Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-02-14
OREGON.

By the kindness Of friend. WA
Cd to extract from letter aj5n..a's pe'n1
from Oregon. 1t may be Of in,s,s.. 2 II
readers. as many from the Te,,,a's' 10 d
ting their faces Oregon.wa,d. III. s'e Sc,
has planted himself 10 the mos, f, ,"s sri'l
ton OF the country and we DO M, a. po
fidelity Of his description, couf,ma u0uo'
by travellers; but il must not be- ..s as It
applying TO ne whole Of the Terri,o, ssO"ea
Of its surface has no soil at ali ..I Mud
lessly worlheless for all purposes ' " - hop
tion.-Hawkeye. popul1
,OREeoN TERRlroay, Oct. % 70.
Dear Sir:--I have been a reside. '0s''
piacs-in the Twala,iue Plains 's S:. az hi
miles Of ship navigation, near tho "" "a 81
the Willamette river for the last ,b, % a
and have now secured a very handsous. , e;,]
with house, barn smith.shop, &c 1's s ela
bout 80 or 40 acres under eol,iva,;,o," WIN
climate is quite mild and healthy. snou oa
dom remains on the ground more Than nI ~. e]
three days at time, and tho soil m r"O s|
p!oughed and seeding dose, with small ",'y y
from the frat Of October to the middle i e'd'1
without any material difficulty or dis, =, 'u'|
the yield Of the crop. Vegetables Of ali ill., l;s!]
that grow in the States, flourish uui,a a. I ms
here as they do in that section and m,,s Se ;.
them much better. Wheat will Weld T., y
20 10 40 bushels to the acre, Of far sune, "''
that grown in the States /; it will weoh f,,S
65 to 70 lbs. to the bushel, and we sell !, ~" "a
~ readily for 81 per bushel, to the shius nh;.l
are nearly always in our port. Po,a,oe. " \.
serve notice, they are in quantities and a,e ~ =,
tar superior quality to those raised in the Sa,s'
they are sold at so cts. per bushel, ANAL
lean cows can be sold for 50 or 60 dollars nsl
head-California cattle, from SIS to son
Hogs are abundan: and do we'll fresh pork i
10 cts.-Beef at six cts. per h., killed fro1
the Wild Range.
You may wish TO know If i. would be n,o
dent to emigrate TO this country. will STAT
facts IN relation 10 ii, and you can Judge you1
self. Our soil and timber, are equal in poipl
Of fertility and beauty TO ,ha. Of any o,he, pad
OF the world. Our climate is healthy and mld
our stock require no feed Throughout. the yeal
except the beautiful green plains furnished n
by nature, covered with species of grass. ",
~ little inferior, if any, to corn, for feed
Our market is readily and must always n
good. We have all the articles Of Merch,n]
die for the comforts Of life, you have in lid
States, and the most of them as cheap az cad
be obtained in Philadelphia, or New York,
1t is true we have not large bearing orchards
though we havc evidence enough from M
fruit already grown, that Peaches and Appls]
will do we'll. Wild fruit is very abundant
from strawberry time, which commences ii
May, until December. We have berie, Of J
delightful favor, the strawberry is more abupl
dant, larger, and better Favored. Rhasbee,l
by the bushel, may be procured Of the Natives
Huckle Berries, Blue Berries, Goose Berries
Cranberries and various other berries for vhict
we have no English name, are found, and
which have delightful relish. These, with
other nsiderations, which, had | room d
mention on this sheet, might be given, bu, |
trust that enough has been said 10 give you
some general idea Of the worth Of this country.
This, together with grant Of Gao acres !.
land from our Government, is also wo,hy n
consideration, if, however, this should not b
sufficient to induce you to immigrale, be pleas
ed to let me hear from you by the first CON-
pany that comes out. Yours, &c.