Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-10-03
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Commercial
Oregon.
Continued .jron, Our last. J
Markets. Seas and Bays.

washed hy the placid waters Of the
Pacific, which bring the 360,00O,00O
of China, the many millions of the
vast Indies and of Australasia, and lay
them at our doors with opening hands
TO receive our produce, which, with
the numerous whale ships that literally
whiten the Northern Pacific. calling
not onl, for provisions. but har5ors to
winter in. must ever afford one Of the
most * cnsive markets in the world
for all kinds Of produce. and one con-
lcerning hieh there need be but little
fear that it will ever be overstocked.
A market compared with which thai
off, red by Western Europe 10 The
Ea>tcrn section Of the United States.
will become as drop in the bucket.
i The UnIled States commercial Agent
at Oahu. Sandwich Islands. is DESTROYS
to make contract for certain amount
of pro,i.ions TO b. supplied to Ameri-
can shipping every year al Or gon city;
but as yet the supplies of the country
over and above the home consumption
arc not su fficicnt to warrant dep md
ence of our whale shipping upon the
country; in fact for many years while
the United States continue 10 pour
their inha bitants by tens of thousands
every year into this young Republic.
1.-The home market must continue in
competition with the Foreign. But
the day is not distant when this coun-
try, settled by an industrious, virtuous
sabbath loving people, governed by
wholesome laws. blessed with schools
and the institutions of our holy reli-
gion, will hold out abundant encour-
agement for the numerous whale and
merchant ships Of the Pacific to leave
their heavy fading Of three years sup.
| ply of provisions at home and depend
upon the market in the immediate vi
cinity OF their fishing grounds; others
follow in their track, learning of this
new world, and finding out our ample
Iharbors- soon this little obscure point
upon the map o: the world sill become
second Nor h American Republic
her commerce whitening every sell,
and her crowded ports famed by the
! f1lgs of every nation. From this up
per country. distance Of three or four
hundred miles. droves of cattle and
sheep can be driven 10 the lower with
far less expense and labor than they
lare driven the same distances in the
Stat, S, always being in the midst of
grass upon which they may feed every
night without charge.
The principal harbors are Pugct's
Sound. Mouhs OF Columbia, Frszier's
! Chahslcs, Tmpqua, Rose and Clamet
rivers. Doubtless others will be dis
covered as the country becomes
known. A dangerous bar extends
nearly across the mouth Of the Column
bia. leaving but narrow obscure
channel, difficult of access or egre:s
except with favorable winds. Vessels
sometimes find it Impossible TO enter
the river by reason of contrary winds,
and sometimes are detained in the riv-
err two or three monlhs. there not be-
ing sea room enough to 90 out against
head wind This diff ulty could he
greatly obviated aud perhaps removed
by pilot boat. Concerning the other
rivers have no certain knowledge,
but have been informed that some Of
them are navigable for We sells from 40
to 60 miles and afford considerable
harbors. Pugct's Sound. as before OBJ
served, is one Of the safest and best
hsrhors In the world-can be entered
or left under any Winds and at any
season of the year. The scenery
around is said IL b. most enchanting.
Two lakes near send off a small
stream Of pure water. A cpnsidrrlbl"
river runs into the Sound, making Il
fall Of some - fcet just as it pluugrs
into the sea, affordIns the opportuni-
~ of building mills upoa the waarve-.
Bot very little has been known by A
mericaus concerning the Extensive
country north Of the Columbia, until
last winter. have several times
been told by British subjects that the
countries bordering on Frazier's river
and Puget's Sound were too sterile for
cultivation, and but poor crops could
BE- raised on the c owIiiz. Whereas.
the exploring party who left Oregon
city last winter, report they found a
very eX,1..s.-a country north Oh, the
Columbia river, and apparently good