Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-07-23
News from Oregon.

Two gentlemen, on their return from
Oregon, arrived in this city yesterday
One Of them, Mr. Palmer. belongs to In
diana, and Mr. Smith. is from Ohio.--
From the Latter gentleman we have OBJ
tanned some information OF very interest
ing character, as exhibiting the prospects
OF the American population in that quar-
ter.
These gentlemen, in company with
some fifteen others, left Oregon City on
the 9Th Of March, and DR. Uhiman's
Missionary establishment, on the Wala.
walla river, on the l4th of April. This
Missionary establishment is represented
as in fourishing condition, and enjoy
ing the confidence of the Indians. Ore
gon City contains population of about
eight hundred. Ii contains two churches.
one a Methodist and the other a Catholic
church two flour mills, and three saw
mills. Oregon City is now the residence
of DR. Mclaughlin. who has resigned his
post in the Hudson Bay Company, and
s actively employed in measures for the
improvement of the Territory. The
canal around the Willemetta Falls, for the
erection of which bill passed The Oregon
Legislature last year, it is now proposed
to convert it into a Railroad, and i, is
expected that this will be done in year
OF two. The territory of Oregon itself,
is represented to contain a population of
about 5000. all prosperously employed.
and those who went to tina. country las,
year are represented as well satisfied with
their situation. The intercourse between
the Hudson Bay Company and the Anne,
ricans was of very friendly character,
though grea. interest was manifested, on
both sides, as 10 The re suit of pending re-
negotiations for the adjustment of The
question of boundary 1t is the impress.
sion of our informant, that the treaty
arrangement will not be satisfactory to
the Americans, but the Hudson Bay
Company seem to have anticipated very
accurately the boundary which has been
established. The country north of the
Columbia, which has been generally
represented as Of a very poor and indlffe-
rent quality. is not>so regarded by our
informant. 1t is susceptible Of cultivation,
and is cultivated 10 a very considerable
exten. by the Hudson Bay Company. who
find amarke, for Wheat,$ so per bushel,
in the Russian Possessions.
This party pursued the usual route.
returning home. 1t is broadly marked
wagon road, some Of the difficulties of
which. are soon to be obvia,ed by con.
templated Improvements, in the region of
the Cascade mountains.
Mr. Smith gives most melancholy
account of the progress and sufferings Of
the ST. Jostphs' company of emigranls.
which left in 1915. under the pilolage of
Mr. Meek. This company lost their way
and endured incredible hardships. They
were out forty days longer than usual.
and before their arrival at the Dalles of
the Columbia, some seventy We of the
company had died. A short supply of
Provisions, and that of the wors, quality
very poor cai.le-produced what was
called the "Camp Fever" Frequently,
too, they were twenty four hours wiihou,
water for the children or the sick. or
the number Of those who died, we are
Supplied with The following names:
Wm. Henderson, of Mo-; John Noble,
Mrs Legge,t, Miss Butts. Mr. Moore,
baptist preacher.) John Sanders. of H.;
Duke Wilkes, John Harris, Mr. Moore, of
ILL.,; MIR Wilson, of Clay county; old Mr.
Pugh. his son, the wife of William, and
two children of the old man; Mrs Bryant,
OF Mo-; Miss Stephens, Of Iowa; old Mr.
Hull, Of Ohio; James Mallory, Of Mo-;
Miss X. Chambers, f. Noble, Of Mo-:
Mary E. Harris, H. Belden, of Caldwell
county. Mo-; Miss Parker, Of Iowa; Har-
vey Croumell, Of Mo-; Mrs T. Willaker,
John King, his wife and one child; Mrs
Straighthoof, Mr. Earle, Of Iowa; D.