The Arkansas banner., 1851-03-04
SkeleheS in Oregon.
[Corresnonderce nf the Argns. !

Correspondence of the Argus.
 Er'raci of letter from Capi. LLEwELLvN JoNEs. of
 the rfgineHt of Mounted r,femsa. dgtei Coi,tmtsa
 Blrfdcks, Fort Fan CouUer, Oregon. Oci, 2l,-
 to hs frrHds ia thts eitg.
 Many portions of Oregon are tiny b~auiful.- Tae valIry Of the Columbia and of fhe Willamette river. Nuggets so1hd and Astoria bay which l have seen. and many other localities, which hear from thr description of iHy iriends Everything here is rap tlv progressing svea during ihe year that have be-. here the charges and improvements hsv, b-en very great, and 70 nothing thsn in the inter- communication with ihr Atlantic States. Oae yea ago. To comtnna,cate wi h New for< jn a twelve rnoath was thought an sehi vessenf; fl is done in three months l wrote myself to New York from here the 26h of June. and on the 26h Sep. tember received answer.
 When We arrived rere in October, lsI9 ". gli. ded ong this river in bi,ieanx or in their snake- like canoes. hugging every nook and bay to avoid the strOnE cnrteats. Now the passing oj The steam. CTS wafh us iba; {" Ba UieRer Los faRkees " Toans are born ot day and rapid are the changes about us that we seem 10 exist iu pAHorana. Tae odiest oi all is constantly gteeied by faces familiar on !" the other side" Yesterday, JohR Dewl't dined with me. lls IS stopping sbou, as II for smnsemsnt. He has now gone up to the valley ui the Columbia InteHds goIng back tO $ sH F, cisco. thence to the lnhwch Islands and thence to West Point Wa China. very lrW days since, thete sat upun my axa gszing ai If ,aht ii pai covered
  bester, engineers; CApls Galdsborough and VAn Biunt aad L. Blan,. U $ Navy. and some dozen junior officers. The U. s. Steamer NJ ,ssschusells and Nal Steamer Carolina are mopfed within twen- ;y rods of us.
 4 month since. we dined on fresh salmon from Puset's Sount, and had tor deseIt a wat rBeion from Honolula AS large as iaii bu-hsi. w. are nov i.snIng to our troops potatoes from Neg South W alrS (Sydney), boHsit by the qla,irrm ist- . be- cause ,nuch cheaper than eouli be purchs-rd oi fie farmers here During the summ'I F,ench gsntieusa artvei here ih 70 days from Paris, via New York. Chagress aud San Francisco; and snp- pose when the ls,hnu, i, crosse by rsilrosd or cAnai freight aud the " Preach Fashions <" wIi tn ike ihe ifip in the saine tune.
 Fauf hunired etnigrani wagons have arrived in Oregon this fall, and six hnnitrd more their way. The surplus population oi California is also tending this way. 1heie ls Ho nrasure to the ms cry ex sting there sow and the oay alternative tp the disappointed gold seekers who are destitute bat industrious, k 10 come and settlr upon the rich flaming lands ot Oregen. These land. are easily cult vAed ani the market fer their productions llss best, st lbs tane, in ihe weili Th-re |. no such thing as qniet ia Oregon If ; all Is exeiietneut. Every body Is seeking wssI h, and nobody values II after Il Is aeqsned. Tssy literally thioa dollars o their ehIirv to play wti, instead oi pennies, aai II they fa through the oi the floor .'qg ';nPorie"
 My family Is qaife ,n,enied hefs for the reason,
 
 anticipated l. is a hafd life ior lady !" hon the i'npossbly oi getting female servants. Mosi for. tuaaieiy. l brought with my Iamiiy ab oli negro womaa from St. Lanis, Nbo sala .se ia Alulost above pfice. She is as happy the bes, of us. My hlue giIts -and l3 ysaIs old, were al school si rse eonveai kept by the Sisters oi "Noire Daar at Ore e1oa Guy. unlfl May. They Dow 80iet the instruction of English lady, sht mites ttotn l lhe post They keep their Indisn ponies upon l which they made most of then march iIom lhe Ms ' soaii hete, and upon wteh they flds m, onee week. al the top ol their speed. doing the eighi miles always withln the hour Every lady he,e Ties ] al run. practice copied from inc Indians ana bsii-bresds. Mts Jones and tie girls becams very expefi hoise-~oneD oh our march of 2o09 mile, scros The plains aud thfoagh ths m 9nisia passr. 1 te Osee0h. II wpnid slattie iher iriehd. at hoHe to see lhem dying "llh their poaips, underline Ahlp frequently seating even the geBiletneE. who have the adfshiage ot tue spur-an advantage. by The by which Ffstfiza. the youngest, does noi aiWay- con esds 10 them. for sooner than lose beat. osIes see her, Lady B.e,sin ton describes the saiae Q the kings @oiaer al Naples. riding l" ealissue cbon."
 The site for eur quarters bere is well chosen, boil foI beauty ami heal h. l. is upaa q terrace, Abau ia0 rods fro,h the waters eAse of the columais commanding so exeRasd tsies both ap and eew the river, with Iis broad vaeg -sN ing ta IaH vie Meuais Hood and Jefferson, tnantl~d with pefp@i ua sno1-aad thea the .' eoasi range betweea q and inc Pacific. Oar houses are eetiaaes oi oH story and an aue, ~iih four rooms on the greus ho"f. hai ia ih~ centre ksteken m ihs rear al. nilza ID lroni and rsar.--the hoase cf ibe -eaa manng 6tfseer stshdlhg ta iins iai he eea,Is. tr Hs larger o8 the gfouaA ard iva stories high, pro dactag " en gSonPe "qiiie an i'nPosing effect. , -----@z----~---
 IT Qsian being asked by a lady why theFs we more Eomeo ia the world than ussa, he repiie In m nfoFtn tW