Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-09-28

he quantities. Of land and sa!l out Claims aoa We, ~.
H. plenty OF land ir:f In othrr districts large Ira,
aIe SmWgga ill such ana si.h ilien,. irIi,. WIN a .
~ pee,ed gave slUt ir sscCn claim yalu. rr
u WIN ""' 'itt" 'trnscHn % u; and n tint very lime
were more than 1000 acres valuable land a,oir
a. hs, rac""" 'hcn 80 lar S"8ttl arquain !!
r friends '".r !o"n the valley f4c ami nw \
he "e q 'his Rand Is ie mp rcseI.i iuip,ntati,
10 vacant claims in different paris o! Oregon and hap
in DC able 10 ain again in the way A.tcr proving u II
n cih'h' must continue :lr lira q. -four wears from ia
m o settlement He th"n prove the :eas cru,;nunr
n suehte' and receives certificate, witch entities hin. ~
n Pae" All sales Of The lands before patet ssucs ,r mn
ana Spl' Sections G and 50 io township are reserve
/, oi eGo"' purposes The old OrsgJnials who were ht b,
, persons coming here now.
me o"ie" aA't- !.r purchase! tiyc an! hall million
~ o acres Q! LANDS from ,c lna,uS ,"rs of i. ,.r :,
Mountain, and The surveys by tie Cai;e, ttc. mr..
en- rapidly IL The Willamette Valley Sa ;,H are
o. mineral ia bur The S0LIr cn.aa., !, No., IL ~
sh'eSs oregon is g'i region Al lie tI.ri!rnfs o ur,
wealth are here Farming Is IN is infancy Orr ~ =.
cefo"g'Y !eitie Is the i:md, iiut Nns,n N .
an acr" can produce The gold G.s nr, nh L., i,
me Staac here There is great variety rf s,, and
oregon All tat portion oi Ocr.on i0g East Of Pow
"ef hsr' winch Is at Ihc Eastern slope Of tne 'Ge uotn
tnS, ucil. unfit Tor lhe ahuic civilized ma, ir,
- no timber ana nnEnrran.r nuGDtns tav,,. In, ,,r,
~ IN every difeciioG. II j. generally mass ~ i.r.
canic rock and cntcrS Tito >rrtic. o t!r carh - sts
"hch are stirred ~ ~ s,o,b p,sSiup ,p No.
Jus In n. OF Tie dfoa4nt j. iaIirlay bad WA. ani.
aiS ana Wilder and irfcrr men, t!t!sa ms region, o,.r
"tch oa'rcnness aud sala:c prevail 6 r!t has
oc1h asSosecd here 5u; ages will pass bcor. HE ~hIr.
VIII wash out The yellow dusr in such a L,l,o ,,r;n =
| and utI,
barrier IL formed here which divides our All mite an, p m
nc possessions Fn"m Powder River westward ,oIhr w,.
tern slope ot The Bu Mountains i b, II al ro.n,,y p,,r
ioU miles wide and 800 m,s long which j., u. Sroi.t
win Timber wafer AMI grass and much ot Susc, pt.s
u cultivation and settlement The Grand Round J. m ms
neii and charming "alI II is aooundiu good .i wa
er grass. timber and cnat la all this belt u Z, unt,v
40 "hi" man 'Is"s. The trit i Uurl; S1;lry
ind wc-'-ln sl"pr o til, Blue Mountains ar the Tg-r,n
slope oi the Cas'ad" nouniain-, ~hch i $50 miles l., 500
more charming c"untry Than ,ls D.i On ,ariG 3
ar IS clear dry hnd brdcing, .,n,s green The f.a,
ma health GOOD Here, c"nsumpt.v, people wlIl fnd =
lhi' OF America The cnyusc, N,prrrr Wal, Wall ~.
cintcs, Dalcs and several lrIb,- m ln,,.u. ,w
bit The United States have Indian Agencies nud B,,ra
/. No settlements are vet made here, The l,,- H.
Nhitby and his 'am. pcsei here by the hands ~ ~.
Cayuse Indians, who have paid dea for s,c,ltrr
"hl'e men, whose souls rr"d deep black irgury
nsiga'ed those Ind ans twhp had ara ar uolr
w to the horrld deed lnnanIerahe sU.er vaIlrs c'
tnd wei Hmhcftd .nt wattct, into The main ,niry
-'ea' many I'M" streams are her" AMI ard good warr
mower Inc main valley II not well iimurr.d Rur f.r
Stock raising, ihs valley is un,q tiri IN Ur.ur: ant
nave never delightful country as The western
slope OF The Bluc mountains anG Il" gft,, UiniI, y,-
hey As The traveller stands npJn the a.t elevation r ,h-
slope, 100 feet above the level ,r valley he can book
upon this va.t rrnct of country =. up,n y rT
10 The left and 10 California $50 miles a succession .;
beautiful vali"s putting into the valley ant a'prdpg
delightful sites for settlements. the tail fir and pine
the sides of The hills To the right 500 miles Is
similar country There Is large valley, which
with CmatIi, vary, north Of Grand Round which i wei!
waered and mbcred AMI Of deep sil Spaultn.'s
station as II was Is suard north III Columbia This rc
-ion Mount Hood ST Hren- and other capped
are seen the high Of The Ca-caic
nuuntain There is much less rain and cloudy weather
than there is in the bal, country near the -.
The great tract of country belonging Ne,rct Inans
nOrthTard, is most enting.
Tile next section bait lies the Cascade noun
aims ani extends 10 the sea- 40 miles In ;hS district
IRE Pugets Sound, Hoods Canal JchnIes Sononr Cow
iIz, Cmkaes, Columbia, Catsop, W,Iamt tie. Umpqua
togne River Shasta and many o'her delightful vaes In
ms district the whites have fUrmci settlements aud now
lumbrr thirty thousand The important art OF thIs
eI is the UHameic valley Tie Willamette River
ralns this great valley It's direction l. rastry ana
is some 200 miles in length, and nvsnhr
els 10 the great Falls Oregon Civ. From Or oon cuy
u the forks "i III" Wlarn,itc River is 75 py wafer
nj navieabc for third class tcalrrs Ic nry licn
nas "a t' tdbI tdbI iNt irh',t1rc hn'''f ""f" 90
rmron, Rogue River and kltw.ih are NJ" sac 'o'
r rhrv hruk through dismal hunyoUS orloe f'"'h!"S
nd sn,ntyins into the The Nai.irs vi '-"' nv.
cry beautiful and quite EXTENSIVE 's ~ t,,, Of tho
uuutry in this disrc; is claimed oy '''"' ,, rew
n nIIi,s and beautiful plains are berg Hs'"'c" NV ~
,ucers of gold found anos dmiy. 10 'r Ea.r ;..,
~ ,onn stock il never fed NiLicT-dftafs "'h'c'
cnrnes not here Wheat never iaIi, ara 'Ac ea'l''
he prea test abundance wheat, oats, rye, pe",, ,h H. n
e,o carrots caabapes, melons, cncunioers, slhhshee
', ~ ] ns,rhes potatoes lettuce, and corn Il ne'o'''
0,.yon can supply ruin lie! forests lnhnc' j." |a'
Sand wch Islands China ana 'e = Ih,;n, TIC com
;, n c1ensve business is done here IN NUMBERING
,a,ce Of Oregon is becoming quite extensive.
All KINDS is very plenty, and elIs al very h,oush,
All atfi. les manufactured IN tie onI't" ~ Ii
re hv wafer and cxclan.ed for gold or ihe h!"u." ~ M M
mnntv There arc bat two season" hci"- wv u,, ~
iry .en.,rs Ihc MAJ be sad Ia cAt thA t"''
ny u.h and m, dry the rtnurjrr .: IT." year it'
,hrrc are fine showers occasionally al -Phe "'." w.
ana men fair weather, times, IN Inc 'h"y rea'on n
; hI,,vs from the north in the dry snson, h"d nom ,'
, in rho wct season The brecz: Is ")s' nc''s'''"
IN thr afternoon The scarpn i tisasFceape.
,hnn ia difficult and often unsafe Tie Dry se'Foh -
mo n. yunc description, ard people appear y r9'' m
i, i usun tor women be dlscontentti The me-, SiN
f,rr their arrival After thai, they become wen 80
law u, "a can live well here, an INDUS stTio"s h'h
e,iis ~ b,co,ne weahhy shoit tn". i"e '''n3'
Is,l ,re an industrious enrrrprlsIrg nn' Heat''t ~
r.on. They are giving tone to IN" c"uh'n. I',,,
nont of morals. ranks wiih ant c"unuS. t.,
pom. - hrr. uolI cannot rnnr The Nrih"'l>'+.
nti.ts preshy,r.ians ana itei"r''7 nav. ~, -
clecs The sons OF Iempefanrc u ,l.'n,' pmor,orl,
- in rhe ascen.tuit IN OtcguI. me Territory /
~ b,v. no Banks here. Bis ii rNc',ansr ''tcHs '''
drafts nre much used aud ans"cr good "Gfp"sr, an
m, overland trip ~ Oregon Is tSceeilh.l' h'''' '
- 10 den,Iv earned in reaching it. . ~ G"h'i's'"'''"
xnut INDUCE me To Try il again auch a" - a., " ".
nv [ wuui not come here a%1., 1, ., ~ Wr,L -.
"a ,.s., in comlng here in l-al were 90 i" -.
,h;a hnwcyrr: was Gccasluuad BY The 'onhhr i''''-'
,e,s detained near tunr wc"a. NJ, ana n.iS ,.
, ,h ,.,,ers 'rh,s in'u III" .f'a Nt'i@" ''
The mountains an" R'" Nj ,.,,1 Valley mn
yet We ,ilJ arrive III M. t"''i'h',tsi ''",,
he "A Of October The o'rs|n'An1 are n'.S I .", na
,ar.p out a new ronc, from D'' bo'Sr - ~ 49,, -,
- W,lo,n.rte Valley, and sal" an" @'"', '",S c" +,
,r,,d over the Casca.i I'll Ia" II 81 - ' ,,'
!. usrrs. 10 say anything about i:!r '.e-' W. t
- .a,l,nd mn Il, Oregon Pcnp' TW conn., an"
nnne thai Government v i'll All nnd iar'ai" ''' !"
Ut w stations and sroCsndtA should be had ~ s',,i''
nnrts nm Platte river and nj Sweet Water I"'o'n'' ~
p'n' @ e ~ =, Hn dnwn Srnkc rvcr f"Ti lh7e ea"n
pnrod UmariIla and Cascade m"hh' h'"i'S' ~
! ,Epli Illinois
sa;,a ,, an yf.n,.d journal which k"P !" <''o ~"
=, - a h.nIhy tfp The laws oi o'e@'n' a." "'''' ~
,.. -, JIu,,is The org -nic act "i '.'i'''S-, = ="
,;,u,ion tor the present. M norrhEc lt"''"' ar
! No.. !, n,rriapes In- person whh "hH"s r""p'e
| ,,,,, . certificate the county cuH'nl-~l'hri ''"
r,a,s il IN his record kept ior that rup'-.. 1''e
,rc,,v If women here II girls opposed y" ,'h' ,t
lwhich of course hry AL ne!) let III m -'y IA W "
| S,,,es for they cannot rctnaln s'nglr hrf'-' :,
1 many fine half sections kncanHl IN 'fcl'h 80
,.fu "a alI--thal they ss0n made I'M" W. = c,
80, ,,ai, r,rrrG 70 the Oregon cria' 'ego" - "
= .. And thc water ard f>n hc'c, who can ., !. ~,
~ hhI Th. is1ber is lar hr:"nt a"Y III '"'
-, h, mn nne there believe .'t.li - sao ~ = ~
g., s,,. m. ,slI FIR and cedar "n III, H'Ht i'""h'i' '
,h., he:er,l Nearly all thn L'i'atiH 'i''rf ,''p =
u,h ~ Ioxe, rar; of The H,ar,e';. valley, az ''' -
oat, nd ross sEge uf mountains rrnrh 81 '''' Gun
~ Sund and rl.et here IN Oregon l. "l tii" A''''
Wils n nd school. are quite plenty here. l' pos !;
cav mill in these bodies Of timber 10 '"F'hhc - -,
Ana nov have extended ths letter 10 'nG'' "l % ~ i
nn, .Yo.ct Ynn may nc ready 10 ast 10" % 80 - :,
hogs in Oregon Well | will ans~s tha qes'''" %
INV eoi.,le There is generally great a"a' :" oa ',
: and in the low rich moi. pairir-, the'r 70 70 H.,
hich verv much resembles onions, ana wing" - "
na nu,rir;ous and in vast abundance II Is r..c" ~
on. Hmm an th.se tho hogs rcmain iat al 80" -
, p.,, {. I'm m rw.Iye pound IN oregon o'' ~
~ " -, = sbe., 4 10 81 head. Flour cents per p'u'
e,i 81 IN .r nm she. Oats 81 Onions 81 oO, Po'iT