Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-03-11
Fsom TIE Hudson. \ o, Ii Star.
LETTER From OREGON.
FROM JAY wEIPPLE.

warnniv shook hands" and | bid you
long farewell" that promised 70 write
yoG frequently" But promises, Ike
cracked crockerv, arc easily broken, al
,bongh. wfea making That promise |
intended TINT It-sbouid be promptly tu!-
i led. Some sarcastic, and evidently
disappointed individual, in q burst Of en-
rhus asln, has exclaimed, in words more
expressive than classical, that oh is
paved with good intentions, and rs tho
truth Of the proverb can not be easily
denied. we will assume that it is correct,
and may be vigorously applied to vonr
|umble correspondent while he proceeds
quietly 10 lot down, for the perusal of
your readers, few notes by tie way
side.
/ have. ike Obadiah Oidbuck, turned
over new leaf, Cts the first of the
year.) and aIn intending to favor your
renders with my F." distinguished consid-
era,ions" Us often as circumstances viii
permit, made ana provided they do not
receive your criticism with So much Sc
verify that. while you casually glance at
each Communication Won cast it, without
mature reflection, into the box Of ere
jocted manuscript"
One would be entirely inadequate to
tue task in attempting to give any thing
Ike thorough description Of this &" far
off country" in one brief letter so | viii
s.nplv uen down q synopsis of its out
lines aud prominent features.
From nv observation | have learned
that tue people Of he States" are too
ait to estimate the greatness .. the Pa
cfic Coast; they having formed exirava
aaut and chimerical ideas Of this country,
very often close up business end sell cut
for small remuneration for the purpose
Of seeking this land Of golden treas
ures;" a'as , how many are doomed TO
disappo .n.meDt when arriving here, they
ore taught in the school OF experience
that ali is not gold that gIitters There
is decided con; rast between the ATTAIN
tic STATES aud those of the western slope
ct the Pacific; the climate, the habits
the customs of the people are different;
the mode and manner Of doing business
is also conducted upon an entirely differ
enL bass 4 glance at the geography Of
the country at once shows it to be rug
ged ami mountainous. It IS only coca
siora.iy that valley can be found capa-
BE Of beng devoted 20 Agricultural puf-
suts, notwithstanding the circulated
reports to tie contrary.
Oregon is not Ike Wisconsin or Hi
nois-a vast agricultural State-but the
soil Of her cultivated valleys, limited in
Territory though they are, is generous
aul prolific in the production of all grain,
with the exception Of corn. The mex
hau,.ible beds # ore, consisting Of geld,
SILVER. iron and coal, that lie compare
lively undeyelopsd in The crevices OF
rocky cauons and along the banks Of in
uunerab.e mountain streams are the eie-
men,s of wealth and power that evoutu-
al'v wiil adj to the grandeur and great
ness of an erratic but intellectual people
Ihe tourist, seeking pleasure, aud the
r1ner in quest OF rich d.gg;ngs, may be
tlund climbing mountain after mountain,
from day 10 day, and scarcely finding &
spot level enough, whon night comes, to
rest bis weary BODY from the care and
Journey Of the dav- Here we find the
principal mode % CONVEYANCE is by pack
animals. II is often the case that the
tnercanise Of wei led stores are packe,
over the Cascades aud Blue Mountains on
the lacks of pack mules and Cayu-e hor-
ses. a distance of three or four hundred
miles from the Columbia river. There
q me hut few mining towns that are APP
proachablo wjth wagons, and il cannot
lie expected that lie staple comm"djtie,
a lie viii be sold Mt very low figure;
where such a difficult mode OF ,ranspor
'ation s required Every thing is bough,
AMI sold by the pound, and ii has be
come custom so we'll established, tia
N wholesale Transactions even gold duS
il bought At the assay Office, 50 much rer
pound. Cd
Mining, as Yen ara aware. IS tie great
}Iyn follow ed-but where one accu
luuiates fortuue thousand don't max,
dollar. Wien you are reliably inf6rm
Ell that an eutafpri,:ng miner has jnst re
turned from the Salmon River Mine:
VII, a -four ST. K full Of coarse gold thai
Le his bfos5dl as a Spect.llen !o have as
saved; OF a gentleman at the Powder
River 5iines who et:uck the "bed rock
sul has taken out twcnty thousand dol
!ars-z.a i've aays; ,aud OF third lucky
miner altfe Boise River Mines who ha:
5asep ont IS lis share, tone eighth of 8
~.a'n3,) Hiue. loas9pl- dollars ia twelv,
DAYS ihtse fe-orts ;Tre apt q sound par
iiva'arly pieaseaf othe ear. especially Il
re.-"us aaace, stoned 10 mining -snc
metiduks hear many Of the Hudsoni
aas ,se.a.Jl, here's tue country, o0el
hefe Please defer emigration unit
-yCu examine both SIDES Of tho picture
ami yiegs tbe | gEf~ sndI shades. fhayt
,.en uaay fersaBs leaving home who
were coalaatY stusted u hfe, ara
sacrifice DO smah amount OF property
~ qarpose Of pushiag forward IL
l.rea asste. ; Ioa ng with excitement ant
tae VIZ. haps. expecting that in iew
days htser her argisg 10 this land o.
0phjr untaii wealth would be at theil
command. Very few realize these hrigh