Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-08-31
From Nae Western Pioneer

From the Western Pioneer.
LETTER FROM PETER H. BURNETT.
We have been politely favoured with lettet
from our old friend Burnett to relative here,
Liberty, Mo from which we make the follow.
ing extracts:
FoRr VANCOUVER, Nov. 10Th, 1S43.
arrived here yesterday, having left my family
at the Falls 100 miles above this on the Colum.
bia in comfortable house. shall start for
them in the morning, having determined to settle
myself in the Willamette valley in the equality
Plains" as they are here called. My position
will be in few miles Of the Willamette river,
and not far from town site selected by Gen.
McCurver and myself, where, | believe, the
great Commercial Emporium Of this country will
be located. We have been offered 800 each
for several lots, but have not yet had time 10 lay
them off. The place is at the head OF ship nav.
igaton on the Willamette, and is the neares,
point to the fine farming country in the Walla.
mette Valley.
The practice Of the law will be worth some.
thing here, and is SO at present. The avenues Of
business are SO numerous, that the only difficulty
is to make a choice.
The emigranls borrow wheat now and return
the same quantity when their crops are gathered
next year. They buy goods upon time. Labor
meets with ready employment at 81 per day for
common laborers, and So per day for mechanics.
Cows $50 TO SIS each. Oxen from 500 10
500 per yoke. Wagons high--s2OO each.
Our cattle and wagons will all be here safe.
Mine left at Walla.walla to be wntered as |
could get Spanish cattle for them here, kind for
kind. Provisions plenty and you are surroun.
ded by the most hospita5e people in the world.
I HAT Z I. n, 4.
beef 10 8 Cts; pork S to 10; butter from IS 10
37!. This county will ultimately be full Of
stock but not for several years. If men would
turn their property in Mssoury into young he'll.
ers, and bring tnem here, they could not only de.
fray expenses, but make money by the trip, and
that no little amount. Tell = to sell e7eGy
thing he has on earth, and lay all out in heifeTs
OF the age OF years, and bring them here. lie.
! MN come In wagon 10 the Falls, and will
there meet him with boats, and bring him here in
! Iour days. man here with so good hefers is
rich. Let him also bring some American mares
they will amply repay him for the trip. The
trip is long and laborious-but lha; is ALL Your
son is here with me, and will go to the Walla.
me,!e falls to morrow That he will do we'll
there is no daub:.
Sugar, coffee, tea, &C. as well as gooda gencr.
ally, are here plenty. Dr.. Mclaughlin is the
most hosptdOie man ~ the world. | am enter
tained here free Of all expense. Before reached
here, Dr.. Mclaughlin sent me a keg Of but.er,c
the cascades.
NJ health is very fine and tie county exceeds
my expectations. The extent Of it is not so
great az the United States, but there is enough
here for all settlers in the next 20 years. | see
mill and town sites now vacant. tina. will be
fortune to the man who obtains them. There is
one mill site 20 miles up the Columbia as good
as the world could ask, with the finest fl and
pine timber around it Tou could imagine, stand
ing thicker than the cotton wood in the Missouri
bottoms, and from $50 10 800 feet high The
Columbia, from the cascades to the Ocean is as
smooth as lake, and good ship navigation TIE
man who comes here now can make fortune il
he will At this place everything is most COM
Portable, and the houses are fine and neatly
finished Ships are here in port. Ii there be
place IN the world where a man can easily sup.
ply all his wants, it is here. Perhaps am toe
enthusiastic, but really an, better pleased than
| ever supposed would be.
can only beg you to show this to ell, hastily
as it has been written. The trouble or getting
here will be bu: ljtle to those who come after
us, as we have marked out the way, and If my
instructions (whch all may see in the public
prints,) are followed, there viii be no danger at
all. Let this Countryside last grea! County,
be settled as early as possible.