Washington telegraph., 1851-05-21
OREooN.-The Boston Traveller has the fol.
lowing interesting letter from a correspondent.
dated Oregon City, Feb. l9. The write. saws.

OREooN.-The Boston Traveller has the ti
lowing interesting letter from correspondents.
dated Oregon City, Feb. l9. The wri,es saws.
1t may be interesting to your readers 10
that we are in the midst of another or,ns o.
excitement. The people have been slow ,oru ta
lieve that gold in any quantity, worth s..I:
could be found ON the Klamath, and ai,bonas g'
purses Of many of our citizens had been lpb,.,",,
Of the last douboon, they had tried the mns"
California too long and with too many disanno;..u
ments, to be allured again Trombone by anr ."s,
bluff story, or by the slow gains of most of ,t4
miners. Five dollars day was no ob.o, 'he
the people generally were preparing 10 .a,ai snu
upon their claims. aud 10 work hard and h. us sus
nomical. 1t was indeed gratifying prospec, s'
although large debts had been contracted ans,'' o'
surplus money had been spent, and bank rr,,N
was staring some in the face, yet the surest ny
Of credi, and ultimate relief and prosperity seems
TO be in the old and steady pursuits Of IN. f,,a
and mechanic. For time the reports md r,..'
Of large Jumps Of gold in the Klamath valley nsa
duced little effect. individuals came in rro,p pro-
mines to buy horses. cattle, and provisions h., :.
was supposed to be deep laid plan of Speculate.
who wished TO sell these things.
Last week all doubts aud questions uo,
moved by the return Of one Of our own ci,i,sn.
with several large Jumps of pure gold. ON. ,,..,s
$3.50, one $3.50, dug in the Klamath MN n
Some OF the immigrants of last fail. left on ,IN
first reports but all others who can 90. are Gu,
ready, and the prospect is, that We shall h. I"s
almost desolate We were i'm 1919 ~,
excitement produces complete conyulsion 81
society.
Feb. go. The reports Of to-day confirm, e,,,..
ones. Twelve days ago a man left the mines ana
by hard riding arrived in the settlements a, l.
fayette in ten days. He came in for prov;s;o,'.
He reports about fifteen in the mines wban -
commenced, and about four hundred when no If
lie says that some are doing well and other. 49,.
doing nothing. The gold is found deep in IN, soil
about fourteen feet. The eff CT of this news i .,
increase the desire to go, aud we meet bu, G.,,
who dn not design TO try il IN the summer Th.,.
are some, however, who prefer the slow ami sr,.
gains of steady labor.
Ii is easy from the experience Of two years "a
predict the results. The first effect will he wh,,
we are witnessing, to False the price of Iabor. then
of provisions, then Of property of various kinds
town lots, buildings, boals and teams Merch,n'
disc OF most kinds is becoming 80 abundap, ,ba,
sales are GULL and lately at large discount Oh soma
articles, particularly clothing. But another create,
effect will be TO draw large population speedily
into the Territory, additional TO that which COM.
to take claims, and merchandise will come in NOR.
abundantly than il now does. Some will be yre,,
gamers, and it is not doubtful that some will h.
losers. The evident design Of Providence will b,
accompshed--the Territory will be quietly pro.
pied so densey as to be admitted into the Sister.
hood Of States.