Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-01-03

81 so to So rer bushel, oats 80 pc
bushel, eggs SOTO rs els. per dozen
lard 40 CTS per ID. and lumber $50 4
$50 per thousand.
This is a country where you can rais'
stock TO any amount without ever cutting
any hay or fodder for them, or housing
them for the entire year. For your OK
en- you can get $50 per yoke, for you
American horses from $50 10 $3.50 o.
$500. for good cows $50, and other stool
in proportion, and these prices are like
" to continue. There is comparatively
no end to the money, and all mar
needs to make it, is industry, and to lay
it up, economy. Here, too, you will fine
good schools, and the people alive TO ed
ucation; good churches, denominations
and preachers, and the people moral and
intelligent, and anxious TO hear. Oul
mail routes have been established, and
our mails are regularly carried. The
Rowland e. Aspinwall line Of steamers
extends to Portland, in Oregon, and there
is regular semi-monthly mail between
that city and other parts of the Terrific
rv, and New York. Beside this, we
have line of river steamers plying be-
tween Astoria and Oregon City, and Or
egon City and Cascade City and inter-
mediate ports, and two steamers, whose
machinery has been long on the way.
will soon be placed on the Willamette
river above Oregon City, running up
that beautiful valley from 100 to $50
miles. Here OH see all things are rea-
dy and waiting for the coming emigrant.
have no hesi;ancy in saying, upon my
responsibility as the representative Of
that Territory, that such inducements
never were offered before TO emigrants
since the organization of the Govern
ment. Nor do hesitate TO say, that, to
any industrious and economical man,
five years in that country, with the in
durements actually offered there, are
worth as much i'll point of property as
twenty years east of the Rocky Noun
tains. The only question, then, which
remains to be considered is, "How can
you get there!" g.. ...a..... .....
There are three ways to get to Ore
gon-one round Cape Horn, time six
months from New York; another across
the Isthmus, by steamboat, time forty to
forty five DAYS from New York and
third across, by the overland route, time
from the Missouri river from two and
half TO five months, according to the
nature of your teams, and your expedi-
ton on the way. .......-
The expense round the Horn will be
from 5000 to $500 for each grown per-
son, and boarded, with smaller prices
for children, depending on age. BY
this route, you can get any amount oil
freight carried you please.
BY the Isthmus route there are two
rates of fare. First. fare, from New
York to Chagres, 500; across tie 18th
mus, from $50 to $50; and from Pana-
ma 10 Portland, Oregon, $500, and found
making sum total, say of $3.50. Sec
ond fare, from New York to Chagres,
$50. across the Islhmus, as before; and
from Panama TO Portland, Oregon, $50,
and found, making sum total OF $500.
BY this route, you can purchase oil the
Rowland e. Aspinwal's line, through
tickets TO Portland, and have the 81 ar
anty of that responsible firm against any
delay by the way. AS many inquiries
have been made to me about those de-
lvs on the Isthmus to persons having
y rough tickets, will take this occasion
1t. say that if you purchase your through
+. k,is of Rowland 81 Aspinwal's line,
ven will meet with no detention what
ever. You may rely upon what tell
you. All persons going to Oregon by
The Isthmus route, should go by this line,
if they do not wish to be detained at
San Francisco, as this is the only COM
pany having through line. Their Of
fee is 81 South street, New York.
By the overland route, every person
should be at one of the following points
on the Missouri river, Independence or
st. Joseph, in Mo-, or Kanesville, in To-
wa, ready TO leave just as quick as the
grass is sufficient to drive on, which is
the case from the LIST of April to the LIST
of May, according to the nature OF the
spring. He will choose team of oxen,
mules, or horses, or, if without 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 ex-
petition; 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 Of these States, usually start
with their teams from home. Those
further east or south first find their way
into some State west of those named, as
Illinois, Missouri, or Iowa, and there
purchase their teams. Any one who
pleases can go 10 independence. st. Jo-
seph, or Kanesville, by way Of the Mis-
souri, river, and then go back into the in
:erior and purchase their teams. Each
man should buy from three to five yokes
of oxen for each wagon, according to
their load, lay in provisions plenty TO
last him through, and have some to spare
in case Of contingency, and start with
nc II hi a load ae nossibie losing no time