Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-01-04
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Ian rs;i~nsd 81 Wulsnac faia Ihs o
rather fopasss srct 80 assny h'ngs eonfP,i'
ie fsuScf rsh,f plrassni thsn e,hsrw'sr ~
s3rsuiagst fof ws'sf power are vtfy ifilc, u any
,rcsr1el Ay ltochutof Thsfo are aiihn plao'
nov a enarefs stop. iwo small SORES established
shs. seassn w iSo Ameticsps narnci Briggs
yae Z, 70 he Tsfrrsnsu, II circumstance viii jus
tdg 4 % - sbissasd ~ Mr.. Coshing, 81 New
tarypon. Mas | uniefsani he akrs deep
inssrrr N ihs sasin q Oregon. We have tive
ruialoa bgildings
A saw mill Is rsi,oi aud \ hasung mill
10 coaicsplaiioa b. a milling comPsny. iofmed
ga ne country cor she purpose Of improve
tn,ut The Hudson Bay Company have Two
bosss ior fheif convenience 80 that We nav.
qshr village
Whist u the climate. water, soil. timber--in
uoga aigantag,s aod disidsaais yes Of Oteg n. and
~hn encouragement, does the country hold out
70 ernigrsn,s The climate IS mid the summers
gcacraily fac though 10 the middle Of the day
rather warm The siglrs are cool, and very
iiuia rain m summer Tins summer however
Ne hnve brn favored with some ram has been
d Iisuls 10 se,ltc Ihr harvest not much however,
uiii be lost This 10 a prolific season here !
crops are very good
There will probably be fiy or more ihon.an1
bash Is Of produce IN the country this year Last
ycar The Hudson Biy Company shipped prob
ably % 90 bushels bf the Russian dommons
ani o,hes pliers at SIXTY cents per bnsh@. The
winters arc generally rainy. though there is some
pleasant weather some,im6s'a lille snow. Cattle,
however keep 81 all winter. without foilerIng
THIS sisin,d 70 b. one ofrhe bes, grazing coan'
irics ~ the world There now large herds
Of cs,lo hofe.anl more are annually beng driven
from Callioma Beef and polk are becoming
ID a. tInI .
80 cents whrst 90 cents to Z peas about the
sr,ne. corn is scarce, 81 10 al 80 per bushel
Garden veginbles are also uised Horses are
numerous ! know OF no country where there are
so many cattle and horses for the population as
Oregon Some Indians are said 20 own $50 head
Of horses
This summer there have been six or seven
dfoscs by nv honsc 10 the settlement, to exchange
Tor cattle These are mostly from the upper coun
try These Indians will soon be rich in cattle &c
There are domesc animals, such as hens; no
tame geese, or very few, though there are ihous
on1s wild also the swan bald and gray eagle,
vul,ure, b1zklrd the crow Of difrrcn, kinds, fish
hawk, pigeon-hawk, owl black bird, robin, wren,
AMI various kinds Of other birds some of which
have never seen in the States. We have the
elk. deer, bear, panther. fox, raccoon, wild cat
wolf squirrels Of dif'ren, kind, rats (bushy t1ir)
mice, molcs, beaver, otter mussrat, mink, weasel,
snakes, raule-snakes in some places, adder, liz
nrds, and creeping and flying locusis Of various
kinds and colors Water is abundant, and good
The s,reamsare generally clear as crystal; some
which rise in the mountains Of perpetual snow,
are cold all summer. There are several snow
mountains in view from almost every point, aud
greatly, in my opinion, add 10 the beauty and
grandeur Of Tho -..,rirry. The soil is generally
.'''. ss'.ss nm f5'''n rlvvd With clay some
sandy, gravelly, red soil; all productive very
well SO far as they have been tried. Wheat IS
sown here from year 10 year One man, II IS
SAID has raised seven or eigh. crops OF wheat IN
succession from the same ground. and the last IS
sad TO have been the best, and all were good 1t
is frequently the case, that when wheat shells con-
sidcrably IN harvesting, what falls is left on the
ground AMI the next season a good crop is real
vel, know of no country where man can
make farm easier than IN Oregon, or where
be esn live easier
Mills are rather scarce, though the prospect is
increasingly favorable There are no regular
laid out roads and the general mode Of travelling
is on hotsebach or BY canoes. The prospec,
Of commercial intercourse with the Sandwich
Islands and China is good The Sandwich Islands
are destined 10 be- 10 the western world. what the
YVES, Indies are TO the United States We obtain
sugar nnd molasscs from those, nearly or quite
as cheap as they can be afforded in the States
l, is only about sixty DAYS sail 10 China, and
fifteen or twenty to the Islands
Narery This hns existed from time immomorial.
The stronger tribes make war on the weaker,
take prisoners. and enslave them These are
frqnrfily taken 10 other pats Of the country and
cold 10 Other tribes Such has been the case this
week A large parry Of the Camoth tribe fierce
nni warlike. from The South came in with about
twenty slaves, aud sold mos, or all Of them
Some, was Informed, were sold for three horses
olch some cheaper. Slaves are no, consdcrd
fillicun, that IS, people, bu, as dogs They do
the principal part Of The work and drudgcry, and
when they die are east out among the bushes with.
out burial md are generally devoured by wild
teaS. Hence human bones are scaierd far and
WIDE, nal are numerous in some parts Of the coun
try Slaves are generallya well or better clad
ihanibeif masters. and as TO food fare equally
well bu, the pihe,ell,i--slavc--is fixed upon
them, never or seldom 10 be removed In som,
instances they obtain heirfrocio,n Many ofihe
settlers, both French and Americans buy and sell
By those most Of The work Of the former /. done
Wal No, some governmen, notice this I Are no
the laws the Union Sricion the subjec. OF ensla
wing lndiansl