The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-02-10

Little more can be added.
Frank resigned his commission and
returned home, where he was lionized
by the entire community. He came
IN possession Of his estates, which
wero greatly increased in value; and
in six months afterward, in the very
town where he was to have the hang
man's halter placed around his neck
for death, he had the moose of matri-
muny thrown around him for life, the
bride being Mary Devices. Thus his
life had been both dark and bright.
OREGON AND ITS FEATURES.
The Oregou Herald of last Thursday
contained tho following questions
which were propounded by cores
pondent writing from Monroeville,
Indiana, and to which the Herald
makes the replies which may be found
annexed. We publish both inquiries
and replies for the information Of our
many readers in the Eastern States
who would like to learn something Of
Oregon:
INQUIRIES.
|. would like 10 know ~hat your climate Is,
whether cold or warm!
.. Il Il generally hehlthyf
2. Is your State we'll waterei with rapid run
ming streams?
e. /. there pIsnty Of timber for all neeessitist?
5. what your laws in regard Ia huinesteads!
6. How much is exempt from debts!
Z. Can wife boli hsr property exempt from
her husbands dsb,sf
s. DO you haye II free school system?
Q. IL your State adapted to the growing Of
frni,sg
10. What way would ynu recommend n man
With stnali family sDd of 81 600; whether
BY Snn Francisco. by iasd from Salt Lake
Cisy?
~. What are your markets. s reyari TO pro-
visions. clothing, furniture aad cooking and farm
lag utensils:
Now. If yon can epndense the answers 10 these
questions sud print them ia your paper. aud send
me n copy 10 this place I will Try to out
there vita small coinny in May OF June, a,
least coHe head And l9ok for cite.
IL. Nould Also like t1 kno. wha, railroad ia
ciliiirs you have; II there is an rnanins
from ths Union Pacific near salt Lake; and II the
north line. from Lake Superior, is likely to be
bult 10 y..ut eiiyy
Now. IL y"u can give ms a-ennirnsel form 81
anBNErs TO these RursttnnHs IN your paper, Win
any other kaoxledge yoa might think important I
sou will confer great Lyar upon many ipgnir
isg minds. and ysl assist greatly towards
aging migrants to your State.
aia, sir. youEs ~lth respect.
D. Y. v. sHELL.
ASgwKEs.
I. As TO our climate, it il as the
works of the Iaodiceans were declared
to be, neither hot nor cold. We have
before us table Of mean temperature,
kept mt Astoria. in which that of De.
ccmber, 1869, in 81 Farenheit; oi
January. 1870, AZ: of February, ~
and OF March, 4l'. In July, of last
year, it is put at co.. Thus it will lie
seen that the climate is quite uniform.
We have no sudden changes Of wealth
er. Our seasons are classed as wet
and dry. About the first of November,
what is called the rainy season, sets
| in. As to the extent of rain fall we
would again refer TO table kept nj
The same point. by which it will be
seen that the fall for November, 1869,
was 10 inches, and of December, 81
inches. Fox january. 1870, it was II
inches; for February, 6inches; March
8 inches, and April, 3 inches. This
season lasts until about the first oi
May, when what is called the dry sea.
son sets in, with occasional showers
in May, June and July. During Au.
gust and September we seldom have
much rain, the fall for August and
September, 1869, being placed each
at five and three quarters inches
During the latter part of last Decem-
ber we bad cold snap of weather
which lasted for about week, but
which was not sufficient to freeze the
Willamette at this point. We have
had but slight furry of snow, which
lay on the ground but little more thar
one day. To-day, Feb. 1st, while
writing this, the warm sun is shining
while the thermometer stood at ~
this morning, and at midday about
SOC. Coming to the Office we passed
men at work on a building, with their
coats off, as in summer.
| 2. We have not "a table Of healtl
rates before US, but are convinced tha
for healthfulness Oregon is not ex
celled by any state in the Union. Like
all new Countries of the northwest, il
some localities the people are for
time troubled with intermittent fever
but even this disease is becomin:
every year more rare.
j. 3. BY referring to map it will b,
observed that the Willamette Valley j
tolerably well watered, although tn
''rapid running streams are not S,
numerous as they were in that portion
of New York in which we were raised
But good, wholesome water can b
obtained anywhere by digging
/ 4. At this question Portlander
especially, is forced to smile, Th
great bulk of our forests, however, ar
of fir. Our forests and mountain side
wear their coats of evergreen through
out the year. But interspersed witt
the frs we have cedars, spruce, pine
yew, dogwood, oak, ash, maple, cot
tonwood and alder In Eastern Ore
gon, however. timber is more scarce
being confined principally to the noun
!, tain sides. A
4 5. A person can take up one hun
dred and sixty acres of governmen
land, and by a residence on it for tiy
years, can acquire title as donation
or after residence for one year h,
can get title by paying Government
j, 81 25 per acre. 5oi
| 6. Books, pictures and musical. in
/ lstruments to the amount of $75; wear
ing apparel to the amount of 500, ant
i if the person be householder, $5,
additional for each member of tn