New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-20
REcENT PROGRESS or OREGON.

GREAT NUMBERS OF EMIGRANTS SEEKING THE
WILLAMETTE AND COLUMBIA VALLEYS
TRADE DIRECT INSTEAD OF VIA SAN FRAN
CISCO-sHEEP FARMING AND TIE WOOL
TRADE.
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 1.-The progress Of
Oregon during the last two years has been unusual In
dustrous farmers from the Western states, with their
large families and bringing also considerable MEANS are
coming in great numbers. gentlemen farmers from
nearly every state in the Unon and some from Scotland
have here and purchased large farms California
which attracted many of the best class OF Oregons
soma during the gold fever Of 1880 and 81 is
turning 20 oregon thousands OF the OF those men,
ana not a few of the Themselves California has
suffered three disastrous years OF drOuth III succession
Oregon has not had failure OF her crops for 81 years
Western farmers sell their farms at from S5 c SOo per
acre. and come out to Oregon and buy with the same
money perhaps, farm for the old folks and one for
each az Ave six sons large, rich and productive as
the one sold Here the Winters are mild, am frost
almost unknown; the Summers are genial ana Tree ron
extreme heat; the climate delightful and healthy; and
il said that there is the lowest average Of sickness and
mortality here Of any state in the Union.
what il called the rainy season-from December 10
Aprls mild and seldom inereres with outdoor work.
having many intervals Of delightful weather. But the
results Of this gentle rain are invaluable; the soil is so
inpregnated with moisture that it never becomes dry
during the Summer. The yield is 80 bushels Of
wheat to acre. bushels of barley 20 bushels of oats
and tuns of Timothy hay. The grass and clover pro-
duce milk butter and cheese that cannot be surpassed
and feed sheep cattle that are equal to any In the
United states. Formerly oregon sent her wheat to san
Francisco where sold and shipped to British ports
As California wheat ships her wheat direct 70
European ports as oregon wheat II rates with the best
I'm those markets As sample Of this, it may be men
toned that 6rm of this city loaded last year, I'VE
large vessels and another six, with wheat for Liverpool
and London and all these shipments proved profitable
One OF these firms does business Of at least
. on Ttu4Nr aNnagf fD lnu1
from 10 EACH of wheat flor British ports
this season California lost per cent of her wheat crop
I'm 1869 for want Of sufficient rain, 25 per cent
in $780, and this year she will be deficient
81 is estimated, fully so per cent, while Oregon
has been Increasing Der wheat crop all the time, and
this year II will be from third TO half more than any
former year. Oregon wool has been sent hitherto to San
Francisco aud sorted baled and shipped there Cali
fornia WOOL Measures viii be taken TO have our wool
sorted aud baled here and shipped direct to Boston or
New-YOrk : Oregon WOOL There il fine Opent1g here
for a Grn that thoroughly understands the wool bust
ness with capital Of $4,000 10000. such firm
could manage great advantage the wool business in
Summer and with the capital ship wheat in Winter
shcepfaTming is making great progress In Oregon.
There are buTs in the WOOL seab or footrot the
sheep fleece naturally clean and free from i'm
parties that unwashed it only loses five per cent
than the washed wool Of other States The pure COtswod
sleep are coming into great repue, yielding feeces
that average 10 pounds and not mrequently up TO
II OF pounds. sheep farmer near Dayton has flock
of 500 the puIes OF this blood He gets $40 each for his
buck lambs; he received the prize at the last State Fair
for from this flock, year old that weighed 1it
rounds The COtswold and Merino frequently
crossed 70 advantage. The sheep in the Willamette and
fhe Upper Columbia valleys unsurpassed In weight
suA as TO excellence for meat well In the weight
length strength and fneness Of staple of their wool
The bar at the mouth OF the Columbia River has been
great bugDear But OF the older captains, whose
ps loaded here last year. declare that crossing this
bar and getting up the Columbia River is as easy and
se as entering the Golden Gate or any harbor on the
Pacific coast Only small vessel has been lost on the
bar during the Last five years Vessels can be loaded at
as little expense and short time at Portland as at
san Francisco And since the 81 cents additional ex-
pense for shipping 10 and reshppng at san Francisco
and commissions will be saved buyers at Port
land afford pay the farmers Of oregon as good
price as is paid at San Francisco.
The first great stimuant given TO the agricultural ana
material interests OF Oregon the building OF the
Oregon and California Railroad running all the way
down the eastern side Of the willamette Valey-l5O
miles. similar road the west side OF the river WAL
form junction gith the east side line at Eugene city nj
The head OF the valley, forming single line TO connect
ct Sacramento 70 San Francisco, and with the Central
Pacific at the place. going cast Beside these Ia4