New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-28

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once more. After nieht.fa road was blocked by
On emigran his horses heDlessy down In the mud ard
his life and three little children sitting forlorn upon
snow.bank We rolled the horses three or four times
over down the hillside till they could find their legs
or driver hitched his own team to the stranded wagon
and hauled it ont of the Quagmire; then. taking the
woman aud babies we toiled slowly passing several
other teams hopelessy mired the darkness AT last
blinking lights through the deep pine woods indicated
orr approach to Meachams, large. pleasant station
ON the mountain summit, where we spent the night
Fifth day: At 5 g. m. started in an open wagon, ~
the roads had become impossible for coaches, end
cbounded in vehicles broken down or ne1tricably p-
bedded Al mud. In three hours emerged from the
woods and looked down upon the vast, bare, straw.
coored valley OF the shoshonee aappled with snn arg
Wda the third town in Oregon. Descending into the
valley rode al day among smooth grassy hills and
at .. IT. reached Umati1, on tie Columbia. Boiss
City to UmatIlla, go miles. In Summer the trip u
made in q DAYS.
Sixth day: After waiting several hours for the fog TO
IT, started down the river on pleasant boat OF the
Oregon Steam Navigation Company an agreeab~
change, after COO miles Of singing. The grassy.
veVety banks Of the river are sometimes broken oy
sbrubt blsatic cliffs rising 400 or 500 feet NOT tres
or shrub was 10 he seen either shore We passed
many rapids which shook our boat like rockDg-cbair
Some are really falls and look perous, but steamers
do rot BY night. Though TINS one OF daily me
OF Idaho bullion In bis pouches In the evening we
reached Cello took the railway for "a miles along the
river bank, past the enormous moving banks OF WINE
sand, past the poles for drying salmon, which TIE
Indansgone back into the mountains for the Winter
have left resting upon forked sticks past the boiling
whirIlng. surRing waters OF the Dalles.
Seventh day: Confined at the fourshing town os
Daes the second In the State, by the rigid Oregon
laws which prohibit even river steamers from leaving
port Sunday. Unfortunately. the day was so
clondy that could not see Mount Hood which looms
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bas been disturbed by several ernpllons.
Eighth Dly-Steamng down the river. weather
cold and rainy. The mountains. which rise abruptly
from the water deeply wooded with frs, were girdled
with snowy strands Of cloud Some are crowned W
stupendous rocks, carpeted with moss OF yeIowiss
green, very vivid In the falling rain. Hundreds VI
waterfalls leap down these mountain walls TO the riFer
whose scenery grows on one greatly Is grandeur and
magnitude impress me far more than during our vlsit
last Sammer. The Columbia Is incomparaby the no.
best river the continent The Hudson no moro
compares with IL than does the Ohio with the HUDSON
And so ends the journey IRON Idaho TO Portland.
The mineral resources Of Oregon are very great.
The gold aud silver quartz Iodes already yield richly.
Iron found in abundance within Is miles OF THIS city,
Some OF has assayed 90 per cent pure metal Wood
is plentiful and the ought to be reduced here. The
Pacific Coast 20 Of iroo daily, but imports it
al from toe Atlantic coast, except the supply for Van
CONVEX Island, which comes from scotland. near
much, also, OF the Sontiam gold mines few miles from
Salem capital Of the State They seem TO equal even
tie rich deposits Of Idaho.
Winter ia Oregon means rain. not FROST The roses
in full bloom in the gardens, and often continue 50
until tue new In this season the roads are so osd
as to render the overland journey California almost
impossible; the tIi-mouthly steamers are the only
regular southern munication They come from San
Francisco three Tour days. but this northern coast
is peculiarly difficult and inhospiiabe, and WHITES
navigation very perilous. The Pacific" Just In was
six DAYS from San Francisco. The weather was con-
tinuous gale and the ship crowded. She had no maa
board and the pilot died during the Trip FOR three
DAYS ana the pass myers shut IN the caolD
no one could keep the deck on hands and Knees
aud Captain Burns lett the wheel. Once he Was
compelled 10 turn and run before tne s'ofm lor es
Being nearly Of coal, he could not 60 back 70 san
Francisco aud she bar at the mouth OF the CoumDa-
probably the worst the yorlc-wss so rough tnat ha
could only cross the most imminent peril IL ne iose
The shp no insurance could be collected az he rnusu
enter the river without pilot. Again and sg"n ne,
approached the bar designing TO cross out tas seas
wefe 40 rough that he dared not At last as ehndreY
slut their eyes before piunging into cold water, ne
made des perate attempt aud, by great sood iorlune
aud good Judgment succeeded in guiding the SHIP oven
and brnsi her safely into port.
The deyilg OF the great liver to the sea has sug,
gested TO Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor OF Portland
poem worthy Of the inspiring theme. IL Is eDIlIied
sunset at the Mouth VI the Columbia ana copy ~
from The San Francisco Bulletin ia slight aonement 10
the reader Tor leading bin SO long over deserts wno
by no means blossom as the rose ana among qaar..
mines whose owners would lain have tneh ricnhess
told In Gaia and published IN tie streets OF Asbheoh
There sinks the son; like cavalier OF old.
Servant OF crafty Spain,
He faunts his banner, barred with blood ard gold
Wide DER the western main.
A thousand spearheads CLINT beyond the trees
In columns bright aud long;
While kidding fancy hears upon the breeze
The swell Of shout and song.
And vet not here SPANS gay, adventurous h~'
Dipped sword or planted cross;
The treasures guarded by this rock'pouhd coast
Counted then gain nor loss.
The blue Columbia sired BY the eternal nDs
And welded with the sea,
Der golden sands tiibes from thousand nDs.
Rolled IN lone majesty
Through deep ravine, through burning, barren pAan
Through wild and rocky strait
Through forest dark, and mountains rent IL IVAN
Toward the sunset gate.
While curious eyes, keen with the Lust OF gold.
Caught not the informing CLEAN.
These mighty breakers age on age have rolled
To meet this mighty stream;
Age after age these noble hills have KEEP.
The same majestic Illness
Age after age the horizons edge been swept
By fringe Of pointed pines.
Summers and Winters circing came and wspA
bringing no change Of scene;
Uuresting and unhastiDg. and unspenI
Dwell Nature here serene,
It'll Gods own time to plant Of Freedoms sssd
In this selected soil;
Denied forever into blood and greed
But blest to honest toll.
There sinks the sun. Gay Cavalier no more
His banners trail the sea,
And all his legions shining on the shore
Fade into mystery.
The swelling tide laps on the shingy pesen
Like any starving thing;
| And hungry breakers white with WRATH, uwess'