The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-15

die after taking the claim and before the four years expire
the goes 10 the and heirs 90 that cannot
The next bill provides that all white males over tween
one, emgraing 10 the country, settng there between
the first day Of December 1880, and the rst day o. De-
cember 1881 shall receive 100 acres OF land II single
man, and il married man, then 800 But there 10
also provision here that ii single marry in year
arriving in the Territory they then receive $40 acres
All male minos who 90 10 the country, and settle. and
become twenty before December 1853 wilreccve 100
acres OF land absolutely; and IL they marryin year
egners by filing their Intentions OF becoming American
czens, treated like native-born American citizens
and they only required 10 conplels that na.uraze
tion before they get final title OF course this would
have be done the shortest time, they would ose
their land The same resdence and cultivation are 10.
qased as before aaa as before. the woman receives. as
the erion allowed 70 pick hs land where he pleasss
II not tpreveus!y occupied ,seaas .e.l 79l la e7ngh
10 Oregon are greater than any ever offered in the history
Of this government Butthe great question yet remaids
and this 10 the difficulty with nearly allr HOW 10 MAN
Mr. Thurson discusses that in full There are three
ways to get 10 Oregon: one round Cape Horntme six
months from New York-which costs from $500 10 Saea
Another across the Isthunus by steamboat forty q
forty five days from New may fot
$500 or each grown person. with but little baggage and
the third across by the overland Toulehme, from The
Missouri river from two and half to five months, &c
cordng TO the nature OF your teams and your expedition
This last seems 10 be also the best route for majority
Of persons II s very healthy and all should know and
understand that emigants the Oregon trail meet with
none of those disasters for want OF water and
which have been destructive TO the California emf.
grants 1t is also cheap the following calculation
in the words of Mr.. Thurston will shows: baa sssIOi
"Sappose you pay $50 yoke for your high price
wagon well rigged $75 good American mare, 4f6 and
two B25 boh-makng the sum total 1925 Your pro-
vision would be 200 pounds Of flour and loo pounds Of
bacon to every Then there would be coffee, tea
sugar spices dried fruit, lard, honey, small quantity Of
Indian meal, hard bread, rice, beans, salt and
small Of Of each kind to last you
through Your COWS would furnish you with milk and
$lOO which, added to the former sum, would
make S626. After you start you will rarely. have an
OCCASION and st rarely chance, to spend dollar
With prudence you will be very likely ger through with
all the stock you with But let make all due al
lowances for losses by which we will suppose 70
through without saying anything Of the magnfccnt farm
you forthwith possessed Of Your four yokes Of oxen
will be worth least 400, your wagon $780, your Aer
can mare $780, and your 8l00 These prices low
estimates 1po the whole The amount 875e. Bas you
have paid but 525 that you have made e226 by
journey This may be taken as fair illustration for
ALL" 1H 3 F"#h tH- se sAsttttR 3t9tN FUtl% HNAW
Mr. Thurston says, unhesitaingy. that to any ndus,
rious and economical man. five years in that country,
with the inducements actually offered there are worth as
much in point of property twenty years east OF the
Rocky Mountains He travelled the overland route with
his family ls47, and never regretted II, and says be
were back now, knowing what he knows OF Oregon Ne
would not until he was his way TO that country,
as the inducements unprecedented and competency
certain. 49,,