The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-24

ORRGoe Cry Sept. %, lSl9.
Eds. Crescent-l so much grated with the receipt of
my hs OF your valuable paperdown to the 18th of july that
cannot refrain from returning thanks for the prompt
ness with which your paper has been sent 1t turns out that
we got the from the States here through paper
seven days later than elsewhere This in times full of
citing events not small favor to persons in this vicinity,
who on the sd Of September glad to hear OF events from
the States three months old, and consider it quite new Of
Oregon, can write but little. Our Legislative Assembly
still in session, providing civil and criminal CODE and will
probably get Though in weeks enclose you the
Message of Gov Lane. The Legislative Assembly have
passed law prohibiting the migration to this Territory,
der any pfetence Whatever of all negroes and muattoes
whether free bond suppose this measure not dictated
from an uncharabe feeling toward the African race butex
peenee from the past shows them TO be avery
to mix and live among Indians, who very numerous in
this Territory. And wise policy admonshes us that they
easier ruled when left themselves than when mixed with
any foreign different castles.
The Governors Message is good plain document and
in be read the evidences OF the kind and
pathies which he feels toward the many Indian tribes
IN hschage and which truly characterize the man as they
invariably do the truly brave. The Governor much be-
loved by the people of this Territory, and prominently
suited to that portion of his duties which relate to Indian aa
lie has demanded of the tribes concerned in the murder of
Wallace, Gan Amercan) in May last, the perpetrators of
that crime, and they have been surrendered to Capt Hall,
U. 3. A., now stationed with his company on Pugets
Sound, at fort established there, called Shhcooni.
The trial of these Indians six in number takes place in
District on the first day of next month";
Our climate healthy and we nave pure water,
fine and refreshing breez the surface OF the country
billy and mountainous interpreted with large and rich val
leys In fact the hills and mountains have rich soil, and
produce fine grass and timber. Our has rapidly
increased during the last five six months have before
list Of vessels which have crossed the bar since the 9TH Of
May, from which it appears that the terrible bar of Columbia
has been crossed by merchantmen, in far sized vessels,
since that time about sxty-ve times with but single dis
aser worthy record and that Serious except that
sailor fell overheard and drowned This accident hap
with he shIn n
in under pilot board who, seems, pretended to know
the bar and did and brought the vessel over the north
breakers where the Peacock crossed when she was lost This
ship in safely without injury to her cargo, by the timely
aid given her by OF Captains, who their
the time but she greatly strained and injured
The Wapoe with Government stores, lost part OF her rud
der, but suffered material INJURY otherwise that heard Of
These the only accidents The propeller Massachusetts,
in and up the river about hundred miles, there
loaded with lumber and returned without difficulty The best
estimates that form Of the lumber trade here that there
have been shipped from this Territory in the last six months
about five million feet This lumber worth at San Fran
cisco from $3.50 $500 per thousand feet and worth in
sells here about $00 per thousand feet Oregon has also ship
ped considerable wheat and other produce This valuable
and rapidly increasing commerce, and branch OF industry
that needs OF the fostering OF Government than
gets do not think unreasonable to calculate that in the
six months Oregon will be able to ship twice this amount
of lumber great many mills in progress of cOnsuc
ton that will be in operation in short time. Labor and
visions are DEAR not differing materially from prices paid IN
California this, Notwithstanding the numbering business,
profitable The water in this is
great and timber nexhausbe strange that our lum-
bemen in the East do with their machinery into this
Territory and make lumber where can be shipped In four
five days market that demands much of it. The
climate is quite healthy their own and much richer in
every way, naturally.
We have held the in the Territory in pursuance of
law and a term of the Supreme Court.
This destined be great country. Its health, soil,
water and TIMBER OfneXhausbe wealth,
and that people have dug out gold that they have
good capital to and have returned TO their homes if
Congress will law that they call their i'm
their own very active business will be done
here. As Congress in reference to the public do
main, cannot doubt that bern donations of land will be
made and in Of the investment of capital in building
mills hope to see Congress pass some law that will secure
those who have built them in their capital invested. The
emgants coming M in great numbers but in
good health Col Lorng, with his command has arrived al
Vancouver in good health and condition. have never been
healthy country than this this time The Legis-
ave Assembly directed respect to be paid the
DRY ex-Presdent Polk Gov. Lane delivered very appo-
proprae address the occasion before the houses con-
vened the Legislative Hall, and funeral Grafton is de-
vered to-day by the Rev. Mr. Roberts, Bishop, of the
Methodist Episcopal church in this Territory.
set out in the morning for Pugets Sound, try the In
dians taken prisoners above stated and will much of
that delightful region Of country lying the Coroez and
around Pugets Sound The country between the Columbia
and Puget Sound has not heretofore ted much
attention this valley but an OF it make it very
rich and pleasant country. Our people at home know but
little of the capabilities of this country its natural resources
very great and although their development has hereto
fore been very slow OF its great distance from the
States and the and interested policy of the Hudson
Bay Company, and the fear The navigation of the bar and
Columbia river and is quite overshadowed by heinox
eating temptations of the gold mines OF California. The
of these has yielded to the energies of merchant
men. ANY this coast, accustomed to navigation,
would be ashamed say that the Columbia be nay
gated safely and with in fact il passed almost
every day. have vessels passing it in and out by the
wind, going and Others coming in. As the
Hudson Bay Company, they the very of what
expected to find them They kind and gentemenke
men, with their system of servants, clerks traders factors
&c., accustomed to monopoes but they quite harmless
their trade small, and the Americans already competing
with them in the goods business they will undere them
and drive them of the trade in short time. Their pos.
sessions worth but little in comparison the value on
them they worth than hundred thousand dol
lars and their right navigate the Columbia, not
worth the Government, will it long be used in my
opinion by the Company. 1t would be subject of regret TO
Government buy them the enormous price they
ask of one million dollars.
But 1 must close if find anything over on the Sound
worthy of writing you will send it to you.
ours truly, w. v. ***++.
Gaines Case.