The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-07-14
GLIMPsES or OREGON.
Letter from R. y. FarnswOrtla,
Formerly of Jefferson County.

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Formerly Of j Jefferson County.
OAKLAND, Oregon, June %, TO.
To the Editor Of the BIorristown Gazette:
After few weeks absence, in which
we have fortunately completed a long
wearisome and truly perilous journey, /
take much pleasure in attempting toeom-
municate to you my limited views and
experience since my arrival on the Pa
cifc coast. First, viii say without
fear Of reliable contradiction, that our
climate is all that consistent human be-
| ing could even dare to wish for. The
fact that not only our small and lonely
yaIlies are surrounded by mountains and
hills of indescribable beauty and gran
Ideur, but those of the greatest magni-
tude are equally so, also numerous
streams of various sizes gushing forth
| from summit to foot of as pure water as
God ever bestowed upon our or any other
race Of mankind, together with air as
| pure as ocean and mountain can make it,
and although we have, as all other eoun-
tries have, some apparent useless soil,
the greater portion of the soil here is
not only good. but truly rich and fertile,
will produce all classes of small grain,
grasses, vegetables and fruits of almost
every kind. This climate being adapted
TO their nature, will excel, in my candid
opinion, any country in the known world.
Not only she size and abundance, but
beyond question or doubt, they possess
more nutrition and have more delicious
taste. This is, moreover, the most boun-
tiful country have ever been in, old
Kentucky thirty-fve years ago not ex-
ccpted, and a more generous and benev-
client people I have never found in all
my travels, and no going back on the
generality of them for lack of intelli-
gcnce. a
Notwithstanding have cndeavored to
be governed by truth in what little ]
have tried to write, l will, for the bene-
fit of my friends left behind, in the Ian
guage of Capt c. e. Dunn, near Lead
vile, Tenn, when he returned from the
Hot Springs, Arkansas, say East
Tennessee is a good country, mighty
hard to beat.
We are about 1000 miles apart; all
well and have been ever since we got
over our sea-sickness and we ~, with
tile fear of blessed Redeemcrf sfore us,
say we are well pleased, well satisfied,
and truly, yes dearly love our relatives
and friends in East Tennessee and else
where. But Notwithstanding all this, |
never will assume the great responsible
ty of advising any of my friends to leave
East Tennessee and emigrate to this or
any part Of the country we came over,
especially if they are satisfied where they
are. The circumstances of my family
and self being pleased is no positive evil
dence of similar result. We have
stopped over for the present with q gen
tleman formerly from Canada, young
bachelor by the name of Benjamin Tit
mus. we have found him in every way a
gentleman, and a clever fellow. / really
do not believe he would hesitate to mar
with some of those jewels of East Ten
nessee, whose capacities for genuine COM
panionship never was, nor never will be
transcended on earth.
am living in sight of Mr. f. w. Win
Milford and Brother Alexander, formerly
| of the good old county of Cooke. They
| are truly prosperous gentlemen and pro-
mise fair, at no very distant day, to be
the wcalthiest farmers of this little coun-
| ty Douglas, about 90 miles in length and
breadth.
In conclusion / win say, / would like
to say more, but for want of space must
come to close as have promised to
write TO several friends back there, and
| intend doing so at more convenient
season; hope they will not think hard
of me as have not been here long enough
to impart such information as many Of
them desire. You will doubtless know
from what have previously stated, this
is to be healthy country, yet we have
sickness enough here to adnlonish us
that death is no respectcr of persons but
seeks and finds victims in every hole and
corner of this vast globe. May you and
], and those we love be prepared to greet
him welcome as the bearer of our pass
port from time to a blissful Immortality
in heaven. Farewell
r.. j. -FARNswORTH.