More from the oregon Emigrants.
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Mr.. Editor: / take the liberty Of send
ing you another meagre sheet through the
kindness Of DR.. White, Indian Agent, who
with three other gentlemen, is on his re-
turn to the States. at


We are now fifteen miles below Fort
Boise. campcd for the night, and all in
good health and spirits. We have tray
eled from Platte river in companies Of from
four 10 fifteen all in perfect safety. We
have now made both crossings Of Snake
river and find ourselves within about three
hundred miles Of the valley ofWallamette.
Doctor White says the people below
will meet us at the Dalles with plenty of
boats and provisions to take US down, and
that there is no danger from the Indians if
we 60 in companies Of ten wagons. Al
though we have been told at Fort Hall and
Boise BY the clerks Of the Hudson Bay
Company that it was not only an almost
impossible road, but that the Indians were
determined to oppose us--all Of which is
untrue, a


There appears to Be great anxiety on
the part Of the Hudson Bay Company to
turn as many Of the Oregon people 10 Cal
ifornia as possible, and for that purpose
they have employed some Of the worst ras-
Gals in the mountains to intercept the emf
grants at Fort Hall and turn az many to
California as they can, by telling them
there is no grass, wood nor water (except
Snake river on the Oregon road-that it
is utterly impossible on account Of rocks
and mountains, and that Snake river never
las or can be forded with wagons; all Of
which we all know is as false as Il is to
assert the same about the road from Chi
cago to Springfield.


On the other hand, they reported that
the road to California is either up or down
river bottoms Of one eternal pasture all the
time and that when once there, they have
nothing more 10 90 but to fold their arms
and 20 to sleep If they choose. But, in Or
egon, say they, the people would starye
were It hot for the cattle driven from Cali
fornia.. And for all this it is certain they
are paid premium, for all that 90, by the
company, and demand also, 81 25 per
head Of the Emigrants themselves for pilot
money. In this way 81 wagons belong
lug to the more timid and fckle-minded Of
the people have been led off on that road
this season. 8 s q


Emigrants should guard sgainst being
imposed upon by pilots at Independence,
as they are not needed in passing the SAM
ia Fe fork, and hinder more than speed
the emigrnt on the way. People should
not start in companies Of more than 10
wagons, and they will gain three or four
weeks time and their cattle do much better.
Camps can always be found by sending
some ahead on horseback. ea 1an1 a61


Do not forget to send the California i'm
position far and wide. aspti9s W ys
7gW Z Your obedient servant, si


= ssl 80 ! A. H. THOMPSON.
p. s. Let emicrants leave Indepen-