The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-20
Ne W. from Orexon

By the hands Of our special correspondent, we
received Oregon dates TO the 10th Of May, the
day previous to the sailing of the steamer Of May
18th. We gloan the following items Of news
At meeting of the people of Marion county,
the following candidates were nominated as repre-
sentatiyes to the Legislative Assembly:-Wiley
Chapman, William Parker, and Hiram A. Johnson
A contract had been made for the building of a
steamboat to ply between the Cascades and the
Dalles, on the Columbia.
We have at length received late and reliable
information from the mines, from which it is certain
that those who are engaged in this important
business doing well-making from IS to $l2
per day, while some few are doing much better.
Instances have occurred in which men have made
few and far between" We trust the aatterng
accounts from the geld region of the Klamath
may not induce any more Of our agricultural popu-
the reward of their labor, ut home.
From the Sacramento Transcript May Is
We are informed by Gen. McCarver, who has
just arrived from Oregon, that at least one-half Of
the people Of the territory have left the farms and
towns, and have gone or are going to the mines.
These mines are but continuation of the Califor-
mia mines. But little is known, il is true, with re-
gard to the northern boundary line Of the State;
but wherever it lies there be no doubt that the
mines Of the South Fork Of the Umpqua and those
Of Rogues River are in Oregon
The streets of Oregon City and Portland are, at
the present time, filed with pack animals and wa
CONS, which are continually loading up and pushing
off for the mines. These towns present, in their
hustle and their general aspect, at the present time,
very much the appearance of our Californian supply
towns.
The miners on their way pass up the Villa
mette valley to the dividing ridge between that and
the Umpquas, over the ridge and do wn upon the
South Fork Of the UmPqua; or, keeping on, they
cross the dividing ridge between the tmpqua
and Rogue's River valleys, and SO down on to
Rogue's River.
At the last advices there were at least hundred
canyon between the Umpqua and Rogue's River
valleys, on account of the high water. So
the stream falls they will pass through.
Such is the feeling in relation to the Oregon
article, praying all Calfornans who have the in
terests Of the territory at heart to remain upon
their farms. The argument it uses is after the
style OF the proyerb Money is the root Of all evil
We imagine, however, If money is the root of all
evil, the want of it is pretty important branch
thereof.
From the Oregon City Statesman. May 81
General Lane arrived in this city on Monday last,
direct from the Klamath country, bringing graft
flying intelligence Of the mining prospects. lie
says miners who work can obtain from eight to ten
dollars per day, and that those employed generally
average that amount. Larger raises sometimes
made though not often. He says the gold is scat
tered over large extent Of country, and cannot be
exhausted by fifty years working. Provisions
plenty, and obtanable at fair rates
A tribe of Indians (xnown as the kanyon In
dians) living about halt way between South imp
qua and Rogue's rivers, are somewhat troublesome,
and have murdered white man, an Oregonian.
Gov. Lane reports that small detachment Of
soldiers are much needed there.
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS IN OREGON
MARRIAGES.
In Oregon city April "a by the Rev. c. O. Atkinson,
Capt }. e. ANs~oRrH to Miss NAscY JANE WHrr all of
Oregon City
TN the 10th Of April, at the residence of Mr. John
Waymire, in Polk county, by Ed. IL NJ Waller, Mr..
CHARLES W. sMnTn, printer, to Miss Nancy PRrcr.
At the Butes April II, by Rev Mr.. Griffin, Mr..
AUGUSTUS FEsso to Miss REssccA JANE DEsSr both Of
Washington county.
DEATH.
On the 9th April at Lafayette Oregon, of chronic
bronchitis after tedious illness of niue weeks MARY
JANE scorr, consort Of Lemuel SC Oft aged Is years