New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-08
FROM OREGON.

We have news from Oregon to the the middle
Of December, by an advertisement in the Oregon
Spectator, we learn that the people there are in
earnest about a Railroad to connect the Villa
mette Valley with the Columbia River, with its
terminus at some point approachable by large YES
sells The whole cost it has been estimated, will
not be over 100000, and it is proposed to divide
that sum into one thousand shares at $500 each
1t is thought that it can be completed In twelve
months. We are pleased that our nelghbors are
awake to their own interests in promoting all
such improvements, by helping out nature, where
her hand kaS not quite met mans necessities.
The Oregoaidn contains the message OF Gov.
Gaines 70 the Territorial Legislature. He advo
Gates liberal policy on the part OF the General
Government in the donation of lands TO actual set
tiers. The Oregon land bill, which passed the
last Congress, was suggested to that body by Gov.
Gaines for which he deserves the thanks OF the
people of the Territory. He uges the immediate
construction ofthe road at the public expense
He advocates liberal system of education.
OF the public buildings, he says:
"Ther is in my hands $4,000 for the purpose o.
erecting suitable public buildings to wnch may De sdeea
$4,000 appropriated at the ste session OF CONGRESS The
OF place Of confinement for persons con-
vced Of high crimes renders your prompt action IN regard
to The faithful execution Of the laws Of the land"
He a. ks the passage OF law tor the protection
Of the Indian tribes. The General Government
with the Indians for the REIMBURSEMENT of their
right to the soil. He advocates a revision OF the
taxes and many other laws necessary and proper
to promote the general prosperity OF the Terri
tory In conclusion, he feelingly announces the
death of the late President Taylor, and congratu-
stes the Legislature on the passage OF all the
compromise measures of the last Congress.
The Oregonan contains also highly interest.
ing letter OF Gov. Gaines to the late President
Taylor. The Territory is represented as beng
in very prosperous condition.
The Spectator states that part Of the bones OF
a person supposed to have been drowned was
found near Albany in Linn County. The name
of the person is not known. The money found
on him is in the hands of Mr. George Cline, OF
Albany. Mr. Neal is taking the census of the
Territory.
Gerge NJ Williams died very suddenly at Ore
gon City. r.. NJ co,,o,,,
inst from Portland, Oregon, the weather there is
extremely cold. A boy returning from Portland
to bis fathers home one mile from town, was
frozen to death. He says the ice froze at least
one inch thick in the room he slept in on the night
before he left.
IMPRovEMFETs-W learn that new and sub
stantial buildings are every day going up in Port:
land, Oregon This thriving city is at the head
of navigation on the Willamette, and is destined
to become very important city in the prosperous
Territory -,
potato, from Henry Fuller's farm in Portland,
Oregon. II weighs three and half pounds, and
measures twenty.three and a half inches in cir
conference We have also received from our
friend, Thomas J. Dryer, turnip weighing thirty
five pounds. This is something for Oregon, but
we raise bigger potatoes in this State, and as to
turnips there was one exhibition on Central
wharf, last Sunday, which could not be got into a
-four barrel. Dryer says he would have sent us
a cabbage, but they could not get Il aboard OF the
steamer. Cal. Courier.
CURIOUS CENSUS ANECDOTES The Oregon
Spectator gives Isome csriOus facts which It de-
rives from Mr.. O'Neil the Census Agent for Ore
gon Territory These facts will afford some dis
cusson among the ladies' The Spectator says
The population of Linn County averages about
70 each family and strange to tell, there is quite
q number of bachelors in the same He found one
family containing - children, hearty and well to
do-the product of Is years; and another contain
ing @ children in II years. He visited a number
of families the mothers Of which were but "A
wears old. and several the mothers of which were
only Is years old. One family, in Kings Y alley,
Polk County, the mother of which had three chill
dren at birth, about five months previous two
of whom were still living the other having died
short time before his visit. Three families by the
name Of Apologize, residing in the Umpqua Val
lev, contained 80 children; the distribution being
nearly equal between the three.
There was one family, the father of which,
after giving in the names of nine children being
interrogated whe ther there was any more, re-
Piled Yes, there are four or five more but he
being unable to call over their names, was OBJ
liged to send for their mother, by whose assist
ance the catalogue was completed. Mr. O'Nei
called upon another family the head of which
being absent, lit should be remarked here, that it
is necessary to inquire the birthplace Of the
heads of fsmilies,) his housekeeper, colored
woman, was Intercepted as to the State in
which he was born" well assuming rather
knowing look, Z" | don't know zactly what State
bat | think he was born in the State of Belle
mony-I don't know if it joins Kentuck or not,
I've he ard him often talk about it." He was
native Of Ireland Another, being asked what
State he was born in, replied that bis father had
moved round so much when he was baby, that
he was unable TO answer correctly.
TIE country Of am Hill contains population
Of hearty 500 souls.