The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-06-20
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Letter from Oregon.

GREExvILLE, WASHINGTON Co.. OREGON.
Coz. john p. BARRETT
Dear Sir-Wirhout excuse for delay or
preliminary remarks, | would Say. that
we LETT Ro5ine, Ky, the 9th Of March,
and, after being delayed one week at San
Francisco, arrived at Portland, Oregon,
on the 81 of April, thence to Major Jas
Bruccs near Cornelius. On the fourth,
Just at night, we found ourselves in one
Of the most lovely valleys to be found
even in Oregon. tits called the Tualtan
valley, aud is watered 10y the many tribu-
taries of the Tualitan river, which take
their rise in the range of mountains which
completely surround the valley. The yai.
ley being barely undula,ing enough to af-
ford good drainage to the laud, and such
land being equal in appearance to the best
in Dayiess county, Ky, and good for
from twenty to forty five bushels Of
wheat TO the acre, while cats produce
double that amount. The valley 10 about
forty miles long 10y twenty-five or thirty
broad, and is SO level, and the roads so
firm in the summer, that fifty to sixty
bushels Of wheat is not counted big load
from here to the depot for two common
horses, distance of four miles. The Or.
egon Central Rail Read runs through the
valley. The principal towns are Hilsboro,
Cornelius, Forest Grove and Lafayette.
uilsboro is the county seat, but Forest
Grove is just simply the most splendid
location for a. town that | ever saw. aud
can't help but think that if some of the
lIERALD's correspondents could be set
down there any time of clear afternoon,
when the suns rays are glittering down
this side OF Mount Hood, its<eaders would
be delighted with the poetic fancies the
surrounding beauties would suggest.
There is an unprecedented Immigration
to OreSan this season. Many are leav-
ing California and coming here-some by
land and some by water. Owing to the
frequent failures there occasioned by the
drought, they will not raise enough THE
year to bread their own inhabitants,
while the prospects for good crop here
was never better. Good farming land on
the upper Willamette river is now worth
forty to fifty dollars per acre. This valley
has heretofore been somewhat overlooked
by the eniigrant, but laud is rising rap.
IDLY here. Most Of the old "web-feet"
(thst is what oregonians are called) are
selling out to immigrants and going east
OF the mountains on the waters OF the
Columbia river.
1t might be interesting to some Of my
friends to know what am doing. Well,
found an old "web>Goot" that wanted to
sell his farm OF 2l9 acres, with about one
hundred acres in wheat and oats, and we
struck a bargain in a short time for
5000, one thousand down, the balance
in five equal installments. We moved in
on the LIST day OF May, and buster soul
you will not wish to see than have been
since then, to get up team, farm tools,
feed-every thing to keep house with. pro-
visions included; finish putting in the
crop, help nurse our three youngest with
the measels, 80 you see l have not been
idle.
The more l see OF this country the bet
teri like it. With the present out look
the farmers all appear cheerful.
have not called on Gov. Grover Or
Cronin yet; but. when do, will let you
know.
i would, say to my Taylor friends that
Lhave not had time to go to see uncle
Tommy Taylor yet, but hope to soon.
With my respects, yours. &c,
w St---ON,