The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-20
OREGON AND WASHINGTON TER
RITORY.

for an abundant crop OF Dotn lrull ana
cereal than we have this year. The
Spring rains are coming just often
enough to aid observation-disclosures
City oregon Enterprise.
Taken in connection with the pro-
longed international and civil dis
turbances of Continental Europe, the
reported injury to the crops in Eng
land, the damages inflicted by the late
frosts in the Western States. and the
severe drought in California, the
foregoing statement respecting the a@-
ricultural prospects of Oregon is of no
small importance. The wheat produc-
ton, both of this country and Europe
this season, is likely to fall below the
general average. Under somewhat
similar circumstances in former years,
California has been fortunate enough
to supply much of the deficiency arts
ing from these partial failures in other
quarters. This year that State will do
little more than raise sufficient to
meet the demands of its people, while
the hitherto neglected State on its
northern border will pocket most of
the profits of the Pacific coast expor-
tation.
We have had some opportunities
this Spring to personally observe the
condition and prospects of California,
Oregon and Washington Territory,
,,l .IO1, ,b-ar,-a+i,nE tho
statement and comparison made in the
extract we have quoted above; and
perhaps that extract will afford as suit
able a text as any other to introduce a
brief reference I o the Northwestern
Coast. California is pretty we'll I'M
derstoOd in this State. while the
State to which it is compared by oar
exchange is comparatively unknown
and unappreciatei, though for 4 con-
siderable distance Il boundary line
designates the territorial jurisdiction
of both Oregon and Nevada.
THE ROUTES NORTHwAED.
4 passenger on one of Holidays
North Pacific Transportation Com
panv's steamers from San Francisco
to Portland will be as.omished to find
every available space crowded with
men. conner and children, all bound
northward for settlement. The Spring
migration to Utah has been tritiing
compared to that which has followed
in the wake of the wild geese and
has gone. and still continues to 90, in
the direction of Oregon and Washing
ton Territory. Nothing has been seen
like it on that route since the Frazer
river excitement. The old line dis
patch a least one steamer each week
and often two for Portland and Veto
ria. Recently an opposition has been
started. All these steamers are crowd
ell with from 800 to 500passengers each
trip. In addition to this route the
oyerIand stages connecting the termi-
nus of the California and Oregon Rail
road at Tehama with the Oregon and
California Railroad 20 miles south of
Albany, are crowded with passengers,
who have no quarrel to pick with the
sea.
The fare by Holidays steamers
from San Francisco to Portland has
been, cabin, $50; steerage, SO. The
opposition steamer has reduced the
price materially. and it is now vari-
able. The fare by railroad and stage
from san Francisco TO Portland is $40;
meals along the route costing 30 cents.
The steamers require more time going
up the coast at this season OF the year
than in returning, owing to the steady
north winds and the strong oceanic
currents setting southwark at the rate
of three miles on hour. The trip TO
Portland usually takes from three to
six days, and back again i'll from three
to four days.
THE EMIGEANTs-wHO THEY ARE.
Unlike the mining stampedes the
Emigration by steamer is largely COM
posed OF families of women and chill
dren. \ majority are lately ron the
Western States, mainly from Illinois.
Indiana and IOwa-particularly from
the latter State. It has sometimes
been asked what becomes of all the
crowds on the e%Iaigrant cars of the Pa
citic railroad. y glance at the decks
of one of the steamers answers the
question, for here they are in all their
enigrating glory. There is a class Of
men gone to Oregon and W. T. during
the past five years who have made it
a business to disseminate information
respecting that country among the