Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-10-16

% august astis VIC glean tne IoiioH.
ing:
Gov. Gaines had returned to Ore
gon City from Rogue River, alter
having succeeded in making a treaty
with the Indians in that quarter.
Several meetings had been held
favoring the formation Of a new ter
ritory, embracing all the country
north Of the Columbia river, at which
resolutions were passed in favor of
petitioning CeRgress on the subject.
From the Portland %. T.) Times.
Oregoa-ThInss In General.
We are now in the midst of what
is called the dry season. with every
day nearly alike. The farmers are
now reaping their waving fields Of
grain, never fearing any sudden show
ers Of rain TO impede or destroy their
well directed labor. The harvests
are represented as being most abun-
dant-and notwithstanding so many
Of our people went to the mines last
winter and spring, there will be a
large surplus Of produce, after sup
plying the home market.
People in the States who are accus-
toned to having rain and sunshine
on the same day during the summer
season, perhaps will wonder how this
can be an agricultural country, with
out much rain for four months in
summer. But there appears TO be a
fitness of things in all this. The
composition Of our soil is peculiarly
adapted to our climate. We are in
formed by an intelligent farmer, who
has spent three years in Oregon .arm-
ing, that the soil is OF such nature
that the exhalation Of moisture sup
plies, in the dry season, the absence
Of rain-and that if the rains were
to fall copiously in the summer, il
would be an injury to vegetation in
stead Of a benefit. He gives Oregon
the decided preference over the
States, for agricultural purposes.
The grain and other products OF our
soil, is well cured, never getting spoil
ed by must or rot, and contains more
solid substance, from having grown
beneath the mild and genial ravs Of
summers sun. For grazing, Oregon
cannot be surpassed as her fat herds
of cattle and ffocks Of sheep bear
ample testimony.
The mines Of Oregon appear TO be
uaying tolerably we'll. We have
heard of good diggings on Rogue
River; while the gold dus; scatters in
from the Chaste diggings. In the
Chaste mines there is a scarcity Of
water, in the dry season, but it is ex-
pected that the miners will get rich
harvest this fall and winter.
Merchandise Of all kinds appears
to be plenty. Our merchants, many
of them, are shipping full cargoes di-
rect from Boston and New York.
Considerable shipments oil lumber
are being made also from our forests.
Improvements seem to be progress
ing in different ways-and all class
es of laborers appear to reap the re-
ward Of their industry, with the hon.
or0ble exception Of the Printers.
Immigrants had begun to arrive
from across the plains. Those who
had come through represent that
they had had a very pleasant jour-
ney, finding plenty OF grass, and los
ling no stock on the way. Those
who had arrived left st. Josephs on
the Odd OF April.
The Oldest resident OF Oregon,
Monsieur Rivet, was in town yester-
dav. He came to this country in
1905, and lives in the French settle
ment, some twenty odd miles up the
river. Monsieur Rivet is the oldest
man in Oregon save one-he is in
his 93d year-he came to this coun-
try with Lewis and Clark-is healthy,
robust and active, and bids fair to live
out the hundred. Oregon Spectator.