New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-26
Emigration TO Oregon.


Not hess than Ten Thonsqad Of our fellow ciu
zens have this year left the fertile prairies Of tn
Great Valley 70 encounter the perils and prvaiion
OF the tedious over land journey to Oregon. Tha
journey will cost the cmgrauts al least Xix mouths
efior, and endarance-iL most cases eight or ien
months counting from the time Of leaving ihei
homes-will expose them 10 many weary days o.
famine and nights oi drenchins chilling storm
vii inevitably cost the lives Of some delicate "omei
and children-and will leave the sorviyors al ih
coming on Of a winter Of incessant ram ane siee'
still hundreds Of miles from the " iiamete' "nici
il their general destination. But suppose ne.
should reach Vancouver By the 1T Of December
(which no, half Of them possibly do their iood
consumed, their clothing worn out their wagon
generally broken or abandoned IN The stony desert
OF Eastern Orcgon-whal are they then to 90 r.
Where are the dwellings the provisions, the cloin
inc foribis immense multitude Who Will provide
them with the barcst neccssaries Of life The Brir
isL agency has done 20 orther precursors last year
but its means are not inexhaust.ble, and il may YER
fairly decline parting with al i;s goods time t.
adventures who may be in California before ano,h
eryear expires We fear that the coming winicr
will be ore Of extreme suffering with thousands o.
these misguided people.
We have spoken as though all who sci out would
succeed IN reaching Oregon. but that is by no mean
certain We hear with pleasure that a large parry
had concluded on scaling the great dividing ridge
to turn South By the salt Lake and 30 proceed down
the Colorado TO California. and not enter oregon
This is wise. il is desirable every way, since Their
a.. fl. winter ina
there are likely to be- food and shelter for uPpe'
California is fair couutry-not equal 10 '"s'l'"
and Ohio by a great deal-no approach 10 hehiuch.
and Misconduct the climate Is temperate ana 'h'
soil reasonably fertile Bat Oregon Is not to'er
ably fertile country-not tenth part OF Ms surface
can ever be cultivated at ALL while there Is not
mile square of it on which good crop OF Indian
Corn-the best staple. whether for man or beast
can be raised. The multitude OF snow-cOyereo
mountains visible from every habable part of Ore
poo ensure cool nights at all seasons, however fer
yid the DAYS; and heavy frosis after whitening heal
are of frequent occurrence Nothing that frost kills
can be raised in Oregon. Wheat grows there
though not a. naturally as in Ohio or Western New
York, but middng crop is generally obtained
Rive does well. But if the Wheat should this yea
be struck with frost at the period whenirosi Is fatal
or the Potato should encounter a severe droulh
land the summer is usually very dry there the
coming winter will be- a hard one for the new corners
And why are they there they abandon the rich
est and most inviting region the face OF the earth
where every grain and grass grows IN luSuriant per
lection where millions of acres of the best land j.
offered to them AT ~ - per acre, TO be paid ioi
when they please, and where they are absolutely
shielded against foes from every quarter. Thel
leave the most beautiful aud bouDicous prairies and
forests to wander t,o thousand miles through tho
most desoalc region the sun ever shOne upon, anu
reach country inferior to New England at last
Was there ever such faulty short of suicide
We hear that one party which started early intho
season from Iowa, and did not rendezvous at Indc
pcndencc but attempted TO strike through 10 the
great trail more directly has lost selfn the regioi
OF the upper Missouri. aud will be obliged to tur
back for wan, OF provisions II So their misfortune
il one which its members should rcyerently thank
Heaven for.
The Union ready to rcpc all rumors uniavora
BILE to the Administration for which We thank H.
VIII il be so good ~ 10 contradict a story which i,
nying about that 0ur G0refHmeRt has indirectly fan
nshcd means 10 fit out and stimulate these fool hard,
emigraiions to Oregon We presume this rumor
can with truth be corrected, If SO ii should be
WIN the mon oblice Us by doing il