New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-28
OREGON.
Fuse,. sound Aaa the ceustry TAsr.aseat,

Puset's Sound RaS the CeaHtTy Thsgcabsat
o--yaa ( r-sGc.asnes q - I,s---
Posi- Srs~-AlLT. Oregon Territ,gy. Asg. l.. isi2.
Asssrs. Grs..es : HeETs.4
| Hsvil, on the morning G. tie +tt ass reianeC
my vcysee down ire COlun5is, Arrived att
mouth Of tue Covl',z about o clock An. En-
.erinE this stream shd going il Alcutt two nj es
| | lalded a; The Warehouse" ios the purpose O
cooking and eating NY breakfast. AZ ,hs place
small establishment has been formed BY the
Hadsons Bay Company - store for wheat
vuic5 "a exported n large quantities - tie HI-
wslsn lsiSnos, and 20 the Russian settlement a;
SitAa Having finished my morning repss,, | 0.
c5lEsc resc-ls cd my voyage bat IS your readers
can teei no Interest ia kaosing what were ny
speculs;ious during the day upon the subject Of 4
busy population, occupying a. no distant day tire
beautiful and fertile co1nty both sides Of I'll,
.tr'4-- SD that a. night / encsmped e. e. cd
sslnon fshery, where ats almost devoared IS
nusAetces, and where the frogs would bop upon
ny blankets Whe;heE-oruo no, vii only reme <.
thA: the Cowit1 ia a bold Aad rapid stream. Aad
inst IL h,ca water il e probably dangerous, but
presents 10 oos,acles tbAtare not overcome BY the
energy and skill of Indian vo. ageuss and Cana.
dian bostmen.
Oa tho .fte-noon # SATURDAY,. the a.h ins.. |
arrived NJ the CoNhlz Farm. where twas re
csive. = TN great kindness. sad Hospitality BY Mr.
GEORGE b. Roberts ana his estimGbe lady. THIS
farm occupies ar extensive and fertile P-sIre
upon the Cowlifz Rive, and near the cer,e- OF
settlement. of about ninety French Cana IAN isnli-
i-s Ii is in latitude 40 So North, longitude $50
West. This farm does not, az 70 beloved by
many. form e psrt Of the Hudson Bay Compa-
B. b.t halrn IN q q
: and 4 yricuisurA. I. npany, which wa formed
principally by the Ulcers and retired Servants 1t
.ne f'rmer 9 mpany, who have subscribed CAPT
ia Of $500 600, on which, however only ten per
cent. has been paid up. This farm AIDS IN tie
supply o. grsla, butter, cheese, Sc. tor the had-
sons Bsy C0mpsGy, uPos the eastern SIDE OF tnc
Rocky Mountains. a portion OF Us gram u si,o
shipped 70 the ku,slEn stations to the nor.hwArd
The aud claimed "a properly longing to tns
farm because actually used tor eilhe- cu,,ivs alton
~ stock. grazing. is about 5000 Gcres, @! which
900 az enclosed and 900 in small grain. The
stock consists ~ 20 horses, 100 hog', $50 nos1-
cattle .nd 800 sheep, consisting mostly of crosses
Of the Me-ino, Blackwell and Leicester sheep
y ith the coarse vooled sheep OF California
The grounds appeared 70 be vel PREPARED. Sh5
NJ Rsbers. the gentleman h charge OF the farm,
having very Obllgingy taken me- . see dHerent
portions of IT, saw many fields covered with
most luxurisLt crop q wheat | never saw hnor
loosipg potatoes.
Tbedw.lhng Is large one, built in the French
Caasdian style, which. although well adiP'ef 80
iefense agains, Iud srs Is far more expensive
thar either irams OF brick. The store house .
buzz IN tie same style, sgo Store. high, 100 eet
wide and $50 ong. In addition TO these arc seye-
rs lsrge grsus-es hay shed, stables. corn houses,
pigReries, snd - forth.
The C0Hlitz Farm has 40 so-t Of defense Other
thai INST which the Thick wooden walls OF the
dwelling house Gai other farm buildings may be
I,d 70 afnsb, thus proving that litte danger be,
yorA occasional piifering, IS = DC epprehended
from tie lad ans And e; NJ. Piomondo had th'ee
horses killed q lew nights before my Arrival
Such indeed. 10 the complete dependence oil ne
neishboring Indians upon the Company Tor ho1'
&c. ths,they have little disposition to quarrel H'n
| the whites
H. the rear OF tbs house OF The superintendent Il
| kitchen g.rlsn In which ell the psots OF similar
ss-dens Ia the United States wero growing very
| aKurisntly.
On Monday. TIE ssh instant, procured horse'
| apd an Indian ssrVRltsnd with Wsfniah, ueV
made chief Of iha Coxiiiz tfibe Of Indians, 40 8
| yoa-d II honor for the " BOs'on TEE resumed
nv Journey. During the day passed over coun
try mostly covered by forests Of grest beauty ou'
occasions in.ersp ersed with prai-ies the tert.i
| Is Il which vas only exceeded by tins deep and
| - a. soil of tie woodlands. The timber WAS ex
| trsmeiy luxgnsnt, many OF tho ceesrs being Al
Il elHnt Iecl IN lPmctcfs IL OChetNNSH " PAN
spruce, oaks Of different kind, arr cedar, srbGsos
| popN,s species q maple, willow and yew' Al
| a very remarkable fact which may mention II
mi, connection, that there arc nutbosrins trees
in any part Of Oregon and that the haze the on
| bash we have that bears sng;.
| On Tuesday the 7th inst cros'ed the ws'er'
ofthe Cheh.iis and Nsqnslly Rivers These hav'
| their channels suns deep, in some places hun
dreffeet be'ox the surisce, and taking treir ~
| among the sSos moautAns Ia view, Trey How VIZ
arspiiity ina. in many places renders them eS
| tremely dangerous TO traverse or even 10 cross
! seasons of high water The Chehau 10, no"
ever. nsvisable 'o- small boats aud canoes ron
about City miles above ts mouth where 1t empsie
into Greg's Bay, which has bar at its entrance
that can be passed only by vessels drawing n
more III an sigh, or ten fee. wster.
From the vicinity Of the Chehals Tee SOL
changed from deep and rich loan N ooe whlcl
.and aud gravel rendered comparatively unp-o
dac.ive Of agricultural products. Il! appeared
be eninen.ly adapted 70 sheeP-grs1ins
found comparatively few families settled o
ibis route ard that ths Of several OF these la
zns 20 the Gold NJ mes 10 California.
Near the close o: the afternoon | arrived - thl
| p,ace. where the hospita5le treatment. and gentle
| manly deportm ent Of D.. VIM T. Toismie, tbs Gu
| perintendent Of the establishment, caused mo 4
once to feel quite az home. rensin, g.
ACHILLES De HARLEY.