, 1852-09-11


e'eIina'loA' ana small capita! to put Il IN sue
'es,lul operation.
nc ''''''e "' 'hls Po'uol OF oregon Territory
nl' poeh slYeel OF consi.'r lo ca'u and DOUBT
WIN tno'e gi our ielow-ei'z'ns VINO have mover
visited a. IN loly' jrst I'lor 10 my dcpa1 arc
rom w a'n'nHion i'r ihl' i'Ao'' eond hnu u
an'ho'"y upon Which there appeared ID rest gen
y'a' 'hp'el' IoN'iVei ''i'' VIVA on'r iA9,'e'' 'u
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rom W"ieh ! WI" mshe y ne genera, s'a'rheA.7 =
ron 'ho "''Id'o OF Nnf""'' uh.l 'le Hd'1''lo'
Mm'h may emphaucPy n' called our rainy sea
son turing wnan p'Hod u rams, on an average
e'uo'n Wy h@'y' OF 1t So Is o. snort uuf1'ioi)
i'f t"o-"'h' o. 'Ae u'no, yn'y' august ANA o'p'
e",o't are our u'y Uo",'.' t''u.n ou',,5 t''S pc
H3i Oh uno' 'IC 'n''-''i'ty S"a's'o
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showers OF 'ain "nI ny ' '''l' .l.'''' I,''n 'I'
N'ny '"u' sci',''e. oIo' ''' 0''""{' "o NV
curry III iAn'el1'i' 'H''''',l'''e' "'' 'G' VH00
nyen rs 20" as 80 ues'' 'n' 'D' c''1' a' ~" 90
20 utGIe'' inc Eeheial average i'' 'tc "'",''
mon'Ns IS rom - TO dl u's'''s' anu uu"n5 '"'
summer nom ut 70 of e's'e''' 0us summer
h'shS aio cool nu' We nave l'ie'y "os, or y
one 700 s'su' 70 gV ''J "1'i ui' iul.ue ol
'1y 90 'to S"U 90 - l''i'S,'' N'o uu' on'o
seen ''o W'v"'. '1iu u''' 1l ''' men nor
sho" r, ~ n'lu on tuo slo,ul 'oo!e, man o ar
hours nc nl,ono,g, "a, . es 4. 80 70 -'S'
IN "'i''f' 'nI i'on o''ty,'o .''' IA Su'i'lno"
oo'''os ""3'u ~ H''' VIC s''.'sTS
alo,u P'''l'lsv "' 80 'Ne '"'uo yga'' 'uoD
Is INC pun" o' our W"o1 ."1'v "uu ,"o general
'iI,''y o' ."' N"Ii'''' '''' lyy' I'''''7''
cou" olHos' sy u''''''' o' 0'''' A'"i' ''u uH'
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- nl asN VIC iuu'in7 arc "'uo''sO"V
10 ta's lAo s'n,'1' answers 60 't as personal Jan
{ti Is vcnccIn'i' %SuH 'g no. ou' '''y arc '''le'
IN T'I.iHIs' 7''anul H''sI9uns' u',y s,' anu
ho'e Il7oin P'op'ns','ca I'a@o '"rih uou'lea1'he
anl aesu u.'Ne oi Que u'cnness Vi temper 'ney
sun ana I'gh'uly ',p' oon5'uo' UeulseiNos as 'Iie
iona nu' owners OF '1u 50" tncy LOOK WIN Iei'-
Gus eye upoh 'no oa.y enc''achmen's OF inc
whites anu 'esafu' "'n nc easing anu on'inous
distfu'l l'e,"h iefea,'I anu OH ufoAen promises
h9'l o1l ., ie,' 'a' ''' amos wouI 'e poleni'
el' unIer ''uy o1' 5''e'lNaen" u Is ucPio
step has neen tNea 'o"sids The accomplishment
Of Ihis most 'es'flo.e aed necessary object The
Superintendent OF Indian Allaifs has been m the
Territory two years, but has never yet degncd To-
trouble himself with visit to this district, and re-
Gently writes that his engagements will delay his
visit indchnitely his engagements forsooth they
should to an immediate tup up " Salt River"
We have algoidy few towns ju&ciousy located
on ouf waters, viz; at Cape Flauery, New Duugi-
ness. Port Townsend, Dwimsh river, and Stella
COON, all Of which are growing in importance, and
are now bIsily engaged in the expectation 6 lum-
Der, fish. oil, grain, potatoes poultry live stock
&c. We have some saw mills in operation and
Others in process Of construction at various points,
and the urgency Of demand for boards, plank
scln,hng, &c., render these very profitable invest
mcnts,
Olympia, al the head, or southern extremity, of
Pugots Sound, is at present the largest town tcth
Of the Columbia liver from which it is distant GO
miles in direct lac; between these are the fertile
yallics Of the Cowz and Chic kcces rivers, the
former emptyiug into The Columbia, ani the latter,
after forming " Cray's Ilaraor," into the Pacific
Ocean. The valley Of the Chickeelcs contains
probably four hundred thouslnd acres of most ex
ccllenl land, prairie ana heavy timber alternating /;
the soil is loan, with large proportion OF clay
and the principal growlhs aro spruce, CEDAR white
aud yellow ir, balm Of s'lead, maple, &c Gays
Harbor at its mouth is easy Of access and, in the
lnnguhge Of Captain Wilkes, may be considered
slfe for vessels OF two bundled tHns buuhen.
Our seeuo" OF country Is al present u'nieuH o.
appfoleh py lanI owing 10 the p1uclly ol ihhan
I'anls ana our consequent present inability TO open
good roads TINS de.eet however, Is " growing
small oy dearees ans beautifully less anu Com
g'ess nave oeleve' recently made appropriations
tos the opening OF Iwo military roads, one from
TIC NA'ey oI lAe AaAna across the cascade
range anu inc o,heF from the ColumDa nVer to
Pugets sound these roads would be great i'm
portanee IN a m'hla'y point Of view, because hav-
ing an armed i9fee at each OF these points, mutual
assistance could be economically and promptly
rendered 70 crush rising 81 the savages IN It's IN
eipieney but iso'a'el as these posts now arc
probably rqinoos delay. These roads need not
n. o'i 0J 'bo, S,'n Z V ,o ,n0G'up1 h, uol ,1 u,u