, 1852-10-09
The New TerritOry-NOrthern Oregon


sand persons on their way TO that place The set
tiers were clearing wagon road 10 accommodate
the Immigration. BY letters received from perssRs
on the road 1t l. estimated that less than FIVE
thousand will reach the Sound this Fall. The
fisheries in this region were never known to be bet
ter than they have been this season.
National IHtliigenoer, july 24h.
The correspondent of the q National In
telligeneer" who communicated the above
information 10 that "ancient and honorable
newspaper, muzi either have been grievously
humbugged himself-desired to mislead its
usually cautious editors in the selection OF
suitable productions, or else it was conceiv-
ed in "envy, malice, and all uncharitable-
ness" towards northern Oregon, and the
publication solicited with a view 10 tie in
jury of northern, for the benefit of .the
southern division.
1t is not the desire Of the people Of this
country to introduce immigrants blind-lol-
ded, or 10 solicit their settlement here un-
der false pretences, or under inducements
and promises, the ful6lment thereof being
matter dependent on the future develop
ment of-the resources of their territory
They conceive that there are abundant ar
guments acknowledgements presented by even
casual survey, and superficial knowledge
Of the country, to induce within IFS limits
all intelligent or rational immigrants, with
out resort 10 fraud or deception.
In order that the facts IN the case, so far
as the above paragraph is concerned in re-
laiion to the Puget Sound country, may be
fairly understood, it becomes us to remark
that the statements Of the correspondent Of
The "Naiional lntelligencer," with the ex-
ceriion Of the last clause in the above ex,
tract, is utterly untrue; and the misstate-
ments, having their origin either in ignor-
anee or design, should be promptly refuted,
to the end that no one who desires 10 locate
here may be mised or disappointed.
II Is not true that "LARGE NUMBERS of i'm
migrants from the Columbia river and across
the plains, we're daily arriving at Pu-
get Sound" at The dale above given, mas
much as at that time, very few persons had
reached any portion of Oregon, from the
Atlantic states, or from any other quarter,
and consequently, could not be " daily arri-
wing " as above " Sin large numbers"
II is not true that ever any "Indian
guides reported that there we're eight thou,
sand persons on their way to that place.
because, ia the first place, the immigration
are not under The necessity, at the present
time, of requiring the services of "Indian
guides" either 10 pilot them INTO Oregon,
or direct their course THROUGH any portion
of the territory ard in The second place,
there is no probability that the immigration
into ALL FAETs Of Oregon will exceed twelve
thousand the present year, andstAl less, that
" five thousand will reach the Sound this
fall" although we have an abundance ofland
lying idle for the comfortable location Of
:" ten times twelve thousand," whenever il
is deemed practicable by any persons to avail
themselves of il, and although we earnest
BY pray that at least GIVE thousand" of
that number MAY be added 10 our settle
Incnts this fall s.
It is not true that " the settlers were
clearing wagon road 10 accommodate the
immigration" although such project has
been agitsted, and will doubtless be accom-
plished, over the Cascade mountains by an
other year, leading directly from thsWalla-
Wslla into northern Oregon. Il
The publication of such articles as the
above in the states, if general circulation
and credence were given to them in the
west, would have a tendency seriously to af.
feet the next years immigration, inasmuch
as the settlement of five or eight thousand
persons in This territory between the present
time and next fall, would give them deci-
ded advantage over those who might subse-
quenily follow, ii the selection Of claims,
the procuring of desirable town and other
property, and thus render the indueement
less for persons in the states 10 take up the
line Of march for Ibis part of the Pacific
country.
TOlhe good people Of The 'far east, every.
where, We would say, there will be no such
immigration into Tie Puget Sound country
during this year, as that above referred to
You need have no fears, on your arrival
here next fall, of fnding northern Oregon
overTan, aad ~ the lands Of any value ia
ken up snd oeeulied, scarcely leaving you
. prairie large enough for ihe erection Of a
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