The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-12-19

and in all kinds Of grain nowhere has its equal.
The climate Of Oregon is nowhere equlled for its
hcalhfulncss and as health is one Of the greatest
inducements in going to any country, would wish
to be fully understood when | say, emphatically,
that there is not a region Of country the North
American continent, not excepting New England,
80 widely famed for its health so healthy as Ore
gou. Aside from this, aud the productiveness Of
it's soil it is nowhere surpassed for its water
power, nowhere equalled for the goodness of its
water or for the quality Of its lumber, or for the
fish that swim in its streams or the game in its
forests and prairies or for the uniformity of its
climate Beside this, we have mines Of coal, Of
iron, Of marble, of granite, Of salt, and probably
mines Of gold. We are so located, also, that any
man living in Oregon may mount his horse, and
in a very few days, without dollars expense on
the way, visit the various mines in California,
work as long as he pleases, and by the same con-
veyance return at his pleasure. In Oregon you
will find ready employment at from FIVE to fifteen
dollars per day, according to your trade, cores
ponding wages by the month or year; and for all
you can raise you will get, TO quote from the
price current in the OngOa Spectator of Septem-
Der jtb 1880 as follows:
Beef, 3 to 20 cents per pound; pork, lG to 20
cents per pound; butter, : per pound; cheese,
C2i, cents per pound wheat 81 80 to 50 per
bushel oats, - per bushel; eggs, 80 to -
lumber, $50 to 500 per thousand.
This is n country where you can raise stock to
any amount without ever cutting any hay or fod-
der for them, or feeding them, or housing them,
for the entire year. For your oxen you can get
100 per poke, for your american horses from
$50 to $3.50 or $500, for good cows $50, and
other stock in proportion, and these prices are
likely to continue. There is comparatively no
end 10 the money and all man needs to make it
is industry, and to lay it up, economy. Here,
too, you will find good schools, and the people
alive 10 education, good churches, denominations,
and preachers, and the people moral and intelli-
gent. and anxious To hear Oar mail routes have
been established and our mails are regularly car
ried The Rowland & Aspinwall line of steam
ers extends TO Portland, in Oregon, and there is a
regular semi monthly mail between that city and
other parts of the Territory and New York Be-
side this, we have line Of river steamers plying
between Astoria and Oregon city, and Oregon
city and Cascade city and intermediate ports;
and two steamers, whose machinery has been
long on the way. will soon be placed on the Will
lamptte yiver above Oregon city, running up that
beautiful valley from 100 TO 100 miles. iiere
you see all things are ready and waiting for the
coming emigrant. ! have no hesitancy in saying
upon my responsibility as the Iteprsaenc~>,,e i,
that Territory, that such inducements never were
offered before to emigrants, since the organization
Of the Government Nor do hesitate to say
that to any industrious and economical man. FIVE
years in that country with the inducements
actually offered there, are worth as much in point
Of property as twenty years east OF the Rocky
Mountains The only question: then, which
remains to be considered, is, How can you get
thereo
There are three ways to get to Oregon one
round Cape Torn-time, six months from New
York another across the Isthmus by steamboat
time, forty to forty-fye days from New York; and
the third across by the overland route-tme,
from the Missouri river, from two and "A half to
five months, according to the nature Of your
teams and your expedition on the way.
The expense round the Horn will be from
500 to $500 for each grown person, and boarded,
with smaller prices for children, depending on
age. by this route you can get any amount of
freight carried you please.
BY the Isthmus route, there are two rates of
fare First fare, from New York to Chagres,
500; scross the lsthmus, from $50 to $50; and
from Panama to Portland, Oregon, 500, and
found--making total, say, $3.50. Second fare,
from New York to Chagres $50 across the 18TH
mus, as before and from Panama to Portland, 5000
and fOund-making n sum total Of $500. BY this
route you can purchase the Rowland X Aspin-
wallis line HT9Ugh ickciS to Portland, Oregon,
and have the guaranty Of that responsible firm
against any delay by The way. As many iDqui-
rics have been made Of me about those delays on
the lsthmus TO persons having through tickets, |
viii take this occasion to say thatif you purchase
your through tickets of Ilowlurd 4 Aspinwall's
line you will meet with no detention whatever
You may rely upon what tell you. All persons
going to Oregon by the isthmus route should 90
by this line, if they do not wish to be detained at
San Francisco, as This is the only company hav-
ing through line Their Cliice ia 81 South
street, New York.
By the overland route, every person should he
at one Of the following points on the Missouri
river independence OF st. Joseph in Missouri,
or kanesvic in Iowa, ready to leave just as
quick as the grass is sufficient to drive on, which
is the case from the first Of April to the first Of
May, according TO the nature Of the spring
lie will choose a team Of oxen, mules or horses
or, if without family, he may yack through by
riding one horse or mule, and packing his pro-
visions, &c, on one or two more. This is the
quickest mode mule or horse teams, with light
loads, the next in point of expedition; oxen the
last, but quite as sure as either The cost by
this route in the end, will be but small as the
following calculation will show
Persons from Ohio, Michigan. or Wisconsin,
and at all points west OF these States, usually
start with their teams from home Those far
Their east or south first find their way into some
State west Of those named, rs Illinois, Missouri,
or Iowa, and there purchase their teams Any
one who plcases can go to Independence St Jo-
seph, to kanesyllc, by way of the Missouri
river and then 60 back into the interior, and pur-
chase their teams. Each man should buy from
three TO five Jokes Of oxen for each wagon, &C
corliug to their load, lay in provisions plenty to
last him through, and have some to spare in case
Of a contingency, and start with as light load "a
possible, losing no time, either Sundays or week
drys, unless It is absolutely necessary. BE care
11l not 10 whip or fret your teams, and you will
have no trouble. The route IS a healthy one, and
| wish all to know and understand that emigrants
on the Oregon trail meet with none of those dis
astCrs for want of water and grass which have
been so destructive on the California emigrlnts
! have driven a team over the route and this |
know. Keep in small companies of not exceeding
twenty wagons, and always remember to avoid
MaI1.rS towards the last end OF your Journey,
who will meet you with all manner Of stories, for
the purpose of buying your cattle horses, and
property, for song Treat them with the con-
tempt they deserve. The cost of getting to the
place OF rendezvous will depend on the distance
from the place OF starting. From this place let
ms count the final cost
Suppose you pay $50 yoke Cor your oxen, a
high price along the frontier Five yokes would
cost you 800, wagon, well rigge,l, SIS good
American mare Sd; AMI two cows, s25 for
both--making the sum total sl25 Iodr provi-
sious would be, 200 pounds of flour and 100
pounds Of bacon to every person. Then there
would be coffee, tea, sugar, spices, dried fruit
lard, honey small quantity of Indian meal
sone hard bread, rice, beans, salt, and small
stock Of medicines, enough Of each kind to last
you through Your cows would furnish you with
milk and butter by the way. We will estimate
your provisions and via-ictas to cost 500, which
aided TO the former sum, would make 1925. Az
Ter Won start Won will rarely have nm occasio
and still more rarely chance, to spend n dollar
With prudence You will be very likely to get
through with al the stock you start with. But
Lei ns mNkn all due nllnMancea for losses hY the