Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-03-08


and pork of that first quality which |
has won for Oregon hams the repu-
tation of being the very best in the
California market. In game, can be
seen, in the respective seasons, the
wild game mentioned above, together
with fine barnyard poultry. And in
vegetables and fruits, an endless va
riety Of every esculent, relish, and
species for pickle, from potatoes to
cranberries, add from onions to horse
radish, with luscious wild and cultiva-
ted strawberries and blackberries,
raSpberries, huckleberries, sarvis and
thimblc and salmon berries, wild and
cultivated grapes, and such apples
and pears as are rarely or never seen
in the older States; besides peaches,
ounces, plums, cherries and apricots,
OF good qualities.
The large and fine stock ranges of
the Willamette, Yamhill, and imp
qua valleys, and Of the Tualatin and
Clatsop Plains, were in early years
sorely subject to the ravages ofjaguars
(or panthers), wolves, and other de.
structive wild animals; but so thor
oughly have they been hunted that it
is very rarely sheep are nova days
molested in the fold, and the horned
cattle Craze as free from danger as if
under their owners sheds.
Much attention is given to the
breeding of thoroughbred and good
blood stock in Oregon-horses, cattle,
sheep, and hogs, and in the Eastern
division of the State to the breeding
of fine mules also. Noted sires and
dams have been brought from Ken
lucky and other States to improve the
already good native stock of horses,
and from these have sprung splendid
racers, fast trOtters and roadsters,
and carriage and draft and work
horses ofsuch quality as to command
the highest prices in the horse mar
kets Of California and Nevada. Dur
ham and other famous breeds of cat
tie have been brought from Illinois,
New York and New Jersey; also the
best breeds Of Spanish and French
Merinos, Cotswolds, Southdown, and
other celebrated or favorite sheep
from Vermont, New York, England
and Australia, for wool and mutton
both and White Cheshire, Essex and
Berkshire hogs, are to be found
throughout the State, imported di
rect from England or the East.
There are, generally, very gooc
roads in every section Of the State
and nearly all are county or Gree
roads. Toll gates, except in the re
gion of the mines in Eastern Oregon
are rarely encountered, and at the few
unfordable streams which are no
bridged, the ferriage charges are re
5tricted to low rates by the Count,
| Commissioners. The great highwa,
which leads all the way from Port
land to Sacramento, in California
total of nearly 100 miles, of whicl
quite half is in Oregon-and owe
which the daily four horse mail stage
travel, has but one toll gate in thi
800 and odd miles. The character 0
the road can be pretty well estimate
when it is known that during eigh
months of the year the whole distanc
, through between Portland and Sacra
, mento is made in five aid half day.
. and during the wet or winter season j
from eight to ten days (as the weathe
happens to be more or less severe b
the daily mail stages. From almo:
, every portion Of every county to tn
: county seat, or to the marketin
towns, there are regularly laid OF
= roads, kept in good repair by the di
trict supervisors.
Building material is cheap all owe
g the State, and readily obtained. Goo
brick can be made in almost ever
township, and the facilities for gettin
good lumber are scarcely to be su
passed. Wages of mechanics al
b high, compared with those of any othe
y class, and while farm hands comman
n far better wages than in the State
Y east, there is a want of this class
h working men, especially in the graz
: harvest season-from July to Octobe
t The mail and express accommod
d tons throughout Oregon are quite al
Y pie. and each supply daily commun
e cation between all the principal tow
}. within the State, and between thes
o and all the States and the Territorie
I Churches and school houses ar
J. institutions oflearning of high grade
> and numerous public schools, are e
It tablished in every city, town and sc
d Element. Almost every Christian d
4 nomination has its churches or NEE
# ing houses, and the Jews their syn
gogues and there are colleges, acad
= mics, seminarics and high schools, u
! der the especial care of Methodist
T. Baptists, Presbyterians, Episcopaliar
! Roman Catholics, Unitarians and Jey
- for the education and moral trai
,r ing of bows and girls, of youth al
young ladies.
te Of physicians, surgeons, dentists,
s. lawyers, and other professional me
As there is-to use an Oregon expressi
a. "a multitude. In fact the profe;
c. ions are overdone-of physic, for t
Il lack of patients, by reason of the c