Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-14

leave Just quick the grass sufficient to drive on Whit
the case from the LIST Of April to the l of May according
to the nature of the spring He will choose team OF szs
mules horses if without family, he may pacs through
BY riding horse mule and packing his PROVISIONS &c
on one or two This is the quickest mode Mule %
horse teams with light loads the in point of eIpeOps
oxen the last but quite either The cost BY This
route in the end, will be but small the following cacus
ton will show Persons from Ohio, Michigan Wisconsin,
and all points west of these States usually with ihsv
teams from home. Those further East South fra find
their way into State of those named, niBOi
Missouri Iowa. and there purchase Their AIRY
who peases go Independence, ST. seph, Kanss
ve by Of the Missouri river and then go back th
interior and purchase their teams Each should f1y
from three five yokes of for each wagon, according
to their load, lay in provisions plenty last him through
and have some to spare in of contingency and
with as light load possible, losing ime either SuDdys
week days, unless it is absolutely necessary Be CAREFUL
not to whip or fret your teams, and you will have oaf
The route Is healthy and wish all to know and uD
dersand that emigans the Oregon trail meet with %
those disasters for want Of water and grass which have b<
SO destructive the California emigans have driven
team over the route, and this know Keep in small
panies Of not exceeding twenty wagons and always
Der to avoid sharpers towards the last end of your journey
who will meet with all manner Of stories for the pup0s
OF buying your CATTLE horses and property for ie.s
them with the contempt they deserve. The of getting
the place Of rendezvous will depend the distance from s,
place of starting From this place let the final eoa
Suppose you pay $50 yoke for your o1en high Ysir
along the frontier. Five Jokes would cost you $3.50 81
wagon well rugged SIS, good American SIS, andtwO
cows S25 for BOTH making the total S426. Your pro-
visions would be 200 pounds Of -four and 100 pounds bn
to every person Then there would be coffee, teas scgass
Spices dried fruit, lard honey, small quantity Of ldis3
meal some 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 ard vactas $780,
which, added the former sum- would make s525 AAes
you Start you will rarely have occasion, and sl uDsse
rarely chance to spend dollar. With prudence yopwh
be very likely get through with all the you h-
max hv
which we will suppose be yoke Of and then ks
Us reckon up after you through, without saying any thing
OF the magnificent farm you forthwith possessed Of fo
four yoke of will be worth least $500, your Wagon
500, your American mare $3.50. and your cow $lOa-
These prices low estimates upon the whole. The
amount $780, But you have paid but S525, fh.f
you have made s225 BY the journey This may be taken rs
fair illustration for all.
have thus, fellowczens presented you the fn1ly
and without exaggeraton What do you think Of I,eak
my family TO the country In lS47 and by the overland
route have regretted il and back here vh
my family, and know what now know, would neibsr
slunber sleep till had determined go, would
sacken my exertions till had reached there The indocs
mens unprecedented and the advantages certain. Ihr
country is inviting in point of bealth fertility
richness and location. Her rich praires and public domss
free charge to the settler, invite you her OVERLOOKING coeE
running for reception, and her wide fields
you to enterprise You come among and enjoy h
and health to unprecedented degree you make for
tunes for yourselves and your posety after you and when
you have finished your course ysu will leave your chidD
in land that flows with milk and honey land Of eduss
ton and MORALS Of industry and enterprise, aud in the
den Of the Pacific where, looking her placid war
they nhae her breezes and learn to the eDr
Of their improvements and enterprises by the Of haa
mighty ocean,
here have to request most earnestly do, all papers
throughout the United States do Oregon and her people
the especial favor publish this circular and also solicit ND
persons who feel interest in that country reques. hsr
avoe paper to do And for this act Of generosity he
part Of the conductors Of the press and the part Of ho
who request be done, herewith retutn for myself ann
for that hardy and noble peopeI represent sincere hank
Very truly, your fellow citizen,
SAMUEL R. THURsTON,
Delegate from Orsgmss