Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-10-10
[0ur Oregon Corresponience.l
nRrsoy. Aug. Is, I62.


E@Hors If n, Free Press
The fret year since the drc,yery Of the Co.
lambiA river mines has passed, AMI ge are abe to
form some estimate of their ros cctlye imp rtance.
What l wrote you in the beginning OF the year as
my estimate Of them, has been fully realized
10000 men have tec- IN tse gTi country this
summer. Thousands return disarp4iatcd, ragged,
bare footed. AID forlorn; few declare TIE mines
a hum-ug. Most, however, admit the existence
Of the gold, and conf,ss Themselves TO blame for
their waste OF time and money il seeking il. But
lew men have tie pluck to be successful sclascek-
CTS. Blu; while niEe-tenths (lud this las been
about the proportion aiis1y,) fail, The rle y-u,A
return enriched. Considering the richness Of tie
mines, theTo seems to he 70 reason why all who
went dil not make al least fair wage a-i that If
they had remained three months, they would have
lost nothing. From sources Of Information on
which I rely, there is no uoubt that the salmon
gold is in q quartz v.in Sc eral miles 10 iaa-'h
and several feet in wil,s, from which aiol, great
Treasures have been tlkea. sri viii he taken 5v ma
cliacTy for years to come On tie J,hu paye
River ia tie the Bius Mosnt,irs: rl the Clear
water, in the Bitter oO- arl Big hole y4liic-,
farther east, gold is fosad H. pa las quantities.
The great even. % tie year however, that marks
an era in commercial enterprise is Che cfcui7g Of
MuIlu's Wagon Road from Tor. Benton, On the
Missouri, to Wsjl-WElia, on IL, C. luub.a, and
the ascent Of steamers to the former place, WIKI
goods aud emf grants. l venture the prediction
L.. FL. b..
the first thorou gh .iaIe across the Continent, by
steam. will he up tie Missouri to I.lt l5atou.
! from Fort Benton 20 Talli-Nala tY rail; and
thence TO the Ps,i6o by the Columbia. ~Ln Fan
cisco enterprise will attempt TO Divert from it,
proper outlet at Astoria thr coamcIcs # q is new
and rich coaa,ry 60 he.ssl.i tie euuel. 4 tie
Columbia, however, is to- s,rous. aud will sweep
| her owa valley prJ.ucts on her csu tides t. the
sea- From 20 ,00g 70 81. 900 eai grant are . " on
their way here across the plains; and -ldsr tie
impulse given by the bon stead l4w. and the yeary
Increasing facility Of passage. ve may e1pec, a
population Of l5o,Jl0-uauy would d.ubl, his
within the next Eve years.
Among these uss-ss re must have an a-m 1;u5e
q sbe I've yankee to ae- as d iel.en. Cannot Yer
mont spare some Of her Iiausly eIu--.ci young
men and young women. g. come q tl-se lew r.
gions aud help to lay the f5u-llu. us & risius
states II the fear Of G,--fr this 20 Jon is tie
secret Of New Englluo's fueu-e. l Eoull al
wise 10 uau with growing family O. leave Tie
reliai as md s',ia ai,aut4scs O.. vermont iif- .9T
any land Of pro.ai-y; bu, there are lultr,is q
yours ecr.e just starting irto life Wh, could rot
DO better iar ,nemssl,es and their race than to
come to these new co1u'rics, especially 81 they
could come IN q. mlau.,s -ud locate ia neishbor-
hoods. Western Oregon is t, 'sel inlei..;,lY
tie effect OF the inisrati.r. aul is nov most ie-
sirabIe place for settlement and will become ,h,
finest section or the Pacific Coast
Hon E. D. sAattusk, If the Clls Of lsis
q. Y NJ, believe. was elected. sima.t aaaHim.
ous.y. IN June hs', Jllse,f Gle i4 Judicial
u..-i-. .. yicsu4. 50.