The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-04-03
From the Eyening Post.
OREGON,

According TO a letter from Portland in Oregon,
dated the 18th Of February, published in the Ma
honal hteiigeacer, there are four weekly news
papers IN Oregon-twc democratic, one vhis and
"ue neutral besides one monthly magazine. The
letter saws:
Some four or five respectable schools for boys
and girls, some with college charters, Lave been
opened, and are doing well These schools are
under the patronage of churche, and missionary
societies at home. There Is lber'l spirit in fl.
yor Of education. a good beginning has been
made IN favor vi common schools, but teachers 90
not command, Hs yet, the superior remuneration
70 which their services are enut!CG-a state Of
things not peculiar to new countries. lue build
ing of churches in number, exceed scfoohOu
court houses and jals. There are several in this
place and Ut Oregon City, Of credltaIIe appear.
ance.
THE population of Oregon ia somewhat less than
twenty thousand The soil. in many places, Is
apparently Of mvAhau,taolo fertility. Vi the cll
mate. the writer says: The weather is alternate
lam and SUNSHINE. the temperature that Of May
at Warrington. the vegetation green a. in sum
mer." This was written in February. The mid
climate, and the extremely productive soil, it is
feared " III make ne. gen. farmers ofthe settlers.
We take cue or two additional passages from the
letter.
There are several new settlements, The pr,nci
pal one, Olympia. at the south eXrrmity of the
Sound Some fine >aw.miil, have been IN opera
ll'n on the souud for year or two. The Hud.
son Bay Company post, at NI,Gualiy, Is also
here. | have before me nt the wharfA fine little
schooner, 'le Mary Taylor, taking party of EN-.
grants from this place for the Sound Many of
these families have been in Oregon a yearor two
and don. we'll but, having become somewhat
crowded here, are seeking new homes in that
promising region. \ road frun Olympia 10 the
Columbia would enable all Northern Oregon and
Il large portion ul the Cuuu bin aud Waumct
valleys to receive supplies cheaper than by the
rivers Such . road is already surveyed. and
Will probably he pushed through the ensuing
wear Another road, IN the direction east TO.
wards the Dallas, for the accommodation Of the
cnirrants to the Sound, is aso ia cuu;empa
u.n.'
The souhcr portion Of the Territory, tie Up
per Wulamct, umpqua, and Rogue river regions,
are not cXcrlIrd It's grazing districts by any por'
ton, Of the earth Hence Gluc.tcn,h' OF the pro
perty and rxrhiugeable commodities there will
be cattle, horses. mules, sheep and hogs Ltu-
encouragement existed heretofore Tor the raising
OF wheat, recently several mills hrve been built
and many projected Tor the ensuing year, 80
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