Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21
The Oregon Country.

DSAR Sin: Having treated as fully as time
will! admit upon the general features Of Oregon,
and touched upon all parts save the southern dis.
frict, we will now briefly glance at that, and
then proceed to consider its past and present con-
d'tion, and sotne fthe causes that have led 10
this remarkable change
So far as we are informed concerning the coun
try from California to the Valley of the Willsmet.
se, considerable portions of which we have visi
ted, 1t must be regarded ~ a whole as an un
even, hiliy, or.mountainous district well water.
ed, heavily timbered, and the prairie portions
admirably srassed.
The Umphqna valley is extremely verdant and
beautiful, and most inviting district TO the agri
Uuliurist, as well as to the herdsman but TN.
fortunately, it is not of great extent, and the riv.
er is too rapid for easy or safe navigation
Most, then, of this southern district, from its
unfavorable surface and rapid streams, notwth.
standing its excellent SOIL, is better adapted to
herding and manufacturing purposes than agri.
culture. Very possibly, from indications, it will
be found to be rich in minerals though of this
we have no certain knowledge or positive proof
The Willamette valley, then must be regard.
ed as the largest connected portion, and most i'm.
portant agricultural district of the territory, and
at present the heart and centre of operations in
that ccuntry-fourffths of the colony being
comprised within distance of sixty miles in
length, and half that in breadth. And here,
where twenty years ago naught was seen or
heard bnt the busy otter the working beaver, the
timid deer, or bounding elk, or wild futtering
fowls Of heaven. or savage men, mingling the
war. whoop with the dismal bowling Of beasts Of
prey, now are seen the fruitful fields, the nowery
gardens, the domestic herds, the quiet homes,
the cheerful school Christian temples, and the
voice of melody and thanksgiving in that delight
ful valley
Yes, sir we now grow all the fruits and grains
have the choicest gardens, with vegetables of
every description; and the cheerful praries
enlivened by thousands Of domestic herds roam.
ing at pleasure, and luxuriating upon Natures
own bountiful provision, both Summer and Win.
ter. We now number, in ALL where in the
vicinity of seven thousand; have seven grist.
mills and ten saw-mills in operation; five neat
church edifices, some or 10 common schools,
one large academcal institution. well conducted;
four American and two English stores; a valu-
able printing press; town, at the falls of the
Willamette, of five hundred inhabitants; and
reaceable, happy, orderly people in town and
country, living without brandy or alcohol under
laws of,heiI own making an! in obtaining the
goee things of this life, they are getting forward
most commercially.
Oar foreign commercial relations are not well
established and circulating medium is much
needed, as gold and silver is scarce but in the
absence of both, for reasons 10 be assigned here
after, our colony in Oregon has more rapidly ad-
vanced their state than any heretofore planted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. 1916. L. WHITE.
PAINFUL RrNoG.-There wasa rumor at New
York on Saturday, that HENRY Clay had died al
Havana, which was noticed by the Evening Led
ger.
BRASnnEru's PlLLs hy cleansing the Blood
from all impurities, gives power To ever, organ Ia
perform its functions healthy; matter whe'hc
externally or internally situated. Nature has form.
ed the bowels for The evacuation OF all unhealthy
humors Of the blood and if man would but Use
common sense, he would take care they performed
this office faithfully II the bowels are out Of or
der, II too slow too fast few doses Of Branjreih
Pills will bring hem to order Ask Ihe man who
was diving from constina,ed novels wha, cured him !;
he tells you, Branlreth Pills. Ask him who has
had the dysentery for six months, and every reme-
DIV had failed he will tell YOU that Brandfeth Pills
cured him ia week. 81 with other diseases.
Twelve B andrerh Pills rubbed down in h,f pint
of molasses cured little boy of ulcer If the face
which was rapidly spreading 10 his eyes, and which
dozen doctors had tried to cure; .he poor parents
would have given half they were worth TO have had
il cured, but every thing they tried did good un.
I'll they gave it tea spoonful of molasses every
day, in half pin, of which they had rubbed down
twelve Brand,eth's Pills; before the whole Of the
molasses taken, The ulcer cured
UT Purchase of II. b. Masser, Sunhury, or Of
the agent, published in another part Of this paper.
N II K ~ r. II,
On Tuesday evening last, by the Rev. r. A
Fisher, Mr.. jacob p. CHRIsr to Miss MARY
ELIZABETH YouNG, both OF this place.
On Thursday morning last, by the same Mr.
MICHAEL YouNG TO Miss ELIZABETH NJ. BouL-
roN, both of this place. The cake was precious.