The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-22
INTELLIGENCE FROM OREGON.
THE GOLD DIS vERIES
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THE GROWTH OF OREGON,
ITS H a r 30 r.,
kyo No krc
&c. NC. &c
From the Aha California July Is


ana the mails We have but little by this
val OF very momeDt ous import.
Tbe Carolina len Astoria the 21th and the mouth
Of the columbia On the morning of the 18th ult
lts M, mbef, OF the military court martia-daors
" Her and Sewell aud Cspts Andrews and Wsstcott-
returned on the Carolina with several OF the Officers OF
the isgiDent. The court had finished their
sions. but the result had not ranspred as after Of
sCuTse
Governor Lane has resigned his post the governor
Of the territory and was contemplating trip to the
UnpquA river In search or the gold region.
The three Indians convicted Of murder aud outrages
uIon tne emgran.s were hanged in the early part OF
Nay la he presence OF large number Of spectators
among whom many OF those who had suffered
fTuD their savage brutality.
Win rssp.ct 10 the gold discoveries our accounts
very c'nnieng and We scarcely know at what
sipsiOD 10 arrive. New towns springing up in all
quarter. and peruiation is rife Piatina is said co
exist TO very con idtrsbe extent in some of the
newly Uncovered gold regions.
good deal uf rain has fallen during the last IN onth
The brig Portland arrived at Portland the 18th
ut.; the bark Eliza. at Astoria the oath the Tar
quns sailed from Portland the 26th ult
BY tbe potensss OF Purser Monroe, We have receiv-
cd through the kind attention Of friend who went up
In the Carolina and returned yesterday the folio wing
letter which eoutaips all the news Of the day in the
SAN PRAscrsco, July Is 1850.
Shortly after we took that last smile" together,
some five Vet ks found myself on board the good
steamship Carolina with n merry lot Of strangers
Who ,eskug their fortune 10 the distant wilds Of
Oregon. We bad hardly accomplished exit through
The colder Gate ~hen strong gale, dead ahead began
TO sop on For three days had little 20 boast Of
making only about two miles hour tossing up and
ik, quid OF chswed hay la the throat 81 cow
and pr,fs bertbs TO nAdes the quar-
,er deck Such three days may we never pass again
breakfast followed by general break loose dinner
stepped out, and We "supp.d on horrors" But we
',ed through II. aud the fourth day gave the old
BROKEN wind-d gale nts' at the rate OF ten miles
hour. In six Gays arrived of the mouth Of the
Columbia where the little pilot boat Mary Taylor
coor Mary escorted us through the North Channel
10 Bakers Bay. The entrance TO the Columbia has
long besn busbeur TO sailors but 1t Is thanks to
the tk and exsrtions Of Capt White, matter Of lit.
ii. oinicuny. Tue South Channel lately explored Ia
easy nd and ,sie The North Channel Is deep,
giving at its shallow est part ave and quarter fsthous
q, tide but ts shape Is se that OF the last letter
OF the aiphsbst. On Bakers Bay, where anchored
Tor ,e night some sn.trprtins spectators have laid
toAy purchased lsts aud erseted og cabins there IL
v.ry appropriately laid of under the lee of Cape
fns the North Channel h popesse. som. military ad
sntsgss aud & an eligible locality for digging clans
n enc OF our fs,"~ pasrng.rs demonstrated to our
general satisfaction next morning NJ breskfa>t We
ran up 20 Astoria next day II Is doleful looking
hamlet on tn weather AIDE OF hin. and almost hid
by irr, able Iorrst OF guomy ar The
custom hcus located there aVi OF the vii
dtrn-sr around n laid IN into ton lots destined At
ONE fEturs day to reAiE. sPie1di fortune to their
poss.'suTs or the fools a. not all die az iatsriB
After day aud a half as Astoria steamed
NJ thp golumbis to Vancouver a trading post
OF ue Hudsons Bay CouPsny, aud n station for
some troops under Oh Lo,ing rk.s is a pleas.
sn, got. eommsaaibg s-auttul view 90 the east.
ward IL To- IA I'D ana suE though Is 10 said the Cosa
rauy De- a gnss de. ~ tired, there A short run 20
III. hiau.tte took Portland ylace destined 60
h. TO Ongou THAT sacrs1rnto city " Co California II
b'sutiiV: lite for Town with high banks perfect
by level heavily tiE1b.r-d aud cognunicati ~sily
With tie ieriUr The trade To tb-ssouth Umpqxs Rnd
otssr orsycn gold nirrs will pace through Portland
orercu-City 10 at te fsIls twelve miles .bo~e Port.
lsrd IL -poor place. sJus-s- h-twesn tso lodges
Of Tcck b about Il tnndred Yards troad TO
two miles ori-ss In lengst. The inhabitants
making ad rosc round the western side % the tails.
10 hopes Under the r.d- usth the Yam Hfl farming
dstrict Nor liza and Yam Hill is-a delight
ip county. tuI % good lsss and good people. Pro-
the th.rd OF JnF~ electt~n and n haAriSE msteh
'o'h place stor~Fon hty The town Gas iall Of men
tat the former ing u sea how the election
routed ard ue latter to zee hos the lsdi,ns ware
hung Tb,u tndi1ps. ds~iu number, hsd bs.n found
guilty OF the murder ~ " whitman w. 1877 Their
Tribe w." 'ayu'"s Ra'- t1"m vp 70 ke-P peace WITH
the whites Much Joubt -aa iet - TO tbs policy OF
hanging thin Out the popularity Of doing so was IN
a.rtshs An appeal o. III her court bad been grant
% but they we're Dot allowed the time necessary for
me cnss to se CURVED ~. They ~err hanged greatly
% the sstizrticR of ehr ladies Who hal travelled 90
Ear TO witncrf the spectacle The rumor OF ns-
eiseovsrssi IN the spcssa sountrv hiet th@ Cola
Ilcrs !. mush doubt a. TO its es1setasss. a. no
rriishls Pefson 81 al ttat have xJn. cut has yet
TUNED. Tts hrt sold hroug nj o. Oregon City ey
Indian. The ,fesssaent mas h~~n favorable 20 the
,ss 90 81 Tot. "a ,s7oass uhy u !. s.id mat ey.t
Js--. ApplsIat. brought up some sF-simens OF dust
irur hs sot "a uupvSA shore IA. rcTsrs che digsiaxs
hiriy pruhtabl. tn. geld L. q scales. mi aetsS
VIII large propcrtitp ,ay -ae t.rth. OF piatnun In
htt" parti'iss The mr. - uiussrd eyed Nj 4. u a
q riucs'iou ssa -rs intelligence. and his state
m.bt. in regard % th- rieha.,s .f thss- mines asy
b. es-nhasntiy ri % ppun
Thr,- ussk. sEr,%as'y spent Aneas ths good folts
.ad eth the good H,irs 81 Or~sae. aaAlly
kroksn ~ by the iit % the Nsrslisa Alter three
ssy- durng ~hieb tis- s-rty .sssnt-~ aud kinia-.s
~Ss aispis,sd ~ Captain Wood aa4 MA g.nt.m All
ana sfirisnl ofe.rs ~. - 'us dropt~d her auch 90
IN your nehl- bsJ S-sa t'rinnst,a Zoe the prescott
ar, sdsst-a Cor ,h- prompt seI,s.ry of b. fsl-
loving is'ter trer CAP. McArthur, of ts surveying
Bus E-ing
L 5 srr,s,,Ss s-r Ew,a,l
Asrosi. orefar rsfriicryJ hAy a, 1850
sr-yoar, Of IN. 81 "a, :. received " answer to
Witch h'g lss's .. "a that eensd,r abe harbr
vii ,hsnfd sta, az IN most good hsst ~. have
v1sitsd AZ far a. tsss ieatusd no vs--i has ever
b-rs driven shose hyth~ seton Of the -inds ard
wpv..-rcuciu ive s,IssBe- ~ ~. safety
With gafd 20 the ne saata ehiun'l dlses7ered By
Opt CAS- whit. I hsv- already exr-esssd my
OF ,ion tn. aadltos-i $50, f.ue- have secsived
s'nc,. only ,nsiass g. a. n'ors roOhd@nt fbv dt
a IN. Coluhs ri.,r IA i.rr-a-sd At least s.resy
ace pss ssui Sue. tn di-~.sery
am s-Ey r-apec .,u,ly ,lzd truly yours
Va Mctnrtsug. ~ tong y.
We hss. r's'iv'd ths "a ~i1E communication ssm
Or.rsbiss.-
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