Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-01-03
OREGON.
To The Peonie Of the United States:

out To emigrants tn Oregon, and with tho
several modes of reaching hat country.
The cloud ef distractions, 81 bong
lowering down over thi, Territory, was
completely Dispersed by Cnngress its
late session, and the uncertainties here
toi"re existing as IN the removal af the
Indians and the titles to lands have been
removed by the enactment of laws for
that purpose. H a#a as.ae a.9i5e
A law was passed at The late session
providing for the exIiaguishment of tn.
Indian title To all that part Of Oregon w.,
ing west OF the summit of the Cascade
Mountains, and for the removal of the
Indians Inhabitins it to some point east
of those mountains. A board uf COM
mlssioners have been appointed under
That law 10 treat with the Indians west
of those mountains for their lands, and
with the Indians east of the same noun
talns Tor other lands tn which to remnvcg
The Indians first named A superinAend-
ent OF Indian affairs has been appointed.
whose duty il is. under the protection of
the military force Stationed in the c.,an.-
try, 10 occupy hts whole time in atteni-.
NY TO the duties .,f this deplr;ment; and
under him are pl1ced three Indian agents
and three sub agents for the more elf :.
cIent management of ,he affairs in this
department.. Heavy appropriations
nave been made. to be foIowetl by still
larger ones, to enable the officers appoin.
ted to prosecute successfully the objects
of the law. All people, therefore. eve
.ry where, may rest fully assured that
there is not the slightest danger of trou-
be with III. Indians hereafter. would
also state thatlhere is nndaager from In
dlans in eoiny to Ofegor overland, nor
after you have reached the country. H@1f
On the heel of this law. another one
was passed, 1T the last session of Con-
gress. giving to all men over eighteen
years OF age, arriving and settling i'm Or
egon previous to December. 1880, 32o
acres of land if single, and if married
$40 acres. The bill then provides that
if these single men marry in one wear
from the first OF December, 1850, they
shall receive go acres Inall eases tn,
wife is To receive ona-half OF the above
grant in her own right. FanI years res
Iience and cultivation, to be completed
either before the dtte of the law or af-
Ter, is required before the fra It'll. is
made from the Government. though the
lille is good 10 all intents and purposes,
as against every body but the Govern.
ment, from the moment the claim is ta.
ken. Ii the man or yotn IN, or both die,
after taking The claim and before the four
years expire, the same goes To the sur.
vivors aud heirs, so that it cannot be lost
BY this casualty. vi a4a.#aaa
The bill next provides that all white
males over twenty-one, enigrlting TO
the country and settling there, between
the first day of December, 1850. and
the first day of December. 1859. shall
receive 100 acres of land. if a single
man, and if married, then go acres -
But there is also a provision here, that
II singeme marry in one year a.fterar.
irving in the Territory, they then receive
$40 acres. All male minors who 90 to
Ihe country and settle, and become twen-
ty-one before December, 1853, will re-
ceive l60 acres of land, absolutely, and
It they marry in one year after arriving
at majority, ;hey will receive 800. All
foreigners, by f.inS their intentions oc
becomlag American citizens, are treated
like native born American citizens, and
they are only required TO complete that
naturalization before they gel final IL
tie. OF course this would have to be
done in the shortest time, or they would
lose their land. The same residence
and cultivation are required as before.
and as before the woman receives as her
own property one-half of the land gran.
ted. In all cases the person is all,wed
TO pick his land where lie pleasts if no.
previously occupied,
would wish it 10 be distinctly under.
stood that this land is among the richest
land in The world; that it is nowhere sur.
passed lnp producliyeness and in all kinds
of grains nowhere aas its equal. The
climate OF Oregon is no where equalled
toriis healihfulness; and. as health is
oneyoi the greatest inducements in go-
ing TO any country, would wish to be
fully understood when | say emphatical-
ly that there is nota region of country on
ihe North American continent, not ex.
cepting New England, so widely famed
for lis health, SO healthy as Oregon.-
ASIDE irom this, and The productiveness
OF lis soil. i. is nowhere surpassed for its
water powes-nowhere equalled for the
goodness OF It's water, or for the quality
OF lis humber. or for the fish that swim
IN It's streams, or the game in its forests
and pralries, or for the uniformity OF rs
climate. Besides this. we have mines of
coal. OF iron, of marble, of grani.e, of
salt, aud probably mines of gold. We
are so located also. that any man living
IN oregon may mount his horse, and in
very lew days, without dollars ex-
pense on the way, visit the various
mines IN California, work as long as he
pieases, and by the same conveyance re-
turn at his pleasure. In Oregon you
will find ready employ meat a. from five
to fifteen dollars per day, according TO
your trade; corresponding wages By ihe
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