Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-12-30

ican horses from $50 10 $3.50 to $500
for good cows $50, and other stock in pre-
: portion, and these prices arc likely to con
iinue. There is comparatively no end Il
the money, and oil man needs to make it
is industry, and to lay it up, economy
Here too, you will find good schools, ant
the people alive to education; good church
es, denominations, and preachers, and the
people moral and intelligent, and anxious
to hear. Our mail routes have been estab
lished,a and our mails are regularly carried.
rhe Rowland & Asplnwall line Of steam
ers extend to Portland, in Oregon, and
there is regular semi.monthly mail be.
tween that city and other parts Of the Ter.
[ritory and New York. Besides this, we
have line Of river steamers plying be-
tween Astoria and Oregon city land Oregon
city and Cascade city and intermediate
ports, and two steamers, whose machinery
has been long on the way, will soon be
placed on the Willamatee river above Ore
gon city, running up that beautiful valley
from one hundred to one hundred and fifty
miles. Here you see all things are ready
and waiting for the coming emigrant. |
have no heslsancy in saying, upon nay re.
spensibllty as the representative Of that
Territory, that such inducements never
were offered before 10 em:grauts slnce
the organization OF the Government
Nor do hesitate to say, that, to any in
dustrioup and economical man, five years
in that country, with The Inducements &C.
tually offered there, are worth as much in
poin: of properly as twenty years east OF
the Rocky Mountains. The only question,
then, remains to be considered is,
"How can you get there" -
There are three ways to get to Oregon
-one round Cape Horn, time six months
from New York; another across the 18TH
mus, by steamboat, time forty to forty five
days from New York; and The third across
by the overland route, time from the Mis-
souri, river from two and half 10 five
months. according to the nature of your
teams, and your expedition on the way.
Tho expense round the Horn will be
from 5000 TO $500 for each grown person,
and boa, ded, with smaller prices for child
rem, depending on age. BY this route you
can get any amount of freight carried you
please.
BY tho Isthmus route there are two rates
Of fare. FIRST fare, from New York to
Chagres, 300; across the Islhmus from
$50 TO $50, and from Panama to Portland,
Oregon, $4OO, and found, making sum
total, say $3.50 Second fare from New
York to Chargres $50, across the lsthmus,
us before and from Panama to Portland,
5000, and found, making sum total OF
$500. BY this route you can purchase OF
The HowIand and Aspinwall's line through
tickets to Portland, Oregon, and have the
guarantee of that responsible firm against
any delay by the way. As many inquiries
have been made Of me about those delays
on the lsthmus to persons having through
tickets, will take this occasion TO say that
if you purchase your through tickets OF
Howland & Asp.nwall's line you will meet
with no such detension whatever. You
may rely upon what ! tell you. All per-
sons gong TO Oregon by the lsthmus route
should 60 by this line, if they do not wish
to be detained at San Francisco, as this is
the only company having through line.
Their Office is 81 South street, New York {.
By the overland route. every person
should be al ono of the following points on
the Missouri river: independence or ST..
Jeseph,in Missouri, or Kanesvile,in Iowa,
rendy to leave just as quick as the grass is
sufficient to drive on, which is the case
from the 1st Of April to the lst of May, ac-
cording to the nature of the Spring. lie
will choose team ofoxen, mules, or hor !.
ses, or. if fwithou. family, he may pack
through, by riding one horse or mule and
packing his provisions, &C.. on one or two
more. This is the quickest mode. Mule
Or horse teams, with light loads, the next
in point of expedition; oxen the last, but
quite as sure as either The cost by this
route, in the end, will be but small, as the
following calculation will show: Persons
from Ohio, Michigan, or Wisconsin, and
all points west ofthese States, usually star
with their teams from home. Those furth.
er East or South frs. find their way inlo
some State west OF those numed,as Illinois,
Missouri, or Iowa, and there purchase their
teams. Any one who pleases can go TO
independence, St. Joseph or KanesviIle,
by way of The Missouri river, and then go
back into the interior and purchase their
teams. Each man should buy from three
to five yekes of oxen for each wagon, ac-
cording to their load, lay in provision a
plenty to last him through, and have some
to spare in case of a contingency, and
start with as ligh. load as possible, losing
no time. either Sundays or week days, un
less i, is absolutely necessary. Be careful
not to whip or fret your teams. and you
will have no. trouble. The route is a
healthy one; and wish all to know and
understand that emigrants on tho Oregon
trail meet with none Of those disasters for
want of water and grass which have been
so destructive on the California emigranls.
| have driven team over the route, and
this know Keep in small companies Of
no. exceeding twenty wagons, and always
remember to avoid sharpers towards the
last end Of your journey, who will meet
you with all manner of stories for the pur-
pose Of buying your cattle. horses, and
property for a song. Treat them with the
ILL.,