, 1862-11-13
ATTRACTIONS OF WARRINGTON TERRI
TNDRY.

nit the agricultural features Of several localities
At some future period, not too distant, we shall
return to the subject, and endcavor to make
known the inducements presented for settlement
by sections other than those already noticed.
Meanwhile We invite COMMUNICATIONS descriptive
Of the general character and extent Of remote
districts, Of which there are many as yet in al
most total obscurity, in consequence Of the still
sparsely settled condition Of the Territory.
Enough has been published to show that
Washington Territory, or ct least that portion Of
Il lying west Of the Cascade Mountains, is second
to no State In the Union in those qualities which
tend most to invite settlement Its climate, for
healthfulness is unsurpassed BY any on the
globe; the range Of temperature (regarded by
medical men IS the best Of oil indications) being
less, we believe, than that Of any part Of the
American continent The changes Of weather
are never sudden, but always 50 gradual that the
seasons succeed each other without the marks
50 prominently defined elsewhere. Spring gives
place to summer, summer to autumn, autumn to
winter, and winter to spring again, so gently
that no note is taken Of the changes, and the
year glides on 50 evenly as to leave scarcely q
trace Of their departure. Excepting the very
severe weather Of last winter, probably far the
most severe Of any ever expeFieneed) the ex-
tremes Of heat and cold are unknown here.
Cattle iattened in this county last winter, with.
out shelter or feeding, while in Oregon they died
Of starvation and cold. Such is the nature Of
the clin ate, combined with the peculiar brush
and grasses Of some Of our valleys, that animals
iind food abundant in the severest winters. This
was The case last winter on White and other
rivers to which We propose to direct attention at
another time, when we shall have become better
acquainted with their leading features
II has been shown that the Territory Is not
entirely destitute Of fertile lands, as some Of our
chAritably disposed neighbcrs would fain have
the world believe. The boasted soil oI the VII
lame.temay be challenged 70 produce better crops
than our river bottoms, which ara many and on.
isnsivs. In the aggregate, they embrace an sz.
tent Of country capable Of afIording subsistsnce
70 hundreds Of thousands Of people. Besides
their extreme fertility, they possess advantages
which az agricultural districts cannot Justly
claim They are not subject % inundations
which slsswhsre. We read. sweep OF the fruits
Of years Of severe toll IN . few honrG They
are IN close proximity to the hest cash markets,
which are easily and eheapl7 reached Thess
and kindred advantages tend 10 make them 4
leaa, as valuable as The best lands On the Pacific
coast Intelligent men, IN who's judgment TIE
utmost reliance may be placed. estimate theas
advantages higher than any that California Or
Oregon present.
We know but liille- nothing, peTaoniAy--o
the country cas, Of he Cascade mountains.
Our remarks therefore apply only % that portion
q the Territory bordering % and adjacent 70
Puget Sound Il Is slowly I've wish We could
~ Eapiilyl illins up with hardy settlers. An
/ lacks Is population to make Il one Of tho richest
sections of the Union. Tho natural resources
are hersi labor d wanted lodevolop them The
most inviting tracts Of lnhd, possessing ailrac-
tons inferior to none found elsewhere, await se,.
element under The Homestead Law. Il Is moi
necessary % purchals from spssul,iur1; an that
& required Is % take farm of loo acr1z. and At
some iaiui' period psy llo therefor
0nL sldri--IhIs dIslinsuIshsd Fsd,saioGest
has acquitted himself a1 wen On tie Potomac us
he did IN Missouri and Arkansas. aholo bis name
lIil became ilmoos Amid an lht hult.nndihe
b the Eastern press and correspondents. respect
ing the conduct and management Of Union Cen
erals, sIsll has not only happily escaped cunsnls.
but bis equlls throughout lhs var hl1 ben ap.
proved and nppl.uicd Docsii nul naturally &C.
cur 70 ID, reader. lhsfcbrt that BE- would bs
De most 6tman % place IL command or he army
sent againll lhe rob1l1. instead d toing ranked
By some Ten Or twelve oih11s a. hI IL Before
be landed On our Shores slsel acquired rcpu.
alion military skin greater than that possessed
by any Of our own generals. aaVo Winnsid Scott.
But Il would never Do. W suppose. 70 plnoo him
N advance q tie host o. pairioilo politicians
who only go IN his var pass to olIcc through
lho auliagls of lho people. His nchlopumenis
might dim lhs lullr1 Of their inertia. and thus
deieni ne ambilioul aims Of half dozen aspi-
rants ior he Presidency. ThcI1 3 reason %
far. TOO. that be would bring he war 90 sum-
mafily % elols. by ihe hopeless defeat Of he
rebel armies. that he military politicians would
not hare time o nature their doup-lnid plans
ior sllf asgrand1emant We believe sigcl % Be
ne ablesi q an our geneFala To Hooker and
Others W can aeoo.d equal courage, but We can
nci believe that they are as oompoient 10 direct
The movements q l.rss armies IN baiile
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