The Arkansas banner., 1846-02-18
Ff0W i5 Jal0n. THE OREGON COUNTRY I
LErWrR NI

Io Ae Editor of the Union.
 SIR Pardon me for wandering from my given track to reply to friends, only this once for all, and say in few words-0tegon Is worth having, and better worthy of being lad; or, in other words, of immense deal greater value lhan most of its supporters h this country dare 10 assert or hope, as trust, from simple ungarnished truth, il will be made to appear.
 As To commerce, shall n2c only say, if millions have been made by the tedious and dangerous process af sailing around Cape ttosa or Cape of Gaas. Hope, to the islands of the fac..jc and China. what may be o. pectei when all are brought within sixty daYs2 sal oyer the snoothesl and safest ocean ol caglhs
 As to my opinion whether any action will be taken favorable to Oregon the present ses- sion, as have so lately arrived, must, at present, be excused from venturIug 10 give one.
 As 10 whether any part of Oregon will be surrendered, know nothing, and, of course, can say nothing but would to Heaven, that all et IS easy with tie matter, where 1t lies, as do.
 At the close of my yesterdays number, descended from the mountain into the valley, and now invite attention to the country, as il appeared in our march still further in south efly direction.
 The woodland, sbabbery, and hefbage, continued much ol the same description, eX- ceping that the laurel increased, the black oak occasionally appeared, and ill the high CT district the chukaPin presented itself to view; but the woody districts gradually les sen, while the yeFdant plains widen and cX- pend proportionateIT.
 Ag twelve o'clock on certain day, after passing a broutilel living stream rising from a corresponding vale, we were greatly struck and surprised with he extent and Splendof ot.a underground, covered with flowers and dotted with an occasional fir and oak, spread oat beforeus.
 As we advanced still lurtherup, the attfac- tions increased continually, dll one day, about the 20th of July, near the end of the valley, passing out from woody vale, after having crossed Mckenzie's fork, we opened and entered upon valley of still greater oX- tent and beauty than we had anywhere be- held. One cried out, as we were rapsurous- ly gazing round, ''Ihis is Paradise in bloom "No," saysanolhcr, .'it is the land ofCaaaaH;2 , To which all agreed. And il will probably 90 by that name to the end of time, em5fa- cing the whole d.strict commencing thifty- five miles above the Oregon Institute, and ex- tending to tae upper end of the valley. Ii the midst of ihis valley is thrown up a mound of q thousand Zee, iligh, upon wkleH, through scattering oaks ard fir, over an agreeable sur face, we rode to lie summit, led our horses, and looked abroad upon the enchanting scenery spread before us, as far as the eye could reach.
 Never in life ewas so much excited or 90 charmed wi!h the scenery of nature. Sir, l have twice sailed around Cape Horn, through the Pacific, touching at the Sandwich islands. sc, to the mouth of the Columbia river l haze as often passed through tho continent by land from near the shores of the Pacific to the verge ol the Auaate; in my course. l twice passed through lde luXurant and splendid valley of the }Iissssippi, and visited or touched at sixteen of these United States :; but nowhere else, out of this valley, have l witnessed prospects and scenery, for attiac- lions and beauty, comparable with this.
 in this sentiment the whole party joined with me--each declaring. he was bound for the land of Canaan.
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