OREGON AND CALIFORNIA EXPEDITIONS.
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OREGON AND CALIFORNIA EXPEDITIONS.


A correspondent of the Missouri Republican
writes as follows, from the Indian country, twenty
miles west of Independence. under date of the 10th
instant:


The company bound for California is composed Of as much
intelligence and respectabty certainly, wended the
way to country, and the inegals representatives
from almost every State in the Union.


h is impossible to form any thing like accurate idea
our number, but very large-r than had dared
to hope can from my present humble seat
one hundred wagons and estimating each wagon TO contain
five souls have this encampment least FIVE hundred
personsal bound for California. The NUMBER think,
not fall short Of one thousand


"The Oregon fever has abated and think the number
cannot be large that will strive for place in the debaab
land


"I have just received letter from Col KEARSEr Fo
Leavenworb to whom express to know something
Of the Momons who crossing the Missouri river in
numbers at ST. Josephs He informs that at least two
have actually passed. and that others daily
ing He represents them well provided with all needfu
munitions of war, including train of artillery"


Another correspondent of the same paper, writ
ing from independence on the llth, communicates
the following:


Our town for the last few weeks has presented scene
OF business equal to crowded city, Emigrans TO Oregon
ana oaorn have been pouring in from all quarters to this
point winch Is made their general rendezvous There are,
THIS spring, two distinct companies Oregon and the
oher TO California heretofore they have made but
Pany until they have crossed the mountains present
70 each expedition sufficient organize and protect
themselves from the Indians


The number Of emgrants yet known nor can il be
unu they reach their general encampmen on Kansas river,
about one hundred miles Of this place. and where
sus VIII be taken finer looking body Of emigrans than
the present. have never seenany and bold in their ap
Peaance and generally well equipped for long and tedious


journey as they have before them Among them are persons
Oh all ages even TO the old following his grandchildren