New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-31
LETTER From OREGON.
from The oslolOosa Iowa. Herald

FROM The Osko'oosa Iowa. Herald
We are permitted 20 make the following extracts ron
letter addressed M Alfred scevcTs, by Dr. weather
ford formerly of this place. but ,citzen OF Lafayette
Oregon Territory Il is dated March T. and contains In
formation that may be interesting to many OF our readers
Your favor found myself aud family in moderate good
health excepting colds which are quite proNaent IN oe
on during the winter and spring seasons m consequence
o long and continued rains which not only cause colds
but the following Diseases which also prevail TO very
great extent, all pulmonary disease" when me num.n
family is heir to-Theumatism quite prevalent, ~ also
typhoid pneumonia, typhoid fever and opthaimh lsorr
cyos havc treated greater number oi sore eyes IN me
last six months than ever saw in Iowa ihe winter ma
bcen much more severe than last though that said Ia
be severe by old Oregonians much snow and ram hav.
fallen and the Columbia River froze over and continued
SO for many days though two mics wide thereby laying
an embargo all the shipping in port and not allowing
more enter. -
The ranv season yet continues which spring Ia
be unreaonabiy late here The winters here are not so
cold a. in Iowa. though very dssgrecsble II the mos,
aborous country travel through in the winter ana spring
seasons ever saw. .,,,
and horses within the nine months. Cows which sold dor
500 can be purchased S half the money Horses,
then $500. now be purchased tor less than nan IN
money Wheat then from 81 10 e5, can now be- bought
for so Flour then from sli 10 els per hundred can
now be bough, a. g., per hundred pounds Pork then
from 40 to 80 cents per pound, can now be oough io ~
cents per pound retail prices All other things about M
the same proportion. .u.
There was quite quantity of wheat sown last fall
probably more than before in Oregon all put toge'
iher consequently wheat will bo cheap mex, fall say about
Al bushe California is also trying hand in the pro-
duco line this year. and will rss0 very near their own
bread aud meat which is important item on IN" racine
coast -,
"The land in this valley all takon up that is worth
,p,tbng and Won would say il yoa could see great
deal that was worth nothing think the same ~ the
Dutch would settle such in Pennsylvanin or any other
State in the Union.
fines set in hard but they ask more for claim with not
any improvements than In the western States with large
farms and fine budngs-have come down some IN prices
will down much lower yet
the hand aud work performed; very many gon. TO the
mines. and will continue TO go through the summer.
TLc rcaf time has passed in California NJ well ~ IN
Oregon 10 make fortunes in a day and those who 20
there now come here with that idea, VIII hnd them'
selves sadly mistaken, with ter exceptions.
when speaking Of land should have stated that Un'
Gle Sam has not a. yet forwarded any Patents 10 andhod
ers here though many have been their claims four for
years and should they sell il would only be the rgnt o
claim and consequently the purchaser would be compelled
10 remain on four years before he could prove mp M
right 10 the same and 30 II goes
In my Judgment this country for fruit the zap re-
mains in the trunk till late in the fall then the winter sets
cold and kills them and the irt raised mere o sn m
ferior flavor very small and bA'i .
Pork in this country Of n very inferior grade and low
flavor much that prefer that shipped from he states
III word all ths country well adapted N the line o ag
rculture is raising wheat and oats ana not more Oh inat
the acre than in the western States AS 10 vegetables they
cannot be successfully raised unless the land man
urcd and well cultivated
As to this being great country for stock raising nd
NIT. Of doubts the grass not good in the summer
as IL in Iowa and in the winter there has not been any
scarcely since | arrived IN Oregon and there
poor stock here than ia that country; IA at
tie time has in this valley that those who wish 10
raise stock must raise 10 feed them az least het
months IN the year