Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-03-19


theFn part Of this regiaa IS less barrsa tAaa f
that Just described Tie vaAsys aze 49,
der, the rains more freeuens, aRd las sod .
: freed from salt 81 the namero1s ssreazs
which traverse l. TIE ccaarrv ezsg q 5
the Rocky Nouns s for more lhaa Uxo
hundred mics DRY and baErea, sEarllag.
ne manner Of support for P0Paialea e.
cept In the Immediate vicinlsy ef ssreaz-s. +
and offering Formidable oAss1cie - i1e
settlement OF the western tesnta-v-
These three regtous eCmPFise I4s C-e-
gou Territory now n 6izPaie bslNesa Ne
Uaited States ard Great B-aain. Il d.
rives IS chief value fEca he Csl-1hia
River. The noEthernmosf hraEch 81 talS.
great stream - Cance FiveF. Nhse1 Ftses
near the 5fth degree Of htirz1e. Nsar
the SD, IN is Pr0gress SsutA. h = 11lae-
by two olhers, Al \ place called b tae ia
derS. boat encampmeni. q tAese tEo,
one flows from the Saggh alsns ne kasa
Of the Rocky Mountains, the cher Fiscs
IN great gorge Of that chaia. near tie
line Of 53 degrees and In he lGzzzedlate
vicinity o. the highest hnd ea he ~ e.
err Continent. Tlge'iers Gescflec tae
scene as one Of terrife 6eso.al1n- Erem
this poiul the unIted ssreanzs F-z Ssg'A
200 miles. where the Cc.11a5ia recelses
McGlivay's river. and SOFA afeF Cl4sk $
flowing tron the Rocky Msuntalls.-
Ciark's RIVER, which IS neaF3y as argc as
the Columbia. rises aear The bad sasers
Of the Missouri the Intervening F51.,e b
uot very highs and il NAY iossn enc e tie
/ greatest channels e iat1re c-un1aatca~
tioa. The Clark rushes insn the Cha
bia over n ledge Of rorks. ard tAsn ho,A
I pass the Blue Mountains as keu.s FaaS.
/ pIst below which. ia ht - DE- s.. =
7 FoFt ColvIi'e, enc of the Priaciral esah-
4 liShments Of The Hltsoa's Bay Cozpany
II The country In the vleinitv ) very feru :
and agreeable. Taencc te ce,1zA,a
/ flows due west. FeceIvla- he Ssokaa fsca
4 the southeast atcut 100 Eiil-s % tie i-uc-
\ tion with The Okanag1n. e arse susaz
from the nosth. where tae Hzslscass Bax
Company has ancsaeE Fcrt- Theare tke
i Columbia runs soulh 60 tie at 81 $ d.
: and then luias the Less G. Sezke "a.
yer. Tbs river rises En- tAs arsie f.-zzez
~ A-tN AAt~Af 49, 49,
tvesa he 42d and ftsA para e.. n-.r -
|ssurces q the Co,orals tae Phac. tAe
I Yellow Stone and The Missosgi- 35ss uest.
vari,v through tie S11wy Mcuneains =
Salmon Falls, tAcace noEtAEcst p - f1n>
ton. receives TIE Walla.lhe U-alah. Jaha
DAYS rsyer. and the Eal.s River treu1 -
Sou;h, an1 thea pass throssa ne raa-s
CT mountains nearest the Paci5c. aa3e.
the 46lh paral,e. Of lau,1le. Bees e..
4 Walla walla the Colgm1ia krzs uaay "a
plds. some Of walsh are lmn2ssl1le a. lou
water put passable a. high sa,er. Ssh "a.
and down. Five Ul.es below he Pal
are The Dalles or u2rru@ss waeFe tAe "a
yer rushes throGga a space aet us,s iAa.
, $50 feet wiie, walled in ~ basal'ie C
lumns On both Sides ard s. miies lewe
are the Cascades, Nhfch are irupasss1lc q
4 all times Tbs point Is l3S m.les ftca
! the ocean. the tide eo>es - % Il. aal u
navigation Is good 60 vesseis eraslas "a
more than fourteen feet waaer. Ata Is
tance Of about 100 miles frogn tie Pacl6
= on The north sale O. he Calznsalz ssaal
Fort Nancouver. tae Frfacsaal essah8lsA
u taAN AA-aa-As-a = AAAH = ~
Of the Rocky Mouaains- l. cozsfsss
"A number Of wooden bll.elnss wrshln
!, blockade. 4 saE mai and grist sal. a.
: the number CT inhabitants - ahees 80
several h0Rdred acres of lad arc uads
cultivation. The WailaEaet eaters q
Columbia frnn the Sosih aboug - uzls
below Vancouver, Il = navigas,e Sc s.sa
vessels go niles fron IS EaeuEh- At a.
h head Of is navigation > = aehghzf.l N.
! ley, where two seg.lesneols have tcs
made, enc BY retiring seFxaae q tae Ia
sons Bay CSnPany. and aaoGAor ay Am=.
= lean eislzens. chiefly from tAis CITY. 4.
: t0ria Is OF The C0luf1bia. ssgAs n Is ~,
: IL mouth. The Colamhla ea.ers - -
: ei6c between TWO poSnts e aue, ere 9
the NORTH called Cape DssaPPciasae-t. 4
Cape Hancock, ana TIE ogheF Peat a.
ans. Fron each = sad bar F1as iass =
water ADORE which brsak tAs wavss 81 =
: Pacifc On enc SIDE. and ne flrreass q :.
!. Columbia On he ether. Tie riser zeauz.
!, ia Ash especially salaaan. whicA tsrzn =
princinle support Il he 5000 sasag<
! Who iahabit he 6rss an4 aaa11is rssssas !
! Oregon-'
ID The faEowiag i the sasStaaee 81 4
ie bin sor the cccupafssa ef 0rsgan. pasas