New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-15
THE TRIBUNE.
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-, ,.p,, 10 >o,ueI considerable share OF the
~aN5c ~.cauon az apology fora few desnl'ory
,,.,-A. ;gucAjuS upon the subject can hardly
.,>>:s,i--a,-c especially So at the present time
,,AA4 n, ic>:iuv q our country may. perchaacc
S.,;,.,;cly connected with The result of the
..,v;s,S,:> which an now pending. Few peo
- VIZ, s,;ius suusly cnsconced in their com
s,,,, homes. perase The floating sccouuts OF expe-
.,,,> h;,a x-a row ant! then projected into those
,,-,,e and sl IN; upyacy;cable wilds, can picture
a. .s..<.vs ;hs alrnos, unparalleled sutierinss and
>,os>A;as wbicA wAiS On The steps OF those indea-
.-,As =sea Tho with every difficulty III their path
>.s :, IS; iound $ footing beyond the Rocky Noun
~ :: the -;sA Q; life ana limb The subjoined &C
,,., s7a. 81 article IN the LcaGon Quarterly Re
Wv aran ,h;. sabiect Of an expedition undertaken
~ lewis sud Clarke in 1901, Viii afford some idea
lie G:s:c..,.;eS 10 he >u-,nouuied
Re ;t.-v consisted 81 iorsy-iour who embarked
t>-[ oo.i> o. the Missouri. II the month OF May well
,-S: ...a ~ resources necessary for The journey
~ woke: slosIy Snd shorously against the mighty
,-ys. =- :ae month Of October. when finding them
.sy, - :$as. advanced ;hsa the Country OF the Man
- l2discs .Ssy keG 70 winter on the snoTe
.>.- ,-.-ss 4. TIA: season Of the year being riprac
:s-Ns- Here ;asy were compelled 20 remain uni the
.soa.-c Ap.i. vGan they resumed the ascent of the
-
-ssoo. w1:ch : unnecessary 10 investigate AT the
e.: q :A-es weeks they reached the junction OF the
ysoN S:o-e and towards the middle oI June were ar
5V .-e :As OF re Missouri series OF stupeuGou5
..a-s-,S w.cH extend over distance Of miles at
-o.=: tAs.- hCS;s became useless TO Them ana max
Nae -coys :he falls they embarked IN canoes
soxe. t-o- re trunks Of the cottonwood trees that
-ox o tie 5snSs Of ;5e river. on the 18Th OF July
.y -sscas3 The .sss OF the Rocky Mountains. where
y.sc- itself INTO dark aud rapid chaure!
.,-ze-- perpendicular rocks rising 1900 feet above It's
fs-7N bon 1Ir
-: n.~ gained ;ne entrance the mountains where
- 49, formidable difficulties OF the journey really
oe<z-
T-=ks rnei- suie-ings and privaions were OF
r. . .y2. Tie iou,est nerves. The anguish OF ia
asc-s sai apparently hopeless expedition through Inc
:-s.-- to-ss. ant over the fearful nights, crossing
rs.=>s s;oa they da.ed not venture 20 navigate and
--.-1-s .-Acks which they constantly ooAged 10
.s-coc enhanced by tae extreme severity OF the
c al ne Jrsr: Of provisions. Before they had enter
:: -is passage they had buried their goods and
P::s AID they have persisted in these fright
= so.:5=s 81: or some horses and guides which ihey
=rzy enough 70 procere from party OF Shosho'
- t,cz5s From July October they were unable to
a.. stream upon when il considered sale 10 IN
themselves subsisting the whole way upon scan
.-c 2scs-ious supply oil berries dfled nsn ana me
er...es o; eo.s and horses Al last in the beginning
q O-;ooe: they embarked upon the hoosKooskle river
f =Ea hey constructed ave canoes. and at last reach
re Columbia The passage down the Columbia was
s--e-y dangerous, ou. having. by an inhnite variety
.: .--zrazsrrs and c: to and endurance whcn
be very easily estimated az distance succeeded
Il grading the pers OF the falls and rapds-tney finally
maze re mouth OF the rye; the ION oil November
ls15 The whole journey consequently occupied eight
ssa months.
Thus !! will be seen that the peoping of Oregon
:; once with American population is not quite so
easy undertaking as some people might innocenty
imagine TEos J. FARSHAM, q celebrated traveller
who had found his way into those regions says, in
"a ~ l.; ,bnir
dogsand horses provide themselves with the means
Of subsistence their stock Of provisions having be-
come entirely exhausted. Parties have frequently
started as we are told in the same article, upon
similar expedition which havcnever aiterward been
heard from. and have persisted, there is every rea-
son 10 believe, in their endeavors 10 attain the de-
sIed haven. We are also told that the space lying
70 The Westward OF the Rocky Mountains, TO the
- is the most fertile portion Of the country, with
the exception OF broad and ,olerably rich plain to
Ing South OF the Columbia River" The rest is rank
and barren-vasi. forlorn steppes, Jungle, marsh,
lake sterile rocks and primeval forests
Occasionally there may be found fertile spot
bat is only by dint of the most energetic exertons
taai i, can be made to yield at rate atiording any
reasonable compensation for the pains and trouble
expended upon il, The raising Of wheat and pota-
Toes, especially, is attended with so many Difficult
des that they are not unfrequenty indebted TO the
dollhouse for their arrival at maturity. Whatever
may be the o! the disputed territory, or what
ever benefit it might eventually confer upon the
nted States is very certain that il is of no value
whatever TO US as far as its agricultural facilities are
concerned
Another great drawback upon the path of the adj
venQrer is the great chain of by which the
major las well the accessible portion Of the
country is intcrsecte1. The truth may be vaguely
arrived atwhen is borne in mind that one OF these
CHAINS Of cataracts extends for distance OF more
than len miles. Captain Smith-one of the most in
deiatgable, though possibly the least known of the
expofess-made an endeavor 10 establish on the
South bank Of the Columbia trading post with the
Indians but after building house and laying out a
garden ne abandoned as an Improbable speculation
The foundation Of the station known Astoria, by
1ohnJacob Aston, though promising profitable result
al the outset, was overwhelmed by English infu
eace, and finally the partnership was dissolved and
The establishment and stock transferred over in the
month OF October, 1873 three years from the date of
is soundaton to the North Yves, Company-who
bought it as much for the sake Of being rid Of the
American projectors. as for any other purpose ;
and the. name OF Fort George has been adopted
sad since the year oil lis transfer used by its pur.
eaasers. However fatterng may be the accounts
which a few mercenary and ambitious men, knowing
ao'hng abou; the country, may give OF ii, for the
accomplishment, OF their own selfish purposes, al!
Travellers have conceded with the truth and auihen-
ociy Of the facts above stated As regards the resi-
Gents, the Hudsons Bay Company are the principal
settlers, having few farms on the banks of the Co
'uineia, where they form u miniature Colony. The
remainder Of the inhabitants consists OF American
settlers, hardy backwoodsmen, Indians &c. &c.-
Even should England waive what she considers her
'sa' II is doubtful, exceedingly, whether fifty years
VIII suffice to scatter even respectable population
u cur o@n-as far as numbers are concerned-over
Toe disputed territory.
The FLYING CLOUD; Romance Of tie
DAY OF New.York, by Greuliae Warren, Esq in nea,