New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-20
OREGON.
Vicinity of Puget sound.

MrssRs EDrroRs: The Importance Of this new and
growing country must very soon, there Is no do1bt,
attract the particular attention OF Eastern people.
Surely such beautiful country cannot long remain out
other enterpsing and energetic grasp an Induced
10 believe that il is comparatively unknown 10 them II
s true is known that there Is such country and the
name Puget Sound is familiar the word over; but OF
the territory bordering the Sound and OF It's resources
and natural advantages they quite in the background
And vet it only wants knowledge of il 10 be circulated
among the people of New England, so that they may
really knew what it is 10 secure for 1t the emigration
and settlement of an industrious and eHteprsng pOpula
ton Who will cultivate and bring under subsection the
tens of thousands of Of its fertile and unOccuped
lands and its magnificent and valuable forests OF
timber into articles Of trade; open its immense steam
producing coal to commerce make its excellent fisher
les Weld their abundance, and improve the extensive
water-poWer, which is not equaled in the world and
then with climate which cannot be surpassed for its
mdness of winter and beauty and grandeur OF summer
il will rival the far famed New. England
Northern Oregon lying as il does between the forty
ninth parallel of north latitude aud the Columbia
River embraces an area of thirtywO thousand square
miles hch is about equal 10 the size OF Ohio or, per-
bsps the combined States Of New Hampshire, Vermont
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. And in
this large extent Of territory there are at least twenty
two thousand square miles OF arabic land and II were
divided into farms, allowing every farm fifty acres,
there would be no less than two hundred and eghone
thousand six hundred men engaged in cultvatng the
soil At the present time the most of thus beautiful
country, with its delightful prares, magnificent timber
lands and mountain streams. is remaining wild Tor want
Of occupants But cannot always be sO aud If It con-
tinues 10 be settled fast heretofore, and can see
no reason why ii will not great deal faster t will soon
be the happy home oil thousands Ol al INDUSTRIOUS ana
prosperous people.
The Donation Law has been of much advantage 20 the
whole of OREGON, and as it has been extended 10 800 1t
will be Of much particularly TO Northern oregon
There have also other amendments made 10 the
bill which will be highly beneficial 70 Oregon generally.
The law has been great inducement IL many in the
States leave their homes and seek better ones on the
Pacific and this extension viii no doubt be al additional
nduoement for others u where they can get land
"whou, money and without price, and where they
make JOYOUS homes and be lords and mOnaTchs OF the
soil"
The extent of country lying between Puget Sound
and the Cascade Mountains the east is about nifty
miles in width and from the Sound to the Olympan or
Coast Range on the vest about fifteen miles Between
tie Sound and the Columbia River, the south, dis
lance If sixty niles the large and fertile valleys OF
Gehslis aud Cowlitz Rivers. In the Gehas Valley II is
estimated thore 100000 acres OF excellent prairie
and heavy tmbered lands
HE banks of the Sound are composed mostly of sand
and clav rising to the hight Of y TO 100 feet and
are covered with large and lofty hr and cedar trees On
GOING short distance back from the shore, fine prares
and woodlands are found with numerous lakes OF from
80 TO 1900 acres Of surface These lakes are filled
with many kinds Of FISH. and every variety of water
fowl The prarics are from 90 10 10000 acres IA eX
tent uterspersed with beautiful groves and skrted with
belts of woodland varying from oneourth 20 five miles
in width The timber around the prares is not "a large
as it is on the Sound but yet very large compared TO
eastern tia her Fir trees often 800 feet high
and from to ~ feet in diameter The principal kinds
of trees are tie white aud yellow FIR cedar maple, OAK
ash spruce hemlock and alder The cedar tree df
ferenf species Of tree from either the red white
New. England vet seems 60 take the nature OF both
The msYle is also different from the Eastern soft or
sugar maple
The oWlands b0deTng the streams very fertile
they extend back from light % mile either side
aud are d,ns,ly covered with grOw.hs Of wood. The
streams HAVING their source IN the mountains, are
liable 20 overflow during high freshets These streams
have numerous and beautiful mil privileges on them.
and are also fail OF excellent trout.
The forests abound ia game Among the Wild animals
nav be found the bear elk deer, fox otter, beaver
npskrat rabbt&c Ofthe Wild fowl there are tbs GOOSE
hrsnt duck pheasant, partridge, grouse, eagle swan
crane Gull hawk, crow. raven, woodc0ck. robin, With
many others. some Of which exist IN the States.
In All the waters Of the Sound there is abundance
Of FISH The most excellent are the cod, salmon bali
Init herring msckerel and founders or the shell isb
order there are OYSTERS clans Holsters and crabs IN
Great Quantities with my-sds Of smaller varieties.
In Ahture communication shall have occasion 20 al
lude 20 the extensive fishing grounds which exist through
cut the Sound. They are probably unc4u1ied IN the
world and will eventually be carried on ~ successfully
a. those on the Atlantic In my next vii give de-
scripton of the climate and productions OF Northern
ONION Yours &c. p. c..