The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1849-12-12
LETTER FROM JUDGE BRYANT.
Interesting Intelligence.
OREeoN Cry, August 18th, 1849.

OREGON CITY, August 18TH 1919.
To the editors of the Indiana State Sentinel:
Enclosed send you the message of our
mutual friend Gov. LANE. TO the Legislative
Assembly of the Territory of Oregon. This
documentas we'll as all the Governors official
acts shows the good sense, and may ado, the
good heart of the man, and is well received
here by the citizens. and Assembly. The
Governor is very prompt in defending the In
dams in their fisheries and other rights, es-
sentlal to their comfort and subsistence, and
on the other hand exacts from them more re-
spect to the rights OF our citizens than one
not accustomed to them would suppose them
capable of yielding. We have had no late
difficulties with them. and | believe that his
policy will secure US against any future diff
Guilty. The Governor is almost constantly
engaged in hearing their petty grievances and
redressing them in plain aud summary way.
that makes them pay respect to the rights of
one another and abstain from depredations
upon the citizens. Our legislature is in SEES
sion. They are men of good sense, and well
understand the wants OF the people of the
Territory Several Of them have filled i'm
portant stations in the States, and Col. Chap
man was once a delegate in Congress from
Iowa. The courts in my district are in ses-
sion. Last week held court in Liqn county
in this, in Ch.tmpOeg and next week will
hold court In Clackamus, and week alter In
Vancouver, which will end my circuit
Judge Pratt's circuit will commence LIST Mon
day in September. | found but little bust
ness to do The Grand Jury found four or
five indictments for small offences, such as
hog stealing, and stealing horses from the In
dams, &C., in Champoeg. Such things will
happen at first, but think, Judging from the
mass Of the citizens, who are mainly very or
DERBY and honest, that these iawlesS charac-
tiers will not long remain amongst us. | was
up this, the willamette valley, us far as the
Calapoosa settlements. l never saw u richer
valley OF land; the mountain scenery is capti-
waiting. The health Of the country is good.
and the harvest is abundant. This is the
greatest country for wheat on the continent.
have never seen finer wheat grow than we
have this year in Oregon not near all of which
will be saved for the want of laborers. The
ordinary wages for laborers in the harvest
| field is six dollars per day TO each man. Ev-
cry kind of labor commands nearly any price
asked for it. The packers, in advance OF the
Emigration arrived to-day. They report
| 600 wagons on the road; about 1000 bound
for this territory, the residue for California.
| The Cholera had been fatal out from Nilsson
ri to Blue River, about 400 miles about zoe
deaths and had abated; but there was much
sickness of tevors among the emigrants, and
some deaths. We an icipate much sickness
and distress among the land emigration. The
packers are of opinion that they are rushing
and pressing their cattle so hard in order 10
get out TO the mines, that they will break
them down. hope there will not be suffic-
lent emigration come here TO make us a fam
inc. Our people are returning from Caliior-
MIA every day with large sums Of gold the
product OF the mines. 1t will surprise you
dare say to learn the trade Of The Columbia
River this year, in comparison with what il
has heretofore been. | have before me state
ment showing the arrivals and departures of
vessels coming in and going out with freight
over the Columbia Bar which has heretofore
been considered impossible Since the 9TH
of May, ships Of every size, from forty tons
up to seven hundred tons burthen, amounting
to fifty eight up to the 18th of this month
and not single accident of serious char
acler has happened. If the twentieth part
Of the protection was given to the trade OF
| this river that is extended to the mouths
of the rivers IN the States, the Columbia
would be found to be Il much better bar
than that of most rivers in the States of its
SIZE. The lumber trade of this river is quite
an important trade; so of the wheat and flour.
The Legislature were this evening engaged
in devising means to alleviate the sutierings
of the emgrants. Many ofthem viii not be
able to get through, it is believed, with the
best assistance we can give them.
We have no paper published in this terri
tory, and l cannot furnish you with a printed
copy of the Governors Message. He is
quite well; left here this morning for the
Umpqua va ley, accompanied by Lieut.. Tai
bert, with an escort, to examine Alcie's Bay,
and to see the Indians of that Tart of the ter
ritory 1t turns out that there are several
| good harbors on the coast below the mouth
| Of the Columbia river, although it his here
tofore been reported an iron bound coast.
Yonrs, truly, VIM. P. BRYANT.
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