New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-22
OREGON.
Donation 10 the KOssufh Fund = Climate
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Donation 70 the KOssuth Fund Climate
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cenesposdesse Of The n. Y. Trbsns
OLYMPIA, Pugets sound Monday March q, 1859.
Inclosed | send you S. to be applied to
the Kossuth Fund the sum Is tribe, but crossed tho
Plains last Summer and of course have not yet hsd
time to make my pieImay contribute more hereafter
but In the meantime cannot resist the pleasure an1
honor of becoming creditor Of the illustrous kossu
COR the noble Hungarian naton) quickly possible.
Although we are 40 north latitude, find the winter
much mider than in 400 In illinois. where formerly
lived we have only had two mornings daring the win
ter that the thermometer get down as low as l7o ne
Their have we had az much rain had been led 10
pect, but mad heavy lsii Of snow on the lst OF
March-t tell to the depth Vi IL inches (Which u uDu-
sssl for this country but disappeared again In about
a week.
This part Of Oregon Is just beginning to come Info no
tee our trade with San Francisco Is Increasing very
fast vessels would mu rather come Ia here Tor um-
her saw, lumber shingles, fish, &c, than to run Into
the Columbia for them-ior although they may have
skiIul piot Ii Is nevertheless dangerous, especially
the winter Settlers are also coming In pretty
fast. b tn from the Willamette and San francisco
however there Is abundance of for all that may
come for years there Is very extensive country Of
fertile and north Of the Columbia.
The George Anna that sailed from THIS place isst no
yember with 20 passengers, got wrecked on tno
east side of the island and tue n alter being plum
dered OF all their effects taken prisoners oy me
Indians. ,,s,..,-
sfer the George Anna arrived safely ut Gold Harbor,
on The wet side OF the island but was snormea y On
Indian of the loss OF the other vessel, when he imed
aey ssl for this place to procure help Tor nef res
as he ,d only bis crew Of five SIX men, and the
Indians are numerous and warike On arriving mere
tine Collector Col Moses, very promptly Chartered tne
Daua,scs We and with me 20 men, who yoluntsered
their A. rvcer she went and released the prsoncrs
IT.. oil ved eafe
the Indians would not deliver them up without ge'rng
some bsnkes some articles of clothing, &c. for their
rarsom. .
They were better treated by the Indians than we had
apticiostsd They were Obliged 10 pack ire wood some
two miles of the mountains, which was rather iaDon'
Gus but they got apretty fair allowance OF dried nan
and some potatoes tney were expected occasionay -
dance and sing for the Amusement OF tnef ofos anu
masters and they thought |, prudent to condecend 70
do So as on such occasions they would gsnersy ses
piece OF fresh bearmeat tew berne', OF sonsHs -
ira for their performances. Thc northern inhans on
coa,t are more energetic and intelligent than those IN
Southern Oregon or California. They are very inseuss
ious the prisoners fetched some pretty spec nes, "
their IN oenuity in carving, In The shape Of spoons, P
and otne5 "a on he ash Of February from
hi. rIsee with A. men, for Gold Hsroof tne M
nunber a the prisoners have gone oses ssa ~ 49,
ave sui sanguine Of being richiy re"s'ueo W. -
srs snpesr to be doubt but there has been
IL vsin II rod discovered on tbs west sioe OF tne
49, The Unoy, HUDSON Day scnoo1c.t f" = 49,
~ N~vs,cber ast-mads two blasts he gold in quartz
roes and got $500 each. There we're only eight or
nine men and the Indians rushed 10 and pessa up more
sso,, ~ men The mine u close 10 the wsters
edee The Unor on her return got wrecked near Cape
FIsuery. Some Of my neighbor. were down a. van.
eave Island at the ue and helped 70 save me crew
80. a their effects and thu some 81 their spe-
snens Of gold and quartz which were very dch Tho
iadson Bay Company have sent or are about to send
snotber vessel and there are some about 70 %. RON
we &c, correct information from the Island win ies you
Lnow the result Yours, truly, Ia