Democratic banner. (Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.) 1845-1852, 1850-09-23

Missouri. Horses and cattle are doing fine
Hogs are very fat-frst rate country 70
hogs-they are healthy, and not subject t
diseases like they are in Missouri, particu
larry such as yours and A. G. Goodman
were afflicted with in the winter of '46 ant
al. Stock of all kinds are very health,
here. The farmers Of this country can raisl
any number Of horses, cattle, sheep, hog
and fowls, by taking proper care Of the
when young. and prevent the wolves from
destroying them. l commenced in Octo.
Der, 4S, with two small sows, and my stoch
has increased to about 40 head. some fine
hogs. and some pork for sale, which is sell.
ing at Oregon City at fifteen dollars pei
hundred.
We have lots of wild game here. from q
grizzly bear down to ground squirrel
The large black, yellow and gray wolves
are plenty, and very troublesome in the
winter. 10 the summer they 60 to the noun
tsins. Deer are very plenty, though pretty
wild; ] frequently see them grazing on the
hills and in the valleys round our little farms.
Scores Of prairie wolves and wild CATS
These fellows steal our pigs and lambs. l
give all my time that ! have to hunt, to the
taking of these sly, sneaking, thieving
scamps. / have q dog that frequently
catches the small wolves, when they are
out some distance from timber. Some Of
the I'm are 50 impudent that they will not run
or make much exertiop to escape, ss they
fro quently meet with dogs that will not lay
hold Of them, and, like 90 not, turn upon
the dog and run him - Ear 40 he had run
them. have some 6ne sport in these cha
ses. had real set to the other dsy with
a Lynx. He was the severesr animal that
have encountered any where. He used
my dog up badly before ! could find club
10 assist him, though we finally slew him.
There are some Elk 10 the southern part of
Ibis valley.
This country is generally well watered,
with numerous streams sufficiently large for
saw and grist mills, with numerous falls and
good mill sites, and plenty of money in the
country TO improve them. If Congress
would settle the land question for this coun-
try, it would improve very fast-if the set
tiers could have their claims secured to
them, either by donation or pre-emption, Q
great many would prefer paying the mini
um price Of one dollar per acre, than to re-
main in the present uncertain condition.
Monty is plenty-yes, very plenty. Gold
al d silver, none Of your shinplasters or rags.
Land claims rate high, from $500 to three,
four and FIVE thousand dollars, owing to To-
cation and improvement. ! have heard of
one claim being sold near the mouth Of the
Columbia for $lO 900 "a town site. Prop
erty Of all description is very high. Wsg-
goDs $3.50; American horses $3.50 to $3.50;
Indian horses $40 to $l25; mules, none in
market. Bolivar traded his two little mules
last fall for two good American mares worth
1 200 each. Oxen are selling for $l00 per
yoke; cows from $40 to $50 cash, and but
few cen be had at those prices.
Labour of every kind is very high. Me-
chanics make from seven to twelve dollars
per day. House carpenters charge $40
per square. Window sash is worth 80 cents
per light. Common laborers get FIVE dol
lars per day at Oregon City, and So 30 in
the country, at this time, to make rails
Last winter rails was worth SO I.2 cents
per hundred. had 5000 made at this
Shingles are worth fifteen dollars per thou
sende-lumber at Oregon City from 80 to
one hundred dollars per thousand feet; in
the country from forty to fifty dollars
Blacksmitlling is good business. only have
six dollars for shoeing horse all round
two dollars each for cutting and drawing
on woggon tires, 80 to 75cts for sharpening
8 plough, and everything else in proportion.
This is the greatest place to make money
that have ever seen. All sorts Of labor
is high, and in great demand. Mechanics
and common laborers are wanted. All
kinds Of business is done on the cash sys-
tem-no credit, no borrowing or losning Of
money. There has been but one suit for
debt before Magistrate, in this county,
since have been here. Only one Justice
of the Peace in the county, until last Octo-
Der, when We had special election for the
purpose Of electing all the county officers
that we were entitled to under the organic
Law Of Congress.
We have mixed population here. some
from New York. Maine, Connecticut, llli'
nois, Indiana, Michigan, lowe, Missouri
and q few from Arkansas, sgood many En-
glish, Canadian French, half breeds, &c
There is room for great many people here
l. HI.