New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-27
OVERLAND TO OREGON.

The following letter from Oregon embodies
Information of practical interest to every one
medtating the overland journey 10 the New
England of the Pacific IL was communicated
hy the receiver 10 The National Era:
TABLE Rock Cry Jackson Co,
Oregon, Sept 20 1882
DEAR FRIFND Your letter OF 2ih June arrived here
By express the 18th inst. and viii reply TO your nn.
nterrogaores in regular order, without agaia
CStng them. ltsecms there are many persons on ,he
Western Reserve, who costempate Cmgrating TO this
ATTAINED country, aud what information may commu-
ncsie Is deeigned for all. 40 | like Oregon" do
Tor the following The inducements for farmers
de 80 great No expense is necessary for winterlng
stock farmer with thirty running At large, has
ihesurest prospect ct fortune TIE increase Of stock
vii pay heavy interest on the money Invested Tie
nouble of raising stock but little, there being plenty
grass both suIamcr and winter IL one year this day
ance my arrival I'm this Rogue River Valley, (sOmefimes
mistaken sOr shasta and the elm has been a. follows
Prom September 20 January, the elimste much resem
bed the fall weather in the StstosOcc lioH showers
OF rain, bu, neither frost January and Feb
resy were dry snow ftll twice about one inch and
foze half inch; bot the disposed of in twenty.
tour hour. Ia Msrch April aud May considerable rain
I, which mnds the growth of crops July, August
September were very dry. The sod sexceedngly pro
dactive. neighbosng farmer eau pick from his gar
den one Thousand onions which viii weigh one thousand
pounds, aud viii now sell at fifty cents per ponnl Two
yoke o. strong cattle will do al the breaking Wheat l.
sure nom fhtty Eiiy bushels
Der acre The nights too cool for corn; IL does no,
do wei, ard Is not considered a necessary cron Po,a
toes and cats grow very Justify, sure and exceeimr
y profitable.
Our market, is in the mines which consume more
than Oregon can supply The prices as follows ana
vary but ite during the year this valley Flour All
potatoes from p 70 30 cents per pound onions 50:
pumpkins, TO- turnirs Is; melons from 50 cents TO AZ
apiece. Butter from ~ cents 70 81 50 per ID: chose
81 beef Is cts.-hvc weight 10 dried fui, 40 Taese
are the retail prices.
Grass supplies the plsce Of hay Your poor stock ina.
oa the plains ht,le hay would nos be aiss during The
cold rains They can do wtholt The mountains ar,
covered with grass and timber The huiies are GOV mi
sch rich foliage Of grass The country soa.h OF this
fner principally prairie, susceptible OF cultivation sl
generally wen supplied with sprin, wa,cr There are
TO swamfs The streams are all lined With timber ava
serersly rapid owing 10 the short distance from tho
trout" Others with cannon Az Puget Sound there are
Pcnt Of oysters and this undoubtedly win be the point
q s'tSctoa eventually The rush Of emigration is M
eent 10 Southern Oregon, and the choicest claims s-e
ensrslly taken, though plenty for sale
The enrrSn,s are generally wen pleased with o-s
sh ca arriving 1t Is here in other pa-ts occasion
80 you meet dissatisfied, hancsiek mso; but a sma
smtnt could not me from the country. This CITY
phe year old, and contains Loo lnhsortan's; Oh; Il
number, there hs se been three deaths Two were
xk before coming, and one died with dissipation We
ave ave one MIL in operation, another building yrst
"a WI DC in operation next SUMMER.
Many kinds Of plows used but the cas-. iron Is the
~ Al kinds Of farming utensils be obtained
Ssper Than to bring them Bricks are used for chm
So "a some parts bu, none used here yct Cooking
~ 49, are TO De he'd NJ Salem and Oregon CITY for $50
~ upwsrd Ia this valley schools Lave been organ.
~ isere are SOME very elhciea, schools both high
~. low n the Wilsmet.e valley We are situated near
mining Iesion-of course as ". withou: the pale 9i
s0,, .iuea causes gambling and drinking to exist 70
a. ~, eSest though MOTTO Interfere with the pursuits
THE 'nhshitsn,s