The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-02-12

4 N'S ""0 o'yoy uV"VPo'y VI tu'
trade, and charge most .ensrmously. Their,
ise no timber on the Colu,nb,a bntl gu rcacf
the Cascade range Of nountains, and ii
banks are lined with ar and pins-abont tn,
only timber in the country. remained sev
sral days at Dallas City, 100 miles abov,
here. II is the point from which all tn.
goods have hssn shipped overland fer Pow.
der River, John Days River and the Boiss.
gold mines. Il is thriving little place o
1900 Inhabitants, built spon : sandy bank
backed BY rough. rocky bluff No land
near here susceptible Of cultivation. Here.
am told, reside the family Of Washington
Williama. whs ;emigrated to this country
from Centre Township several years ago
bnt ] did net get to see, any Of them. Af
ter sleeping on the floor Of an old cabin q,
the Cascade, in consequence ef the non-ar.
rivA ef the steamer, and contracting q most
miserable cold. (who ever saw q good one y
! reached Portland. Multnomah Co, Ore.
gon; a. city located ON the wes, bank of the
Wilammeter river. IL ,niles abov. its mouth
what call an inland seaport town, ss sea
vessels land 1t its wharves, and the tide
reaches il. though it is 100 miles from the
coast. and has population of some 5000
with City Charter. Il is built on q fla,
piece of ground from which has been clear.
ed heavy growth Of fir timber. The streets
are laid off regularly, though rather narrow,
and many. credita BILE baildings are already
erected. Just at present the wet season is
in Office and everything is muddy; and the
women have such large fest But it's not
strange; soaked from infancy it is natural
they shoald spread some. Gum coats. gum
shoes and gum hat covers are the things
indeed the latter is necessary ingredient
of fashionable composition. On, ho!-
There are three da,ly papers published here,
oil having good circulation. The produ.
tons Of the farms are about tho same as the
States, with the exception Of corn, which
fails to mature here to do any good, and is
very hard to keep. California and her pro-
ductions are much admired here. any
thing coming from any place but .Wet.foot'
and California is unworthy of notice. There
is M five cent trade here. .If thing is
worth anything At all it is worth . T" bit."-
Ten cents is l2i aud two dimes il quarter
q custom brought from the mines and strict.
" adhered to. All kind of wages are good,
though at present the business is everdons
by the return of the miners to spend the
winter. / do not as present know whether
shall remain here or return to the mines
in the spring. Ican do we'll enough here |;
bat the spring will determine. When I left
Auburn the mines were al frozen ND. The
excitement about Boisss was high and hun
dreds were going there, intending to take
the hrst chances ia the spring. Hczekiah
Creamer, Abc Stout, and others from Wan
clio county, have gone there to winter. II
the mines meet expectations, in the spring
there will be tremendous rush for them
from AL parts. The Indians will be trouble.
some, for it penetrates the very heart of their
country. But the miners do not stand back
for Lo, the poor Indiani" John Hoax.
who started home from Auburn, has gone
back II met him on the Blue Mountains
with four horse team, on bis way back to
the mines. a
On my arrival here found our old friend
Edward A. Temple, snusly esconsed in the
Chair Of County Recorder. smiling and affa.
b'e a. usual, though laboring under an asth-
matte affection At the time. He tells me that
he. IN common with the rest Of the e,ni-
grants hal hard time crossing tho Plains.
He thinks We will never be paid for crossing
tbtm. Here, ton. From him learn that
ex-senator John A. johnson and Wm. N.
Koons, ESQ.,, are 10 partnership in the laud-
able and muscle requiring business of sohip-
s"ssing on Salmon River. Bully for Bill |
Bully for John Al Change Of climate gen.
orally il beneficial
While sitting in tho Post Once to-day
teet cooked up on the stove. pipe in my
mouth, rendering over the past. thinking Of
the present and specializing on the future,
was reused by . tap on the shoulder, and
voice remarked /: Here it is, Ed" look,
ed up and encountered the. smiling face Of
friend Temple, holding IN his hand paper !;
. rough, uncouth specimen Of dilapidated
typography, dated Nov. LIST. 1868, and styl-
ed the Weekly Ot.nmwa Courier. II was
sadly out Of repair. Holes somi- circular,
holes rectangular. holes octagonal, holes hex.
agonal; punctures minute, punctures enor.
nous, orificss extraordinary appeared on its
surface. Hooked at It, pecped at it, turned
II over, and whiried it around. was glad !;
Il Uas q, and no mistake, the FIRST sdirect
word from homo had heard since I left
there From it learned Of the death cf
Geo. Bake; that Iowa has more troops in
the Geld than the Democracy thought could
be raised that there are but few Mahony.
ties In camp; the narriageof some Of the
young ~ folks; the growing prosperity Of
the town; and many other things Of much
interest to me, and for all Of which am
doubly Indebted both to YOU and friend
Temple suppose the reason I have Dot
heard from home il because Of the difficulty
Of getting mail matter into the miues.
have no doubt there Is plenty of It for me At
waAa Walla. Send. in the future. to Port
land. The news Of the war and affairs in
the StAtea c0na slow and snsr,alv W.