New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-25
From the S.: Louis Republican Of July l..
News from Oregon.

Two gentlemen, on their return from Oregon az
rived in this city yesterday. One Of them, Mr.. Pal
ner, belongs TO Ircana; The o,her, Mr.. Smith, is
from Ohio. From the atter gentleman ne have
obtained Information Of very interesting
character exhibiting the prospects OF the amer
can population 10 that quarter.
These gentlemen in company With some 10 o'he'.
left Oregon City on the 5th Of Mach and Dr H1lilsl
Missions airy establishment, on the itFe,, =. 80
lth ofA2ril. Th, missionary establishment -
ed as in soursh!ng condition. and enjoying Inc
OF The Indians. Oregon City contains W..
abou: sht hundred. 1. contains Two chu'c-eS' -
Methodst and me Other Ca'ho4ic Gnu - ~ -
mills and three mills. Oregon CITY Is 40" -. -
deDc OF Dr. McLsughip who has resigned MS fos' III me
uudson Ray Company and actively euaioysd II .es-
,,res for me Improvement. OF the territory!
The canal around the Willamette ts!sor he erection
r. nth I'm ps.sed the Oregon legislature last year, i;
INV r-opo.ed convert into hai-oac nnc IL Is eI-
pected this will be Done N ear OF TWO inc
torv OF oregon Itself represented 10 contain population
~ sout 600 all posperousy employed, and those who
went 70 tia. country last year are represented S well sat
ist-d with .heir sltua.icn'
THE Intercourse between the Hudson Bay Company ard
.be Americans OF very friendly character, though
grea iuteres manifested. both Sides the
suit of gendiug negotiations for the adjustment Of the
question OF boundary ii 10 The impression 0: our noTTn-
AM: that the treaty will not be satisfactory
10 the Americans tu; the Hudson Bay Company seem 10
anticipated very accurately the boundary which has
been established.
The country North Of the Columbia which has been
generally represented OF very poor and Indifferent.
quality. is regarded by informant /; IS su-
cep,lbe of cultivation. and IS cultivated 70 very con"
siderable extent by Hudson Bay Company who find
market for Wheat at s. SO per bushe, III The Russian
possessions.
IL s broadly marked wagon road, some OF the difhcu
es Of which to be obvihed by contemplated
improvements in the region ofthe Cascade mountains.
Mr. Smith gives most melancholy account Of the pro-
oress and suerngs Of the 81 Josephs company OF emf
grants which left In lsi5 under the potage-i MT Meek
This company lost their and endured incredible hard
ships They forty days longer than usual. and
before their arrival al the Dales OF the Columbia some
seventy-fve Of the company had died.
short supply Of provisions. and that OF the worst
unalty-very poor cste-producrd what was called the
Camp Fever Frequently. they were twenty iour
honr without water for the children or the sick Of the
number Of those who died, are supplied with the iol'
lowing names
Miss Butts Mr. Moore (3apst preacher) John Sanders
of H. Duke wilkes Jobn H-rris Mr.. Moore OF H. Mr.
Wilson of Clay County, old Mr. Pugh. his son the wife
Of William and two children Of the old man. Mrs By
sut Of Mo Miss Stephens OF Iowa. old Mr. Hull al Ono
James Mallory of Mo, Miss K. Chambers E. Noble, Mo-
Mary L Harris II. Bclden OF Caldwell County, Mo.
Miss Parker, OF Iowa; Harvey Croumell, o! NO.; Mrs.
T. witake.. JOHN King bis wife snd one child Mfr
Sraithoof Mr.. Earle Of 1owa; d Watts do julia Ann
SraIthoor Mrs Jones and daughter the latter grown
Mrs Parker and child Many children died whose names
not given.
On their return the party me. the advanced company
of the Oregon emgrsUts at Fort Laramie. lhey were
getting on pretty we'll but suffering from the cepre-
were principally concerned In these oursges aud on one
occasion aAcked and killed Of the emigrans who
our In search OF his cattle.
The person killed from Henry County Iowa. by the
name of Edward Trlmblc He and companion by the
name Of Harrison fired upon from the grass and
Trimble killed and Harrison taken prisoner They WERE
however discovered by two others Of the party VINO
raised the shout aud the Indians fed. Mr. Trimoes
body not found.
He has left wife and four small children They would
have returned with this party. but were prevented rom
doing so By peculiar circumstances Mrs lruoe 5
friends may expect her return rs speedily as possible
During sst winter four American whalers were lynn
mt Vancouvers Island the number one was the snip
aorrisou OF Massachusetts, and another the LoHrt OF
Connecticut Six othe men belonging TO these vessels
stole hslpg boat and ran away with IL The Indians
on the island would permit them 10 land hcy were
compelled 10 put 10 sea-a storm arose ana three OF
! them were drowned. Their namen were Roht ChuIch
Frederick Smith and Mr. Rice, Of New.London
The stock Of goods in Oregon. was very limited sno
many articles In demand. Our Yankee frienns
mi ght drive nd advantageous trade by seudns ship
load OF goods h,ber aud receiving la return articles OF
trade which find a ready market at the Sandwich
Islauds For articles prices are very reasonso'e
Sugar is sold for cents aud coteefor twenty cents
these articles are obtained from the lsanos Coarse
boots bring IS TO Sc per pair.
The Pawuees recently lost twenty five men, from an
attack made upon them by the Sioux-and had theiE
| village burned and numbers taken prisoners