Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-02-24
From the Oregon Spectator.
OREGON ITENS.

UkEGUN lIENS.
Mr.. George WaIIing of this city and four other
| persons have beer making explorations upon the
Pacific coast. southwark from the mouth of the
Columbia. They found q portion Of country
about kiIamuke Bay which pleased them very
much, and all the party took claims there. The
| bay is several miles n extent a nd lis mouth quite
| narrow. Five streams. abounding with fish,
| empty into the bay, and the bay furnishes an
abundance o! choice CLANS. Mr.. Waiting informs
rs that they discovered several praries, and one
varying from half mile to three miles wide, and
SIX or eight miles in length; and that tho Indians
say there IS Il large prairie TO the South.
! From gentlemen Just arrived in this city, we
learn that Col. Ford and party have returned to
:his valley without having accomplished the ex-
pIoration of the Clamet, Rogues and Umpqua
valleys. Our informant states that the future Is
attributed 10 the want of a sufficient guide. We
regret the failure Of the expedition
! Ihe acres of growing crops IN Oregon estj-
mated to be double those of any former year and
! II Is admitted the crops look better than in
any previous year An abundant harvest is an
ucIPaed from The present crop sufficient 10 sup
/ ply an immigration of $4,000.
/ We understand from different sources that verv
pure copper and lead ore is found in the neighbor-
hood Of Cowlz River, between the Columbia and
Puget Sound. y gentIennn residing in the Cow
/ IiiZ settlement has copper tobacco-bOX manu-
tactured from the virgin ore. without smelling.
Bituminous coal Obtained from the Cowz, is
being ased at the furnace IN this city, and is pro-
nounced very good.s
Several OF the Dallas Indians have arrived in
this city for prOection as they saw. II is said
that they have been strip d of their property b.
the hostile Indians, because they friendly 10
the whites.
From accidents that have happened 10 United
STATES vessels al the mouth Of the Columbia river,
! It Is supposed by many abroad to be unsafe and
dangerous Of entrance. Tha; this river, like
many others, has sa bars in its wide month is
true and that such Il river. in such II country.
now does and always will afford n channel suf-
ciently broad and deep for the safe entrance of
lhe largest vessels; under charge of 4 pilot who is
acquainted with It's channel, is equally true. For
about year and half last past, Mr. s. G. Reeve.
under Ibe authority OF the Provisional Govern
ment OF Oregon. has Gschlrged the duties of bar
pilot for the mouth o? the river. during which
time not the slightest accident has occurred. Mr..
Reeve expresses his willingness to take out and
I bring In vessels a! all times, believing that It is
perfectly safe 10 DO
Most Of the clnims taken in Oregon are COM
prIsed chiefly Of prairie land; but think the
day is not far distant when the ti!nhered lands of
this country wIil be ackuowe1 19ed 10 be quite
equal. If superior. 10 The praIrcs in richness
and pruducliveness Of soii. One thing is q2ite
cerlun-iho high tmberei land is never so wet
in winter but That Is suitable for p,owny. while
the prairie land becomes too wet m that season
for advantageous blowing. We have seen as good
. crops and thrifty trull-treeS growing upon the
high Iimbered lands are often seen Oregon
Is proJaOy exception TO every other country
| upon The gooe-even her mountains covered
with rich. deep, black mould. and with nutritious
grass, unless prevented by the growth OF dense
forests.
We have been but few months in Oregon, bu.
we have been here a sufficient length Of lime to
know lhaI the Winters in Oregon are not accom-
panied with - ncessant rains " and we have also
seen verified the truth of statement frequently
made, but not generally credited in the Northern
States. VIZ. that the grasses IN Oregon remain
green during the winter season. These grasses
re extremely nutritious, and covering It's they do,
q large portion of The entire territory, from and
including the valleys, up 20 the region OF perpet-
ua snow on the mountains, they are truly u
source Of Invaluable wealth. Probably there is
no country upon the face of the earth, that by
nature, affords such ready facilities for grazing
as that portion of Oregon lying between lhe Cas-
cades and Blue Mountains. known as the Middle
| Country. Nool-growers on the hills of Vermont.
Western Massachusetts and New York, and in
Northern ONO, have realized some profit from
their sheep when compelled to feed them hay and
grain from four 10 five months n the year.
In the middle country of Oregon, almost
uninha bied by the white man, bouneous Nature
has overspread thickly from 10000 to 10000
square mics with rich, uxuriani grasses upon
which alone sheep, cattle and horses subsst
throughout the year. Any farmer would regard
| half dozen cows and dozen sheep a trifling
ca pa il is yet in any Of the grazing districts
of Oregon, not already overstocked, they constitute
a ca pitaI which, with little attention, 20 years,
/ from their natural increase, would make their
| possessor a wealthy man. Wool can be trans
ported from here to England as cheap from
several of the States and we trust that the time
is not far distant when the valleys, the plains and
the mountains of Oregon will resound with The
bIeating Of sheep.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK's, Feb'y 18th, 1919.