The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-29
From Oregon.

We are indebted 10 The courtesy oil Adams Cos sn
press Tor copies OF the San Francisco Times and Daily
Wing OF the LIST inst We extract from the Times the
following items in rela lion 10 Oregon:
ONE WEEK LATER FROM OREGON
By the arrival OF the Agate. Wednesday we received
dates from Oregon 10 the 18th ns and by the steamer
Columbia, Thursday we have one week later news still
10 the 18th.
The account published by us yesterday stated that
movement on foot in Oregon towards erecting the
Territory into State The Oregon Statesman is opposed
to the idea al present
The democracy OF the various counties sembng
to nominate delegates 10 convention TO meet al Salem
the I'd Monday OF mex, month to nominate candidate
for the delegateshp.
The Times OF the 9th March says the brig Potomac,
with cargo OF lumber is nearly ready to sail for San
Francisco
We hear from all parts of the Territory that the farm
ers ancommonly vglan in their efforts 10 raise large
cultivation OF the soil has been too much neglected here
otOre in Oregon.
The OSegonian states that farmers in the Willamette
Valley putting in their crops and that much larger
number OF will be planted this year than there last
1t states that Oregonans not likely again TO depend
upon foreign market Tor any portion OF their bread
sluns that the mills which have lain idle in
OF The scarcity OF wheat are again to be set in motion
that general thrift is 10 and plenty will surround
all The old stock OF wheat has been eecually
cleared out and the demand for the coming crop will
cessary be large.
The prospect pre- fair tina, wheat can be had
winter at onehaf the exorbant price has sold for
profit than he realize in the Mines or in mos, anv
other p1rsuii; while The consumer will have reason
TO complain.
We are Informed that about forty claims have been
taken this spring in the neighbohood Of Shoalwa,er
bay One sawml running and three in process of
ton Five vessels have loaded at that point this season
with lumber and oysters
From THE OREGON MINEs.--We find the following in
the Oregon Times
We learn that provisions are plenty prices about the
same heretofore for merchandise, and large stock 8
were coming in. The health OF the miners is generally
COED.
Alhouse creek and Sucker creek were attracting great
attention. and are said to be very rich Ahouse creek is
claimed for fifteen miles, and great preparations were
being made TO realize golden harvest
new harbor on the ocean, south of Fort Oxford and
Rogue river, has been found 10 be feasible, and is called
Paragon bay, and city IS sprnging up there called
Crescent City Three vessels had recently been in there
with merchandise from San Francisco This place is
forty miles from Sailor dggngs. and seventy five miles
date vicinity of the new city.
Flour was selling at fifty cents per pound at Jackson
We have been favored by Captain Baker with the pc.
rusa of letter from William McMen. formerly OF this
city dated Ahouse creek, February 10Th, 10 which he
writes that he came near starving 10 death Flour was
worth from IS to 80 cents per pound and the supplies
very limited beef, IS to 80 per pound, with
but litIle ia the maket coffee 81 sugar IS cents tea
none the creek. There scarcity Of everything
in the market
Some Of the miners were doing very well--others as
usual not making expenses. There are from 500 tc
1900 men this creek. The gold iakan out on thit
creek is very handsome. The general opinion of The
miners is that the water falls SO that they
reach the bed rock, there will be rich dggings
LATER FROM PuoEr's SOUND Our dates from Puge,'s
Sound are to March 5. We CLEAN the following items
from the Columbian OF that date:
| The immigration from the Willamette valley contin-
press along and have heard OF at least dozen
claims having been taken within the last two weeks
Large crops OF wheat oats, and vegetables will be bar
vested in northern Oregon during the approaching sum-
me and certainly no winter weather has been more
propious, enabling our farmers 10 get in extensive
crops
The Hudson Bay Co.'S brig Vancouver" sailed from
Victoria the 17ih ut for the Sandwich Island. with
a cargo of salmon from Frazers river.
The brig /" Klngsbury," Capt Cook. and the brig
]" Cyclops," Capt Perkins, fully due. and may
be expected They both ffeghted with merchandise
and provisions for this place.