The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-11-14
News from Oregon.


The steamer California, Capt. Buid, ar
rived ut San Francisco, from Oregon. She
left Astoria on the 81 uit., having remained
mere but one day.
The California brings 30 passengers, aud
S7,66S, consigned as ioilows:--T. Stuart
& Co., IS, 10 81; Stark & Co., Sl,68S 10.
Uitendorff, Wolf & Co., 81 700, Drnbar &
Gibbs, SSlS 80.
Gov. Gaines and family had arrived in
.rood health. Also, Hon. w. X. Strong
Associate Justice of The Supreme Court,
md Gen. T.. Hamilton, Secretary of The
Territory.
The market quotations, on the>22d Of
August. were as follows: - Butter, 81 per
H.; cheese, OF i-2c.; fur, 50 per cwi. $50
per bbl; wheat, So 80 per bu.; oats, So;
coffee, 25c; sugar, 50e.; tea, s las so; to-
bacco; 81 Iaa&l 30; eggs, 50a75c.; salt,
Si0aS!0 per cwt.; lumber, 30 TO 500 per
Al; cooking stoves, S60al40.
A correspondent writing 10 the editor Of
the Stockton Journal, from Oregon City, re-
iirs as follows 10 the prices Of labor, &C.,
in that region:--
Everything is high here; the prices being
regulated by those OF California. Labor is
common at So per day; carpenters $40, and
scarce at that. cow is worth 500; II
yoke of steers, $500; aad $500 was, the
o.Ier day, offered and refused for span of
horses.
The custom Of the country allows each
man q claim of Il situation of land; and
these claims are held at prices varying from
s ,O00to 10000, according to location aud
irssnrovement. Lumber is worth $50 per
Thousand, and wheat 81 per hushe
The destiny of Oregon clearly Is TO sup
4 "A In
der the present wretched system of agricu!-
lure, thirty bushels Of wheat 10 the acre is
an average crop; and with this yield, il is
i-,,.ossib,e thar the American flour can be
.Iipued around the Horn aud sold rs cheap
a. il can DC Supplied from Oregon; and it is
impossible that the Chill mills cat pay the
lilies and compete with US.
The new avenue 10 the rich agricultural
ysiley of the Umpqua, opened by the recent
exploring expedition, will bring US in close
prbxitnity 10 one OF the finest Of the grain
rowing regions Of Oregon. The water
power; excellent timber, aud quarries Of
building stone, to be found on the Umpqua
auI its tributaries, are elements of wealth
such as cannot long escape the eye of Amer
icars. Whoever lives ten years on this side
IF he continent will ''see sights in the way
# cities, towns, and n teeming population.
such as the most sanguine scarce dream Of
uOw.
EarbadOes.
We learn frorn the Barbadian TINT the
weather. has been intensely hot in Barba-
iocs, although the prospects of the ensuSing
CROP season are still encouraging. Ii seems
30 lie generally acknowledged, says the pa
ser before US, that this island is more favor
rI than any of the West India colonies
Whilst others are retrogradiug since the
cruel and unjust sugar duties bill, and some
are on the brink OF ruin, our island is held
W and advancing, and as 'fthe most pros.
pereus." Although at this season of The
wear much business is never done, Yet the
-l.a orleans, says our contemporary, will not
1T he stores show vacuum. JUDGED, ey-
eft one seems to he doing something, and
IN harbor, now that the sugar shipping is
ri n end, has just as many vessels at an
chcr us TO show that some business is still
roiAg. From report Of the St. Thomas
AsficuItural Society, perceive that during
ths past year twenty four estates have been
Inspected, the reports on all OF which show
he greatest industry on the part of those
clnJucting them, eviIIciny an cnargy and
acuyty of mind Of 10 ordinary degree, in
lra Efforts made to surnIount the difficulties
wit which the planter is surrounded
Horticultural instruments have been used
.ou alnost all the estates, foreign nanures
Ga many, and experiments of various kinds
made, in the endeayor 10 lessen the expense
aaj increase the produce on ail.''
British Guiana.
"a British Guiana the weather has been
h.-hiy favorable to the planters, although
here is general complaint that the ship
pin- in the Demerara river is lying idle in
consequence OF the produce coming slowly
10 market. There were in the Domerara
river twenty-seven vessels, eight of which
1,ere loading with hardwood timber.
We are glad to find that that copper coin
age is circulated without any difhculty.-
! be- Royal Gazette. alluding to the circula-
ton Of the coin, says:-"\Ne were under
some misapprehension with regard to the
scar ity of copper coinage in the colony
N--F recently there were numerous com
l'It'lt- IN many quarters of the colony, and
Ebc difficuiiy was even felt in Water street.
ip Serbice, we are aware it was sufficient
Y SO 10 call for remark from the the organ
oi q e Inhabitants of that part Of the colony,
tue Berbice Gazette. We are Informed,
tlwever, on very good authority that ac-
tfe measures have been taken TO supply the
dfic ency, antl--a circumstance which, we
Jh'uN ought 80 be generally kuown-a COM
slderlbie quantity OF copper money has
recently been received 10y the Colonial Re-
ceirer-Gcneral, from whom, we have no
doubt, persons may, Oh proper application,
o-iain enough II meet their requirements.