New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-08

nfefejItu q hug USIUE,
tbal be written Greg n Free State"
ALERT F. DAVIDSON
Correspe 1dence Of The N Y. Tribune.
SALEM, o. T., April G, 1853.
design, in this letter to answer the inquiries
of numerous letters addressed to me from New
York and other States, on account OF my letter of
9Th of December, 1857, published in THE TRIBUNE.
do not wish to be understood as wishing to con-
vey the idt to the public that Oregon is Hedrsa,
or that all of III Oregon are AngdS. Oregon
Territory bas an area Of coo square miles; most
of which is Jet inhabited by wild animals and wild
and savage red men The climate, soil, grass,
water TIMBER minerals, health, and navigation OF
Oregon invite the people of other countries to come
among us, ard help to mold, and build up good
society, towns colleges, steam vessels, mills, lac
tories, &c. Only twelve years ago, aud tlls cOui-
try was sort Of partnership concern, between tie
United States and Great Britain. II is true that
there has not been such rash to our shores as has
been TO California. The god excitement has at
tracted 10 that State Thousands OF persons who are
no benefit but rather draw back L. her welfare aud
credit OF the II, 600 persons Oregon, almost
all Of them are pcrHGRcHt ScdcrS. The land titles
with us are good The presumption laws are III tu
force with US AID those who arrived here too late
to avail themselves of the beuef, Of the Donation
laws, have riaht to locate ON the public lands BY
pretnptioD Land warrants may be paid on pre-
emptiCn claims at an ot the Land Offices ia Oregon.
Under the Donation laws for Oregon the Old settlers,
or those who were here prIor to December !, 800,
had q hight 10 GI0 acres. If married men, or h1n
that amount if single men over l. years OF agt.
Those arriving here after December J, 1870, were
cut down 10 halt the original quantity Of land.
Tie country is therefore but thinly settled here.
Immigration las nearly ceascdtO arrive III Oregon,
except teN by water. Tie natural increase here
does not settle tie country very flst and "A great
many OF tie sod settlers beng III debit ami many
oilers wishing TO change their business, the
lands here are offered at asOhlshingly low prices.
Tie White settlers IN Oregon ere confined to the
western belt or secton OF the Territory, and st
Of the Cascade range OF mountains. extending to
the coast. The principal of all the settlements,
and ,d,s Of all is the Great willamette Valley ="
commonly called the b" Grauary OF Oregon" This
large and rich valley contains larger proportion of
arabic lands than any cLer section Of Oregon. The
willamette River drains this large valley, and il
haygable most Of tie year for light steamers. Sub
Scriptiors for q railroad fem Astoria, at the moath
Of the Columbia, 10 Eugene City, at tie head of this
valley, are now open, and the whole route is easy
ard practicable for such "a road.
The ulamctte Valley is capable of producing
annually, apples, pears, wheat, oats pork, cattle,
L0Tscs, lumber SAT-. peas beans. butter eggs, rye
sugar.caDc and wool, TO tie amount of more than
SlU,GO0OC0. Mills, towns, schools, mech inics
shops reads and markets. are common all over this
Ndity. HNu CVIf'IItNI 10 THESE po.'lS GOOD lands
can be lad (unmproytd) at from 81 - to = per
acre, clear title Merchants clerks, wagon
makers, cksnI,hs, machinlsis, farmers. common
ab0rcrs, lumber men. school teachers. orchardiss
AID q small HVmtorot" hoHSf professional man, ale
needed in Oregon. and could find comfortable and
profitable homes here. We would wish that the
great moral upae IN Uiah-the Mormous--werc re-
moved, or made honest AID peaceabls people, SO
thai emigration M ht again set to cur shores by
dnd | would again repeat that there i, no business
0l place nos IN all North America where pomoio-
sists could Is Gerecily and prOlitaby engage in
iTut cu.tuIr az IN this d" great Vollcy.' But few
t'aTHg apple trees are yet in Oregon; yet the
green apples sVsl in this valley in lS57
brought over half million of dollar. Green
apples cannot be shipped to tbs coast; they
w On Tie Way, OF very soon after their arrival ~
! %"! i cur stdbOard towns. California Sandwich
t'iSAu'' and much of Asia, aff,,d lasting market
M ~, our green apples especially cur late keepers
"n'a al mas averaged ~ % per bushel here .or ten
!''S l't'. NO section Of the United states il bet
~ "o'pI" % Wheat rowing thai Oregon. Cl''le.
hoiS's' sI'ep and hogs grow aud prosp, here and
are very hea'1hy' he tame grasses pr,yy IA ori.
aLtly IA Oregon. The wild clover and n,tiy. hn,.L.
grass grow and prosper here. The various gr,.ses
remain green al the yer; auG there il but .e..n
any snow On The ground H. prevent stool FIN I'd
iLg CA them. large amount # rain f,,s IN 10
western belt or portion Of Oreron. beiyeen ~.
middle Of November and Let Of April. annually