The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-22

ing, while the prairie land becomes too vet In that
good crops and s thrifty fruits tees growing uOoo th.
high uwsered lands a. often Oregon 10 pro-
baby an exception to every other country upon the
deep bsck mould; and with nutritious grass, unless
prevented BY the growth OF dense forests
have been here sunacisnt length Of time TO know
that the winters In Oregon not accompanied With
nSss'c1s rsi1s sna We hays sEo SEEN verified the
generally credited In the Northern States viz that the
grasses 10 Oregon, remain green during the wiat,r
covering they DO large portion Of the entire ter
ritsry from and including the vsles up TO the region
source Of invaluable wealth. Probably there is no
country upon the face Of the earth that by nature
sord: ,uoh ready f.silitis: for srs.ne =. That pm
Mountains, known % the middle country. Wool
growers on the hills Of Vermont western Msssaebu-
realised some pront from their sheep when compelled
to teed them hay and grain from four to i've
almost uninhabited BY the white man, boaatsous
nature has overspresd thokly from thirty to forty
thousand square miles with rich luxuriaut grasses,
upon vhich alene sheep, CATTLE and horses subsist
throughout the year Any farmer would regard half
dozen cows and dozen sheep trining capital It
not already overlooked, they constitute capital,
which, With little attention, In twenty years, from
wealthy man Wool can be trans ted from hers to
- cheap % from several Of the States and We
trust that the time not far distaut whom the valleys
with the beating Of sheep.
VERY IMPORTANT DISCOVERY, BY A ROCKY NOUN
TAIN TRAPPER.
Mr.. EDIroR-One of those remaI kable creatures
called trapper paid visit the other day,
lated discovery he had made, which, true deserves
the inme date attention OF the evilissd world He
said he had been trapping the head waters the
Missouri river, until beaver and game had become
scarce and having had words with the Bush -,
he determined to leave those parts aud push his way
in search Of beaver the Rocky mountains the
shores Of the Pacific end taking the sun for his guide
be pursued westwsrdly direction across the noun
tains, deserts, and sand. for more than thousand
miles, until ct last reaching beautiful valley
the shores Pacific he astonshed to ind It inhs
bted by frsm tbs Angle Saxon race They
had organised government. opened commercial inter-
course BY sea With the neghberng Kingdoms and were
actually engsgedin with tribes
Of IDdsn. They told me, said be, they had been in
ducsd By which they belonged, many
years since TO locate themselves there TO effect great
national object with promised Of Immediate protection,
&o to which they belong sd having
accomplish cd TIE end they desired, had abandoned
them = their fate. UnwiuinR to believe republic
could Do 30 ungratefal poured FORTH ssid he, tor.
rent Of exesrstions upon all monarchiss and partiou
larry that Of Great Britain whose ctsens supposed
them to be. Here his story abruptly ended but not
the honor Of distinguishing itself for researches and
philanthropy, would suggest through your columns,
the propriety Of sending nte that regsn exploring
expedition-Coonel Fremont OF some other scientific
Rsntlsmsn-to ferret them ont, and Inquire whether
there not American ctiEens among them who need
our protecting care.
NB.-I have since asesrtsined their location to bs
between the 42d and 49th parallel Of latitude and on
the waters Of the Columbis river.