New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-22
Farther from Oregon.

Extracts from srvcra. letters from Rev. George II
Atkinson Missionary settled Oregon city from the
Home Missionary Society up 20 FEB r. l-49
OREsoN CITY. Jan. 81 1919
DEAR BRO. WA-Sev~rsl vessels are In lr. H.
California. aud hasten 70 prepare letters u seud
by one wrici leaves this week. Passengers 20
i,Un tomorrow. Our citizens are still going
10 the mines Some are returning all bring gold.
The poor naa 5 mate rich at once Those who
left iu September not able 20 provide their FAM
l,swith food sud comfortable h.u,es, have re-
taruod with hundrets and some with thousands
lr requires hard labor and patience TO dix and
wash the gold bu, the patient worker viii ob
tain from So 10 500 per day. send you few
srairs Of so'd. which young msn gave Ms a
~ne furnish ci him Tia pan ia September when
D. ~rnt 90 the mines.
G,ld Dust Is %, coming plenty here. Provision.
have doubled lu price kinds Il goods sell i"r
cash AZ high prices the Gold Dust sells for I
O.. ne u coin per ounce. l. u really worth : 10
Murb il made by traders IN 10 Our merchants
are growing rich. o e vessel of about 200 tons
mad. $4,000 the ls.t trip T. CALIFORNIA; the Cap
tain sold her and ieit her cous gurd here lth sew
rral similar cArgoes on maud. Small vessels com
msnd $50 10 800 per day Puce ol passage to
California 500.
Here labor sdiffcult even now. 20 be obtained
B. aud-by We sba have none 70 work Bot little
Wheat > u. De- put Ia. Agriculture Will be neg
-ct-d. | learn 10 dsv that that our most stab e
cluzens " 100 leave. Others csnnot cary on their
business ON want OF men Lumber and perhaps
hIur mills must stop tor want u persons 10 con-
iuc, tuem. Merchsndise vii for a iolg time
command high prices. Now prices are eXorb-
,ant, AZ least ia California. presume many YES
sci, are already on the way from the ates TO
rhis coast. We expect Eastern people will b.
attracted u tnis part OF the world, AID we hope
I'D see manufacturers. Nothing would be- more
advsntsgeous Z, us and o. tie individuals bring
All kinds OF achines with artisans and mechanics
We have noble water privileges. We nave IN
mense forests, fine pralries, aud healthy climate.
Our Summer aud Autumn climate IL unsurpassed,
mink. Dqrisg the Winter II - nor very rainy.
W Ind irom the south and south west not cold but
lamp. l. il clpudy much OF the time. To day
M. wind ID from the North east makes it bltlne
| cold. We have removed our pals OF water sno
whatever would freeze into the sitiing rom, as !
| r ave- DO CELLAR good &c lar would have cost
| $500 o. $500 The spIl IS cisyey, aud hole uu-
| draiued nils with water
We need a good. industrious, enterprising popu
| alton. Encourage men ~ith families an
ics agucglturists, manufacturers, srtlsaos--to
/ c me 20 Oregon. send religious men. ieel anA
| ioos 10 have the risnt kind Of n-n come u our
shores II will promote the good Of our Territory
Of the c luntry. AID 81 the world. Thin.s are t'r
time unsettled few years hence we shall be
the richest Territory 10 the non.
| News came Ia day or two sinc- tnst God nad
| been iouud on the East Brssch oi the Willamette
lftt be true and 70 Is yr babe the rush ~ be
| o Oregon. Our coantry is d-sreoe Ia a. re-
.uects Oregon Is By lar the hest country iJr set
! dement, on the Wet coast. immigrants u Csli-
| flrnia design 70 come here. some have Already
| bought claims here. feel srstned u came
| I'd Oregon. I,isa place OF useininess. We are
are comm snciug an academy thirty miles from
this placr-hope 70 put up 5uil1ins this " inter
! Although S. many have lrt IS, Ne have 'ai'
| pooQlafion. My S4bbarh services are wei attend
| II especially my evening expository discour'es
! Our house D.. sded. Good attention IL gwen
The interest hss been steadily Increasing 80 far az
.poeArances are concerned may feel encouraged
Nv 1rit,en sermon IN the morning Is well attend
| 81 bot d. not Slsn % rely upon httie y"fu
| .arity u nav pass away m moment nope
some immortal soQsWil be saved by ny nstru'
mentality. though sm % worthy the privilege
nave much 10 10. UGtl lat-iy. m-t Win me
singers once week. ara AIDED tn~m as ""'
| able I have a teachers meeting .nh prA5ef
| meetings 10 attend. Also this evening temper
=, e. meeting. On sabbath three discnorses an
Bible Cas- Ny parOcnal vnits are not y-
| numerous.
Ibsve not heard rord from oar Sec'etariei
since leaving Boston. nor ifo- o'n-rs oat om
80 litter. Erirteu 10 Dec. l.i7, cone - land 10
Aukn.tl Tn. IS all that re nave received ?"
our E.srern iriead. No, having heard from yO'
In, wear I'D rnp-e ~ expect many ''ioS'-
'your s4setiouate Brother q 4. ATKISsoN.