Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-07-07

'+* ~ NAL: FernaPs
clgn shores might
9 -l yedr readers. / have
no very Particular news to write. but
shall pen down whatever may come TO
hand. Spring. balmy Spring, with an
its freshness, bloom and beauty. is now
with US. The whole surface OF the earth
presents a carpet Of green, yariegated
with all colors and tinges OF Howers.-
The respondent emigrsnts are cheering
up, and those who had not procured
homes OF. 'selaims" last fall, are obtain
ing them now. Immense supplies Of
all kinds Of provisions and merchandise
are steadily arriving in California and
Oregon. and the prices Of those articles
are receding. Flour has fallen in Port
land, from 29 cents to cents per lblE
The oregonians are putting in large
crops, which look well. and much build
ing Is gong on all over the country
The emigrants Of this year viii not, I
hope, endure the same dreadful suffer-
ings and bankruptcy Of last wear. / do
not wonder at the discouragine letters
which have gone up from Oregon tothe
United States, during the last SIX
months. Never have / seen as hard
times, and as much scarcity Of the COM
mon necessaries of life, as / have lately
witnessed here. But times are chang
ing. Destiny points out for Oregon an
immense population. wealth. and COM
mercial importance. Yet I fear that
the intense desire to procure choice
"claims" here, viii continue to excite
the moving population in other coun-
tries, and that we cannot receive the
hosts of each year as plentifully and
comfortably as we would wish. With
our good soil, timber, water, climate,
gold mines, ocean navigation, health,
and general eOnveniences, why should
not this country rise high, and maintain
standing amongst the States of our be-
loved Union? Soon viii South Oregon
knock for admission as the second Pa
cific star; and in two years more viii
that most enchanting country, north of
the Columbia, send up her Senators and
Representatives to; Congress, as State.
How / rejoice chat my posterity is plan
ted on the shores Of the Pacific, and in
such a country as this is and will be. 1t
appears that the people. east of the
Rocky mountains, are determined to ex-
tend a Railroad to our shores, If they
can. Iwould be glad if such thing
were possible or practicable. Before l
had seen the country between the Mis-
souri, river and Oregon, thought that
such project was feasible. But let any
one examine the route, and he will come
to the same conclusion that l have; viz:
that five hundred millions of dollars and
fifty years of time would not be sufi-
cient to accomplish that work. For
1900 miles Of the way, there is no tim
Der, and the country is a dreary, rocky,
burnt up, dry, and often sandy desert,
totally unfit for settlements, excepting
on Bear river, and at Fort Hall. Bal
looms may navigate that dismal region,
but not terrestrial cars. Nevertheless,
Yankee enterprise and capital, coupled
with the new discovery of caloric mo
tive popsr. may overcome ali these scent
INC impossibihiiss,, and the citizens of
Gallipolis, and Salem, o. T., may become
neighbors Of ten days travelh a -
Stock are selling very high here now.
Good cows sell at from 500 to $500
apiece. My bull calves (of the Patton
stock sell at City dollars apiece to the
stock raisers here. Oxen are selling at
$500 to $3.50 a yoke. Beef is worth
20 cents pound; pork, 40 cents; sheep,
ten dollars apiecel | started here with
IS cows, and arrived with 80 of them,
and these and their increase would now
command $4,000. l gave $500 fora
Section claim, and gave to my son SEQ
acres Of it; and now the half Section
which L own, with its mill, timber, and
fame, would command $4,000. 70
me Oregon has presented a good pros
pect."is But the health which we enjoy
is the greatest boon Of all! rf' ''J
Our State House at Salem, and the
Penitentiary at Portland, are progress
sing finely. There are upwards Of 100
saw and grist mills now in process Of
building, in Oregon. The falls Of the
Willamette river will be the LotusH of
Oregon. Good water poweris common
here, but none is equal to the falls at
that place. But dearly is Oregon, with
all her superior advantages, earned. IN
an overland trip to it. But it is useless
to say aught against that trip, as none In
the States will believe but that it isa
mere pleasure trip!'' A ig9a3 .l-
To all my Gallipolis friends I send
cordial greeting. Your Journal is read
here by many Gsllia friends, and it is
well received by the Oregonians gener-
ally. 81 Continue it to me, and Twill
send you annually some Of the 'sdust."
In conclusion i say, peace be with you
all. DAVID NEWSOM.
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