Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-01-31
Letter fro,rl Oregon.


Letter froun Oregon.
OREGON CITY, September o, 1919
DEAR SIR:-rhe scientific explorations Of this coun-
i,y have done it much ham; They to- often reflected
which always adverse the American interest.
The two accidents that happened this year an in
jury TO French ship, the Morning STAT" and the loss
Of the American ship, Silvia Degrse" The former
by incompetent pilot the North Beake and the
latter in descending the Columbia out Of
Bel and being very heavily laden with lumber bged
rock The tonnage OF the Silvia is 64l-tOo large for
this liver al this Of The year, and running with
out pilot The navigation of the very safe
and The terrois Of the Columbia Bar been snnhaed
by the enterprise Of our merchantmen. The one half OF
the vessels in this isde and 90 without pilots and
safely There fourteen vessels this river for
freight aud there often fewer inside the Bar
They load mostly with lumber, wheat and four and shin
giles There have been shipped from this territory
million feet Of lumber this year already, to California II is
worth here about upon Of eghyhve dollars
thousand feet This trade citizens is worth
than the gold mines to California 1t is inexhausbe, and
our people returning from the every day TO the
various occupations OF umbeIing farming and mprovn the
country The country is daily being explored by emigans
ana o'heis ana new settlements are growing up have
been good deal through the country and give my
opinion that Oregon Territory susceptible with equal cu
vaon, OF making two States the coast equal to New
York and Pennsylvans II exces country the
tneDt for wheat and all small grains II is good for
grass and grazing and quite equals any part Of the West
Tor all the vegetable productions excepting which will
not grow well this side the Cascade Range Of mountains
The health is fine and the scenery beautiful Governor
Lane WELL and jins in sending his compliments t.
you enclose By this mail his message TO the Legs-
ative Assembly, document The Governor
Il deservedy pOPust thepeope Of an classes hope
you will be in hurry about writing TO mel want 10 hear
the badly wish had my family here, but the jour
in after them is quite long, and do not know
will come in before Spring peghaps will not leave here
before May The gold Of California hiss every thing
wild on this coast ices exobitant and living Is
deaf that il u not that the money pay with is
plenty the sands OF the sea- could live. have
had letter from William H. Duhan aud the company he
IL ~uh ey sadget along well he wrote me on the 10Th
OF hopeo get TO California 10Th September; not
one OF them came TO Oregon understand by the emf
grants however that coming in, that there will be
large migration his territory this year. The whole
county in state OF excitement and hustle and str
one knows what do. Property which could ha bought
when here for thousand dollars could sell
for ten thousand bought nothing but the Island Mills,
which the Falls Of The Willamette in this city
they have good aud gTist mill them. thirty
Thousand for them they nett me now, day with an
Iher hundred and 6 dollars clear of expenses
Every hing plentiful that wants TO live but
ey is still mOTe The state Of things in the country ope-
severely saaried officers in fact there is not SAL
airy in the country that would procure The services o cook
drsyman, will in dsyot~two 10 Puget's
Sound 10 hOd the Lewis county court rather the District
in Lewis county for the purpose Of trying six Indians
for murdeing young man ~ the name of Wallace |
have no more loom 10 wTteGIye my respects 10 all in-
quiring friends. -s-a~~ VIM. P. BRYANT.
Farmers, just read the following, not only on ac-
count of its immense importance the ,corld at large
but show You how you benefit the rest of man
i hItU iututohuiS hOOd NhliS P"lWSh'
| for the State Sentinel
l. ETomrthe Washington UafOn.l
/ An IMPORTANT lNvENTIoN.-The following CON-
tnuHieation handed to by the author, Rufus
| Porter Esq, who is well known the former
editor of the Scientific American, and as a man well
versed in knowledge of the arts and inventions
! He Is of superior intelligence and Of great
honesty of character and we do not hesitate to say,
that any fact stated upon his knowledge may be
| relied upon implicitly. We do not know whether -sf
the great results which he anticipates from the nven
tion which he describes be realized but he has
stated some remarkable facts the results of his
own experiments, which would seem to justify the
anticipations in which he INDUCES. If the invention
snail turn to be what the inventors promise
themselves it will be- it is certainly most wonderful
discovery, and will create new era in the arts and
in civilization:
| [For the Union1
| MESsRs. EEIToRs-l am authorized 20 snnounce the
discovery and practical test of the rnnst important
scientific invent ion yet produced brought to
light since the world has been inhabited by man-au
invention which must eventually, and almost immed
ately, produce immense revolution in the CONNER
cial intercourse and business in general throughout
the world; and although IT will break down and ruin
many of most important branches of business and
avenues 20 wealth, with hundreds OF wealthy corpora
lions and business establishments, yet VIII build up
thousands Of Others and contribute hundreds Of mil
lions to the benefit of mankind, especially TO tLe
! American community.
! The first and main feature and foundation Of thi:
invention, and which at once opens field for hun
dreds of other Inventions is the discovery by Henry
NJ. Paine, Esq. of ready and almost expenseless
mode of decOnposing water and reducing 1t 10 the
gaseous state. BY the simple operation of very
small machine, without galvanic batteries, the
sumption If metals or acids, and only the application
If less than three-hundred'b (l300) part Of
horse power MIR. Paine produces two hundred cubic
feet Of hydrogen gas, and one hundred feet o.
oxygen gas per hour. The quantity of these gasse:
(the actual cost of which is less than cent? viii
furnish as much heat by combustion 1000 feet %
the ordinary coal gas. and sufficient To supply ligh
equri-to three hundred common lamps for ten hours
incindng the requisite heat for the kitchen; or I,
supply tire requisite heat for horsepower of
This invention has been tested by six months opera
ton, applied to the lighting of houses and recently
the applicability OF these gasses 10 the warming o
honses, has also been tested with perfectly satisac
tory results. A steam engine furnace aud parlo
stove, both adapted to the burning of these gasses
have been invented, and taken for securing
patents therefor.
Mr. Paine, has one of his machines new and ele
giant, in full operation, and publicly exhibited
and may be expected to exhibit the in this Cit
within twenty days. The only actual expense o
warming houses by this apparatus is that Of winding
up weight, (like The winding up OF clock) once
day; and the heat produced my be easily gradu
ated and regulated the flame OF a gas burn
er. No smoke whatever is produced, but very smal
quantity of stenm, sufficient TO supply the requisite
moisture TO the atmosphere In its application to tn
production Of steam power, it will reduce the expens
thereof to the mere wear Of the machinery, and vii
Immediately produce immense demand for sear
engines, and induce the establishment Of thousands
manufacturing mills. reduce the expense of travel
ing nnd increase the demand for agricultural produce
while it ruins the coal and gas business, and sue
manufacturing establishments depend monopol
and high prices This invention, moreover, remove
completely the only obstacles which have hitherto
isted dl..lI