The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-02-19
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Capt. LEwELLyN JONES, OF the Mounted
Rifiemen in Oregon, writes hume TO New
York sketch of incidenis and times in the
tar-west, highly entertaining. He writes:
-Four hundred emigrant wagons have arr.
we'd in Oregon this Fall, and six hundred
more are on their way. The surplus popu>
la'Ion Of California is also teading this way.
There is no measure 10 the misery existing
there now, and the only alternative 10 the
disappointed gold seekers. who are destitute
but industrious, is to come md settle upon
the rich farming iands of Oregon. These
lands are easily cultivated. and the market
for their productions OF the best, at this time.
in The world.
There is no such thing as quiet in Oregon
life; all is excitement. Every body is seek
ing wealth, and nnbodv values it after it il
acquired. They literally throw dollar. TO
their children to pIay with, instead Of pen.
MES, and if they TALL Trough the crack Of the
flonr. "qu importe."
My family is quite contented here, Tor The
reason, suppose, that they find it so much
letter than thew anticipated. II is a hard
fe for ''lody," from the impossibiliy of
getting female servants. Mos: fortunately,
| brought with my family an old negro wo.
man fiom ST. LOUIS, who is valuable 10 US al.
most above price. She is as happy as the
best Of us.
My little girls, II and l3 years old. we're
at school a, the convenI kept by the Sisters
Of "No,re Dame" al Oregon City, until May.
They ARE now under the instruction OF on
English lady, eight miles from the post -
They keep their Indian ponies. upon which
they made most of their march from the
Missouri here, and Hpon which they ride in,
once week. al the top Of their speed, doing
the eight miles always within the h0uf.--
Every lady here rides at run, practice
copied from the Indians and nalf breeds.
Mrs. Jones and the girls became very expert
hoisew0men ON our march Of'2 900 miles a.
cross the plains and through the mountain
passes To Oregon. 1t would startle their
fiends at home TO see them flying with their
ponies, under the whip, frequently beating
even the g. nllernen, who have the advantage
u the spur an advantage, by the by, which
Fredrka, the youngest, does not always
S"hsSSuV W 'uFuS IUt coOHCI tHdu iNSS u6ats
we often see her, as Lady Bic 'sington de.
scEibes the statue of the kings mother a.
Naples, riding ga ciIfeurchon."
The ste for our quarters here Is we'll cho-
sen, both foI beauty and health I, is upon
D terrace, about 100 rods from the waters
edge Of tho Columbia, commanding an ex.
coded view both up aGd down the riyer
RidI its broad valley having in full view
Mounts Hood and Jefferson, manllcd with
perpetual saow--and then the .scoast rsnge''
,eiween US and The Pacific. Our houses are
'niaaes Of one story and an attic, with four
Ooms on the ground floor, a hall in the cen-
or, a kitchen IN the rear, and q piazza in
Foni and rear, 1.-The house Of the commands
ng officer Standing In line IN the centre. a
rife larger on the grouad, Rad two stories
ugh, pf'ducing zen groupe" quito an impo-
ing effect.
RaAoae ssssassd Sessas0r
This State has elected democratic u. 8
senstos. How is ibis, since she Is ,Shig In