The Oregon Country....LE7rsg -,
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SIR: now come TO the description of that por
ton OF Oregon lying West Of the Cascade mountains
embracing not only the Willamette country but the
great valley Il it may be called bounded East by the
Cascade Mountains and West by the Pacific and inclu.
ding from North South, the whole OF our territory
averaging from East 10 West l40 10 $50 miles OF the
North portion OF this district know little else sas.
factoriy lnan ths, large sections heavily bered
the coil being represented in places sandy thin
and irpregnated with magnesia; whilst there are said
considerable portions along the and near the
base of the OF the choicest description
rolling praires beautifully clad with fine grass wild red
and white clover various herbhgc and charming flowers
Yet the general aspect Of the country is hly rugged
and rather uninvicng in It's features


ought here 10 say that the valley OF the Cowertz
which river enpti4s into the Columbia some 40 miles
from It's mouth is avoraby represented BY the coloniss
planted there and said produce well all the various
crops peculiar 70 the Northern aud Middle States and
the TACT OF the ltte colony of about two hundred
being rapidly advancing and IN a fourishing state,
is corroborated by this statement. During the last
year Rey. Alvin F. Walter, accompanied by Two
or three ether respectable gentlemen and other small
exploring parties, have penetrated into the North
ern and North Eastern district of this country exploring
the country East and West OF the Cascade Mountains
and all unite in arorabc representations OF the
country both 10 grazing aud agricultural purposes


Several large valleys and districts are not only well wa
tered timbcred and grassed, but present agreeable
uudulaing surface. Yet. the whole the weight OF
testimony against the larger portions OF the territory
North of the Columbia as HI for agricultural purposes
but rs pastoral and manufacturing district view OF
the miidncss OF the climate and oi lie excellent water
privileges conceive too much cannot be said in its IA
vor reserve 10 show its immense commercial advant-
ngcs its harbors s Importance mineral district in
IA future number


The valcy OF the Columbia though its soil has been
strengthened by rich alIuvia depostcs, is owing
nual foundations in the uuayorabe OF the
year. untitled for agricultural purposes, excepting
Vancouver and few other places occasionally with
upon the North and South side OF the River The Will
lsmette River, emp,ying into the Columbia, % miles
from its mouth is estimated to be some 300 miles in
length with ship navigation from its for about
35 miles OF its valley shall treat at some length in
our next number ELIJAH WHITE.


U0.hin a,tOn. Dec. 10 ISIS.