The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-09-06
! coSsEaTrNcr o. IspaAa OrTnnrAns.

ana N the latter part OF tho article
points out the only true method of put
ting an etTeotual stop to such out
breaks:
| Colonel 7. Edgorton Hogg is a mem.
Der Of company of gentlemen who
own largo tracts of land ia Oregon,
mostly upon tho western side Of the
Cascade range Of mountains which di-
vide that section Of tho State from
Eastern Oregon. The greater portion
Of this land Is adapted to farming aud
acknowledgement Of il prairie, some
Il it hilly, and the remainder well or
lensely timbered with oak, fir, pine,
maple and ash, and all generally desira-
Die land for propose Of cultivation or
,ther profitable use. Il is singularly
suitable for purchase and location BY
migrants Of the class who mostly come
% this Coast in search Of new lands,
Tor it is rich in quality and low in price,
andrequires only preparation and tillage
TO convert it into superior farming or
grazing uses. Fair or good facilities
for Transportation are already afforded,
and as the country grows in population
aud improvements these facilities will
70 eorrespondingly increased. Through
out the entire region where these tracts
,xtend there has never been known
allure Of crops or drouth, and wher
yer cultivated the soil produces boun
tifally.
In order to have these lands occupied
and put to profitable possession. Col.
Hogg went to Europe a few months
ago, to induce an emigration Of the
class best suited for the purpose. I'm
der ordinary circumstances, doubtless,
his mission would have proved success.
ful. He is on his way back, and from
Omaha dispatch comes which says:
He has travelled through Great Bitain,
Germany and France, and predicts
small emigration auring the coming
year. The Indian troubles have given
Oregon and Idaho a bad reputation,
while the labor difficulties have caused
\ widespread belief that this country
IS overaowing with laborers. He says
that the German authorities are particu-
larly active in preventing emigration.
Thus, the evil effects Of the recent In
dian troubles in Eastern Oregon and
Idaho are already apparent. Actually,
he Western or Coast division Of Ore
gon, in which the lands under consider.
ltion lie,is inno more fear Of Indian in
;ursions than tho valleys Of the No
hawk, the Wyoming, or the Miami.
forupwardsof thirty yearstherehas been
no troubles with Indians in the VIII
annette Valley, and there are now no
.ribes in that entire region, except the
remnant numbers, who are safely main
aimed upon the Reservations Of Siletz
md Grande Ronde, near to the ocean,
.ndseparatedfrom thegreat valley by the !
nigh Coast range. To the Indian coun-
~, or any portion Of Eastern Oregon
.ately raided by the Indians, tho dis.
aanee Is fully two hundred miles, and |
between the sections extends tie hien |
cascade range, which theprcdatory bands |
nave never crossed since the settlement |
4 the Willamette region. Hence,
there is not the remotest cauEe for evan |
tsAssAAAA
sionstothecountry which the Colonel has |
endeavered to invite emigration-and !
surely few more eligible tracts for the |
purpose can be found in any portion |
f the United States. But he has
iailed In his endeavor, and mainly be- |
ause Of the fear Of Indians, which the |
ate outbreak has cccasioned.
The unfortunate condition Of affairs
caused by the unusual depression in |
trade and labor throughout the whole |
land likewise has its influence in Eu.
rope to prevent the flow Of immigration |
20 the United States, it appears. But
& is the Indian scare which most ef.
fects the immigration TO the Pacific
states, and In this California must sui.
fer similarly with Oregon, although in
less proportion. = I'll
The transfer Of the Indian Bureau
to the War Department viii restore
confidence among the people Of our
country against the dread Of Indian |
marauds and massslcres, and produce a
similar feeling abroad in the nations of l
Europe, whence the mass Of our immi. /
grafton is derived. The sooner the
transfer shall be made the better it win |
be IN every respect. TIE Pacific
Coast Is more interested In the mattef
than all tho rest Of the United
States toghther. At present.
Oregon Is the State, and Idaho the Ter.
ritory, most concerned. Only in East
ern Oregon has there been any trouble.
and the danger there is now securely
Iuelied. Yet the whole State-t6e
Willamette Valley, the Umpqua, and /
the Rogue River eountry-the same
vast region east of the Cascades and /
'outh to the California line, alike suffer
rom the evil reports which the recent
Indian raid have caused, and which
Colonel Hogg found too formidable to
Explain or overcome among many he
aw in Europe who, but for this trouble
would have immigrated hither, to settle
lpon the rich new lands Of this Coast,
lere fonnd new homes, and help to de-
felcpe the resources and add to the
wealth of our country. The key to
be difficulty is the Indian question.
.et the transfer Of the Bureau be
made from thieving Agents to the /
Nanny, and the difficulty will be obvi !,
ted. Until this shall be done, how
yer, It viii be idle to hope for change :
or the better.
oxE OF HAIRS PERSONAL PETS.
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