Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-09-05
From tIle farthest syes,.

We had pat into our hands few days
age, several letters from Mr.. H.. Camp
bell, formerly citizen ofthis place, but
for soma ten years aresident OF Oregon.
In fact, he belonged to the first mission
family which settled in Oregon, and has
remained there ever since. He ought
to understand something about that cOua-
try. His statements, whatever they are.
in this respect, may be relied on.
The letter now before US ia dated evil
jeanette, March Is, 1s4S" We shall
give a hurried notice Of its leading points.
He remarks with admiration on the great
changes in Oregon, and particularly of
the changes wiIhiR the last year. He does
not believe that parallel case can be |
found of such rapid improvement in any
new country. The amount of wheat
which will be raised the present season,
will be immense, andt the yield to the acre
greater than AN be raised in the States.
Grlst and saw mills are becoming plenti.
full as settlements advance. There is
great superabundlnce of wafer power,
and Oft kind suited to all manufacturing
purposes. The peculiar location of Ore
gon in regard to tho immense population
on the Pacific, will show that this power
sTill ere long be used for those objects.
Mr.. Campbell describes his claim. 1t
is made up Of vallies, gentle elevations,
Prairies, groves and streams lin proper.
ton Just about as be desires. His or.
chard is young; began to bear last year,
and the prospect good for fruit. he has
currents and gooseberries,-the original
plants Of which were brought from Eng.
land. lie describes his dwellings and
out door arrangements. which shows that
he is well fixed" for farming purposes.
About 1000 emigrants arrived IN safety
the last year. A good many came tor
the purpose Of seeking ''health' and
what is best of all, they find it to their
hearts satisfaction. A great majority OF
these emigrants had already selected
claims, and have now upon them fine
fields of wheat growing, promising them
an abundant harvest. Some few emf
grants came to see the country, before
moving, and many ofthese expressregret
that they had not brought their families
wih them. Some few May be dssatis
fied--and such characters YOU find in
every country. Invalids regain their
health here, sunle IS in the last stages of
the consumption. Those who are born
and raised in Oregon are strangers to
pulmonary affections. Children are re-
markably healthy
Mr.. Campbell speaks like an enthusi.
asst Of Oregon. Evidently he believes it
the best country in the world. He thinks
ahe Valley ofthe Willamette destined to
be equal to the tabled "happy valley Of
Rasselas" His lettertells US, however,
Of one evidence that every thing is
not as he could wish il, even ia Oregon
The Indians murder our Missionaries
Walter Marsh, as kind man as ever
lived, and who left this county little
more than year ago, lost his wife on
the road, and was murdered with DR..
Whitman's family. But he says the In.
dams won't 6ghtin Oregon" We are
sure they will not do much of shat bust.
ness when the Rife Regiment reaches
them. lfthey do, they will be likely to
be satisfied. .t....
Mr.. C.. describes the necessary outfit
Ofpersons who design to emigrate. We
"ONO sOIOoNJ SOPtOo
upon that subject. He suggests to those
who emigrats to bring seeds-and he
specifies apples, pears, ounces, grapes
plums and cherries. He says that these
seeds should be put up in brown sugar
az soon as they are taken from the fruit.
Wainuts, Hickory nuts, chestnuts and
Pecons, could also be brought, and are
much wanted. There are no sweet pc.
tatoes in Oregon; he thinks some might
be brought overland, and kept growing
by giving them water. Crafts have bsen
taken there from the States and have
done well Garden seeds are also much
wanted.
Mr.. Campbell thinks the advantages of
Oregon are to be found in its extraordina.
ry health; its climate. which enables the
farmer To dispense'-with great portion
of the labor to which farmers ar sub.
jected here in providing food for their
stock in winter; its timber; which enables
farmers to make their improvements east,
ly; the facility of obtaining land, by which
every man can ''vote himself farms"
the certainty Of crops, and the prospect
that Oregon is to be the great manufactur
ing and grain country f the Pacific o
cean. Who'll gol--UlinoiS Jogrna1.
Gen. Zachary Taylor.