Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-13


WINcHssEER, Douglas en- I
Umqna Valley, Oregon, Sept /, so. )
Friend KiLbOurne-- = ~ Rm
now living in The southern portion Of Or
reon. about Eve days journey from the
California boundary line. This is the
best part at The TsrrilOrv-either Cor
Village or fhr grasing. our valleys cann"'
he beat even in the far famed Pampara'
OF South America. In August sOr Sep
,embsr. the grass dries up ill along 10
Decemher !: but, strSnge rs il may seem
the cattle thrive ana fal,en wonderfully
nm lls-dry and dead tsrass. Orr brtI
cannot be excellcd by the stall fed cattle
IL the northern and eastern. States Our
cattle are never housed OF fed--whica' Is
certainly one decided advantage. h'ird
" know what u down casa farmer would
do when he got here and found that Ill
had to do was To raise food for his family
and not to siavG' an summer 10 lay, III
fodder for his stock, lam surprtzed TIA
So few New Englanders emigra'e TO this
fair portion of our domain. | wish' nv
kinsman. that your printing press was
he,e in Winchester. Come out and help
as build young New. England on these
Western sh,Mes. There will be t'e-
m antlons emigration. this year the tide
is railing in every day. poyour young
men know how high wages are here
II they did. il seems ia ms they would
not be c.mtented TO work for 81 per day.
Farm hands get from forty I" sixty dol
lars per mont Il bl4cksniths. carpenters.
and tradesmen. command from three to
seven dollars per day.:
] have never been 70 the- mines; a
man can do better on q farm. Potatoes
am. " ling 70 the miners Al from 6rtoe Cts
per pound onions from - To l6 do. !;
wheat IS per bushel--aid 10 fact all pro!
duce is high. owing 10 ons ctuse n.igh.
borhood to the mines. A. the Winches-
tee ferry. you would sometimes think il
was moving day to all the void. The
amount Of tInsttlliis way is almost in
calcu able. and nearly all oft is pesform>
ed withmules.. The miners pack all tilsir
produce, a. the road is very rough and
There ere some trasnsa"i
100 mules. besides droves ofcat,le, sheep,
and pigs, all bound for the digglngs.-1
Taey are discovering new deposits" al.
most every day. = The - Rogue River
Mines" are now very, productive, and will
long continue. to be- ., -ss. IRE. IA
Our. section Of this Territory is filing
up very fast, and will soon be densely
populated. Oar winters are better than
in the lower Oregon valley. aud when
That Great Railroad is completed. we
shall be on the grand highway Of the
world. / Iivs ID She hope of seeing the
Rork accomplished. Il will cost d vast
mount Of n,sans, but have come to
he conclusion That Brother Jonathan can
o.just what he undertakes. II, $50
lwant you pfsack up an Oregon Cra>
AIDE. Tell q lot of.your young nse'sg 70 |
70 70, Missouri; there to purchase males,
ken and COWS and to be- ready to start
rom Independence about the frst' Of
Tho southern route~is prefers
sble. Cows will bs wosah 3 IS zach, 0xsa
Sl25:: peE ss,ke,, wagnas 81 p .eael,:. yse
Duadred per cen, p."it wall more than pay
lhe outfit. Tell them THAI here is MOI
abundance of land---that eur arms - open
4, receive them. Teii them 10 te1ke aShes
,atermI chimney corner. and the '.old Oaks
% bucket sand make a. break, for the Tar,
West Do mot be alarmed at tie distance.
Say but - pll go!" aad the lurney iis half
made. want Xou. .frisHd H., to set the
example. You had better STOW the wife
nd ,bies in Ong wagon, the hoasenold
,lGnder in another. your press and type inl
, third, and reN O0t. Yo0 will neseF re-
srct it, Just say you will DO here In, ,53. 4
md will seed at.4xtsR ten acres for ypu4
'ud Jour .lntls Kilbonrnes, By. the ffs'
man / find going yoaf way. I will seod ,you
! few specimens OF gold AS it comes from
lhe mines. Your Friend .s'}--. "