New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-09
LATEST FROM OREGON.

The U S. Mail steamship Oregon, Capt Patter
son. arrived at San Francieco, from Astoria,
Oregon Territory, on the 3Jst October She left
Astoria Oh the afternoon OF Friday, 2jth
The Oregon brought down % passengers.
There was very little news stirring in Astoria
when tl'e Oregon left
The rainy season had ct il, bat got with much
severity
The Oregon Spectator says thai out Of door
business was declining.
The Clacbenas Rapids improvements were
progressing, but there seems doubt whether the
dam by which the water is turned into the new
channel can be completed this season IL IS sad
there are st number Of tmIgrants Ia the Cas-
cade Mountains They are arriving every Gay or
two in detached companies OF dozen teams or so.
The grass has been found to be sparse and scat
tered
The Government at the Dalles Post has been
quite active in furnishing supplies to the suffering
immigrants; those who are still IN the mountains
must suffer immensely, particularly the families,
from the failing SHOWS.
MIR. Philip Foster, at the foot OF the Cascade
Mountains, ia SAID 70 haze had the philanthropy
to furnish the immigrants with potatoes at s. per
bushel that were worth in Astoria Si055.
The mail route between Oregon City and the
mpqua went INTO operation ON the 4th'inst.-
The COMMUNICATION Is semi-monthly.
The overland immigrants are quite or nearly all
in. Much Suffering has been experience in the
i
lists among those arriving at the Dolics Qlitc 4
number Of immigrants viii winter on tue COum
bla between the Cascades aud Dalles, as they find
excellent food Tor theircattle in the upper country
The Boston0n, recently from this port. was
wrecked in entering the mpqua River vessel
and cargo aHe SAID to be total lCss-no lives lost
Gov. Gaines and Dr.. Dart, the Indian Agent,
Were at Astoria when the Oregon sailed.
1t IS estimated that there has been grown in the
Territory the past season 100000 bushels Of
Wheat. The Potato crop is also very abundant.
ARRIVAL OF THE SEA GULL.-The steamship
Sea Gull Capt. w. r. Casey, arrived from Port
land, Oregon, yesterday forenoon. She left that
port the 5th inst. for this place. but when about
20 miles below Portland struck snag, which dis
abled her rudder and compelled her to put into
Astoria and there detained her for repairs fifteen
days. She left Astoria on Wednesday, 23d inst.
in company with the G. W. Kendall. One ofthe
passengers, Mr. Angel, robbed on the Sea
Gull OF $1,000. The thief was not discovered.
She brought down @l6,713 in gold dust.
The annual session Of the Legislature is to be
prolonged to go days, by permission q Congress.
The last session was permitted TO 90 by without
the members assembling. 1t is supposed that
Gov. Gaines will convene an extra session.
Observations have been made by parties sent
out tor that purpose, OF the country between AS
toria and Tualitin Plains who report the climate
as superior to any other portion Of the Territory
The country, instead of being mountains, has
been generally supposed, is nothing more than
succession of gently sloping hills, beautifully di-
yersted with clear running steams, afordngtan
abundance Of water power