The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1846-01-28
LETTER vi.
To The Editor Of the Union:

| SIR: Pardon me for wandering from my given
track toreply to friends, only this once for all
and say in few words-Otegon is worth having
words, of immense deal greater value than mos
of its supporters in this country dare TO assert OF
1 hope. as trust, from simple unvarnsned truth
it will be made 10 appear.
AS 10 commerce, shall no,o only say, if mil
lions have been made by the tedious and danger
Gus process of sailing around Cape Horn o
Cape Of Good Hope, to the slards of the Pacific
and China, what may be expected when oil arc
brought within sixty days. sail over the smooth
est and safest ocean Of earth?
! AS to my opinion whether any action will be
taken favorable TO Oregon the present session, as
have so lately arrived, | must, at present, be
excused from ventnring to give one. ,.
AS TO whether any part OF Oregon will be sur
rendered, | know nothing, and of course. can
say nothing; but would 10 Heaven, that all fell
as easy with the matter, where it lies, as do.
| At the close Of my yesterdays number ! de-
lscended from the mountain into the valley, and
now invite attention TO the country as it appear.
ed in our march still further in soulherly direc.
lton.
The woodland, shrubbery and herbage cont.
nued much of the same description, excepting
that the laurel increased, the black oak OCCASION
Ially appeared, and in the higher district, the
Ichinkopln presented itself to view; but the woody
districts gradually lessen, while the verdant
plains widen and expand proporionately.
Attwelve O'Clock on a certain day, after pass
ing beautiful living stream rising from cor
responding vale, we were greatly struck and
surprised with the extent and splendor of ta-
covered with flowers and dotted
with an occasional fir and oak, spread OUT before
|us.
As we advanced still farther up, the attrac-
lions increased continually, ill one day, about
the 20th of July, near the upper end of the val
ley, passing out from woody vale, after having
crossed McKSnzie's fork, we opened and enter
ed upon valley Of still greater extent and beau
ty than any we had any where beheld, One
cried out as we were rapturously gazing round,
''This is paradise in bloom" "No," says ano-
ther, sit is the land of Canaan" to which all
agreed. And it will probably go by that name
to the end Of time, embracing the whole dis
trict, commencing 35 miles above the Oregon
Institute, and extending to the upper end Of the
valley. In the midst of this valley is thrown up
a mound of thousand feet high, upon which
through scattering oaks and fir, over an agreea-
bic surflce, we rode to the summit, tied our hor-
ses, and looked abroad upon the enchanting see
merry spread before US, as far as the eye could
reach.
Never in my life was | so much excited or
charmed with tho scenery ofnatnre. Sir, have
twice sailed round Cape HON, through the Pa
cfic, touching al the Sandwich Islands, &c, 10
the mouth ofthe Columbia river; have as often
passed through the continent by land from near
the shores of the Pacific to the verge of the At
antic; in my course twice passed through the
uxuriant and splendid valley of the Mississippi,
and visited Or touched at sixteen Of these Uni
ted States; but nowhere else out Of this valley,
have Witnessed prospects and scenery, for al
traction and beauty, comparable with this.
In this sentiment the whole party joined with
ne--each declaring he was bound for The land
If Cunaan. EbIJAH WHITE.
Washington, Dec. 90, lS45.