec
ton. Labor is in great demand, and n
ready market Is found for every thing
Goods are remarkably cheap, and .can be
readily obtained at Vancouver. Perhaps,
, there is no country in the world, where men
can live 50 well, upon so little LAGER. The
/ climate here is much mIider than that OF
Missouri and it Is the highest and mos,
pleasant climate have seen. In the low
er section, (WalIamette) the climate is still
mlder, but much damper. Provisions can
be had to any amount, and emigrants need
have no fears on that head. They could
readily live upon salmon alone. any quan,i-
! ty OF which can be had at the lowest price.
Beei cattle and hogs are plenty. DR..
Whitman sold pork to US al eight cents.
| The Columbia here is about as wide as the
Ohio at louisville, perfectly clear, calm and
beautiful. All the streams we have seen
this side the mountains are beautiful. Wa
ter power is abundan,.
| MIR. SPauldIng has now about 100 head
of sheep, and they are rapidly increasing
as the ewes have lambs twice year. This
middle section is well adapted 10 raising
sheep,
Emigrants need indulge no fears abou,
living alter they reach here; and il they
will follow the lew plain directions have
given, will nave no great difficulties on the
way. Ihey Will get over the road pleas
anty, and will see no bad weather except
at the start, before they reach the Big
Platte. The journey is long one, but
they must make a business OF travelling
AMI not be impatient.
have thus given you a lew statements
and facts in regard TO the tri p and the coun.
try, which hope may be useful to such Of
our fellow citizens as may wish 10 maks
this promising country their homes. That
this Is destined to be grea, agricultural
and commercial! country, there can be no
! doubt.
VIVA; have written, has been hastily
thrown together. and have been lately
more accustomed TO drive an OK team than
write letters, and you may decipher this as
best you can.
Your friend,
PETER H. BURNETT.
Great Attraction!