Democratic banner., 1845-02-22

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Those that have the dyspepsia, in
coming to this ccuhtry, will usually
find a cure FOR their disease. In
the party that came across the noun
tains last year. ! got acquainted with
several that had The Dyspepsia, when
they started, and before we got half
way. they were rs sound as n dollar.
and their faces looked as red as the
rose.
Am ! asked, do | think the route
across the mountains TO be h~ealthy?
| answer. tina, ! do think it healthy
in The extreme; but then. say you TO
me, why do ] write as ! do about the
eyed and the inirm1 The reason is
this: aged persons that are or have
long been irail, when they NEE, with
the cool. fresh and invigorating breez-
es from the mountains, they feel them
selves braced up SO much that they
fancy themselves in the bloom and
vigor OF youth, and act according as
If they we're, and thus their bodies
tall n victim to their inprudence.-
But, am ! asked, do ] think the route
dangerous on account of the Indians!
| would answer that. with caution
and care, | do not think it dangerous
in the least. | should not be the
~leas, uneasy but that ten persons,
with proper care, might pass from
the states here with perfect safety
Am | asked, is the way practicable
for wagons? ] answer, it is to with
in about one hundred miles Of the
Willamette falls, and from where
wagon conveyance ceases, water
conveyance may be had.
will now speak some Of the coun-
Try. From the ocean TO the Cas-
cade mountains is about $50 or 200
miles. These mountains run paral-
lei with the coasts. The country
north OF the Columbia is not suited
to agricultural pursuits. as it is very
rocky. Efavelv. and covered with I'M
mense heavy timber-valued mostly
for its timber and the fur trade. The
country south OF the Columbia rivsI.
and lying between the Cascade noun
tains ard the ocean, is. by far. the
most interesting part Of Oregon ,eE
ritory. As you travel south from
tie Columbia river, The soil and eli
mate seems TO improve rapidly. The
general face Of the country is uneven.
and covered with immense heavy
forest timber. There are numerous
streams rising in the Cascade noun
tains, running west and emptying
their waters into the ocean. On
these streams the vallies are consid-
erAble, usually nterspersed with
prairies and timber. The soil do
not think is as rich as it is in the
state of Missouri, yet it produces
smoll grain and vegetables well. |
have been here about four months.
and | have travelled considerably o.
yer the country, and have endeavor-
ed TO gain all the information relating
to the country that | could, and will
say that. in point Of soil. this country
Is inferior 10 most OF the western
states; but there are a number d
persons here from the eastern states,
and they say that the soil here is far
superior TO the soil Of tire eastern
states. The farmers generally in
form me that they usually get from
90 to &C bushels of wheat from one
bushel of sowing, and they usually
sow about one bushel and 4 half 10
the acre of ground. Upon the whole,
] think. from the hest information |
can gain. that this is 4 better coun-
try for oil kinds Of small grain than
any of the wostrIp States, fuI die
crops are always sure and certaln.-'
The timber Of this country is bv far
the best that ] have ever seen. The
vallies are usually very level-much
like the bottom, on the Missouri III
yer. This country is generally well
watered; springs are common. Do
you ask me, is this country healthy?
| answer, ! believe it -. But do |
hear YOU say that there is 10 country
tins side of heaven but there are dis
advantages TO; and what ere those OF
Oregon! | will endeavor TO answer
yourquestion impartially. 1st. The
greatest objection is the wet and raj,
ny seasons, which lasts usually about
as long as your winters in the wes-
tern states, and at the same time of
the veal. think i, has rained about
one-third of the time during the last
winter months. Ii seldom ever
rains as hard as we are accustomed
TO see it in the States. This has
been. by TAR, the most pleasant win
ter | have seen in any country; bat
nm told hy old settlers here that