The New York herald., 1850-12-09

To the People or ths United States.

FELLOW CITIZENS -
The object of this brief circular is to make you
acquainted, in the fewest words possible, with the
| most extraordinary iaducems IIs held out to nj
grants to Oregon, and with the several modes OF
reaching that country.
The cloud of distractions, so long lowering down
Congress, at its late session, and the uncertainties
heretofore existing to the removal of the Indians,
and the titles to land, have been removed, by the
enactment of laws for that purpose.
A law was passed at the late session, providing
for the exrngushment OF the ladian title to all
that part Of Oregon lying west of the nit of the
Cascade Mountains, and for the removal Of the
Indians inhabiting il to some point east of those
mountains. A Board of Commissioners have been
appointed unter tn II law to treat with the Indians
west of those mountains, for their lands, and with
the Indians east of the same mountains, for other
lands TO which to remove the Indians first named
Superintendent Of Indian affairs has been appoint
ed, whose duty il is, under the protection Of the
military force stationed in the country, 10 occupy
his whole time in attending to the duties OF this
department; and under him are placed three Indian
agents and three sub agents. for the more efficient
management of the affairs in this department
Heavy appropriations have been made, to be fol-
lowed by still larger ones, to enable the officers
appointed TO prosecute successfully the objects of the
law. All people, therefore, every ywhere, may rest
fully assured tha. there is not the slightest danger
Of trouble with the Indians hereafter. | would also
state that there is danger from Indians in going
TO Oregon, overland, nor after you have reached
the country.
at the last session Of Congress, giving to all men,
over eighteen years of age arriving and settling in
Oregon previous TO Dec. 1850, $40 acres of land il
single, and if married, $40 acres. The bill then
provides that II those single men marry in year
from the frsr of Dec. $780, they shall receive $40
acres In all cases the wife is to receive one half
of the above grant in her own right Four years
residence and cultivation, to be completed either
before the date Of the law AFTER is required be-
fore the final title is made from the government
though the title 10 good TO all intens and purposes
moment the claim is taken. fthe man or woman
or both die after taking the claim, and before the
four years EXPIRE the same goes TO the survivor and
heirs, go that it cannot be lost by this casualty.
The bill next provides that all white males over
twenty. one emigrating to the country and settling
there, between the first day of Dec. 1850 and the
first day of Dec. 1853, shall receive l6O acres Of
land, if single man, and if married, then 320
But there is also provision here, that if single
marry in year after arriving 2 in the Territory,
they then receive 800 acres All male minors who
60 to the country, and settle, and become twenty
before Dec. 1853, will receive l6O acres of land
absolutely, and If they marry in one year after ar
irving at majority, they will receive 320. All fo-
reigners, BY hlng their intentions OF becoming
Anne erican citizens, are treated like native born
American citizens, and they only required to
complete that naturalization before they get final
title. OF this would have to be done in the
shortest lime or they would lose their land The
sume residence and cultivation required as be-
fore, and, as before, the woman receives as her
own property, one half of the land granted. In all
he pleases, if not pre- viousiy occupied.
Iwould wish il TO be well unders food that this land
is among the richest lands in the world, that no
where surpassed IN productveness, and in all kinds
of grans,n where has il equal. The climate of
Oregon is no where eQualied for its hoalthfuness,
and as health 10 one Of the greatest in
going to any country, would wish % be fully un.
%hep sf ssy, ,ha, there is
continent, not excepting New Ne We England, SO widely
ia'..eo for its health go healthy Oregon. Aside
from this, and the preductveness of its soil, il is
no where surpassed for its water power, no where
equalled for TIE goodness OF its water, for the
quality OF its lumber, or for the hsh that swim in
its ans or the game in its forests and prairles,
or for the uniformity Of its climate Beside this,
we have mines of coal. of iron, of marble, Of gra-
Dite, of salt, and probably mines of gold We are
SO located also, that any man living in Oregon,
may mount his horse, and in very few days, with
out dollars expense on the way, visit the various
mines in California, work as long as he pleases,
and BY the same conveyance, return at his plea
sure In Oregon you will find ready employ ment
al from five TO fifteen dollars per day, according to
your trade, corresponding wages by the month or
year, ard for all you can raise you will get, TO
quote from the prices current in the Oregon Spectd
tor, Of Sept. Oh, 1850, as follows;-beef Is TO 20
cts. per lb; pork, 10 to 20 per lb. butter. 81 per
oats, % per ssshel; eggs, 30 to IS cs per dozen;
lard, 40 cts PEP 10, and lumber go to S1oe per ~
Inns ID county where you can raise stock to
any amount without ever cutting any hay fodder
entire year. For your oxen you can get $50 per
yoke, tor your American horses from $50 TO $3.50
OF $500, for good cows $50, and other stock in pro.
ES::ea and these prices are n likely is to continue;
all man needs make il, is industry, ai:a to Jay
IL Up, economy. Here, too. you will find gooa
schools, and the people alive 10 education; good
churches, denominations and preachers, and the
people moral and Intelligent, and anxious to hear.
Our mail routes have been established aud our
mails are regularly carried. The Rowland and
Aspinwall line of steamers extends TO Portland in
Oregon, and there is regular semi monthly mail
between that city and other parts of the territory
and New York. Beside this, we have n line Of
river steamers ply ing between Astoria and Oregon
city, and Oregon city and Cascade. city and inter.
mediate portp, and two steamers whose machinery
has been long on the way, will soon be placed on
the willamette river above Oregon city, running
up that beautiful valley from 100 10 80 miles
Here you see all things are ready and waiting for
the coming emigrant have no hesitapcy in say
ing, upon my ponsbiity the representative Of
that territory, that such Inducements never were
Of the government Nor dc hesitate 10 ssy. that
10 any industrious and economical man, five years
in that country, with the inducements actually Of
iered 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 con-
sidered, II, "How can you gf. there T.
There are three ways TO get 10 Oregon-one
round Care HON, time, six months from New
York another across the Isihmus, by steamboat,
time forty 10 iorty five days from New York and
the third across, by the overland route, time from
the MISSOURI river, from two and a half TO five
months, according o the nature Of your teams, and
your expedition on The way.
The expense round the Horn will be from 600
TO SSGe fur eeeh grown person, and boarded, with
smaller pnces for children, depending age. BY |
this route lou can get any amount offreight carried
you please.
BY he Ishmus route, there are two rates offare. |
First fare, from New York to Chspres, 800 /
across The lshmus, from $50 TO $50, aud from Pa 1
mama 10 Portland, Oregon, $i00, and found, max
ing sum total, cay, Of $3.50. Second fare, from |
New York TO Chsgres, $50; across the Tsthmus,
as before, and from Psnama to Portland, 800, and
found, making a sum total Of 800 BY thus route
you purchase OF the Howlend & Aspinwalrs
line through tickets TO Portland, Oregon, and have
the guarantee Of thet responsible firm against any
delay by the way As many inquiries have been
made OF me about those delays on the Isthmus, 70
persons having through tickets, | will take this
occasion to say, that IL you purchase your tickets