New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-24
Tse oregon Country ..Lrrrr. VI.

To The Editor Of the URion:
SIR: Pardon me for wandering from my gwen tfack
is worth bsving. and better worthy oil
h; nd ~ in other words OF immense deal greater
yslue than most OF s supporters IN ths country dare 70
assert hope as trust ifoi siP'c iutn'
A. TO commerce shall no1 only say if millions have
been made by the tedious and dangerous process OF sail
ing around Cape Horn or Cape Of Good Hope, TO the
Islands OF the Pacc and China, what may be expected
when all brought within sixty days sail over the
smoothest and safest ocean OF Earth
As my opinion whether any action will be taken Ia
yorabe Oregon the present sesson as have SO late
y arrived must at present be excused from venurng
to give
As TO whether any part Of Oregon will be surrender
ed know nothing and OF course can say nothing: but
would 10 Heaven tha, all felt easy with the matter,
where il lies, as do
AT the close o. my yesterdays number. descended
from the mountain into the valley and now invite atten-
ton the country as 1t appeared IN our march Still far
ther 10 southerly direction.
The woodland shrubbery and herbage, continued
much OF the same description excepting that tne laurel
increased the black oak occasionally appeared, and II
the higher dsc, the chinkapn presented itself TO view
but the woody districts gradually lessen, while the ver
dant plains widen and expand proportiouately.
A, twelve o'clock certain day, after passing beau
tifu living stream rising from corresponding vale we
greatly struck and surprised with the extent and
splendor of battle-ground, covered with flowers and
dotted with occasional FIR and oak spread out De-
fore
AS we advanced still farther up the attraction ncreas-
ed continually, till day, about the 10Th OF July near
the upper end OF the valley passing out from "oou
vale after having crossed McKenzies fork we opened
and entered upon valley Of still greater extent ane
beauty than We had any where behed ono cI3eu ~ ~
rapturousy gazing round, ms Is s 70
in bloom" No. says another. II is tne lshn VI h
naan;" 10 which all agreed. and it will pIooaoy
that name TO the end OF time. embracing tSe wnoe G,'
trct commencing thirtyfve miles above tne oregon ~"
stue and extending to the upper end ci the valley
In the mids. Of this valley is thrown up ,nounu VI
whlc3, through ooAo
and FIR over an agreeable surface we rode TO the sum
mi, ,sS onr borses and looked abroad upon the en-
bsnng scenery pread before US as iar as the eye
could reach. tt o,..;,, ~ ~ .L-r.od
win the scenery of Sir, have twice sailed
around Cape Horn through the Pacific touching at the
Sandwich Islands &c. the mouth OF the Columbia
River have as often passed through the continent by
land from near the shores of the Pacific to the verge ot
the Atan,c in my course. twice passed through the
uxuriant and splendid valley Of the Mississippi and Wis
tied or touched OF these United States but
where else, ou, Of this valley, have Witnessed pros
poets and scenery for attractions and beauty comparable
with this
In this sentiment the whole party joined with me
each declaring ne bound for the land OF Cananaan
UGshiRgioit Dec. 20 1S45. ELIJAH WHITE